1. Bringing the World to ATLAS
Virtual Visits
Bringing the World to ATLAS
What is an ATLAS Virtual Visit?
Conversation between physicists in the ATLAS Control Room with the public via video conference
Remote tour of the Control Room with explanations of the operational controls and screen content
Candid discussion of current events in ATLAS, the LHC, CERN, particle physics and science, in general
Public webcast of the event to interested classmates, parents, teachers and the public, at large
Recording of the event for future reference in the classroom and at home
New tool to improve our ability to converse with the public, regardless of geographical location
Number of Annual Visits increased from 6 in 2011 to 65 in 2013
The ATLAS Virtual Visit Portal
Local Technical Set-Up
Recent Remote Participants
Instituto de Física Corpuscular in Valencia, Spain
Masterclass, University of Birmingham, UK
The State University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Schools Fontes Pereira de Melo in Porto, Portugal.
The Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester
Kathmandu University in Dhulikhel, Nepal
Pedagogical University of Mozambique
Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, India
High Schools in Chalkida and Chania, Greece
Al-Quds University, Palestine
Science Festival in Chicago, US
National Hispanic Cultural Center, Albuquerque, US
ATLAS Physicist IP IP IP
Camera
Webcast Servers
Monitor
Headset
Microphone
Public
Cisco Tandberg C40
Audio Transmitter
& Receiver
Encoding PC
Recording IP
Operator
Audio Mixer
Vidyo PC
Sony Anycast
Students