Open Symposium on the European Strategy for Particle Physics

Europe/Rome
Palazzo del Casinò (Venice Lido)

Palazzo del Casinò

Venice Lido

Lungomare Guglielmo Marco 1861 - Lido di Venezia (Venezia)
Sandra Malvezzi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
Description

The European Strategy for Particle Physics (ESPP) is the cornerstone of Europe’s decision-making process for the long-term future of the field. Mandated by the CERN Council, it is formed through a broad consultation of the particle physics community and the study of selected projects. The focus of the ESPP 2026 Update is to identify the next flagship project at CERN to succeed the Large Hadron Collider and its high-luminosity upgrade.

Updating the ESPP is a process that takes place every 5-7 years and requires several months of work by the scientific community. The final output of this process is a document presenting the studies carried out and the recommendations expressed. The final processing of this document is preceded by an important moment of sharing and discussion: the Open Symposium of the scientific community.

The next edition of the Open Symposium will be hosted in Italy, at Lido di Venezia, from 23—27 June 2025. It will see scientists and partners from around the world debate the inputs to the ESPP and discuss the goals to be achieved in the coming decades.

The Open Symposium of the ESSP 2026 Update is hosted and organized by the Italian National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), with the support of CERN.

Plenary Sessions is on Streaming - two available links:

 https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbsqUzxZlcP5p4izedCWb7EOP-ZkSH495

https://garr.tv/w/tBCUmj21Qv1VJUckBnaQuj

 

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Participants
    • Registration Palazzo del Casinò

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Venice Lido

      Lungomare Guglielmo Marco 1861 - Lido di Venezia (Venezia)
    • Opening Session Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Paris Sphicas (CERN/NKUA) (CERN)
    • 10:45
      Coffee-Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Parallel 1 - Electroweak Physics Palazzo del Casinò (sala Perla)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      sala Perla

      Conveners: Monica Dunford (Heidelberg University) (Heidelberg University), Jorge de Blas (University of Granada) (University of Granada)
    • Parallel 2 - Accelerator Technologies Palazzo del Casinò (sala Mosaici 2)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      sala Mosaici 2

      Conveners: Anke-Susanne Mueller (KIT), Roberto Losito (CERN)
    • Parallel 3 - Neutrinos and Cosmic Messengers Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Volpi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Volpi

      Conveners: Pilar Hernandez (University of Valencia) (University of Valencia), Sara Bolognesi (CEA Saclay) (CEA Saclay)
      • 11
        Neutrino oscillations: neutrino masses, mixings and CP symmetry
        Speaker: Dr Mark Scott (Imperial College London) (Imperial College London)
      • 12
        Discussion
        Speaker: Stephen Dolan (CERN) - discussion leader (CERN)
      • 13
        Neutrino cross-sections
        Speaker: Ivan Esteban (University of the Basque Country)
      • 14
        Discussion
        Speaker: Concepcion Gonzalez-Garcia (ICREA-U Barcelona /YITP-StonyBrook) - discussion leader (ICREA-U Barcelona and YITP-StonyBrook)
      • 15
        Neutrino mass scale and Nature
        Speaker: Joe Formaggio (MIT)
      • 16
        Discussion
        Speaker: Aldo Ianni (INFN) - discussion leader (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • Parallel 4 - Strong Interactions Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Mosaici 1)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Mosaici 1

      Conveners: Cristinel Diaconu (CCPM Marseille) (Aix-Marseille Université et CNRS/IN2P3), Andrea Dainese (INFN-Padua) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
      • 17
        Introduction: Strong Interactions WG and ESPP inputs
        Speaker: Chiara Signorile-Signorile (Max Planck Institute for Physics) (KIT (Karlsruhe))
      • 18
        Precision QCD: state-of-the-art and prospects with future facilities
        Speaker: David d'Enterria (CERN) (CERN)
      • 19
        QCD input to cosmic rays and compact stellar objects: open questions and next challenges
        Speaker: Valentina Mantovani Sarti (TUM)
      • 20
        Prospects for exotic hadron physics
        Speakers: Antoine Gerardin (AIX-Marseille University), Marco Pappagallo (INFN) (INFN & University of Bari)
    • Parallel 5 – Flavour Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Amici)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Amici

