The 9th Astroparticle Physics International Forum

11 May 2015, 08:00 → 13 May 2015, 18:00 Asia/Shanghai

A415 (IHEP Main Building)

The 9th meeting will be held in Beijing, China, on 11-13 May, 2015, hosted by the Institute of High Energy Physics (IHEP).

Date: May 11, Monday - May 13, Wednesday

May 11-12 ----- Meeting and Visit to Beijing Electron Position Collider and the assembling hall of the Hard X-ray Moderate Telescope Satellite (IHEP)

May 13 ----- Optional Visit to LAMOST telescope in Xinglong

Selected Photoes of APIF Meeting Selected_Photoes_of_APIF_Meeting.zip

Monday, 11 May

09:00 → 09:05 Welcome by Prof Yifang Wang, IHEP Director

09:05 → 09:10 Approval of the agenda of the meeting

09:10 → 09:25 Chairman’s opening remarks

Speaker: Michael Turner

09:25 → 09:40 Report of the 8th APIF meeting and matters arising

09:40 → 10:00 News from the OECD Global Science Forum

Speaker: Carthage Smith

10:00 → 10:30 An overview of China’s activities in Astro-particle physics

Speaker: Hesheng Chen

10:30 → 10:55 Coffee break

10:55 → 11:25 An overview of India’s activities in Astro-particle physics

11:25 → 12:25 Tour de table, News and updates from APIF delegates

12:25 → 13:25 Lunch

13:25 → 14:25 Tour de table, continued

14:25 → 15:20 Update and discussion - Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves and Neutrino; Dark Energy

Speakers: (TBD), James Whitmore, Kathy Turner

15:20 → 16:05 Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Mission and Membership

Speaker: Janet Seed

16:05 → 16:30 Coffee break

16:30 → 17:15 Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Activities

Speaker: Frank Linde

17:15 → 18:00 Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Status

Speaker: James Whitmore

18:00 → 18:01 Conclude first day

19:00 → 20:30 A dinner will be held at Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant

Tuesday, 12 May

09:00 → 10:20 Recent development on data access - Relevant activities of the Research Data Alliance; Data access policies in China; Updates from other countries since the 7th APIF

Speakers: Mark Parsons: via audio/video link, TBD

10:20 → 12:40 Tour of the IHEP ( TBD: lecture during Tour) - Beijing Electron Position Collider; Assembling hall of the Hard X-ray Moderate Telescope Satellite

12:40 → 13:40 Lunch

13:40 → 15:35 Work-plan for developing and implementing Future Structure beyond 2016 - Mission and Membership; Activities; Status

15:35 → 16:00 Coffee break

16:00 → 17:40 Preparation of final report from APIF to OECD-GSF: key messages, content and process

17:40 → 17:55 Topics/activities of the next APIF meeting

17:55 → 18:00 Selection of date and venue of the next APIF meeting(s).

18:00 → 18:01 Conclude meeting

Wednesday, 13 May

08:00 → 16:00 All-day visit to the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) (optional)

08:30 → 11:30 Setting off for LAMOST

11:30 → 12:30 Touring LAMOST site

12:30 → 13:30 Having lunch at LAMOST

13:30 → 16:00 Setting off for the GREAT WALL/setting off for the airport