Germany and Holland show off their wares at CERN
Companies from two of CERN’s member states have recently taken the opportunity to display their products and services at CERN.
First, in November, the main building was transformed into a showcase for industry from the Netherlands, in the exhibition Holland@CERN, which was opened by the ambassador for the Netherlands at the United Nations and sponsored by the Dutch Economic Agency, EVD. It was the first time in almost 15 years that Dutch companies have exhibited at CERN and this time 24 of them were there to show their wares. A further three companies participated in the B2B – "business to business" – meetings that took place during the exhibition. The programme of events also included a series of talks on purchasing at CERN and future programmes for the LHC upgrade, Compact Linear Collider study and the upgrade for the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) in Grenoble. A delegation from the ESRF also attended the exhibition.
In January it was the turn of representatives from 30 German companies in sectors related to particle physics to meet scientists, engineers and other potential purchasers at the 11th Germany at CERN exhibition. The main subjects covered electrical engineering, electronics, informatics, mechanical engineering, vacuum and low-temperature technologies, instrumentation and safety. The exhibition was organized by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Technology World exhibition
CERN took part in the Technology World exhibition in London on 7–8 December. This offered the opportunity to present CERN to the then UK minister of state for business and enterprise, Mark Prisk, centre left, seen here in discussion with Dante Gregorio of CERN’s Finance and Purchasing Department.
Image credit: UKTI BG.
Roger Bailey takes over as head of CAS
After eight years of growth in popularity for the CERN Accelerator School (CAS), Daniel Brandt has handed the baton over to Roger Bailey, who was until now head of LHC operations.
Established at the beginning of 1983, CAS has developed to include two courses a year offered to hundreds of students from all over the world. Courses are held in CERN member states and are taught by physicists from CERN and other institutions. Students worldwide are welcome to participate, although the popularity of the school has meant places are often limited.
Following Brandt’s successful management, Bailey joins the newly formed Office of the Director of Accelerators and Technology at CERN and becomes the new head of CAS.
"Daniel has left the CERN Accelerator School in great shape," says Bailey. "In the short term, I see no reason to make any significant changes to the way that the regular schools are run. We are, however, looking into the possibilities of offering courses on accelerator physics to an even wider community in the not too distant future."
The next CAS course will be held in the framework of the Joint US-CERN-Japan-Russia School on Particle Accelerators on the topic of Synchrotron Radiation and Free Electron Lasers. It will take place in Erice on 5–16 April. It will be followed by the first specialized CAS course of the year, on the subject of High Power Hadron Machines.
This course will take place in Bilbao on 24 May – 2 June.