ippog-eppcn-meeting, 15.11.2013, cern international masterclasses uta bilow
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IPPOG-EPPCN-Meeting, 15.11.2013, CERN
International MasterclassesUta Bilow
International Masterclasses
• Key activity of IPPOG
• Since 2005 2014: 10th IMC
• High school students are „scientists for one day“
Concept of IMC
• Every year in spring
• High school students (15 – 19) are „scientists for one day“
• Get invited to a research institute or university
• Introductory talks (standard model, detectors, accelerators)
• 2 h measurement with real LHC data from different exp.
• International video conference ( 2 – 5 inst. + CERN/Fermilab)
International Masterclasses 2014
37 countries, 160 institutes in 2013
Continous expansion:
• America, Asia• Firenze, Pavia (IT) • Warsaw Technical University (PO)• Waterford (IE)
Participation Statistics
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Institutes US program
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Countries
In 2013:
• 10.000 students
• 130 institutes + 30 in U.S. program
• 37 countries
Organisation
Steering Group
Coordination Fermilab-based
Ken Cecire
Coordination CERN-based
Uta Bilow
One person from each measurement
Other consultants
WG Video Conf.
Project LeaderMichael Kobel
Funding and SupportCoordination • Fermilab-based (KC): QuarkNet • CERN-based (UB): CERN (ending 2015)
Student assistants: TU Dresden
Funding from EPS HEPP Division
in kind contributions • CERN• Collaborations (ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, LHCb)• Fermilab• NSF and QuarkNet• Vidyo team• Moderators• 160 institutes• …
External Communication / Media
• Press release English/German (incl. section for local activities)
• Spread via institutes, National responsibles, DESY, interactions.org, …
• For media coverage see: www.physicsmasterclasses.org/index.php?cat=press
External Communication / Media
• Facebook > 1300 likes, few posts
• Very little time to manage
• Attracts people more generally interested in HEP
How can EPPCN help?
• lots of stories to tell:– 2014: 10th International Masterclasses– Worldwide spread– Bringing together e.g. Palestine and Israel in a program– High school students re-discover the Higgs (Nobelprize
2013)– …
• Coordination with press release• …• And: Can IMC help EPPCN?
www.physicsmasterclasses.org