LhARA Executive Board 12Nov25; 16:00 GMT

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

Present: KL, HO, PP, RA, CW, JPar, RR, WS

Agenda

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
   
   • Now in the end-game. Final comments being included. Collaboration membership list being refreshed. Positive responses so far. Deadline for responses 24Nov25. Hope to complete text on same deadline. So, goal to complete CDR by the end of the month looks possible.

3. LhARA collaboration business plan: KL, All
   Standing agenda item.
   • Mary Lyons institute, RFI

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”
     
     • Indico site for agenda and advertising created.
     • M.Durante availability confirmed for 27Feb26.
     • Have a room booked in Sir Alexander Fleming Building at Imperial for 27Feb26.
     • Discussion.
       • Go with it.; KL with RA
       • Leo help requested
       • Agreed to send invites ...industry, funding agency, lab, national and international, and professional groups
       • Write to steering committee ...

• “Cylindrically-symmetric strong focusing of ion beams”
  
  • No update; status remains: 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: 24Nov25 -- 16:00 GMT

9. AoB
   
   • SB .. restart

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