The 9th Astroparticle Physics International Forum

May 11, 2015, 8:00 AM → May 13, 2015, 6:00 PM 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, May 11

9:00 AM → 9:05 AM Welcome by Prof Yifang Wang, IHEP Director

9:05 AM → 9:10 AM Approval of the agenda of the meeting

9:10 AM → 9:25 AM Chairman’s opening remarks

Speaker: Michael Turner

9:25 AM → 9:40 AM Report of the 8th APIF meeting and matters arising

9:40 AM → 10:00 AM News from the OECD Global Science Forum

Speaker: Carthage Smith

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

Speaker: Hesheng Chen

10:30 AM → 10:55 AM Coffee break

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

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

12:25 PM → 1:25 PM Lunch

1:25 PM → 2:25 PM Tour de table, continued

2:25 PM → 3:20 PM Update and discussion - Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves and Neutrino; Dark Energy

Speakers: (TBD), James Whitmore, Kathy Turner

3:20 PM → 4:05 PM Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Mission and Membership

Speaker: Janet Seed

4:05 PM → 4:30 PM Coffee break

4:30 PM → 5:15 PM Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Activities

Speaker: Frank Linde

5:15 PM → 6:00 PM Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Status

Speaker: James Whitmore

6:00 PM → 6:01 PM Conclude first day

7:00 PM → 8:30 PM A dinner will be held at Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant

Tuesday, May 12

9:00 AM → 10:20 AM 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 AM → 12:40 PM Tour of the IHEP ( TBD: lecture during Tour) - Beijing Electron Position Collider; Assembling hall of the Hard X-ray Moderate Telescope Satellite

12:40 PM → 1:40 PM Lunch

1:40 PM → 3:35 PM Work-plan for developing and implementing Future Structure beyond 2016 - Mission and Membership; Activities; Status

3:35 PM → 4:00 PM Coffee break

4:00 PM → 5:40 PM Preparation of final report from APIF to OECD-GSF: key messages, content and process

5:40 PM → 5:55 PM Topics/activities of the next APIF meeting

5:55 PM → 6:00 PM Selection of date and venue of the next APIF meeting(s).

6:00 PM → 6:01 PM Conclude meeting

Wednesday, May 13

8:00 AM → 4:00 PM All-day visit to the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) (optional)

8:30 AM → 11:30 AM Setting off for LAMOST

11:30 AM → 12:30 PM Touring LAMOST site

12:30 PM → 1:30 PM Having lunch at LAMOST

1:30 PM → 4:00 PM Setting off for the GREAT WALL/setting off for the airport