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Stakeholder Relations at Large-Scale Infrastructures The CERN Model Rolf Heuer 7 th Canadian Science Policy Conference, Ottawa, 26 November 2015
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1949: The origins of CERN Louis de Broglie proposed: "the creation of a laboratory or institution where it would be possible to do scientific work, but somehow beyond the framework of the different participating states [Endowed with more resources than national facilities, such a laboratory could] undertake tasks, which, by virtue of their size and cost, were beyond the scope of individual countries”.
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Funding for big science is the responsibility of countries
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Stakeholders Funding agencies CERN scientists Neighbours Educational systems Students General publics Industry Media Employees Opinion leaders Scientific community Competitors
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Methodology We provide the infrastructure
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A user facility should be both host and participant to ensure excellence
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Methodology The CERN Council
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The CERN model brings all the funding agencies to the table to agree on a plan and oversee its execution
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Methodology Passing the baton…
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A rolling five year plan avoids fiscal cliffs and aids seamless financial management
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Member State contributions 2015 Country% contribution Austria2.21 Belgium2.76 Bulgaria0.29 Czech Republic1.00 Denmark1.77 Finland1.38 France15.13 Germany20.47 Greece1.45 Hungary0.62 Country% contribution Israel1.34 Italy11.06 Netherlands4.55 Norway2.80 Poland2.75 Portugal1.15 Slovak Republic0.50 Spain7.82 Sweden2.82 Switzerland3.87 United Kingdom14.26 (Does not include candidate and Associate Members)
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A culture of mutual help
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Forming the LHC collaborations
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The LHC experiments
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The European Strategy for Particle Physics
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Diversity
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Collaborative competition
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The blend of collaboration and competition is vital to the success of the scientific endeavour
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Research in Canada
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Could Canada create a “CERN Council” of the Provinces?
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The three Cs Consensus Collaboration Competition
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Key points Funding for big science is the responsibility of countries A user facility should be both host and participant to ensure excellence The CERN model brings all the funding agencies to the table to agree on a plan and oversee its execution A rolling five year plan avoids fiscal cliffs and aids seamless financial management The blend of collaboration and competition is vital to the success of the scientific endeavour Could Canada create a “CERN Council” of the Provinces?
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