Cylindrically Symmetric focusing w/s: planning meeting

10:00(BST) 09Jul26

Zoom Meeting Link: ​https://imperial-ac-uk.zoom.us/j/93655348521?pwd=ACE2uQHl4nRj8BpuqMG2LBCYcWSu8v.1

Notes

Planning Document: ​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A7ZZGT5FUjZzqGo0nePZiE2RSJk0yqBqgOHQY3qz0SU/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.sehqb9m35z5a

1. Date
   • Confirmed: Friday 11th September at IOP
   • Indico: ​https://indico.stfc.ac.uk/event/1956/
     • Ken to put in the agenda
     • Need to add coffee breaks, but they can potentially be coffee breaks too
     • Small table discussions will also have coffee breaks
     • And make it live so that people can register

2. Programme and Speakers
   • Responses from invited speakers:
     • Jorge Vieira (Simulations of sub-relativistic ion beam-plasma interactions)
       • Heard nothing
       • Will try other speakers
       • Struggling a little bit here
       • Martin, works with Paul
     • Gudrid Moortgat-Pick (Plasma optics)
       • Cancelled
       • Send to Carl Lindstrom instead
       • But also ask Gudrid about who could replace her
     • Satyabrata Kar (Hybrid focussing)
       • He is keen but can only do it remotely from India
     • Jorg Schreiber (Review of conventional focusing and definition of plasma)
       • Confirmed. Need input from other people to reference other people's work in their own words.
       • Suggested people are:
         • Florian Kroll from HZDR
         • Francesco Schillaci from ELIMED
         • Lotti Obst-Huebl from LBNL
         • Dehmer Marius <dehmer@…>
         • Gustav Schmidt <Gus.Schmidt@…>
         • China?
           • Jianhui Bin <jianhui.bin@…>
   • Confirmation that table discussion is possible
     • Confirmed

3. Support
   • Catering not covered by IoP
   • LSW Application sent by Mike Charlton
     • Expected response by End of July
   • Updates on other funding
     • Ken: HEPP, Medical Physics, Particle and Beams
       • Ken believes £500 each but hasn't asked
       • Might be a limit and might not be able to get £500
     • Charlotte: IoP Plasma
       • Indicated £200
     • This funding could be for catering or travel but probably would not cover the travel costs

5. AoB
   • Need to advertise
     • IoP groups will have mailing lists for all their members
     • CLF mailing list
     • LhARA mailing list
     • That is mainly UK based advertising
       • Specifically reach out to outside-the-UK people
       • LaserLab mailing list
         • Might have to align with their special interest group
           • ​https://laserlab-europe.eu/expert-groups/
         • Daniela Stozno <laserlab-aisbl-ga@…> is the person to email
         • Fabrizio Consoli <fabrizio.consoli@…> also
       • LaserNet
         • Chandra the person to contact?
     • Send the flyer with the link to the Indico meeting
     • Share on LhARA's LinkedIn account as well
   • Ken to add the agenda to the Indico from the Google doc and send the update to Claire from IoP

6. DoNM
   • Mon, Tues, Weds 20th week
   • Poll: ​https://lettucemeet.com/l/8eA9j

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