1. Opening talk Annecy, March 16 , 2010 Guy Wormser LAL Orsay 15 Feb,2009

2. One year into the TDR Phase!
Approval process
White paper status
SuperB international partnership
Other developments on the international scene
Goal of the meeting
Conclusion

3. Nothing negative so far …
Approval process
We have slowly but STEADILY gone up the 9-step ladder towards approval:
INFN –Ministry of Research –Ministry of Economy
At each step, proposal, discussion, adoption
We are at Step 8!
The present discussions are more related to the way of funding than to the project itself:
Sharing the cost between various pockets (stimulus package, Very Large Research projects, etc..)
Pluriannual plan vs one-step attribution
Nothing negative so far …
In conclusion, we know it is frustrating but we can be confident and we must be patient!

4. Approval process
More recent news tomorrow : visit of Roberto Petronzio
Important statements from Roberto Petronzio to the CERN Council on Thursday

5. International scene
Situation « normalized » in Japan after a lot of concerns at the end of next year
KEK authorized to use a part of its operating money to start building a damping ring
Equivalent usage of « KEKB upgrade » or « SuperKEKB project »
Approval of the full project still pending, expected decision before end of 2010, possibly July
Limited running of KEKB in 2010

6. The White paper has in one year changed its nature.
Not so much a governement briefing memo as originally conceived
It is a now a key internal step in the TDR phase :
Rebaselining machine and detector
Firm ground for the more detailed engineering studies that will start now
Cost Reevaluation
80% complete (see next talks)

7. The TDR phase is governed by Bilateral MoUs
MoU signatures
The TDR phase is governed by Bilateral MoUs
We will sign the first MoUs in the coming weeks!
France : IN2P3, CEA US
Canada
Russia
Spain, Poland, UK

8. INFN-IN2P3 Hiring convention
A conventing will also be signed very soon between IN2P3 and INFN to allow the SUperB project to HIRE on a fast track 6 to 10 key people that will work mostly at Frascati
Priority given to the machine
Profile selection Saturday at the Project Board
Hopefully, these people should start May 1st

9. SuperB future legal framework
Preliminary discussions started to define the future legal structure of the SuperB project
Favoured framework : ERIC
European Research Infrastructure Consortium
Main advantages :
Very high political visibility
VAT exempt!!
Potential drawbacks:
No experience yet
Established at the ministerial level

10. White paper consolidation and finalization
Goal for the meeting
White paper consolidation and finalization
Exploring revised machine parameters and flexibility
Light source aspects of SuperB
Very fruitful collaboration with Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)
SuperB : very small emittance comparable to the world best light sources and current x10 !!

11. Conclusion We are now at the last step before approval
If we look back, quite a lot has been accomplished in one year!
We will very soon enter the second phase of the TDR process:
« Freezing » our new baseline as described in the White Paper
Starting more detailed engineering studies
Working on managerial aspects: MoUs, legal framework,etc..