Events
CIISB Events Calendar
Important and interesting events in the domain of large research infrastructures
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CERN published concept design of a future 100 km collider FCC
CERN (European Organisation for Nuclear Research) has published a study of the proposed Future Circular Collider (FCC), which should in the future replace the existing Large Hadron Collider (LHC). The study presents various possibilities for its realization, importance for physics and describes the technical... -
New ESFRI chair Jan Hrušák visited research infrastructure in Vodňany
The Chair of the European Strategic Forum for Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) Jan Hrušák visited Vodňany. He was welcomed by Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Protection of Waters Pavel Kozák, director of CENAKVA Otomar Linhart and the Vice-dean for foreign relations Vladimír Žlábek. Vodňany “We... -
Czech scientists will directly participate in the large X-ray observatory ATHENA
ATHENA (Advanced Telescope for High-ENergy Astrophysics) is the next large, flagship mission of the ESA Scientific Programme („L2“ mission), currently in the study phase. The large X-ray observatory ATHENA will address key questions in astrophysics, including: how and why does ordinary matter assemble... -
Southern CTA site confirmed to be in Chile
Santiago, Chile – On 19 December 2018, the Cherenkov Telescope Array Observatory (CTAO) and the European Southern Observatory (ESO) signed the final agreements needed for CTA’s southern hemisphere array to be hosted near ESO’s Paranal Observatory in Chile. A total of three agreements were signed over...