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Astroparticle Physics for Europe

AStroparticle Physics European Coordination ERAnet

ASPERA ASPERA –– I I

Did we approach the astra? Did we approach the astra?

S. KatsanevasS. Katsanevas

ASPERA-II kickof Hambourg ASPERA-II kickof Hambourg

July 2009 July 2009


ASPERA-I FP6 ERANET (July2006-July2009, 2.5 M€)

Coordinator S. Katsanevas IN2P3/CNRSCo-coordinator Thomas Berghoefer PTDESY/BMBF

Study funding methodologies in Europe

Priority Roadmap for Infrastructures

Linking of existing infrastructures

A common call for R&D/Design studies A common outreach

A common electronic infrastructure ( databases, portal, …)

Towards a sustainable cordination

What is ASPERA ?

www.aspera-eu.org

Belgium, Czech republic, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Portugal, UK, CERN On the way: Poland and Romania have joined as full members and Slovenia, Croatia as associates


3 large roadmap workshops (Valencia, Amsterdam, Brussels)

3 smaller ones (Lisbon, Paris, Oxford)

3 PRC meetings

14 National Days 3 official visits for new partners

19 Joint Secretariat meetings

6 Governing Board meetings

~ 20 Workpackage meetings (including outreach)

More than 1 meeting per month in average

This is one of the major factors of its successes it lead to many deliverables…

Aspera in 3 years is…


Workpackage structure


WP1. Study of funding mechanisms

WP leader: FOM, partners: MEC/FECYT, INFN, SNF, STFC, CEA(many more agencies in each workpackage)

2 tasks:1.Status of research funding mechanisms in ApP2.Strategic activties between programmes (study of barriers hindering coordination)

Methodology:1.Questionnaires, census, statistics, workshops2.National days (14)

Deliverables:D1.1 A compilation with findings on different funding methodologies, research field responsibilities, administrative and evaluation procedures, proposal forms, peer review processes and funding relevant for Astroparticle Physics (Rob Van der Meer, Carlos Pobes)D1.2 Case study of the emergence of a new field of science based on Astroparticle Physics (B. Revaz)D1.3: Benchmarking of evaluation and funding rules in Astroparticle Physics (D. Miller)D1.4: A report on legal and financial barriers hindering pan-European cooperation (T. Bergoefer, L. Metzger)


WP1. Study of funding mechanisms

Investment 70 M€/year2300 FTE

Overall budget 186 M€/year

Statics: The reportDynamics: National days: a succes story (bringing closer, enabling the comparisons)


WP1. Emergence of Astroparticle


WP2. Roadmap for Astroparticle

WP leader: STFC, partners: FOM, BMBF, CEA

3 tasks:

1.Roadmap for ApPB2.Benchmarking of evaluation procedures3.Study of management models of large infrastructures in view of linking

Methodology:1.Questionnaires, workshops, interviews

Deliverables:D.2.1: Astroparticle physics roadmap (C Spiering, A. Marsollier, D. Rouable)D.2.2 Definition of common R&D areas for Astroparticle physics (S.Katsanevas)D.2.3 Database of evaluation experts (N. Olivier)D.2.4 Proposal of common evaluation schemes (D.Miller)D.2.5 Proposals of a posteriori linking of existing infrastructures (T. Berghoefer, L. Metzger)D2.6 Names of Peer Review Committee members (N. Olivier)


The Roadmap

Process:

Topical workshops organised by PRC since 2004

An inauguration workshop; Valence 2006

Creation of 7 working groups

Science vision document, conference Amsterdam 2007

Workshops of the PRC

Action plan, conference Brussels 2008

First discussions with non-european agencies

Excellent convergence with ASTRONET

Success with ESFRI


WP2. Roadmap R&D

R&D priorities: DETECTORS: Photodetectors, Cryodetectors,

Optical elements and lasers for GW physics, space quality.

MATERIALS: Noble liquids for dark matter and double beta decay, scintillators for neutrino and proton decay, rare isotope production.

NEW TECHNIQUES: Radiodetection, acoustic detection of showers, Gaz TPC for dark matter.

ACQUISITION AND COMPUTING: Distributed intelligent systems for data acquisition, generalize the use of the GRID

ASTROPARTICLE TECHNIQUES FOR ENIRONMENT AND RISK MONITORING: Distributed systems, tracing with low background techniques.

