Activities and Networks

Although WG14 in a Working Group under Commission C11 (Particles and Fields), its activities and network have strong synergies with C12 (Commission on Nuclear Physics); C13 (Physics for Development) , C14 (Physics Education), C16 (Plasma Physics), C17 (Laser Physics and Photonics) and AC5 (Afffiliated Commission of Physics Students)

Accelerator science spans the globe, connecting diverse projects, organizations, communities, events, funding opportunities, and career pathways.

• Events:
  • “AISSAI Hackathon on AI for Particle Accelerators ” Oct. 11-16, 2026 ; ARTIFACT team, more details
  • A workshop on science communication and link to Register (to be announced)
• IUPAP – WG14 links:
  • Accelerator schools and educational programs
  • Accelerator Engagement Ambassadors Initiative
  • Hackathonino during IPAC2026
• Sharing expertise : WG14 – ADS & CANS
  • CN : Yuan He: Short Overview of Possible ADS and CANS at IMP

Selected Socio-economic Impact Reports (TBC)

• European Spallation Source, ERIC (ESS)
  • Exploring the socio-economic Impact of ESS (2013-2018)
  • Socio-Economic Effect of Swedish Investments in ESS 2010-2020
  • ESS-Bilbao
  • LENS – Neutron Science in Europe (2022 – ISBN: 978-91-527-3846-7)
• CERN
  • Assessment of the socio-economic benefits of CERN activities reports 
  • High-Lumi Project (HL-LHC)
• NIST ; “Assessment of the Retrospective and Prospective Economic Impacts of Investments in U.S. Neutron Researc Sources and Facilities from 1960 to 2030″
• Diamond Light Source
• The Economics of Big Science Workshop, April 2026

Careers (TBC)

• https://lightsources.org/careers/

• EPACE
  

Few Companies presentations (TBC)

• • • ScandiNova ; IBA; CosyLab

Here, we present a curated (but not exhaustive) list of key initiatives and resources.

• Accelerator Centers (IUPAP WG14 webpage link)

• ICFA – International Committee for Future Accelerators

• European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP)

• IUPAP WG16 – “Physics and Industry”

• Other Accelerator Science Conferences, Webinars and Workshops

• Light Sources for Africa, the Americas, Aia, Middle East and Pacific (LAAAMP)

• Neutronsources.org (accelerator and reactor-based Neutron sources) and LinkedIn

• Subscribe to email distribution list neutron@neutronsources.org ==> HERE

	Community Name	Type
AAAS	American Association for the Advancement of Science	Society
ACFA	Asian Committee for Future Accelerators (ACFA)	Committee
ARTIFACT	AI for Accelerator Technologies	Coll.
AIPF	Accelerator Science and Technology Industry Permanent Forum	Coll.
APS	American Physical Society / Division of Physics of Beam (DPB) Forum on International Physics (FIP)	Society
ASFAP	African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied Physics	Network
CAFEIN	-” CERN’s AI Federated Learning Platform: CAFEIN” by Luigi Serio – See Trustroke	Project
EPS	European Physical Society (EPS)	Society
ENEN	European Nuclear Education Network (ENEN)	Network
ENLIGHT	European network for Light ion hadron therapy	Network
EPITA – Challenge-Based Innovation	Enabling Partnerships for Innovation & Accelerator Technology Advancement	Grant
ENSA	European Neutron Scattering Association	Org.
ESSnuSB+	ESS neutrino Super Beam plus (ESSnuSB+)	Project
ESPP	European Strategy for Particle Physics incl. European Strategy Group (ESG)	Committee
EuPRAXIA	EuPRAXIA	Project
EURO-LABS	EURO-LABS	Project.
FIP	Forum on International Physics (at APS) – PHYSICS MATTERS Colloquia series – SESAME-based	Series
HITRI	Heavy Ion Therapy Research Integration plus (HITRIplus)	Project
IAEA	International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)	Org.
ICFA	International Committee for Future Accelerators – IUPAP WG1: International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) – ICFA Panel on Sustainable Accelerators and Colliders (Chair — Thomas Roser, BNL) – ICFA Beam Dynamics Panel (Chair — Yuan He, IMPCAS)	Committees
ICUIL	International Committee on Ultra-High Intensity Lasers (ICUIL)	Committee
I.FAST	Innovation Fostering in Accelerator Science and Technology (I.FAST) WP2.3- Challenge-Based Innovation (CBI)	Project
IOP	Institute of Physics (IOP)	Org.
iSAS	Innovate for Sustainable Accelerating Systems (iSAS)	Grant
ISP	International Science Programme	Program
LASCALA	Master via Erasmus Mundus	Grant
LAAAMP	Light Sources for Africa, the Americas, Aia, Middle East and Pacific (LAAAMP)	Project
LEAPS	League of European Accelerator-based Photon Sources (LEAPS)	Coll.
LENS	League of advanced European Neutron Sources (LENS)	Coll.
LINXS	Institute of advanced neutron and x-ray science (LINXS)	Org.
MuCol	Muon Collaboration / Collider (MuCol)	Project
NEPHEWS	NEPHEWS – The project will deliver access to the world-class collective of Europe’s premiere open advanced neutron (N), synchrotron (SR) and free-electron laser (FEL)	Grant
NuPECC	Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee is an Expert Committee of the European Science Foundation (NuPECC)	Commitee
Lightsources.org	Lightsources.org – International Collaboration of Science Communicators from 24 synchrotrons and 8 free electron lasers (FEL)	Org.
SEEIST	South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST)	Project
STELLA	Smart Technologies to Extend Lives with Linear Accelerators (STELLA)	Project
SPS	Swedish Physical Society / Accelerator Physics in Sweden	Society
TIARA	Test Infrastructure and Accelerator Research Area (TIARA)	Committee
TRUSTroke	– TRUSTroke project** – How AI and a CERN federated learning platform can assist clinicians in the management of stroke patients – See Cafein	Project
	More specific Activities and Projects by Continents
Africa	African School on Fundamental Physics and Applications (ASP) – Network African Light Source – Road Map (AfLS) African Strategy for Fundamental and Applied physics (ASFAP) African Light Source Working Group at ASFAP	Projects
America	Accelerators for America’s Future	Doc.
Asia	China: “Accelerator Science in China” (L. Sun et al.) “Accelerator driven systems – a solution to multiple problems in society” (Y. He – Physics Matters – August 2023)	Doc.
Europe	Accelerator – CERN	Group

• Few (Conceptual) Design Reports (CDR &TDR)

ESS

FCC

SNS (vol1)

AfLS

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