= LhARA Executive Board 17Sep25; 16:00 BST =

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

KL, CW, PP, CJ, JP, RA, WS, RB

== Notes ==

1. __[wiki:Research/LhARA/Governance/ExecutiveBoard/Meetings/2025/2025-09-17 Notes and actions]:__ All \\
 * **KL:** Date for PPD seminar
  - **Done:**. Will be 14Jan26.
 * **KL:** Check on NLRC presentation
  - **Done.** 21Oct25
 * **KL:** Liaise with TG re Liverpool dates
  - **Ongoing.**

2. __CDR update:__ KL \\
 - Status.
 - Author list refresh.
 - Arizona State University interested to join.  Have high-power pulsed laser facility.  Interested to make short focal length activity.  

3. __Brm collaboration meeting debrief:__ JPar, All \\
 - Successful meeting; follow up in t3erms of money, engagement etc.

4. __Business plan, intro and discussion:__ KL, All \\
 - [raw-attachment:2025-10-01a-LhARA-BusinessCase.pdf Headings]

5. __Redrawing the logo:__ PP \\
 - Darien; will do.

4. __Peer-group meetings update:__ KL \\
 “Particle therapy international meeting” \\
 - Marco Durante: confirmed 13Feb
 - Meet next week to refocus.
 “Cylindrically-symmetric strong focusing of ion beams” \\
 - Gang to help
 “Novel time-resolved and high-resolution imaging” \\
 “Biology, measurement, simulation and interpretation of radiation biology” \\
 [raw-attachment:LhARA-meeting-series.pptx Slide sent to LhARA comms as definition of activity]

4. __Articles:__ RB, KL \\
 - Frontiers in Physics
 - Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
 - Ion-acoustic
 - Accelerator papers (WS)
No update this week.

6. __Collaboration meeting dates:__ All
 - Spring 2026
  - Agreed to go to RAL. Try to propose dates on Friday.

7. __DONM__ \\
 - Date of next meeting: 15Oct25 -- 16:00 BST

8. __AoB__ \\
 * Royal Society Summer Exhibition 2026 proposal: [raw-attachment:2025-10-01-a-LhARA-RS-SumSciEx-26-prop.docx present draft]
 * Spark scheme; WS will re-apply
 * 
 
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{{{#!comment
  Items to return to:
    __Planning of contribution to Frontiers in Science:__
    __CDR preparation:__
     - Discussion of title
 - Outreach Group met and have developed a 6-month plan which is being updated.  Planning round of shout-outs to institutes and flagging progress.  Planning to start with Strathclyde and success of SCAPA. 
 - RB: has proposed LhARA paper for PPCF IoP Journal; has been accepted.  We noted the invitation for a special issue that we had accepted.  Agreed that **KL and RB** would meet to discuss how to take these opportunities forward next week.
 - Applications to be considered after break:
  - RS Summer Exhibition
  - MCSA DN
  - KTP/CASE application
}}}