INDUSTRIAL LINKS An ERANET+ ? Also work on theory, computing => ASPERA2


WP3. European-wide procedures

WP leader: INFN, partners: MEC/FECYT, INFN, SNF, CEA (and of course STFC)

2 tasks:1.Common action plan2.R&D coordination 3.Cooperation agreements on large infrastructures

Methodology:1.Meetings, meetings, meetings

Deliverables:

D.3.1 Common action plan for the funding of new infrastructures D.3.2 Launching of a coordinated R&D program (D. Miller, E. Pistoia, A. Ferrer) D.3.3 Cooperation agreements on large infrastructures in Astroparticle Physics (E. Pistoia, S. Katsanevas)


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The European roadmap priorities (magnificent seven)

KM3NET

CTAAUGER -N

Einstein telescope

1 ton dark matter

1 ton neutrino massMegaton proton decay


By 2012 start the construction of :KM3net and CTA (200 M€ scale)Also in ASTRONET and ESFRI roadmaps

2012 milestone for technology decision of: One ton dark matter and neutrino mass detectors (50-100 M€ scale)

Discuss with international partners the realisation of

Auger North in US (50-100 M€, 2012?)Megaton detector (500 M€, >2015)Einstein Telescope, (300 M€, after first results of adv VIRGO and advLIGO by 2016)

Budget 50% increase over available European budget for astroparticle (700 M€/10 years)

Share wth other continentsRegional funding? (e.g. KM3Net)Links to CERN and ESO

WP3. Action plan


First call in ASPERA-1 2 themes: CTA, Dark Matter

Launched March 2009, closed May 2009 Virtual pot of 3,5 M€ (9 agencies) Received 5 proposals of which 4 were

eligible , total budget 7 M€ Convergence in Dark matter efforts was

encouraged by the commmon call Proposals will be evaluated by a unique

evaluation committee Resources to successful programs will be

granted by a program committee Programs could start by October 2009

WP3. Common call targeted R&D


WP3 Linking

4 July TAUP2009Extension to world labs in progressIn context of PANAGIC

Also gravitational antennas


ApPEC towards a sustainable coordination Château de Coppet meeting (22nd of Juen 2009)

ApPEC decided recently to set up a working group which would draft a proposal specifying: The legal framework of a European organisation. The bodies of this organisation (beyond the Steering committee)

Strategy Group, Scientific and Technical Committee Common fund provisions . The list of items that will be dealt on a subscription basis

Among them a Theory centre (at CERN + networking)? Schools ? Define the contractual nature of relationships with CERN and ESO

Meetings with ESO Their emergence and convention documents an inspiration, could they play a role in the projects that

are closer to their remit ?

Relationships with CERN ApPEC SC attends the European Strategy sessions of the CERN Council and has a member in the

secretariat The “Working Group on the scientific and geographical enlargement of CERN” includes an ApPEC

representative. Astroparticle seriously considered. Discussions for an extension the recognised experiment status to a special program status (KM3net?)

ApPEC would be partly an operator of projects, partly a facilitator of the European convergence through contractual relations with pan-European organizations (CERN, ESO, ESA) 16


WP4. Common ERANET infrastructure

WP leader: BMBF/MEC-FECYT partners: CERN, CNRS, CEA, SNF

4 tasks:1.Electronic communication tools and portals2.Common information system (website)3.Outreach4.Extension of the network

Methodology:1.Meetings and hard work 2.Press contacts, exhibitions in European events, virtual events 3.Visits to candidate countries, contacts

Deliverables:D.4.1: Joint electronic communication database and management evaluation tools (A. Ferrer, C. Pobes, D. Marin, D. Rouable) D.4.2: Professional website with links (D. Marin)D.4.3-5 Annual reports for the efforts of extension of the network to all European countries and problems encountered (C. Ruelle)


Electronic tools and Outreach

• Electronic tools– 2 websites (ASPERA and Astroparticle.org)

– Seamless operation of common call

– Virtual tools: (teleconferencing, Virtual Institute)

– Rank 7

• Outreach

– Flyers, etc

– 1 roaming exhibition

– 4 Press conferences that gave

– more than 150 press publications

– 5 Participations to Big Science events

– 19 Newsletters since april 2007

– Astroparticle Week in the context of the Astronomy year in preparation

Thanks to D. Marin, C. Pobes, A. Marsollierand many others


WP5. Management

WP leader: CNRSTasks:Keep track of the progress of each workpackage, so that an overall picture is available at all times Organize the work of the joint secretariat and the Governing Board (this last was done by BMBF). Assist to the great majority of the meetings of the network (of the order of one per month) Organize the communications with the EUOrganize the communications within the ERANET so that concensus is achieved on each deliverableOrganize and coordinate the auditing of the projectOrganize the timely return of the financial and managerial reports to the EUOrganize the timely preparation of milestones and deliverablesAssure the overall quality control on the deliverables, in relation with the GB and the coordinator

Deliverables:Management reports every 6 monthsAudit report at month 18 and 36

A great thanks to Nathalie Olivier (it is not yet over)

GOOD LUCK THOMAS and colleagues


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What did we gain ? What did we gain ?

A sense of community for the scientists and the A sense of community for the scientists and the aagenciesgencies

A better definition of the fieldA better definition of the field

A sense of our “recent” history and a comon vision/plan for the A sense of our “recent” history and a comon vision/plan for the futurefuture

A confidence for our plans imbedded in a global scale A confidence for our plans imbedded in a global scale

A scenario of sustainable coordination within ApPECA scenario of sustainable coordination within ApPEC

Great tGreat thanks to EU for its continuing hanks to EU for its continuing supportsupport

(thanks to Zsuzsanna Koening for her (thanks to Zsuzsanna Koening for her patience)patience)

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