LhARA Executive Board 29Oct25; 16:00 GMT

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

HO, KL, AG, CW, RA, PP, JP, CJ, RB

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
   
   • In good shape; now do author list.

3. LhARA collaboration business plan: KL, All
   Standing agenda item.

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”
     
     • Progress on organisation: IoP Biological Physics and Medical Physics Groups have endorsed the meeting; Biological Physics can not support with money and is not clear of the direct fit of (at least) the first meeting to their remit. No answer yet from HEPP or PAB Group. Indico page created; meeting to progress invites at 17:00 today.
       

Check whether 27Feb26 is better. Discussion of democratising ... require clear mission statement for the meeting. Why advance over other technology

• “Cylindrically-symmetric strong focusing of ion beams”
  
  • No update; progress to find next meeting of organisers by end of the week.
    

• “Novel time-resolved and high-resolution imaging”
  
  • To be returned to later.
    

• “Biology, measurement, simulation and interpretation of radiation biology”
  
  • To be returned to later.
    

6. Articles: RB, KL
   
   • Frontiers in Physics
     • Solicited again by the journal. KL to reply; need to finish CDR.
   • Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion
   • Ion-acoustic
   • Accelerator papers (WS)
     

No other updates this week.

7. Collaboration meeting dates: All
   • Spring 2026
     • 29/30 April; RAL: Wednesday 29Apr and Thursday 30Apr morning LhARA CM. Rutherford Lecture on 30Apr26.
   • Autumn 2026:

8. DONM
   
   • Date of next meeting: 12Nov25 -- 16:00 GMT

9. AoB
   
   • SCAPA update:

---