SA-CERN 15 Year Celebrations

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

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
20 Jan 2025
21 Jan 2025
AM
08:00
Arrival, Registration, Tea & Coffee (until 09:00) (Auditorium)
09:00
Morning Plenary Session (until 11:50) (Auditorium)
09:00 Welcome from the Director of iThemba LABS and Chairperson of SA-CERN - Prof. Victor Tshivhase (iThemba LABS)   (Auditorium)
09:10 Opening Remarks - Dr Mike Lamont (Director for Accelerators and Technology - CERN)   (Auditorium)
09:30 Congratulatory message from the Chair of the NRF board (pre-recorded) - Prof. Mosa Moshabela   (Auditorium)
09:40 Reflections on Fifteen Years of LHC Physics - Prof. John Ellis (King's College London and CERN)   (Auditorium)
10:25 Reflections on Fifteen Years of SA-CERN - Prof. Azwinndini Muronga (Nelson Mandela University)   (Auditorium)
11:10 Introduction of the Keynote Speaker - Dr Angus Paterson (DCEO - NRF)   (Auditorium)
11:15 Keynote Address from the Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, and Innovation - Ms Nomalungelo GINA (Department of Science, Technology, and Innovation)   (Auditorium)
11:40 Closing remarks - Dr Angus Paterson (Deputy Chief Executive Officer - NRF)   (Auditorium)
11:50
Lunch (until 13:00) (Auditorium)
08:00
Arrival, Registration, Tea & Coffee (until 09:00) (Auditorium)
09:00
Morning Plenary Session (until 11:20) (Auditorium)
09:00 High Energy Physics Theory - Where are we now? - Prof. Urs Wiedemann (CERN)   (Auditorium)
09:20 SA-THEORY - Where are we now? - Prof. Alan Cornell (University of Johannesburg)   (Auditorium)
09:40 High-Performance Computing in South Africa - Dr Happy Sithole   (Auditorium)
10:00 CERN Knowledge Transfer - Dr Giovanni Anelli (CERN)   (Auditorium)
10:20 SA-Technology Transfer - Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand)   (Auditorium)
10:40 CERN Outreach, Teacher Training, and Summer Student Programmes - Dr Sascha Schmeling (CERN)   (Auditorium)
11:00 SA-CERN Outreach & Development - Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)   (Auditorium)
11:20
Lunch (until 12:40) (Auditorium)
PM
13:00
Afternoon Plenary Session (until 15:00) (Auditorium)
13:00 The ALICE Experiment - Where are we now? - Dr Marco van Leeuwen (Nikhef)   (Auditorium)
13:20 SA-ALICE - Where are we now? - Prof. Zinhle Buthelezi (iThemba LABS)   (Auditorium)
13:40 The ATLAS Experiment - Where are we now? - Prof. Stephane Willocq (University of Massachusetts Amherst and CERN)   (Auditorium)
14:00 SA-ATLAS - Where are we now? - Dr James Keaveney (University of Cape Town)   (Auditorium)
14:20 The ISOLDE Facility - Where we are now? - Prof. Sean Freeman (CERN)   (Auditorium)
14:40 SA-ISOLDE - Where are we now? - Prof. Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050)   (Auditorium)
15:00
Poster Session, Exhibitor Reception, and Tours -Dr Edward Nkadimeng (iThemba LABS) (until 16:30) (Auditorium)
16:30
Closeout (until 17:00) ()
12:40
Afternoon Parallel Sessions: A closer look at SA-ALICE - Zinhle Buthelezi (iThemba LABS, National Research Foundation (ZA)) (until 14:40) ()
12:40
Afternoon Parallel Sessions: A closer look at SA-ATLAS -Dr James Keaveney (University of Cape Town) (until 14:40) (Auditorium)
12:40 Intro from SA-ATLAS coordinator - Dr James Keaveney (University of Cape Town)   (Auditorium)
12:45 Opening remarks from the ATLAS Spokesperson - Prof. Stephane Willocq   (Auditorium)
12:50 Overview of UCT/AIMS-ATLAS - Dr James Keaveney (University of Cape Town)   (Auditorium)
13:10 Q&A and Discussion   (Auditorium)
13:20 Overview of Wits/iTL/UniZulu-ATLAS - Prof. Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand) Prof. Deepak Kar (University of Witwatersrand)   (Auditorium)
13:40 Q&A and Discussion   (Auditorium)
13:50 Overview of UJ/UWC/UNISA-ATLAS - Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg)   (Auditorium)
14:10 Q&A and Discussion   (Auditorium)
12:40
Afternoon Parallel Sessions: A closer look at SA-ISOLDE - Deena Naidoo (School of Physics, University of the Witwatersrand, Private Bag 3, WITS, 2050) (until 14:40) ()
12:40
Afternoon Parallel Sessions: A closer look at SA-THEORY - Alan Cornell (University of Johannesburg) (until 14:40) ()
12:40
Afternoon Parallel Sessions: A closer look at SA-TechTransfer - Bruce Mellado (University of the Witwatersrand and iThemba LABS) (until 14:40) ()
14:40
Coffee Break (until 15:10) (Auditorium)
15:10
Closing Plenary Session (until 18:00) (Auditorium)
15:30 Panel Discussion 1: Fundamental Science for South African Development - Dr Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)   (Auditorium)
16:15 Panel Discussion 2: The Future of SA-CERN - Mr Imraan Patel (DDG - Research Development and Support) Prof. Victor Tshivase (Director iThemba LABS, Chairperson SA-CERN) Prof. Simon Connell (University of Johannesburg ) Prof. Emannuel Tsesmelis (Head of Relations with Associate Members and Non-Member States - CERN) Dr Angus Paterson (Deputy CEO - NRF) Dr Mike Lamont (Director for Accelerators and Technology - CERN) Dr Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)   (Auditorium)
17:00 Panel Q&A - Dr Gillian Arendse (NRF-iThemba LABS)   (Auditorium)
17:20 Closing remarks - Prof. Emmanuel Tsesmelis (CERN)   (Auditorium)
17:40 Closing remarks - Prof. Victor Tshivhase (iThemba LABS)   (Auditorium)
18:00
Closeout (until 18:30) ()