Cylindrically Symmetric focusing w/s: planning meeting

11:00(BST) 03Sep26

Zoom Meeting Link: ​https://imperial-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/98465883811?pwd=aR8EEoxOG2OavUe6h3TnBjfoJ7uW2m.1

Meeting 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

2. Programme and Speakers
   • Responses from invited speakers:
     • Jorg Schreiber (Review of conventional focussing and definition of plasma)
       • Confirmed
       • Charlotte contacted Florian Kroll and Francesco Schillaci to share slides
         • Francesco has sent slides. Waiting on Florian. (Josephine Metzges-Ng has will also be attending).
   • Charlotte contacted the theme leaders to make sure that they are okay with being the theme leaders
     • Hywel
       • Currently on annual leave but has registered on Indico, so presumed to be accepting the theme leader position
     • Will B has agreed to be theme leader for plasma optics
   • Results of small table discussion poll
     • Choose small table discussion leaders
   • Plasma Definitions
     • Theme leaders to pass this information onto speakers?

3. Advertisement
   • 26 registered on Indico
   • Send a reminder to the mailing lists and social media
     • David: CLF
     • Ken: LhARA, JAI, LaserLab, CERN, Previous workshop, IOP Groups
     • Charlotte: ELI (Daniele Margarone), LaserNet
     • Hamad: ELI-ALPS, ELI-NP, ASTEC
     • Colin: Cockcroft
     • Calvin/Poram: LinkedIn, Facebook and Instagram

4. Support
   • Catering not covered by IoP
   • IOP Groups
     • Ken: HEPP, Medical Physics, Particle and Beams
     • Charlotte: IoP Plasma
       • Update?

5. AoB

6. DoNM
   • ???

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