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31 October – 1 November – Challenge Led Applied Systems Panel (CLASP), Royal College of Physicians, London
STFC contact : Penny.Woodman@stfc.ac.uk

November – date to be advised – e-MERLIN Steering Committee, venue tbc
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

2 November – CERN Finance Committee, CERN, Geneva
STFC contact : Charlotte.Jamieson@stfc.ac.uk

3 November – Nuclear Structure Astrophysics and Reactions (NuSTAR) Oversight Committee, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Katharine.Schofield@stfc.ac.uk

3 November – ISIS Crystallography User Group Meeting, Cosener’s House, Abingdon
STFC contact : David.Keen@stfc.ac.uk

8 November – Experimental Particle Physics/HEPP half day meeting in honour of Professor Norman McCubbin “………the nature of matter from the ISR to the LHC”
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, R22 Pickavance
Online registration at http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/accel/forum/2011/mccubbinfest/home.htm

8 November – Futures Advisory Panel Meeting, Coseners House, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharmila.Banerjee@stfc.ac.uk

8 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

8 November – UK PrepSKA Oversight Committee, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

9 November – ISIS disordered materials user group meeting, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Daniel.Bowron@stfc.ac.uk

10 November – Closing date of Large Awards Scheme for projects in public engagement
STFC contact : Chris.Woolford@stfc.ac.uk

10 November – Imaging in conservation: Looking at artefacts under a new light, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : winfried.kockelmann@stfc.ac.uk

10 – 11 November – ISIS Empirical potential structure refinement workshop, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Daniel.Bowron@stfc.ac.uk

10 – 11 November – Science Board, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Victoria.Wright@stfc.ac.uk

11 November – Big Telescopes training for physics teachers, Selkirk
STFC contact : Dan.Hillier@stfc.ac.uk

14 November – Programme Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Wendy.Light@stfc.ac.uk

14 – 15 November – ING Board, La Palma, Hawaii
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

16 November – Research Councils UK Executive Group (RCUKEG), Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield @stfc.ac.uk

16 – 17 November – European Space Agency Science Programme Committee (ESA SPC), Paris
UKSA contact : Chris.Castelli@stfc.ac.uk

17 – 18 November – ISIS molecular spectroscopy user group meeting, Cosener’s House, Abingdon
STFC contact : felix.fernandez-alonso@stfc.ac.uk

21 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

21 November – Centres Forum, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot and Daresbury Laboratory
STFC contact : Zoe.Gayfer@stfc.ac.uk

22 November – STFC Council Meeting, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Andy.Boyd@stfc.ac.uk

22 November – Education, Training and Careers Committee meeting, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Katharine.Hollinshead@stfc.ac.uk

23 November – SKA Founding Board, Heathrow Airport
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

24 – 25 November – Innovations Partnerships Scheme (IPS) Peer Review Meeting, Medical Research Council, London
STFC contact : Andi.Kidd@stfc.ac.uk

29 November – NCCPE Conference – Engage 2011 : Making an Impact, The Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol
STFC contact : Neville.Hollingworth@stfc.ac.uk

30 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk… continue to the full article

Colleagues may be interested in the following Public Engagement funding scheme.

STFC SiS Large Awards Scheme – This scheme offers funding for STFC science and technology projects that aims to inspire and involve a wider audience. Up to £100,000 can be applied for.… continue to the full article

Please note that the Astronomy Closing Date will be earlier this year and has been set as 15th February 2012.

The Astronomy Guidance currently available at http://www.stfc.ac.uk/Our%20Research/12214.aspx may be updated after the AGP 2011 Plenary meeting, which takes place on 23rd November.… continue to the full article

Dear Colleague

Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills Vince Cable has just announced the appointment of Professor John Womersley as the next Chief Executive Officer of STFC. John’s four-year term will commence on 1 November 2011. John’s appointment followed a competitive selection and Ministerial approval process.… continue to the full article

Dear MIST and UKSP Colleagues:

We heard today that the ESA Science Programme Committee has unanimously selected Solar Orbiter as the mission which will fill its Cosmic Vision Medium Class mission, ‘M1′ launch slot for 2017. (Euclid is also selected as ‘M2′).… continue to the full article

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30 November – 1 December – James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) Board, Hilo, Hawaii
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

2 December – United Kingdom Infrared Telescope (UKIRT) Board, Hilo, Hawaii
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

2 December – Small Awards Scheme for projects in public engagement judges meeting, Medical Research Council, London,
STFC contact : Chris.woolford@stfc.ac.uk

6 December – United Kingdom Committee on CERN, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, London
STFC Contact: Charlotte.Jamieson@stfc.ac.uk

8 December – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

8 December – Nuclear Structure Astrophysics and Reactions (NuSTAR) Oversight Committee meeting, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Katharine.Schofield@stfc.ac.uk

12 December – Programme Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Wendy.Light@stfc.ac.uk

14 December –CERN Finance Committee, CERN, Geneva
STFC Contact: Charlotte.Jamieson@stfc.ac.uk

14 December – Centres Forum, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot and Daresbury Laboratory
STFC contact : Jayne.Price@stfc.ac.uk or Cathy.Johnson@stfc.ac.uk

