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The operation and control of large physics experiments, for
example accelerators, particle detectors, optical and radio telescopes,
lasers, nuclear fusion facilities, and gravitational wave detectors,
has a scale and complexity that requires a significant investment
in computer systems, software and computer-related electronics.
The success of this investment is critical to the success of the
project as a whole and this meeting addresses the technologies,
techniques and choices to be made.
ICALEPCS is a series of biennial conferences that circulate around
the globe. Its scope covers all aspects of automation: software,
hardware, wireless technologies, internet enhanced operation, closed
loop control, engineering, project management, safety, etc.
ICALEPCS 2005, the tenth International Conference on Accelerator
and Large Experimental Physics Control Systems, is to be held 10-14
October 2005 in Geneva, Switzerland. It thus falls in the year that
UNESCO has declared the “World Year of Physics.” This
year’s conference is organized jointly by the European Organisation
for Nuclear Research (CERN, Geneva, Switzerland), and the “Centre
de Recherches en Physique des Plasma” (CRPP) of the “École
Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne” (EPFL), the
Swiss Federal Polytechnical School of Lausanne (Switzerland).
The conference has traditionally attracted controls engineers principally
from the particle accelerator community. However, in recent times
there has been a growing attendance by people from other research
domains, such as fusion and astronomy. It is expected that these
communities will have an even larger participation at this conference.
ICALEPCS thus offers a unique opportunity to all those involved
in the challenging field of controls for experimental physics worldwide
to hear about the latest developments, new projects, the latest
technologies being applied, and to discuss problems and solutions
with peers from the world’s major laboratories, to identify
new issues, and to shape future directions for research.
Full details are available at: http://
icalepcs2005.web.cern.ch/Icalepcs2005/
Bertrand Frammery and Jo Lister, Co-Chairmen of ICALEPCS 2005 can
be reached at bertrand.frammery@cern.ch
and jo.lister@epfl.ch, respectively.
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