Globalization Working Group

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Globalization Working Group

• International Steering
• Structure of the Lab
• Operation of the Lab
• Career Issues

Please consult our Working Documents 7/3/01 for
full discussionof issues.
Veronique Boisvert, John Krane, Gudrid
Moortgat-Pick, Thomas Nunnemann, Manuel Toharia,
Mark Palmer, Matthew Sharp, Wolfgang Walkowiak
with Mary Bishai, Edward McKigney,
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International Steering

• Wanted to gauge the support for international
  advisory groups, such as ICFA.
• general advice to the field and to governments
  (help find consensus)
• selecting the next very large facility (bypass
  general consensus?)
• funding power for very large projects only,for a
  limited time span
• National programs continue unaffected

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International Steering
Results show both support and hesitancy

• Should funding agencies rely more heavily on
  advisory bodies like ICFA, GAN, etc.? Yes
  50, No a few, Abstain 50 (inferred)
• Do you think an international committee should
  determine the type/location of the next machine?
  Yes, Abstain similar numbers, No a few
• Should an international group eventually have
  funding power? Yes a few, No a few, Abstain
  majority

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Structure of an International Lab

• The next frontier facility can take several
  organizational forms, each with advantages and
  disadvantages
• National lab model easy to implement but might
  be more susceptible to politics. (Setup like
  FNAL, DESY)
• Shared international organization GAN-like Each
  nation has representatives on a council, share
  construction and operation costs(or provide same
  value through equipment)
• Autonomous organization CERN model politically
  difficult (treaty required), might be optimal in
  principle.

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Structure of an International Lab
Shared model was most accepted

• National organization contributionsFNAL or
  DESY-like Selected by 10
• Shared organizationAll nations contribute to
  construction, operation, staffTESLA or GAN-like
  Selected by 30
• Self-organizationAll nations contribute to an
  international organization, which autonomously
  runs the projectsCERN-like Selected by 10-15

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Operation of an International Lab
Will a single new facility result in less
vigorous research programs in nations far from
the site?

• GAN has proposed regional centers that have
  remote control rooms, excellent (permanent?)
  video conferencing, and data analysis and storage
  capability. Could this work from both a
  technological and sociological standpoint?
• RC at national labs ensure involvement, expertise
  will stay in country local hardware facility is
  another benefit.
• University-based RCs might not need the hardware
  capability smaller, cheaper, yet provides the
  education currently available only at the labs.

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Operation of an International Lab
Response was conservative.
Are regional centers viable, desirable solution
for
less risky?

• Would funds now bypass universities?
• Less hands-on experience for young physicists?
• -gt University-based RCs could help.

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Some survey results

• National labs should keep a strong role.

Frequency of RC vs labs
9

• Most feel detector proximity is very important.

Regional centers make things easier (if they
become viable)
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Career Issues
No votes, only discussion

• European physicists easily work in foreign
  countries, including the US, and assume it will
  be done. Attitude differs in US.
• Many US citizens expressed pride a the high rate
  of immigration -gt few barriers to entry and
  permanent jobs. Apparently, EU has rules making
  Univ. positions difficult to obtain by US
  citizens.
• Support for a foreign language requirement for
  physics majors.