LhARA Executive Board 12Jun24; 16:00 BST

ZOOM: ​https://cern.zoom.us/j/69273575605?pwd=K1cwVVo3UmJwL0pkVDZFSXRJcitvQT09

Present: KL, AG, CP, CJ, PP, CW, JPar, RB, AG

Notes

1. Notes and actions: All
   Status of actions:
   
   • KL: contact D. Brown to discuss no-cost extensions for LhARA groups supported by grants;
     
     • Ongoing.
   • KL/RB: Liaise to make sure wiki has list of upcoming conferences to target.
     • Ongoing:. List provided by RB, need to post on wiki.
   • KL: Bring JPar into discussions with QUB about CM#5 *Done.

2. LhARA/ITRF PA1 progress update: CW
   
   • 18 month report; WP4 and WP5; ... now working for completion
   • WP2: Experiments this week at SCAPA; some improvements, but still an issue in the oscillator. THALES will help in debug.
   • WP3: Continued progress in trapping more particles.
   • WP4: Working on LMU, cyclotron,
   • WP5: Last consultation meeting; looking for end of July
   • WP6: Issues in FFA; much more info on injection/extraction -- likely to have an injection/extraction scheme on reasonable timescale;
   • WP7: Strathclyde meeting, good discussion, biologies from strathclyde, Jason too, mark wiggins. Also good on bio from strathclyde. JPar positive, alignment, start of a programme
   • WP8: Pushing on;

3. LhARA/ITRF PA2 bridging activity: All
   To include:
   • CW: Outline budget by work package
   • KL/All: Summary of discussions with D.Newbold, M.Noro, et al, briefing paper sent by M.Noro to DN in preparation for DN meeting with MRC, and discussion of peer-level contact with MRC.

• Agreed actions as follows:
  • PP/KL to reach out to Wendy Berkeley;
  • JPar to reach out to Brm person
  • KL/PP reach out to Heather Burgess re biomedical peer group meeting

4. MCSA application update: KL
   

5. Conferences and publications; SB report: RB, KP, All
   
   • No update

6. Collaboration meeting dates: All
   • 02-03 Sep24, Belfast
   • Apr25, UCL

7. DONM
   26Jun24 -- 16:00

8. AoB
   

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