      Conveners: Gino Isidori (University of Zurich), Marie-Helene Schune (IJCLab Paris) (IJCLab CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
    • 13:00
      Lunch Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Parallel 1 - Electroweak Physics (part II) Palazzo del Casino (Sala Perla)

      Palazzo del Casino

      Sala Perla

      Conveners: Monica Dunford (Heidelberg University) (Heidelberg University), Jorge de Blas (University of Granada) (University of Granada)
      • 26
        Theory uncertainty scenarios
        Speakers: Ayres Freitas (University of Pittsburgh) (University of Pittsburgh), Emanuele Angelo Bagnaschi (INFN) (INFN LNF), Pier Paolo Giardino (INFN) (INFN Roma 3)
      • 27
        Technical details of the fits and comparisons
        Speaker: Jorge de Blas (University of Granada) (University of Granada)
    • Parallel 2 - Accelerator Technologies (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Mosaici 2 )

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Mosaici 2

      Conveners: Anke-Susanne Mueller (KIT), Roberto Losito (CERN)
    • Parallel 3 - Neutrinos and Cosmic Messengers (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Volpi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Volpi

      Conveners: Pilar Hernandez (University of Valencia) (University of Valencia), Sara Bolognesi (CEA Saclay) (CEA Saclay)
      • 31
        BSM searches in neutrino experiments
        Speaker: Joachim Kopp (CERN and JGU Mainz) (CERN and JGU Mainz)
      • 32
        Discussion
        Speaker: Concepcion Gonzalez-Garcia (ICREA-U Barcelona /YITP-StonyBrook) - discussion leader (ICREA-U Barcelona and YITP-StonyBrook)
      • 33
        Cosmic messengers
        Speaker: Aart Heijboer (Nikhef)
      • 34
        DIscussion
        Speaker: Valerie Domcke (CERN)
    • Parallel 4- Strong Interactions (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Mosaici 1)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Mosaici 1

      Conveners: Cristinel Diaconu (CCPM Marseille) (Aix-Marseille Université et CNRS/IN2P3), Andrea Dainese (INFN-Padua) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
      • 35
        Partonic dynamics in protons and nuclei: prospects with future measurements at HL-LHC and electron-hadron colliders
        Speaker: Néstor Armesto (IGFAE-Compostela Univ.) (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela)
      • 36
        Hot and dense QCD: future prospects in heavy-ion collisions
        Speaker: Urs Wiedemann Wiedemann (CERN) (CERN PH TH)
    • Parallel 5 – Flavour (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Amici)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Amici

      Conveners: Gino Isidori (University of Zurich), Marie-Helene Schune (IJCLab Paris) (IJCLab CNRS/Université Paris-Saclay (FR))
    • 15:30
      Short Break to allow for change rooms Palazzo del Casinò

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Venice Lido

      Lungomare Guglielmo Marco 1861 - Lido di Venezia (Venezia)
    • Parallel 6 -Detector Technologies Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Perla)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Perla

      Conveners: Thomas Bergauer (HEPHY Vienna) (HEPHY Vienna), Ulrich Husemann - KIT Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
    • Parallel 7 – BSM Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Mosaici 2)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Mosaici 2

      Conveners: Fabio Maltoni (Louvain, Bologna) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez (Uppsala University) (Uppsala University (SE))
    • Parallel 8 - Dark matter/Dark Sector Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Volpi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Volpi

      Conveners: Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford) (University of Oxford), Matthew McCullough (CERN) (CERN), Emanuele Castorina (University of Milano) - Chairperson
    • Parallel 9 -Computing Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Mosaici 1)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Mosaici 1

      Conveners: Tommaso Boccali (INFN-Pisa) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Borut Kersevan (JSI - Ljubljana University)
    • 17:00
      Coffee-Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Parallel 6 -Detector Technologies (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Perla)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Perla

