Cylindrically Symmetric focusing w/s: planning meeting

11:00(BST) 22Jul26

Zoom Meeting Link: ​https://imperial-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/96379809243?pwd=pCxN5WZEUrcWfbQkvVN1pCLBh3qlps.1

Agenda

Planning Document: ​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A7ZZGT5FUjZzqGo0nePZiE2RSJk0yqBqgOHQY3qz0SU/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.sehqb9m35z5a

1. Date
   • Confirmed: Friday 11th September at IOP
   • Indico: ​https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/1956/
   • Reminder to register and a quick look at the page
     • Ken to edit to allow Charlotte and Calvin to be able to edit
   • Have asked if IoP need anything more

2. Programme and Speakers
   • Responses from invited speakers:
     • Carl Lindstrom (Plasma optics)
       • Confirmed
     • Satya Kar (Hybrid focussing)
       • Confirmed (Remote)
     • Jorg Schreiber (Review of conventional focussing and definition of plasma)
       • Confirmed
       • Update on input from other people to reference other people's work in their own words.
     • Martin (Simulations of sub-relativistic ion beam-plasma interactions)
       • Said he would be happy to present
       • Charlotte to follow-up with email on specifics
     • Other people:
       • Florian Kroll from HZDR
       • Francesco Schillaci from ELIMED
       • Lotti Obst-Huebl from LBNL
       • Dehmer Marius <dehmer@…>
       • Gustav Schmidt <Gus.Schmidt@…>
       • China?
         • Jianhui Bin <jianhui.bin@…>
   • Charlotte to reach out to the Dresden group
   • Need to contact the theme leaders to make sure that they are okay with being the theme leaders
     • Hywel
     • Aled
     • Charlotte
     • Bob
     • Need them to be in contact with the speakers
   • Time to send specific questions?
     • Need to think of some
     • Could use the small table discussion
     • Set a point like second week of August
       • At this point share the key points for small table discussions and these are also the questions to be prompted in the presentations
       • Any more?
   • Small Table Discussions:
     • Need people to lead these discussions
     • Ask Speakers to provide topics for the small table
       • Wait some time for some registration to colllect views from the registars
       • Do not need to prepare. A week in advance should be fine. They just need to be able to think of questions
     • Update the registration form as a tick box in the small table discussion
     • Can even approach people
     • Space for discussion is the Foyer outside
     • Table summaries from one of the organising group
   • Plasma Definitions
     • Emphasise to the speakers that it is a diverse range of people so clear explanation of any keywords

3. Support
   • Catering not covered by IoP
   • LSW Application sent by Mike Charlton
     • Expected response by End of July
   • Updates on other funding
     • Ken: HEPP, Medical Physics, Particle and Beams
       • Written to them for support
     • Charlotte: IoP Plasma
       • Should be fine but get in writing: Couple of hundred pounds (£250)

4. Advertisement
   • 11 registered on Indico
   • Mailing Lists
     • IoP groups
     • CLF
     • LhARA
     • John Adams and Cockcroft
     • ASTEC
     • Outside UK:
       • LaserLab
       • LaserNet
     • Anymore?
   • Share on LhARA's LinkedIn account as well

5. AoB
   • Need someone to replace Charlotte. Won't be back until the 2nd of Sep
   • Ken had something

6. DoNM

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