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ONGOING AND UPCOMING EVENTS
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- 7th ALICE Upgrade Week: Calaserena Resort, Geremeas, Cagliari, 14-18 September 2026:
- ALICE UPC Workshop: Katowice, Poland, 15-19 June 2026
- ALICE Calendar 2026
- ALICE approvals calendar for 2026
NEWS and ANNOUNCEMENTS
Recent PhD in ALICE: Congratulations to our new Doctor:
- Dr. Zarina Banoo
Thesis title: "Scaling of charged particles produced in ultra-relativistic nuclear collisions"
Submitted to: Department of Physics, University of Jammu, J&K, India
Thesis defense: 5 March 2026
CDS: https://repository.cern/records/janp4-hnr44
Supervisor: Prof. Ramni Gupta
Service work: QC work for TRD and Asynchronous QC of Event and Track Properties, DPG
| Editorial board membership (deadline 22 May):
EB members are in charge of reviewing papers, technical publications, and conference proceedings, as well as participating in the EB meetings. By the end of the year, we will have to replace two EB members. On this occasion, we would like to call for people with expertise on PWG-CF, PWG-JE, PWG-HF, PWG-DQ, detectors, and/or software, but other areas of expertise could also be considered. If you're interested in joining the EB or want to nominate someone, please contact the EB chairs by 22 May. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information. |
- Machine Learning for Enhancing Data Reconstruction and Simulation in ALICE
- "HiLumi LHC: CERN’s full-scale test stand enters the powering phase" With the start of electrical powering, the Inner Triplet String is now entering a new phase of commissioning. This phase will be carried out progressively and will culminate in the powering of the whole installation this summer.
- Hantavirus: an update from the CERN Medical Service
- The public consultation process for the Future Circular Collider (FCC) project begins in Switzerland and France
- "A collective commitment to safety as LS3 approaches" By Mark Thomson & Benoît Delille
- "Inclusion Matters: CERN’s new participatory inclusion initiative" A new “Inclusion Matters.” initiative invites the CERN community to co-create 50 visible and tangible inclusion actions by 2030
EVENTS OF INTEREST
- "PLANCK2026 and 6th EuCAPT Symposium" 18-22 May 2026
- QCD Seminars, Monday 18 May 2026, 14:00: "Characterising hadronisation across the phase space" by Basem El-Menoufi
- LHC Seminar, Tuesday 19 May 2026, 11:00: "Lepton Flavor Universality Tests Using B_c+ Decays at LHCb" by Emily Jiang (University of Maryland)
- Archives, Library and Open Science events, Tuesday 19 May 2026, 15:00: "Library Science Talk - “Good Enough” Archives? Rethinking Photographic and Audiovisual Collections in the Digital Age" by Juan Alonso Fernández, Natālija Lāce, Stephen J. Fletcher
- "AI in Sync" Wednesday 20 May 2026, 17:00 by Zeta Sourpi (Universite de Geneve (CH)), Barthelemy Von Haller (CERN)
- Micro-Talks, Friday 22 May 2026, 14:00: "Thriving with Confidence: Moving Past Imposter Syndrome"
NEW PAPERS ON THE ARXIV
PAPERS IN THE COLLABORATION REVIEW
Papers currently open for comments can be inspected using the link: Paper in Collaboration Review (Open for Comments).
NEWS FROM POINT 2
- LHC and ALICE
- LHC operated with pp collisions using the full machine configuration (2460b) in the high-mu regime. Two MDs were also performed at the end of the fill, dedicated to collimator settings and coupling measurements.
- ALICE continued successful data taking, with 31.47 pb⁻¹ delivered so far. During the MD phases, the detector was kept in SUPERSAFE + ITS OFF mode, while during data taking, data collection proceeded at 500 kHz with negative/negative magnet polarities. ALICE also performed the MFT special run, dedicated to feasibility studies for Run 4. The High Interaction Rate test was also performed for the TPC to check the Field Cage stability.
- LHC operated with pp collisions using the full machine configuration (2460b) in the high-mu regime. Two MDs were also performed at the end of the fill, dedicated to collimator settings and coupling measurements.
- Open shift blocks:
If you have any question about the training and, overall, on how to get ready to cover these earlier shifts do not hesitate to contact us (alice-rc@cern.ch). Dedicated trainings can be arranged.
- DCS:
- Full block starting on May 25 (MM-AA-NN).
- Full block starting on June 4 (MM-AA-NN).
