Name: SA-CERN 15 Year Celebrations
Start: 2025-01-20T08:00:00+02:00
End: 2025-01-21T18:30:00+02:00
Location: iThemba LABS

SA-CERN 15 Year Celebrations

from Monday, 20 January 2025 (08:00) to Tuesday, 21 January 2025 (18:30)

Monday, 20 January 2025

08:00

08:00 - 09:00
Room: Auditorium
09:00 Opening - 15 Years of SA-CERN - The Bird’s-Eye View
Opening - 15 Years of SA-CERN - The Bird’s-Eye View
09:00 - 11:50
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

09:00 Welcome from the Director of iThemba LABS and Chairperson of SA-CERN - Victor Tshivhase (iThemba LABS)

09:10 Opening Remarks - Mike Lamont (Director for Accelerators and Technology - CERN)

09:30 Congratulatory message from the Chair of the NRF board (pre-recorded) - Mosa Moshabela

09:40 Reflections on Fifteen Years of LHC Physics - John Ellis (King's College London and CERN)

10:25 Reflections on Fifteen Years of SA-CERN - Azwinndini Muronga (Nelson Mandela University)

11:10 Introduction of the Keynote Speaker - Angus Paterson (DCEO - NRF)

11:15 Keynote Address from the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation - Nomalungelo GINA (Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation)

11:40 Closing remarks - Angus Paterson (Deputy Chief Executive Officer - NRF)
11:50

11:50 - 13:00
Room: Auditorium
13:00 Afternoon Plenary Session I
Afternoon Plenary Session I
13:00 - 15:00
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

13:00 The ALICE Experiment - Where are we now? - Marco van Leeuwen (Nikhef)

13:20 SA-ALICE - Where are we now? - Zinhle Buthelezi (iThemba LABS)

13:40 The ATLAS Experiment - Where are we now? - Stephane Willocq (University of Massachusetts Amherst and CERN)

14:00 SA-ATLAS - Where are we now? - James Keaveney (University of Cape Town)

14:20 The ISOLDE Facility - Where we are now? - Sean Freeman (CERN)

14:40 SA-ISOLDE - Where are we now? - Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050)
15:00 Poster Session & Exhibitor Reception
Poster Session & Exhibitor Reception
15:00 - 16:30
Room: Auditorium

16:30

16:30 - 17:00
Tuesday, 21 January 2025

08:00

08:00 - 09:00
Room: Auditorium
09:00 15 Years of SA-CERN - The Bird’s-Eye View
15 Years of SA-CERN - The Bird’s-Eye View
09:00 - 11:20
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

09:00 High Energy Physics Theory - Where are we now? - Urs Wiedemann (CERN)

09:20 SA-THEORY - Where are we now? - Alan Cornell (University of Johannesburg)

09:40 High-Performance Computing in South Africa - Happy Sithole

10:00 CERN Knowledge Transfer - Giovanni Anelli (CERN)

10:20 SA-Technology Transfer - Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand)

10:40 CERN Outreach, Teacher Training, and Summer Student Programmes - Sascha Schmeling (CERN)

11:00 SA-CERN Outreach & Development - Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)
11:20 Lunch
Lunch
11:20 - 12:40
Room: Auditorium

12:40

12:40 - 14:40
12:40 - 14:40
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

12:40 Intro from SA-ATLAS coordinator - James Keaveney (University of Cape Town)

12:45 Opening remarks from the ATLAS Spokesperson - Stephane Willocq

12:50 Overview of UCT/AIMS-ATLAS - James Keaveney (University of Cape Town)

13:10 Q&A and Discussion

13:20 Overview of Wits/iTL/UniZulu-ATLAS - Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand) Deepak Kar (University of Witwatersrand)

13:40 Q&A and Discussion

13:50 Overview of UJ/UWC/UNISA-ATLAS - Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)

14:10 Q&A and Discussion
12:40 - 14:40

12:40 - 14:40

12:40 - 14:40

14:40 Coffee break
Coffee break
14:40 - 15:10
Room: Auditorium
15:10 Closing Plenary Session
Closing Plenary Session
15:10 - 18:00
Room: Auditorium
Contributions

15:30 Panel Discussion 1: Fundamental Science for South African Development - Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)

16:15 Panel Discussion 2: The Future of SA-CERN - Angus Paterson (Deputy CEO - NRF) Emannuel Tsesmelis (Head of Relations with Associate Members and Non-Member States - CERN) Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS) Imraan Patel (DDG - Research Development and Support) Mike Lamont (Director for Accelerators and Technology - CERN) Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg ) Victor Tshivase (Director iThemba LABS, Chairperson SA-CERN)

17:00 Panel Q&A - Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)

17:20 Closing remarks - Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)

17:40 Closing remarks - Victor Tshivhase (iThemba LABS)
18:00 End of Event
End of Event
18:00 - 18:30