You will find below the activities of the members of the EPS Executive Committee and of the EPS Staff.
January
9th January: Alessandra Fantoni had an online meeting of the EPS Nuclear Physics Division with:
– elections of scientific secretary
– elections of NPD chair elect
– selection of the 2024 Lise Meitner winners
In January, Karin Zach organised and participated in a meeting between the EPS and DPG presidents with the presidents or representatives of 14 EPS member societies, which took place on the occasion of the opening of the German activities for the International Quantum Year in Berlin.
February
11th February: Anna Di Ciaccio, Aessandra Fantoni and Luc Bergé participated in the EPS Executive Commitee in Mulhouse
20th February: Luc Bergé chaired the evaluation committee of the Center of Research Enrico Fermi in Roma
26th February: Anna Di Ciaccio participated in the EPS Budget Committee meeting
28th February: and Alessandra Fantoni participated in an online meeting for the preparation of an EPS DEI statement
March
6th March: Alessandra Fantoni had a D/G’s chairs meeting with the EPS Executive Committee
20th-21st March: Anna Di Ciaccio participated in the EPS-HEPP board meeting
24th March: Luc Bergé participated in the EPS-TIG meeting
24th March: Alessandra Fantoni had an EPJ /TI meeting as EPS reference for EPJ26th March: Anna Di Ciaccio and Alessandra Fantoni participated in the EPS Executive Committee
April
1st April: Mairi Sakellariadou participated in the ceremony dedicated to the City of Göttingen declared as an EPS Historic Site
7th April: Anna Di Ciaccio participated in the EPS Budget Committee meeting
24th April: Anna Di Ciaccio had a meeting for the preparation of the press release and the call for the Alessandro Volta prize
May
5th May: Anna Di Ciaccio and Alessandra Fantoni participated in the EPS Executive Committee online
7th May: Alessandra Fantoni participated in the EPJ-SAC meeting in Copenhagen as EPS representative
10th May: Anna Di Ciaccio had a meeting with Acinque (sponsor of Alessandro Volta prize)
14th-15th May: Mairi Sakellariadou participated in the meeting of the Danish Physical Society, where she gave a short welcome speech
15th May: Anna Di Ciaccio and Alessandra Fantoni participated in the Executive Committee
16th-17th May: Ulrich Husemann participated remotely in the EPS Council meeting in Copenhagen; Mairi Sakellariadou, Katharina Lorenz, Anna Di Ciaccio and Alessandra Fantoni participated in the EPS Council meeting in Copenhagen; Anna Di Ciaccio prepared the application form for the A.Volta prize with Ophélia Fornari and Chahira Boudeliou
19th May: Anna Di Ciaccio had an online meeting with Gina Gunaratnam for the preparation of the call for nomination for A.Volta prize
22nd May: Alessandra Fantoni had a meeting with Gina Gunaratnam for the EPS Nuclear Physics Division website
In May, Katharina Lorenz participated in the jury for the APS-EPS-ICTP Travel Award Fellowship Programme (ATAP)
June
3rd June: Alessandra Fantoni participated in the Executive Committee online; José Maria De Teresa attended the Executive Committee
7th-11th June: Anna Di Ciaccio organised the EPS Historic Site ceremony for Villa Mondragone – Tor Vergata (Rome), where Mairi Sakellariadou gave a speech and Alessandra Fantoni took part.
19th June: Anna Di Ciaccio took part in the meeting of Working Group on improving the report “Importance of Physics in EU Economy”.
23rd-27th June: Ulrich Husemann participated in the Open Symposium on the European Strategy for Particle Physics in Venice, as the co-convener for detector instrumentation
In June, Ulrich Husemann contacted all EPS National Member Societies and Sections for which he is the ExCom contact (zero response). Gabriel Chardin was in contact with the French Physical Society and organised the International al Physics Olympiads in Paris.
In June, Mairi Sakellariadou gave the welcome speech as the EPS President, a scientific talk, as well as a closing speech at the EPS Young Minds leadership meeting in Santiago.
From 30th June to 2nd July, Sascha Schmeling participated in the GIREP-EPEC Conference in Leiden and co-opened the conference as a co-organising body (EPS Physics Education Division).
July
1st-2nd July: Katharina Lorenz represented EPS at the 46th SESAME Council meeting at DESY Hamburg
2nd July: José Maria De Teresa, Alesandra Fantoni and Anna Di Ciaccio attended the Executive Committee
7th-11th July: Ulrich Husemann, Anna Di Ciaccio and Mairi Sakellariadou participated in the EPS HEP conference in Marseille. Mairi Sakellariadou gave a speech to award the 2024 EPS Emily Noether Distinction to Prof. Daniela Bortoletto
8th-12th July: Mairi Sakellariadou participated in the BPU annual congress in Bucharest, gave a welcome speech, a scientific talk and participated to a panel discussion.
In July, José Maria De Teresa commented the EPS drafts documents on “The Impact of Physics in the European Economy” and the EPS position paper on Energy.
He attended meetings related to the participation of the EPS in the European Researchers Night
He had interviews related to his new position as President-Elect of the EPS in Spanish televisions (RTVE, Aragón Televisión) and radios (RNE, Onda Cero, Aragón Radio).
In July, Gabriel Chardin finalised the EPS Energy Position Paper with the Energy Group together with Kristel Crombé.
21st July: Sascha Schmeling and Jose Maria de Teresa participated in the EPS Executive Committee. Alessandra Fantoni took part in the EPS TIG meeting online.
August
Jose Maria de Teresa worked on the creation of an EPS Young Minds section in Zaragoza.
He also took part in an interview related to his new position as President-Elect of the EPS, for an issue of e-EPS, the Society’s newsletter.
21st August: Alessandra Fantoni participated in the online EPS Executive Committee meeting and the online EPS historic Sites Selection Committee meeting.
Members of the EPS Executive Committee:
Mairi Sakellariadou (EPS President), Jose Maria de Teresa (EPS President-Elect), Alessandra Fantoni, Anna Di Ciaccio, Brian Fulton, Christian Beck, Kristel Crombé, Eugenio Coccia, Gabriel Chardin, Karin Zach, Katharina Lorenz, Sascha Schmelling, Ulrich Husemann
Members of the EPS Staff:
Anne Pawsey (EPS Secretary General), Xavier de Araujo, Milan Milicevic, Ophélia Fornari, Chahira Boudeliou, Gina Gunaratnam, Ahmed Ouarab and Adriana Zerafa
Members of the EPL Staff:
Frédéric Burr (EPL Staff Editor), Kevin Desse and Tomy Zede.