UEC Monthly Meeting

Tuesday 22 Oct 2024, 13:00 → 17:05 US/Central

Jane Nachtman

UEC Monthly meeting on Zoom. See email announcement for link.  In person participants can meet in WH3E The Conjectorium

Live notes

13:00 → 13:20 Approval of Minutes of Previous Meeting and Discussion of Pending Issues

Speakers: Scarlet Norberg (FNAL), Scarlet Norberg (University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez), Stephany Unruh (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory)

13:20 → 14:00 election summary, welcome to new members, overview of committee responsibilities

14:00 → 14:10 Report from GovRel

Speakers: David Yu, Kevin Pedro (Fermilab)

 Government outreach update

• Content group meeting
  • Bryan Field is now in charge (DOE Program Manager – Cosmic Frontier), taking over from Michael Cooke.
  • First priority is updating the "Progress and Priorities" brochure: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1qWq9k2wHQ1vbSuhdrFy8Lo0z8iz360dH0d0_gvRGnr4/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.nx1g0vmz6jhj
  • Additional brochures: Future Colliders, Microelectronics (following CPAD?), PP Value Diversity, Build STEM leaders, AI, QIS, Makes a Difference, ...
  • New, original images needed. If you come across any, please share! (Drop box soon)
• DC trip
  • No updates since last meeting. Would like to start FNAL transition discussions soon, will need to start placing orders for physical materials soon.
  • For new members: you are all invited! Date TBD (after the election...).

14:10 → 14:20 Report from Washington

Lewis & Burke Associates

Speakers: Josh Harder, Leland Cogliani (Lewis-Burke Associates)

14:20 → 14:30 Report from FSPA

Speakers: Adam Quinn (Fermilab), Elena Pinetti (Fermilab), Ishanee Pophale (Lancaster University), Michael Balcewicz (Fermilab), Thomas Murphy

14:30 → 14:45 Report from EPE

Speakers: Adam Lyon (Fermilab), Barbara Yaeggy (University of Cincinnati)

14:45 → 15:00 Report from QoL

Speakers: Scarlet Norberg (FNAL), Scarlet Norberg (University of Puerto Rico Mayaguez)

15:00 → 15:15 Break

15:15 → 15:30 Users Meeting

Speakers: Mary Anne Cummings (Muons, Inc.), Mary Anne Cummings (Cummings), Prabhjot Singh (Queen Mary University of London, UK), Sophie Middleton (Caltech)

15:30 → 16:00 Directorate

Speakers: Bonnie Fleming (Fermilab), Gregory Bock (Fermilab)