2007 dnp business meeting agenda

2007 DNP Business MeetingAGENDA

1. Outgoing Chair's Report and Remarks (G. Huber) 5 min.a) DNP Thesis Prize

• 2006 award• 2007 entry and judging timeline, nominations for thesis prize judges.

b) Introduction of New Executive

2. Report from NSERC GSC-19 Chair (John Martin) 15 min.

3. Report from TRIUMF Directorate (J.M. Poutissou) 15 min.

4. Treasurer's Report on Finances and Membership (G. Hackman) 5 min.

5. Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics discussion (M. Butler, 15 min)

a) Likely future roles of DNP, CINP to the community.b) Invitation to CINP prospective members meeting at 5pm.

6. Other Business

2005-06 DNP Thesis Prize

• Dan received a cash award from the DNP and an invitation to present his Dan received a cash award from the DNP and an invitation to present his work at the WNPPC in Banff (expenses generously paid by TRIUMF).work at the WNPPC in Banff (expenses generously paid by TRIUMF).

• See Dan’s article in the Jan-Feb/07 issue of See Dan’s article in the Jan-Feb/07 issue of Physics in Canada Physics in Canada for more for more information on his research.information on his research.

2007 Competition• Open to any student receiving their Ph.D. degree in experimental or Open to any student receiving their Ph.D. degree in experimental or

theoretical Nuclear Physics from a Canadian university in 2006 or 2007.theoretical Nuclear Physics from a Canadian university in 2006 or 2007.

• Both the supervisor and the student must be DNP members (you may apply Both the supervisor and the student must be DNP members (you may apply at the time of application).at the time of application).

• Please submit:Please submit:– Thesis copy (preferably PDF).– C.V. including list of publications, conference contributions, and other

awards.– Letter from Department Head or Dean certifying that the thesis has been

formally accepted by the University.– Letter of nomination from thesis supervisor describing in detail the

contributions of the student to the research work.

• Send applications by Sept. 30 to:Send applications by Sept. 30 to:Garth Huber, Chief JudgeDepartment of PhysicsUniversity of ReginaRegina, SK S4S 0A2

2007-09 DNP Executive• CHAIR:

Malcolm Butler (St. Mary’s)

• VICE-CHAIR:Kumar Sharma (Manitoba)

• SECRETARY-TREASURER:Greg Hackman (TRIUMF)

• PAST-CHAIR:Garth Huber (Regina)

Thanks to Mike Hasinoff (UBC) for serving on the DNP Executive from 2001-07.

GSC-19 Chair’s Reports for this and previous years can be found on the DNP website at:

www.phys.uregina.ca/dnp

Treasurer’s report: Finances

• Deficit ($1063), as predicted– ($750): DNP Prize– ($630): Plenary Speaker at 2006 Congress– ($20): Liaison Committee– ($750): Share of Subatomic Physics Long Range

Plan “Glossy Brochure” (w/ PPD)+ $1087: Membership Revenue – no more student fees

• Balance on 2007-01-01: $9721• Sustainable

Treasurer’s report: Membership

As of May 1, 2007:• 132 members total – all but 31 with Ph.D.s

In 2006:• 108 full memberships paid

Reminder: Student membership now freefree

CINP-ICPN

MISSION (from by-laws)

The mission of the Corporation is to provide a formal organization to fairly represent and effectively advocate the interests and goals of the Canadian Nuclear Physics research community to relevant agencies and parties.

CINP-ICPNSCOPE (from by-laws)

In support of this mission, the Corporation's activities may include but are not limited to:• soliciting, assembling, and organizing the physics research plans of the Canadian

Nuclear Physics research community into a broad-based road-map for presentation to bodies such as the NSERC Grant Selection Committee and long range planning committees.

• representing the broad-based interests of the Canadian Nuclear Physics community to relevant institutes, in Canada and abroad.

• providing a forum for the advancement of the interests of students and alumni of higher education programs in Nuclear Physics in Canada.

• organizing workshops or other initiatives of interest to the Canadian Nuclear Physics community.

• facilitating Canadian participation in new Nuclear Physics initiatives in Canada and abroad.

CINP-ICPN

Inaugural Meeting of Board of Trustees this morning

– Peter Blunden (Manitoba), to 2008 (Secretary)

– Paul Garrett (Guelph), to 2009 (Treasurer)

– Garth Huber (Regina), to 2010 (President/Science)

– Randy Lewis (Regina), to 2009 (Science)

– Adam Sarty (Saint Mary’s), to 2008 (Membership)

– Kumar Sharma (Manitoba), to 2010 (Website)

CINP-ICPN

Today

17:00 - 18:00Canadian Institute of Nuclear Physics (CINP) General Meeting / Assemblée générale de l'Institut canadien de la physique nucléaire (ICPN) (MO-CNIP-Gen)

(DNP / DPN) Thor. 124 (80)

ICNP 2010

• INPC 2007 meeting in Tokyo was a great success.

• 850 participants and over 1000 presentations.

• Jens Dilling presented to the IUPAP C12 commission a proposal to host the next INPC conference in 2010 in Vancouver.

• Another bid came from Italy for the INFN to host it in Florence.

• The committee decided to host it in Vancouver and was impressed by the proposal.