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

1 Welcome by Prof Yifang Wang, IHEP Director

2 Approval of the agenda of the meeting

3 Chairman’s opening remarks

Speaker: Michael Turner

4 Report of the 8th APIF meeting and matters arising

5 News from the OECD Global Science Forum

Speaker: Carthage Smith

6 An overview of China’s activities in Astro-particle physics

Speaker: Hesheng Chen

Coffee break

7 An overview of India’s activities in Astro-particle physics

8 Tour de table, News and updates from APIF delegates

12:25 Lunch

9 Tour de table, continued

10 Update and discussion - Dark Matter, Gravitational Waves and Neutrino; Dark Energy

Speakers: (TBD), James Whitmore, Kathy Turner

11 Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Mission and Membership

Speaker: Janet Seed

16:05 Coffee break

12 Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Activities

Speaker: Frank Linde

13 Future GSF role and structure beyond 2016 - Status

Speaker: James Whitmore

14 Conclude first day

15 A dinner will be held at Quanjude Roast Duck Restaurant

Tuesday, 12 May

16 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

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

12:40 Lunch

18 Work-plan for developing and implementing Future Structure beyond 2016 - Mission and Membership; Activities; Status

15:35 Coffee break

19 Preparation of final report from APIF to OECD-GSF: key messages, content and process

20 Topics/activities of the next APIF meeting

21 Selection of date and venue of the next APIF meeting(s).

22 Conclude meeting

Wednesday, 13 May

All-day visit to the Large Sky Area Multi-Object Fiber Spectroscopic Telescope (LAMOST) (optional)

23 Setting off for LAMOST

24 Touring LAMOST site

25 Having lunch at LAMOST

26 Setting off for the GREAT WALL/setting off for the airport