LhARA Executive Board 15Oct25; 16:00 BST

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

Notes

1. Notes and actions: All
   
   • KL: Liaise with TG re Liverpool dates
     • Stands.
   • KL, CW, JPar: Draft LhARA business plan
     • Stands.

2. CDR update: KL
   
   • J.McGarrigle has cleaned up LaTeX, references, and flagged a few issues. J.Pasternak has found some errors in Chapter 2, which are being fixed. PP will reread Introduction to make sure medical discussion and references are appropriate. Then move into finalisation phase. New version will be posted later this week.
   • Two editors in final phase: KL and JMcG. Comments to them.

3. LhARA collaboration business plan: KL, All
   Standing agenda item.
   • Update: conversations with STFC Department Directors and Mary Lyon Centre (S.Wells) and RFI (P.Matthews) will start this week.
   • Informal contact made with MRC to discuss possible engagement.

4. Redrawing the logo: PP
   
   • Low resolution versions now posted on wiki. High resolution versions in preparation (D.Laird et al).

5. Peer-group meetings update: KL
   “Particle therapy international meeting”
   “Cylindrically-symmetric strong focusing of ion beams”
   “Novel time-resolved and high-resolution imaging”
   “Biology, measurement, simulation and interpretation of radiation biology”
   

6. 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 at EB.

7. DONM
   
   • Date of next meeting: 29Oct25 -- 16:00 BST

8. AoB
   

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