Scientific representatives of ET B-D-NL/MoU partners

Friday 27 Nov 2020, 14:00 → 17:35 Europe/Amsterdam

Zoom (Nikhef)

Reason and timing

Last September we have clearly entered a new phase of the ET project now that a group of research ministries has submitted an application for the status of ESFRI project (Roadmap 2021).

Outline of programme

• Today we will update you on several developments.
• We will discuss how our group can strengthen our position and ambitions in the “ ET arena “ and how we can better collaborate and coordinate our activities.
• An important goal of the meeting is to identify topics where concrete collaboration between groups in our countries can be organized/stimulated [agenda item 5].
• Also the possibility of a common position with respect to the ET governance can be explored [agenda item 3].

Zoom coordinates

The meeting room will be open from 13:45 to allow a timely start on 14:00.

https://nikhef.zoom.us/j/93713207421?pwd=d2dpUmtSb3RIcUFicUVVWWdQRVdyZz09

Meeting ID: 937 1320 7421
Passcode: 258306

14:00 → 14:10 Opening and adoption of agenda

The meeting will be chaired by Stan Bentvelsen We will insert short breaks at appropriate times during the meeting.

14:10 → 14:25 Group of “ET Friendly Ministries”

Exchange of information about state of affairs and activities of these research ministries

Speaker: Hans Chang (Nikhef)

Slides H-Chang.pdf

14:25 → 14:40 The official coordinators of the project [section 4 ESFRI application]

information about their [planned] activities

Speaker: Stan Bentvelsen

Slides ET-MoU-202011-p1.pdf

14:40 → 14:55 Updating the European ET project organization for period 2020-2024

Speaker: Harald Lueck (Albert Einstein Institute - MPG)

14:55 → 16:45 The “Euregio site”

How do we strengthen the position of our group/site in the European “ET arena” on the level of the subjects individually discussed in this section?

14:55 introduction to optimizing Euregio site activities

How do we strengthen the position of our group/site in the European “ET arena” on the level of:

Speaker: Stan Bentvelsen

Slides ET-MoU-202011-p2.pdf

15:00 Towards the optimal ET location in the Euregio site (Geology, …)

Speaker: Frédéric Nguyen (ULiege)

Slides ET_B_NL_DE_meeting_GEO.pptx

15:15 Strengthening the involvement of B-,D- & NL industry

Speaker: Nick van Remortel (Uantwerpen)

Slides ET_vanRemortel_NIKHEFNov2720.pdf

15:30 R&D leading to possible ET cost savings (vacuum, attenuators)

Speaker: Jo van den Brand (UM/Nikhef)

Slides Einstein_Telescope_RandD_v1.pdf

15:45 R&D on ET-instrument critical issues (cryogenics, Si-optics, GGN, …)

Speaker: Stefan Hild (UM/Nikhef)

Slides 2020_11_27_D-B-G_hild.pdf

16:00 R&D on the use of promising new software technologies

R&D on the use of promising new software technologies like AI, machine learning, quantum computing (better GW-signal algorithms, better controls, …)

Speaker: Achim Stahl (RWTH - Aachen)

Slides ET-Computing.pptx

16:15 Identifying ET’s unique selling points

Speaker: Andreas Freise (VU/Nikhef)

Slides Freise_ET_features_short.pdf

16:30 Summary of conclusions

16:45 → 16:55 Communications to higher echelons in our organizations c.q. next meeting with MoU partners

Speaker: Stan Bentvelsen

16:55 → 17:05 Miscellaneous/AOB

17:05 → 17:15 Conclusions and closing of the meeting