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Linear Collider Forum of America Hosts First International Linear Collider Industrial Forum at Fermilab, 21-22
September 2005
Sept. 19: More than fifty
U.S.
and Canadian industries that specialize in the development and manufacturing of
complex components for particle accelerators will meet with scientists and
engineers on 21-22 September at the first International Linear Collider
Industrial Forum hosted by the Linear Collider Forum of America at the
Department of Energy’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory.
At the meeting, scientists and engineers will provide industry members with
technical information about the International Linear Collider, a new particle
accelerator that would have the potential to address such fundamental scientific
issues as the origin of mass, the nature of dark matter and dark energy, the
existence of extra dimensions, and the joining of nature’s disparate forces
into a single unified force. In turn, scientists will receive insights from
industry leaders as to how to develop a model for the industrialization of a
completely international project.
“In the early stages of such a large international project, there has to be
good communication between the people who are designing the machine and the
people who will build the machine,” said Ken Olsen, President of the Linear
Collider Forum of America. “It is also important that industries from around
the world work together to develop one set of technical codes and standards so
that all the machine components assemble and operate in a seamless manner. The
primary goal of this forum is to educate the U.S. industries about the ILC and
provide them with information about the technical challenges and R&D
needs.”
The recently established LCFOA provides a formal network for its U.S. industry
members to interact with U.S. government funded R&D efforts during the
design and siting of the ILC. The forum will provide its members with
current information on the progress and issues related to the ILC development.
The LCFOA joins the European Linear Collider Forum and the Linear Collider Forum
of Japan, which all share a common purpose for the interested industries in
their specific region.
“The design, construction and operation of the ILC will require participation
of a broad range of industries worldwide,” said Gerald Dugan, Global Design
Effort Regional Americas Director for the ILC. “Early and effective
utilization of global industrial capabilities is of critical importance to the
ILC project. The industrial forums in the three regions will provide an
excellent mechanism for facilitating communication and coordination between the
parties involved in the ILC program.”
At the meeting, in addition to scientists and engineers explaining the
scientific details of the project, representatives from the three forums will
report on ILC industrialization activities in each region. “Over the last
several years, European industries have been very involved in a number of
particle accelerator projects such as the Large Electron Positron Collider, the
Large Hadron Collider and the TESLA Test Facility from the very beginning,”
said Michael Peiniger, a member of the constitutional board of the European
Linear Collider Forum who will speak at this week’s meeting. “It is crucial
that members of the industry work together with scientists to exchange
information and develop a clear picture of the cost and engineering for the ILC.
The important thing now is for industries and scientists around the world to
increase momentum in cooperation, both in costing and engineering as well as in
production of key components and systems.”
The Secretary-General of the Linear Collider Forum of Japan, Norihiko Ozaki who
will also speak at the upcoming industrial meeting, agrees that industries
around the world should collaborate with scientists to determine if the complex
components that are required for the ILC can be built in a timely and affordable
manner. “Japanese industry has a long history of collaboration with the
physics community in the field of accelerator technology development. The ILC
project is one of the technological challenges in which the Japanese
industry’s experiences can play an important role,” he said. “I am very
happy to have an opportunity to talk about Japanese industry’s experiences at
the Industrial Forum. Allow me to extend my congratulations on establishing the
Industrial Forum of America.”
The Department of Energy has also expressed support for the establishment of the
Linear Collider Forum of America. “The DOE has placed high priority on the ILC,”
said Paul Grannis, ILC Coordinator at the DOE. “We recognize that to fulfill
the need for the large numbers of components cost-effectively, U.S. industry
must be closely involved from an early stage. We are most supportive of the
initiative started by the Industrial Forum in setting this process in motion.”
A complete agenda and details about the ILC Industrial Forum are available
online here.
There is no registration fee to attend the meeting, but interested industries
should contact Ken Olsen, President of the LCFOA at 202-222-8315
or ken.olsen@lcfoa.org.
The global particle physics community has proposed to design and build the ILC
as a means to address key unanswered questions about the universe. The proposed
ILC and the Large Hadron Collider, an accelerator now under construction at
CERN, the European Center for Nuclear Research, in Geneva, Switzerland, would
create particle collisions at Tera-electron-volt energies, beyond the reach of
today’s accelerators. Working in concert with the LHC, experiments at the ILC
would allow physicists to explore a region of ultrahigh energies where they
expect to observe phenomena that will answer many of their most profound
questions.
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