IPPOG-EPPCN-Meeting, 15.11.2013, CERN

International MasterclassesUta Bilow

International Masterclasses

• Key activity of IPPOG

• Since 2005 2014: 10th IMC

• High school students are „scientists for one day“

Concept of IMC

• Every year in spring

• High school students (15 – 19) are „scientists for one day“

• Get invited to a research institute or university

• Introductory talks (standard model, detectors, accelerators)

• 2 h measurement with real LHC data from different exp.

• International video conference ( 2 – 5 inst. + CERN/Fermilab)

International Masterclasses 2014

37 countries, 160 institutes in 2013

Continous expansion:

• America, Asia• Firenze, Pavia (IT) • Warsaw Technical University (PO)• Waterford (IE)

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In 2013:

• 10.000 students

• 130 institutes + 30 in U.S. program

• 37 countries

Organisation

Steering Group

Coordination Fermilab-based

Ken Cecire

Coordination CERN-based

Uta Bilow

One person from each measurement

Other consultants

WG Video Conf.

Project LeaderMichael Kobel

Funding and SupportCoordination • Fermilab-based (KC): QuarkNet • CERN-based (UB): CERN (ending 2015)

Student assistants: TU Dresden

Funding from EPS HEPP Division

in kind contributions • CERN• Collaborations (ATLAS, CMS, ALICE, LHCb)• Fermilab• NSF and QuarkNet• Vidyo team• Moderators• 160 institutes• …

External Communication / Media

• Press release English/German (incl. section for local activities)

• Spread via institutes, National responsibles, DESY, interactions.org, …

• For media coverage see: www.physicsmasterclasses.org/index.php?cat=press

External Communication / Media

• Facebook > 1300 likes, few posts

• Very little time to manage

• Attracts people more generally interested in HEP

How can EPPCN help?

• lots of stories to tell:– 2014: 10th International Masterclasses– Worldwide spread– Bringing together e.g. Palestine and Israel in a program– High school students re-discover the Higgs (Nobelprize

2013)– …

• Coordination with press release• …• And: Can IMC help EPPCN?

www.physicsmasterclasses.org