= LhARA Executive Board 15Apr26; 16:00 BST =

**Present:** KL, CW, WS, CJ, HO, PJ, AG, RB, JPar

== Agenda ==

1. __[wiki:Research/LhARA/Governance/ExecutiveBoard/Meetings/2026/2026-04-01 Notes and actions]:__ All \\

2. __Meet with Manchester Christie and MCRC:__ JPar/All \\
 JPar will get going.

3. __Royal Society Summer Science Exhibition 2026__ PJ/All \\
 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/19Oc7BgX4g6hHKzL7cOa6BW_XxRNjYMJ_CKCS8W6rANY/edit?gid=0#gid=0 Possible invitees] \\
 Meet next week to discuss progress.  Working with RS to secure second batch of grant.  Deadlines for responses to RS 01May26.  Continued training and refinement of messaging being planned and developed.  Accommodation for Exhibition period being negotiated.  Additional volunteers being sourced.

 Glasgow, Darien, Ottilie

 527

 Invites


4. __[https://www.gla.ac.uk/events/sciencefestival/ Glasgow Science Festival 2026]__ CW \\
 Getting organised for preparation of festival.  Ion trap development underway.  Design material available, but not quite ready to go.  Other items being

 Dates: first week 04-14 June is the full exhibition; LhARA part will be 08--11Jun26.

5. __ELIMED proposal; deadline 25Apr26__ JPar
 JPar: Josie/Emma

6. __Update on business plan__ KL \\
 [raw-attachment:2026-04-13-LONG-BPupdate.pptx Slides] presented at meeting with STFC and [raw-attachment:2026-04-13-LONG-BPupdate-notes.pdf notes] on meeting.

7. __Frontiers proposal update__ KL \\
 [raw-attachment:2026-04-15-Frontiers-in-Science_Proposal.docx Draft] proposal (WORD)

8. __Collaboration meeting: All
 - 29/30 April; RAL:  Wednesday 29Apr and Thursday 30Apr morning
  - [https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/1783/ Block diagram agenda]  
   - Not Robbie, may be Nick, Will Shields, 

9. __4-Nation advocacy__ KL/All \\
 Proposing 11:00 Friday 17Apr26

10. __DONM__ \\
 - Date of next meeting: 29Apr26 -- 16:00 BST

11. __AoB__ \\
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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
}}}