      Conveners: Thomas Bergauer (HEPHY Vienna) (HEPHY Vienna), Ulrich Husemann - KIT Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
      • 17:20
        Beyond accelerators and emerging technologies
      • 60
        Technologies for Neutrino and Dark Matter Experiments
        Speaker: Inés Gil-Botella (CIEMAT) (CIEMAT)
      • 61
        Quantum and emerging technologies
        Speaker: Michael Doser (CERN) (CERN)
      • 18:05
        Electronics, TDAQ and the ecosystem for instrumentation
      • 62
        ASICs: Lesson Learnt & Perspectives
        Speaker: Frank Simon (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
      • 63
        Trigger and Data Acquisition: Challenges and Perspectives
        Speaker: Thea Aarrestad (ETH Zurich) (ETH Zurich)
      • 64
        Optimizing the environment for detector R&D: industry involvement, person-power and resources
        Speaker: Marcel Demarteau (Oak Ridge National Laboratory)
    • Parallel 7 – BSM (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Mosaici 2)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Mosaici 2

      Conveners: Fabio Maltoni (Louvain, Bologna) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez (Uppsala University) (Uppsala University (SE))
    • Parallel 8 - Dark matter/Dark Sector (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Volpi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Volpi

      Conveners: Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford) (University of Oxford), Matthew McCullough (CERN) (CERN), Emanuele Castorina (University of Milano) - Chairperson
      • 17:20
        Light Dark Matter and Dark Sectors
      • 72
        Direct detection landscape
        Speaker: Paolo Agnes (GSSI) (GSSI)
      • 73
        Astrophysical and cosmological aspects & indirect detetion
        Speaker: Josef Pradler (University of Vienna)
      • 18:34
        Heavy Dark Matter and Dark Sector
      • 74
        Collider and Interplay with major future facilities
        Speaker: Monica D'Onofrio (Liverpool University) (University of Liverpool)
    • Parallel 9 -Computing (part II) Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Mosaici 1)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Mosaici 1

      Conveners: Tommaso Boccali (INFN-Pisa) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Borut Kersevan (JSI - Ljubljana University)
    • 20:00
      Welcome Cocktail Palazzo del Casinò

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Venice Lido

      Lungomare Guglielmo Marco 1861 - Lido di Venezia (Venezia)
    • Large-scale accelerator projects at CERN, part I Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Hugh Montgomery (JLAB) ((JLAB))
    • 10:50
      Coffee-Break Sala degli Specchi (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala degli Specchi

      Palazzo del Casinò

    • Large-scale accelerator projects at CERN, part II Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Mike Seidel (PSI)
    • 13:00
      Lunch Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Status in China, Japan, US Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Karl Jakobs (Freiburg Univ.) (Universitaet Freiburg (DE))
      • 89
        Status and plans for the realisation of the Circular Electron Positron Collider (CEPC) and other large-scale projects in China
        Speaker: Yifang Wang (IHEP Beijing) (IHEP)
      • 90
        Status and plans for the realisation of the International Linear Collider (ILC) and other large-scale projects in Japan
        Speaker: Shoji Asai (KEK) (U-Tokyo)
      • 91
        Large-scale particle physics projects in the US and plans for participation in projects outside
        Speaker: Hitoshi Murayama (Berkeley) (UC Berkeley, LBNL, Kavli IPMU Tokyo)
    • 16:15
      Coffee-Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi )

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Accelerator Technologies Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Perla)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Perla

      (Indicated times for talks include 10 min for discussion)

      Convener: Tor Raubenheimer (SLAC) (SLAC)
    • Communicating the case for CERN’s next flagship collider Palazzo del Casinò (Sala Perla)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala Perla

      Convener: Francesca Scianitti (INFN) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
    • Electroweak Physics Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Florencia Canelli (University of Zurich) (University of Zurich)
      • 99
        The Electroweak physics landscape beyond the LHC: Open questions and exploration at future colliders
        Speaker: Monica Dunford (University of Heidelberg) (Heidelberg University)
      • 100
        Characterisation of the Electroweak sector at future colliders: Comparative assessment
        Speaker: Jorge de Blas (University of Granada) (University of Granada)
      • 101
        Discussion