- ECS:
- Partial expert block: May 19-20 (NN)
- Full expert block starting on June 10 (MM-AA-NN)
- QC:
- Partial expert block: June 4 (M)
- Partial expert block: June 4 (M)
- DCS:
- Run Manager (4-17 May 2026): Sara Haidlova
CONFERENCES
SPEAKING OPPORTUNITIES (events within 3 months or deadline within 1 month)
- ISMD 2026 (54th International Symposium on Multiparticle Dynamics), Chungli, Taiwan, 17-21 Aug, abstract deadline 15 May
- Many speaking opportunities for ALICE. Please contact CC chairs.
- Vertex 2026 in Stoos, Switzerland, 20–24 July, abstract deadline 15 May
- Two invitations for talks on ITS2 operations and ITS3 sensor characterisation
- Two invitations for talks on ITS2 operations and ITS3 sensor characterisation
- NSTAR 2026, Seville, Spain, 7-11 Sep, abstract deadline 30 Jun
- 12th International Workshop on Semiconductor Pixel Detectors for Particles and Imaging (PIXEL2026), 8-12 Sep 2026, Miyazaki, Japan, abstract deadline: 7 June
- Quark-Gluon Dynamics in the Nuclear Medium, 9-13 Nov 2026, Trento, Italy, abstract deadline: 30 Sep 2026
- XV International Conference on New Frontiers in Physics (ICNFP 2026), 19-30 Aug 2026, Kolymbari, Crete, Greece, abstract deadline: 1 June
- Opportunities for severl ALICE PLenary talks. Please contact CC chairs.
- Opportunities for severl ALICE PLenary talks. Please contact CC chairs.
- Kruger26 (International Workshop on Discovery Physics at the LHC), 30 November – 4 December 2026, Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Invitations for 3 talks; Introduction to Heavy-Ion Physics, Jets and Heavy Flavour as QGP Probes, Advances in Detector Technology
- UPC 2026: International workshop on the physics of Ultra Peripheral Collisions, 7-12 December 2026, Playa del Carmen, Mexico, abstract deadline: 15 September.
SCHOOLS
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18-22 May 2026 |
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21-26 Jun 2026 |
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30 July - 5 Aug 2026 |
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JUNIOR'S CORNER
Message from Junior Representatives (Bianca, Rohaan, Sara)
- "Supporting early careers beyond CERN"
- ALICE Run 3 Analysis Resources: a collection of all resources and news that can be helpful for people engaged in the analysis of ALICE Run 3 data. This is especially beneficial for those new to the Run 3 data analysis.
- Link to all ALICE Theses
- ALICE Theses website
- Guidelines for ALICE Thesis Video: a ~3-min video summarising the key results of the PhD thesis.
OUTREACH NEWS
ALICE visits this week:
- Saturday 9 May 2026
- ALICE member’s family, Norway
- Movimento Universitario Altoatesino, Italy
- Liceo Classico Statale Vittorio Alfieri, Italy
- Tuesday 12 May 2026
- 7th Gymnasium of Ilioupoli, Greece
- Wednesday 13 May 2026
- Gymnasium Kenzingen, Germany
- Friday 15 May 2026
- CMJ Viuz, France
- ALICE member’s friends, Italy
- Townley Grammar School, UK
- Recent Social Media Highlights:
- Mexico in ALICE 3
- ALICE ITS3 by Alexander Kluge
- ALICE observes partonic flow even in small colliding systems
- Do all jets lose energy in the same way?
- International Women’s Day, 8 March
- LHC Career Event: 17 Mar 2026
- ALICE 3 MID
- ALICE EMCal
- International Day of Women and Girls in Science
- Curiouser and curiouser: a riddle at the ALICE detector
DIVERSITY
- "E-learning course “Ethics at CERN” for all CERN personnel":
To ensure that everyone is aware of the guidelines of our ethical framework, the HR Department has developed an e-learning course entitled “Ethics at CERN”, which is available in English and French on the CERN Learning Hub. As of now, this course is mandatory for all members of the CERN personnel. Ethics at CERN
- "Inclusion Matters: CERN’s new participatory inclusion initiative" A new “Inclusion Matters.” initiative invites the CERN community to co-create 50 visible and tangible inclusion actions by 2030.
- ALICE Diversity Office website can be accessed here. Your feedback is important. You can send us an email that will be treated confidentially by using the email address: alice-diversity-office@cern.ch or send us an anonymous message by using this form.
JOB OPPORTUNITIES
ALICE Public website ALICE Collaboration website ALICE Calendar 2025