Convegno Nazionale: Quinta Giornata Acceleratori
University of Calabria

We are pleased to announce the "Convegno Nazionale: Quinta Giornata Acceleratori" (the 5th National Accelerators Day), that will be held in person at the University of Calabria (UniCal) from the 26th to 27th March 2026.

The "National Accelerators Day" is becoming a reference event for the whole Italian community of accelerator physics and technology experts. The 5th edition will be hosted by the University of Calabria (UniCal), home of the STAR - Research Infrastructure, and will provide a unique opportunity to share and discuss in person the new INFN initiatives and the ongoing projects, to present the new thematic networks established within the INFN-Accelerator participants and to deal with all the aspects related to the scientific and professional activity of a sector considered more and more as vital and strategic. The Directors of the INFN Labs and the most involved Units, the Scientific National Committees Presidents, as well as the President and the Executive Board of our Institute will participate in the discussion.
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Registration Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
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Welcome Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
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Welcome and presentation UNICAL activities 15mSpeaker: Rettore UniCal (Rettore UniCal)
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First Morning Session Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
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INFN-A last year activities and conference program presentation 20mSpeaker: David Alesini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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STAR project: General overview (R. Agostino, 20 mins), Commissioning and status (L. Faillace, 20 mins), Tech-Transfer insights (M. Cestelli Guidi, 15 mins). 55mSpeakers: Raffaele Giuseppe Agostino (STAR Research Infrastructure and Physics Department, Università della Calabria, Rende CS, Italy), Luigi Faillace (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Mariangela Cestelli Guidi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Coffee Break 40m Bar
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Second Morning Session Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
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Current status and future perspectives of LNL accelerators. 25mSpeaker: Enrico Fagotti (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Staging in High-Energy Plasma Accelerators: Perspectives and Possible Experiments in EuPRAXIA@SPARC_LAB. 25mSpeaker: Livio Verra (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Magnetic measurement system and MPS for the Superconducting Cyclotron and new experimental points @LNS. 25mSpeaker: Antonio Domenico Russo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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LASA is growing: new spaces, new opportunities. 25mSpeaker: Marco Prioli (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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HFM - ITALIA: status and perspectives. 25mSpeaker: Alessandra Pampaloni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Group Picture
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Lunch Break 1h 5m Canteen
Canteen
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First Afternoon Session Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
University of Calabria - Aula U. Caldora, Via Alberto Savinio, 87036 Arcavacata, Rende CS-
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Implementation of FLASH therapy at Sapienza University. 25mSpeaker: Lucia Giuliano (Sapienza Univerisity - INFN Roma)
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Management perspectives: Update on ESPP, 310 funding, PNRR and post PNRR. 35mSpeaker: Diego Bettoni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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buffer/discussion. 10m
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Coffee Break 30m Bar
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Second Afternoon Session Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
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Status and activity plans for the FCC accelerator (M. Boscolo, 20 min); Status and activity plans for the Muon Collider accelerator (D. Giove, 15 min). 35mSpeakers: Manuela Boscolo (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Dario Augusto Giove (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Perspective for research on accelerators within CSN5. 25mSpeaker: Giuseppe Torrisi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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The INFN contribution to ESS accelerator. 25mSpeaker: Francesco Grespan (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Update PNRR projects: IRIS (L. Rossi)-EUAPS (F. Stocchi)-ANTHEM (A. Passarelli). 45mSpeakers: Prof. Lucio Rossi (University of Milano & Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Federica Stocchi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Andrea Passarelli
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Bus to Cosenza 30m UniCal Terminal - Pensiline
UniCal Terminal - Pensiline
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Social Dinner Event 2h Ristorante FELLINI
Ristorante FELLINI
Cosenza
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First Morning Session Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
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ET status and possible synergies with particle accelerator activities. 25mSpeaker: Luisa Spallino (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Underground accelerators: past, future, and the LUNANOVA project. 25mSpeaker: Dr Matthias Bernhard Junker (LNGS)
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Active muonic interrogation of seismogenic faults: Earthquake Reconnaissance using Muon beam Evolution in Silicon dioxide (ERMES). 25mSpeaker: Luca Serafini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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ASTRA project. 25mSpeaker: Marco Statera (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Coffee Break 30m Bar
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Second Morning Session Aula U. Caldora
Aula U. Caldora
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Vaccaro and Quercia Master degree thesis prizes. 15m
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11:10
Winners' Talks. 30m
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"Round Table: Accelerators / Universities / Education -Overview of educational offer: accelerator-related courses at universities, PhD programs, and statistics on post-training employment (15 mins, TBD). -INFN preruolo: status and prospects (15 mins – S. Malvezzi). -Next SIF (10 mins – D. Mascali). -Discussion." 50mSpeakers: Sandra Malvezzi (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Dr David Mascali (LNS)
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Closing remarks (Alesini, Bettoni). 20mSpeakers: David Alesini (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare), