ET-PP INFRA-DEV Annual Meeting
UPF Barcelona School of Management - Barcelona

The ET-PP INFRA-DEV Annual Meeting will be held from 5th to 7th May 2026 in Barcelona, hosted by the the Institut de Física d'Altes Energies (IFAE). The venue is the UPF (School of Management) Campus in Barcelona city centre.
The coordinators of the different ET-PP work packages, the coordinators of the ET boards, and the members of the ET governing boards and other ET key actors will meet to report on the status of the ET-PP activities, define the plan for the rest of the project, and discuss the post-ET-PP phase transition.
Sponsored by IFAE

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9:00 AM
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9:30 AM
Registration -- Welcome Coffee
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9:30 AM
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11:30 AM
Plenary: Introduction and Overviews Auditorium
Auditorium
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9:30 AM
Welcome, Introduction, Goals 10mSpeaker: Mario Martinez (ICREA/IFAE)
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9:35 AM
ET-PP execution -- Status report 10mSpeaker: Arnau Pico (IFAE)
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- 10:15 AM
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10:40 AM
ET beam pipe activities @ CERN 25mSpeakers: Anna Teresa Perez (CERN), Paolo Chiggiato (CERN)
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11:05 AM
News from SiSeC 25mSpeaker: Andrew Harrison (CERIC-ERIC)
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9:30 AM
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11:30 AM
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12:00 PM
Coffee Break 30m
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12:00 PM
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1:15 PM
Plenary: Overviews from Local Teams Auditorium
Auditorium
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- 12:25 PM
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12:50 PM
Report from Saxony 25mSpeaker: Andreas Rietbrock (GPI)
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1:15 PM
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2:30 PM
Lunch 1h 15m
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2:30 PM
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4:00 PM
Parallel 1: Technical Designs Auditorium
Auditorium
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2:30 PM
Program 1h 30m
1) Analysis of the received report (Michele P.) on the DET pre-TDR
1.a) discussion (all)2) Action plan: Harald, Michele M., Jan H., Stefan H.
3) Research Infrastructure "pre-TDR": Patrick Werneke
4) Designing a Scheduling Methodology for Einstein Telescope
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2:30 PM
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2:30 PM
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4:00 PM
Parallel 2: Legal and financial modelling Room 401
Room 401
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2:30 PM
Program for the session 1h 30m
This session will focus on the final deliverables of WP2 and WP3 to ensure that the content is complementary and aligned.
Grant agreement:
(Del. 2.3. Legal report on intermediate legal entity --> currently under review)
Del. 2.4. Roadmap to establish an intermediate legal entityDel. 3.2. Report from workshop with ETO
Del. 3.3. Prelimary financial architectureIdentify topics for alignment or complementarity.
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2:30 PM
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2:30 PM
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4:00 PM
Parallel 3: Communications Room 404
Room 404
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2:30 PM
Program of the session 1h 30m
14:30 Introduction - Dorota Rosinska
14:35-14:45 ECR mentorship and training programme – Martin Hendry
14:45-14:55 D10.4 update, TDS – Sascha Rieger
14:55-15:05 ET-PP WP10 overview – Yuliya Hoika
14:55-15:05 ETO communication Office Updates – Yuliya Hoika
15:05-15:15 Coordinated communications - Susanne Milde
15:15-16:00 Discussion – Vincenzo Napolano, Dorota Rosinska...
Next steps, workflow: communication, education, materials, outreach...
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2:30 PM
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4:00 PM
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4:30 PM
Time for preparing reports from parallel sessions
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4:30 PM
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5:00 PM
Coffee Break 30m
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5:00 PM
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6:30 PM
Plenary: Report from Parallel Sessions Auditorium
Auditorium
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5:00 PM
Report from pre-TDR detector 15m
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5:15 PM
Report from RI design related document 15m
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5:30 PM
Report from legal and financial documents 30m
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6:00 PM
Report on Communication discussion 30m
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5:00 PM
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8:20 PM
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10:20 PM
Dinner 2h
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9:00 AM
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9:30 AM
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9:00 AM
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9:15 AM
Registration -- Welcome Coffee
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9:15 AM
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10:45 AM
ET-COMPASS T2.3 ROOM 401
ROOM 401
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9:15 AM
Program 1h 30m
Introduction (Mauro M.) [5']
The ETO vision (A. Variola) [30']:
General strategy for cost and risk assessments for the ET project
Ongoing ETO C&R assessment activities for the geometry evaluation: goals, plans, challenges
Scenarios for ETO C&R assessment activities in 2027-8: updated scope and tentative work plan; most effective contributions that ET-COMPASS could provide
Competences and resources that the ET-COMPASS partners can provide for the task 2.3 activities
IFAE (M. Martinez) [5']
MUL (R. Galler ) [5']
UNIRI (S. D. Jovančević ) [5']
Raodmap for getting ready to start the task activities in ET-COMPASS (Mario M., Alessandro V.) [20']
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9:15 AM
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9:15 AM
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10:45 AM
Parallel 2: Computing Room 404
Room 404
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9:15 AM
Program of the session 1h 30m
This is intended to be a joint WP6-WP8 session
The main topic WP8 needs to focus on now is D8.3, the Data Access Policy Implementation Guidelines, which relies on the Data Access Policy component of D6.6 (DMP and Data Access Policy).
