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 Notes

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
   • Calvin to add names of speakers and theme leaders to indico

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).
       • No further action needed.
   • Theme leaders
     • Hywel
       • Cannot attend in person
       • Charlotte to contact Francesco
     • Will B has agreed to be theme leader for plasma optics
   • Send an email to all the speakers to thank them for attending and also remind them of the generality of the audience and consider explaining key concepts
     • Ken to encourage people to ask questions in the introduction.
   • Results of small table discussion poll
     • There are ticks in each column but not many in high rep rate so maybe combine that with another
     • Decide theme leaders on the day.
       • Ask over coffee and people from the organising committee can fill in the gaps
     • Can also combine some discussion topics on the day if necessary
   • White paper: Need an output from the meeting
     • Heading suggestions: The Problem, challenges, whats been done currently, ways to move forward, things we could apply for
     • Ken to send around the white paper structure based on David's draft
     • Then have this up on the screen and go through it together in the small table summaries and final discussion
     • Ken to lead that session and mention it in the introduction
   • Be lovely to have lead authors but it could be an issue

3. Advertisement
   • 31 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
     • Menu has been covered
     • Plan for 30
   • IOP Groups to chase
     • Ken: HEPP, Medical Physics, Particle and Beams
     • Charlotte: IoP Plasma

5. AoB

• Ken to ask about splitting the lecture theatre in two when discussing catering
• Everyone aim for 9 but no worries if arriving later
• Ken to write to Tabby Freeman IoP publishing to write up about the workshop

6. DoNM
   • None

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