14 December – Research Councils’ United Kingdom Executive Group (RCUKEG), Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Linda.Enderby@stfc.ac.uk

14 – 15 December – Projects Peer Review Panel meeting, Polaris House, Swindon STFC contact – Sharmila.banerjee@stfc.ac.uk

15 December – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

19 December – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk… continue to the full article

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DIARY OF FORTHCOMING EVENTS
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31 October – 1 November – Challenge Led Applied Systems Panel (CLASP), Royal College of Physicians, London
STFC contact : Penny.Woodman@stfc.ac.uk

2 November – CERN Finance Committee, CERN, Geneva
STFC contact : Charlotte.Jamieson@stfc.ac.uk

2 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

3 November – Nuclear Structure Astrophysics and Reactions (NuSTAR) Oversight Committee, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Katharine.Schofield@stfc.ac.uk

8 November 2011 – Experimental Particle Physics/HEPP half day meeting in honour of Professor Norman McCubbin “………the nature of matter from the ISR to the LHC”
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot, R22 Pickavance
Online registration at http://hepwww.rl.ac.uk/accel/forum/2011/mccubbinfest/home.htm

9 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

10 November – Closing date of Large Awards Scheme for projects in public engagement
STFC contact : Chris.Woolford@stfc.ac.uk

10 – 11 November – Science Board, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Victoria.Wright@stfc.ac.uk

14 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

14 November – Programme Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Wendy.Light@stfc.ac.uk

14 – 15 November – ING Board, La Palma, Hawaii
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

16 November – Research Councils UK Executive Group (RCUKEG), Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Linda.Enderby@stfc.ac.uk

16 – 17 November – European Space Agency Science Programme Committee (ESA SPC), Paris
UKSA contact : Chris.Castelli@stfc.ac.uk

21 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

21 November – Centres Forum, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot and Daresbury Laboratory
STFC contact : Jayne.Price@stfc.ac.uk or Cathy.Johnson@stfc.ac.uk

22 November – STFC Council Meeting, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Andy.Boyd@stfc.ac.uk

22 November – Education, Training and Careers Committee meeting, Polaris House, Swindon
STFC contact : Katharine.Hollinshead@stfc.ac.uk

24 – 25 November – Innovations Partnerships Scheme (IPS) Peer Review Meeting, Medical Research Council, London
STFC contact : Andi.Kidd@stfc.ac.uk

29 November – NCCPE Conference – Engage 2011 : Making an Impact, The Bristol Hotel, Prince Street, Bristol
STFC contact : Neville.Hollingworth@stfc.ac.uk

30 November – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

30 November – 1 December – James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) Board, Hilo, Hawaii
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk… continue to the full article

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4 October – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

4 October – Computing Advisory Panel, Medical Research Council, London
STFC contact : Trish.Mullins@stfc.ac.uk

5 October – Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Upgrade Oversight Committee, Imperial College, London
STFC contact : Rachel.Reynolds@stfc.ac.uk

5 – 6 October – Joint Cancer Care Workshop by STFC and BIR, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharmila.Banerjee@stfc.ac.uk

11 October – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

12 October – Research Councils UK Executive Group (RCUKEG), Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Linda.Enderby@stfc.ac.uk

12 – 13 October – Science Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Victoria.Wright@stfc.ac.uk

13 October – Closing date of Small Awards Scheme for projects in public engagement
STFC contact : Chris.Woolford@stfc.ac.uk

14 October – E-ELT UK Programme Steering Committee, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

17 October – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboraory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

17 October – Centres Forum, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot and Daresbury Laboratory
STFC contact : Jayne.Price@stfc.ac.uk or Cathy.Johnson@stfc.ac.uk

18 October – Programme Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Wendy.Light@stfc.ac.uk

20 October – ALMA Oversight Committee meeting, University College London, London
STFC contact : Michelle.Cooper@stfc.ac.uk

24 October – Executive Board, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Didcot
STFC contact : Sharon.Bonfield@stfc.ac.uk

26 – 27 October – Second Futures Environment Workshop, Open University
STFC contact : Sharmila.Banerjee@stfc.ac.uk

31 October – Inverse Square Law (ISL) Oversight Committee Meeting, Birmingham University
STFC contact : Katharine.Schofield@stfc.ac.uk

31 October – 1 November – Challenge Led Applied Systems Panel (CLASP), Royal College of Physicians, London
STFC contact : Penny.Woodman@stfc.ac.uk… continue to the full article

Colleagues may be interested in the opportunity to showcase their science or technology work at next year’s summer exhibition at the Royal Society, London. It runs from 3-8 July 2012, and, while visited by the general public, also aims at Government, journalists, Parliamentarians, and senior scientists from other disciplines than your own.… continue to the full article

The European Solar Physics Division (ESPD) of the EPS has elected a new board at their triennial meeting in Rhodes. The objective of the ESPD is the advancement of the study of the Sun, the dissemination of key results of solar physics research to the general public, and the promotion and coordination of such research with other areas and branches of the physical sciences.… continue to the full article