Future Research Infrastructures Challenges Opportunities Varenna Italy July

Future Research Infrastructures: Challenges & Opportunities Varenna, Italy July 11, 2015 Panel Discussion - The Need for International World Infrastructures A Role for the National Physical Societies Dr. Amy K. Flatten Director of International Affairs American Physical Society

General U. S. Perspectives Trends & Models for International Partnerships q U. S. Physicists Appreciate – Physics is “International” § International partnerships: direction of “Big Science” § Future large-scale collaborations will benefit from international partners q Many Different Models of Collaboration § CERN: regarded as successful, recent White House signing ceremony § ITER: History of challenges § LBNF/DUNE: First U. S. project scoped initially as international collaboration q No “One Size Fits All” Model § Must learn from successes & failures of many models § Create models for international collaborations that benefit all partners

National Physics Societies Serving national and international physicists Asking Ourselves: How could/should U. S. physics community best plan for future large-scale international collaborations (and accompanying facilities)? q What role should APS play in helping the U. S. physics community? q 50, 000+ APS members worldwide: include most stakeholders § § § Research scientists International colleagues Policy-makers q Serve as: § § § Vehicle to collect, consolidate, and incorporate “lessons-learned”? Facilitate discussions among stakeholders? Or…Just another layer of bureaucracy, administrators, etc. ? How should APS address members’ and partners’ multiple interests?

APS Roundtable Series Facilitating Discussion Among Physics Community q APS: At the intersection of policy-making, science, & international affairs § Physics Policy Committee (PPC): U. S. Government policies affecting physics research, collaboration & funding § Committee on International Scientific Affairs (CISA): International engagement, partnerships & programs q PPC-CISA Roundtable Series – An “Experiment” § “U. S. Participation in Large-Scale International Collaborations” § Small and manageable vehicle for candid conversations with representatives from science and (eventually) government § Can ultimately inform future actions for the APS

APS Roundtable Series Facilitating Discussion Among Physics Community q Initial roundtable ~ October 2015 § § Initial “experience gathering exercise” 10 -12 physicists with first-hand knowledge of large-scale, international collaborations: • Astrophysics, • Nuclear physics • Particle physics • Atomic, molecular & optical physics (AMO) • Plasma physics • Condensed matter physics q Objectives of October roundtable: § Initial assessment/landscape § Identify & prioritize key issues affecting successes or challenges § Focus for follow-on roundtable discussions (with policy-makers? )

APS Roundtable Series Facilitating Discussion Among Physics Community q Want “forward looking” discussion (i. e. , not a “gripe session”) q Summer 2015: Collect & analyze “lessons learned” from participants § Discuss & rate severity and frequency of challenges or successes from: § Nature of collaborative agreement (e. g. , bi-lateral? multi-lateral? between governments? labs? , did or didn’t include international partners from the onset, other? ) § Administrative Structure (e. g. , international participation? one country dominates? other? ) § Strategic Planning & Shaping Scientific Program (Did partners have a say, or does host country dominate or decide? ) § Access Policies (e. g. , do partner countries offer reciprocity? Is reciprocity a concern? ) § Financing (e. g. , U. S. contributions to construction? operation? other? )

Future Discussions International Physics Community q APS Roundtable Series: Initially “U. S. Centric” § § § Will focus on U. S. participation in large-scale collaboration Include international perspective from SIF/EPS leadership Topical focus will evolve – “learn by doing” q European Science Open Forum 2016 (ESOF 2016) § Joint proposal from American Physical Society & European Physical Society § Proposed similar roundtable session § Short discussion session—not long term planning q Also Asking Ourselves: What could/should be the best mechanisms for “long-term planning” at international level? § § What country will host which major facility? National physical societies – international physics forum? Role for IUPAP? OECD? Other…TBD!