1. NIKHEF jaarvergadering 18 Dec. ‘06 Gerard van der Steenhoven (NIKHEF) Programmaleider ‘Astrodeeltjesfysica’ Astroparticle physics Introduction

2. APP developments in ‘06 Nobel price ‘06: Mather & Smoot Chandra 2006: difference DM and normal matter

3. APP programme ANTARES / KM3NeT: –M Bouwhuis, R Bruijn, C Colnard, M de Jong, P Kooijman, G Lim, S Mangano, J Petrovic, E Presani, B van Rens, GvdS, E de Wolf, G Wijnker (and E Heine & J Hogenbirk – ET) AUGER / LOFAR: –J Coppens, S Harmsma, S de Jong, Ch Timmermans (and F Linde – DIR) VIRGO / LISA: –Th Bauer, J van den Brand, H Bulten, H van der Graaf, Tj Ketel, G Koekoek, S van der Putten (and JW van Holten – THE) Annual NTvN Price ‘06

4. 2006 Highlights ANTARES: 1 st data KM3NeT: start design AUGER: 1 st antennas VIRGO: 1 st science run ASPERA: what is that?

5. ANTARES -telescope

7. Pierre Auger Observatory

8. VIRGO GW Observatory

9. Astroparticle physics: NL But… lack of structural funding Personel: 60 FTE Budget: 6.1 M€ (~4% of EU total)

10. Relations with Industry Origin of UHE cosmic rays

11. European developments NIKHEF represents NL in –ApPEC (EU strategy committee for APP) –Aspera (FP6 ERA-NET for APP) … & receives EU support –KM3NeT (FP6 design study – 0.6 M€) –Aspera (FP6 ERA-NET – 0.2 M€)

12. ASPERA What is that? Network of funding agencies Objectives: Roadmap for APP research Framework for large EU facilities In practice: Program manager (R vd Meer) National Day (13 April ’ 07) Roadmap Workshop (21 Sep ‘ 07) Amsterdam

13. The challenges of 2007 } FOM-programme: ‘Origin of UHE cosmics’ } NWO-groot: ‘Km 3 -sized telescopes’ If “BIG-round” then ‘Dutch APP institute’ …. Multi-user facility