CANPS Report Stefan Ritt – Paul Scherrer Institute, Switzerland

RT12 Books Closed Books for RT12 in Berkeley are closed by IEEE Surplus of only ~$591 (0.4% instead of 15%) due to “visa problem” July 13th, 2013San Francisco, CA 2

RT14 Budget Treasurer: Tony Lavietes First time using IEEE Web- based budgeting tool First draft available 12 MJPY (120 kUS$) Expect 180 participants RT12) 15% return are covered in “expenses” as in Lisbon 2010 Financial support from Osaka University, KEK, RIKEN, local government (each 2-6 kUS$) July 13th, 2013San Francisco, CA 3

Real Time Summer School One week after the RT14 conference in Osaka, June 2 nd – 8 th 2014 Idea is to bring (mostly) Asian students into our field and in contact with experts in the field Three 6~8 student groups, five lectures and experiments (muon time-of-flight, waveform analysis, event building) 25% of students from Vietnam/Malaysia/Indonesia Lectures given partially by Distinguished Lecturers (Patrick Le Dû, Stefan Ritt, Jinyuan Wu, Niko Neufeld, Francois Genat, …) July 13th, 2013San Francisco, CA 4

NPSS Support Seeking support from NPSS: Promotion of NPSS activities, involving Asian students Instead of asking for direct financial support (~5k), go through DL program Since school is linked to RT14 conference, only lodging costs will occur. July 13th, 2013San Francisco, CA 5 AdCom Oct. 2011: “Within the existing budget, the Distinguished Lecturers coordinator, with the agreement of the President, may authorize and approve travel and lodging reimbursement for Distinguished Lecturers to promote NPSS activities.”

CANPS Award Old Description: To recognize individuals who have made an outstanding achievement in the application of computers in nuclear and plasma sciences. The research fields of nuclear and plasma physics have especially been enhanced by computers. Prize: $2000 and a plaque. Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Real-Time Conference budget. Eligibility: Any person, regardless of nationality, is eligible for the award, with the exception that no member of the CANPS Technical Committee can be considered. Nonmembers of IEEE or NPSS are also eligible. Judging Basis: Evidence of outstanding professional contributions to the profession of utilizing computers in nuclear and/or plasma sciences research. Supporting information can include significant technical contributions, publications and patents, and contributions to the NPSS and its associated fields. Problem: Hard to find candidates who worked only on computers, since processing goes more to special hardware (FPGAs, DSPs, etc). July 13th, 2013San Francisco, CA 6

CANPS Award New Description: To recognize individuals who have made an outstanding achievement in the application of data processing and computers in nuclear and plasma sciences. The research fields of nuclear and plasma physics have especially been enhanced by computers. Prize: $2000 and a plaque. Funding: Funded by the IEEE Nuclear and Plasma Sciences Society’s Real-Time Conference budget. Eligibility: Any person, regardless of nationality, is eligible for the award, with the exception that no member of the CANPS Technical Committee can be considered. Nonmembers of IEEE or NPSS are also eligible. Judging Basis: Evidence of outstanding professional contributions to the profession of utilizing computers in nuclear and/or plasma sciences research. Supporting information can include significant technical contributions, publications and patents, and contributions to the NPSS and its associated fields. July 13th, 2013San Francisco, CA 7 ⇒ Motion this afternoon