EPAC 2008 - CERN

APAC'10 in Kyoto will be the first IPAC, IPAC'10
PAC'11 in New York will be the first smaller North American PAC
EPAC'11 in Valencia will be the second IPAC, the first European IPAC'11
PAC'12 (venue to be decided (Chicago or New Orleans) at the PAC'09 OC meeting in January in
Vancouver), will be the first North American IPAC'12
IPAC'13 (Asian IPAC) is likely to take place in China
IPAC'14 (European IPAC), venue to be decided before 2010, or at latest in 2011.
In response to a question from David Findlay, Paul Schmor expects that the smaller North American
PACs will attract around 800 participants.
The EPAC OC is very satisfied with the very positive developments. They underline the need
- to revise the EPS-AG Statutes and Rules
- to review the composition and mandate of the PACCC
- to review the Reciprocity Agreement.
Thus, while there is agreement in the three regions to move to the creation of an IPAC, it is as yet
unclear what it will look like: 3 totally independent conferences, 3 conferences with an underlying
coordination between them, or one conference series ....
It is proposed that a small sub-committee be formed rapidly to discuss and propose options for the
agreement of the regional committees. The group should be small, with no more than 5 representatives per
region. Paul Schmor and Shin-Ichi Kurokawa, representing PAC and APAC at this meeting, agree to the
setting up of this sub-committee. The current Chairs will consult with their committees and propose
membership by end August or early September such that work may begin in October.
It is hoped that the group could make a first report to the PAC'07 OC in January, and to the
EPAC'08 OC in February. Shin-Ichi Kurokawa will liaise with ACFA. It is hoped that a preliminary
agreement on the form of IPAC may be reached at the PACCC in Genoa such that the organization of
IPAC'10 in Kyoto (and to a lesser degree IPAC'11 in Valencia) may get under way accordingly.
3. EPS-AG Matters
Financial Situation/Investments
Christine Petit-Jean-Genaz reports that, following the Board's request to invest AG funds, the EPS
has opened an investment account at the Crédit Suisse in Geneva, managed by EPS, as follows:
100 kEuros have been invested for 1 year at 3.99%
25 kEuros have been invested on call at 3.54%.
Outside of this investment of 125 kEuros, the AG accounts stand at:
- 3,312.04 Euros banked with EPS at EPS Headquarters
- 21,075.86 Euros in the UBS Euro Account at CERN
- 735.10 CHF in the UBS Swiss Franc account.
The Treasurer's regular report is attached in Annex 4.
Status of Auditing the '06 Accounts
David Findlay had not understood that he was to audit the EPAC'06 Accounts. Rüdiger Schmidt will
be asked to undertake this task.
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