Working Group Charge
Part I (Charge for Technology Groups (quantum, accelerators, computational, detectors) : Prioritization of effort): Timescale: Deliver draft by May 1, 2019
Based on the list of future technologies determined in the 2018 retreat, and including any new efforts that have developed since that time, assign a priority of high, medium or low (priority levels are defined below) for the following two cases: Which technologies are most important for advancing your sub field? Of these items, which efforts should Fermilab contribute to? For each item, list the advances that technology brings and what factors made you rank it as you did. In producing this list we expect you to facilitate discussions and seek input from working group participants, colleagues based both at and outside Fermilab, utilize input from the community white papers written for the European Strategy, the written materials and discussion from the preceding retreats, etc.
Part II (Charge for All Working Groups: Resource Identification Timescale: Present June 14, with continued efforts feeding into Part III ):
Working group leaders of the Frontier Physics and Technology groups will arrange discussion to identify required capabilities to enable the goal (i.e. discovery, limit, potential) of the high priority future efforts. In cases where the required capabilities are not yet clear, facilitate discussion on what is needed to identify or choose the critical capabilities. Describe how these capabilities enable specific scientific or technological goals and answer the following questions: For high priority items identified from the Part I charge, what required capabilities should Fermilab bring to these efforts? Does the expertise exist at the lab to deliver on these items? What additional expertise would be needed at the lab, and what can be done to rectify the situation ? Consider all needed resources, including facility construction/upgrade, R&D, computing new physics knowledge, etc.
Part III (Charge for All Working Groups: Fermilab input to the Community Timescale: Continuous efforts pre and post retreat with report in Fall ):
For high priority items identified in Parts I & II, discuss what is needed to engage the larger community. Consider what process or metrics will be used to determine whether these are the best projects for the future and/or to decide between different high priority options. How can we enable Fermilab to take part in these efforts? As examples, consider setting up monthly meetings, organizing working groups, defining specific studies, writing a white paper, taking part in community planning efforts such as Snowmass, etc.