1. Current European programs (prelim) Data PRC census (66 projects) Total cost 365 M€

2. European participation to US or other regional programs (sometimes major) (prelim) Data PRC census (66 projects) Total cost 1541 M€ AUGER AMS GLAST AMANDA ICECUBE In the future LISAPF LISA

3. Near and far term future (prelim) Total 471 M€ Data PRC census (66 projects) Total 1500 M€ >2015

4. How to go about it Input from WP1 Input the DRAFT Roadmap of the PRC Scientific administrators (National Funding Agencies) Scientific community Expertise (Workshops) Connection with ASTRONET, CERN/ESA/ESO

5. Major events for the Roadmap Starting workshop: Valencia 7/8 November 2006 –Presentation and first discussion of the PRC draft roadmap –Draft structure: 1st day morning: –General presentation of the proposal, NSF/DOE,Astronet, EU 1st day evening: –7 thematic working groups 2nd day –Restitution and preliminary conclusions 2 more workshops in 07 and 08 –Also smaller thematic workshops Milestone: A roadmap for Astroparticle and related R&D July 2008

6. ASPERA WP3 Partial alignment of funding for APP in Europe –Common action plan and agreements on funding of large projects –Common R&D calls –Partial alignment of funds for APP

7. Turning a Roadmap to an Action plan Can we prioritize ? With multiannual projection of ressources available? Decision points and milestones? Transform it in an « action plan »? Rare document from PPARC

8. Setting up cooperation agreements on existing infrastructures A series of large infrastructures in Europe has developed in parallel: –Underground labs (Gran Sasso, Fréjus, Camfranc, Boulby,…) –Gravitational antennas VIRGO/GEO, –Cherenkov telescopes HESS/MAGIC/VERITAS, –Neutrino telescopes ANTARES/NEMO/NESTOR, –High energy cosmic rays AUGER, –Dark matter searches (at least 6 different projects) –Double beta decay experiments. Establish cooperation agreements, à posteriori linking, towards multisite common governance –6 thematic workshops from July 2008 to July 2009

9. Existing instances of « alignment » and the future –Common virtual pot: example AUGER BUT need more inter-european coordination, eg for AUGER NORTH, speak with one voice, one evaluation committee, in order to increase the real inter-european coordination –Real common pot: example EGO True real common pot financed 50% INFN 50% CNRS, forthcoming participation of NIKHEF Distribution of funds for R&D and upgrades by an international committee Final word by an interagency council of administration –In the future: A common pot for overarching R&D (photodetection, low radioactivity techniques etc) ERANET+

10. ASPERA WP4 Transversal tasks of ASPERA –Database and common electronic infrastructure –Website –Outreach to policy makers –Extension of the network to new partners

11. Common electronic infrastructure Development of joint electronic communication tools and portal: –Website (not yet) www.aspera-eu.orgwww.aspera-eu.org –Authentification –Database of projects and people –Archiving and dissemination of all astroparticle related documents –Follow-up of the progress of projects by European managers and/or evaluators –Means of information on open calls and other opportunities for the researchers –A subscription system for the restricted use of the database and sharing work (wiki-like) facilities

12. Outreach ( CERN ) Single European press officer for astroparticle at the model of LHC and ILC, located at CERN, target group policy makers Organize media events around « open national days »/workshops Organize an European Astroparticle Physics Forum Planned participation to the launch of FP7 with an exhibition on Astroparticle physics (with ASTRONET) –The 7 themes –Importance of the field for outreach –Industrial spinnofs More general outreach –European wide special master classes –Promotion of web-site based events

13. Extension of the network ( BMBF ) Extension of the network ( BMBF ) Effort to increase the coverage of the network to most european countries with astroparticle physics Poland entry imminent Responsible: T. Bergohefer deputy coordinator of ASPERA

14. Timeline

15. Deliverables

16. Milestones White paper on funding methodogy in astroparticle physics –July 2008 Astroparticle physics roadmap – July 2008 Common action plan for the funding of new infrastructures –January 2009 Alignment of part of the financial resources of research councils for transnational research programmes –July 2009

17. 6 large infrastructures TypeName (not complete) SiteCost (M€) Start of Construction World High Energy Gamma ray CTANamibia Canaries 1002010-12 Neutrino telescopes KM3Europe2002010-12ICECUBE Dark matter1 ton bolometer or/and noble liquid Europe20-502010-12SuperCDMS Xenon? Double beta 1 ton tracking or/and calorimeter Europe20-502010-12MAJORANA EXO Gravitation Wave TRIGOEurope150-3002013-15 Proton dec. Supernova Neutrinos MEMPHYS GLACIER LENA Europe300-6002013-15UNO,H2K … Total100010 years

18. Conclusion ASTROPARTICLE LARGE INFRASTRUCTURES ARE NOW AT THE LEVEL OF FUNDING OF PARTICLE PHYSICS ASTROPHYSICS AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS LARGE INFRASTRUCTURES. SHOULD BE READY TO PARTICIPATE AT THE TIME OF THE WORLD DISTRIBUTION OF LARGE INFRASTRUCTURES (ca 2010-2012) ASPERA COULD BE THE INSTRUMENT OF THE PREPARATION FOR EUROPE AND COORDINATION WITH THE OTHER REGIONS OF THE WORLD LAST BUT NOT LEAST A BALANCE BETWEEN LARGE SCALE INFRASTRUCTURES AND DARING SMALLER PROJECTS SHOULD BE SOUGHT