        Florencia Canelli (discussion leader)

        Speaker: Florencia Canelli (University of Zurich) - discussion leader (University of Zurich)
    • 10:45
      Coffee-Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Strong Interactions Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Sven-Olaf Moch (Hamburg University) (Universität Hamburg)
      • 102
        Open questions and experimental prospects: precision QCD & internal structure of protons and nuclei
        Speaker: Cristinel Diaconu (CPPM) (Aix-Marseille Université et CNRS/IN2P3)
      • 103
        Open questions and experimental prospects: hot and dense QCD & QCD connections to hadronic, nuclear and astrophysics
        Speaker: Andrea Dainese (INFN-Padua) (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
      • 104
        Discussion

        Sven-Olaf Moch (discussion leader)

        Speaker: Sven-Olaf Moch (University of Hamburg) - discussion leader (Universität Hamburg)
    • 13:00
      Lunch Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Flavour physics Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Tim Gershon (University of Warwick) (University of Warwick)
    • 16:15
      Coffee-Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Neutrinos and Cosmic Messengers Palazzo del Casinò

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Venice Lido

      Lungomare Guglielmo Marco 1861 - Lido di Venezia (Venezia)
      Convener: Mauro Mezzetto (INFN-Padua) (INFN-PD)
    • 18:30
      Group Photo Palazzo del Casinò

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Venice Lido

      Lungomare Guglielmo Marco 1861 - Lido di Venezia (Venezia)
    • 20:00
      Social Dinner Sala Laguna (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Laguna

      Palazzo del Casinò

    • BSM physics Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casimò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casimò

      Convener: Maurizio Pierini (CERN) (CERN)
      • 112
        Status and open questions in the search for Physics Beyond the Standard Model
        Speaker: Fabio Maltoni (Louvain, Bologna) (Università di Bologna)
      • 113
        Experimental programs to address open issues in BSM physics
        Speaker: Rebeca Gonzalez Suarez (Uppsala University) (Uppsala University (SE))
      • 114
        Discussion

        Maurizio Pierini (discussion leader)

        Speaker: Maurizio Pierini (CERN) - discussion leader (CERN)
    • 10:45
      Coffee-Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Dark Matter / dark sector Palazzo del Casinò

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Venice Lido

      Lungomare Guglielmo Marco 1861 - Lido di Venezia (Venezia)
      Convener: Caterina Doglioni (University of Manchester) (University of Manchester)
      • 115
        Status and open questions in dark matter and dark sector physics
        Speaker: Matthew McCullough (CERN) (CERN)
      • 116
        Experimental programs to address open issues in dark matter and dark sector physics
        Speaker: Jocelyn Monroe (University of Oxford) (University of Oxford)
      • 117
        Discussion

        Caterina Doglinoni (discussion leader)

        Speaker: Caterina Doglioni (University of Manchester) - discussion leader (University of Manchester)
    • 13:00
      Lunch Beak Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Detector Technologies Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford) (University Of Oxford)
      • 118
        Tools for Discovery – Instrumentation Requirements for Future Projects
        Speaker: Ulrich Husemann - KIT Karlsruhe (Karlsruhe Institute of Technology)
      • 119
        From ECFA Detector Roadmap to DRD Collaborations and beyond
        Speaker: Thomas Bergauer (HEPHY Vienna) (HEPHY Vienna)
      • 120
        Discussion

        Daniela Bortoletto (discussion leader)

        Speaker: Daniela Bortoletto (University of Oxford) -discussion leader (University Of Oxford)
    • 16:15
      Coffee-Break Palazzo del Casinò (Sala degli Specchi)

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Sala degli Specchi

    • Computing Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò

      Convener: Stephane Jezequel (LAPP Annecy) (LAPP Annecy)
    • 18:30
      Get Together Event Sala Perla (Palazzo del Casinò)

      Sala Perla

      Palazzo del Casinò