WP6 needs to focus on concluding the DMP document
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9:15 AM
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9:15 AM
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10:45 AM
Sustainability Auditorium
Auditorium
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9:15 AM
Program 1h 30m
The session will present an overview of the environmental impact and CO₂ footprint assessment and mitigation strategies (D9. 2& D9.3), with a particular focus on how ET-PP activities can support site-specific assessments, clarify the baseline for the selected site and layout, enhance the quality of data collection, and extend scenario analysis to encompass mitigation, circularity, and reuse options.
In parallel, the session will address the structuring of the Sustainability Implementation Strategy (D9.1) by outlining approaches to clearly assign responsibilities, assess feasibility, establish realistic timelines, strengthen stakeholder collaboration, and enhance digital integration through the use of tools and dashboards for real-time monitoring and reporting.
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9:15 AM
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10:45 AM
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11:15 AM
Time for preparing reports from parallel sessions
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11:15 AM
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11:45 AM
Coffee Break 30m
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11:45 AM
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1:15 PM
Computing Cost: Computing Costing Room 401
Room 401
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11:45 AM
Program 1h 30m
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11:45 AM
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11:45 AM
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1:15 PM
Parallel 1: Site Characterization Auditorium
Auditorium
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11:45 AM
Program 1h 30m
attached the program for the Site Characterization Parallel session,
the template we are going to discuss and the presentation about the NN roadmap prepared.
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11:45 AM
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11:45 AM
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1:15 PM
Parallel 2: KTT Room 404
Room 404
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11:45 AM
Program 1h 30m
11:45 [Daniela Trani]
BSBF2026 ET booth organization led by ETO
What help and experience can ET-PP WP7 bring?
12:00 [Rob van der Meer]
Future/follow-up of WP7 in after ET-PP.
What heritage do we bring and what recommendations for ETO?
Where do we write down our recommendations?
12:15 [Kazik Anhalt]
public procurement of innovation (PPI) to big science by Kazik Anhalt and INPROCAP representative.
12:45 [Ilaria Giammarioli]
D7.4 – Report on TT and Intellectual property management in ET
13:00 [Rob van der Meer]
D7.2 – Report on industry engagement plan execution
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11:45 AM
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1:15 PM
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1:45 PM
Time for preparing reports from parallel sessions
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1:45 PM
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3:00 PM
Lunch 1h 15m
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3:00 PM
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4:20 PM
Plenary: Report from Parallel Sessions Auditorium
Auditorium
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3:00 PM
Sustainability 20m
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3:20 PM
Computing 20m
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3:40 PM
Site Characterization 20m
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3:00 PM
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4:20 PM
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5:00 PM
Coffee Break 40m
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5:00 PM
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5:30 PM
Plenary: Report from Parallel Sessions Auditorium
Auditorium
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5:00 PM
ET-COMPASS T2.3 -- Cost and Risk 15m
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5:15 PM
Computing Costs 15m
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5:00 PM
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5:30 PM
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6:00 PM
Plenary: Discussion Auditorium
Auditorium
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9:00 AM
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9:15 AM
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9:00 AM
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11:00 AM
Plenary: post-ET-PP and relation with ET-COMPASS Auditorium
Auditorium
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9:00 AM
Addressing the ETO Mandate and Activities 2025–2027 30mSpeaker: Daniela Trani (NIKHEF)
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9:30 AM
Towards a successful ET-COMPASS start-up 30mSpeaker: Mauro Morandin (INFN)
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10:00 AM
Discussion 30m
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9:00 AM
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11:00 AM
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11:30 AM
Coffee Break 30m
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11:30 AM
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12:00 PM
Plenary: Closeout Auditorium
Auditorium
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9:00 AM
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11:00 AM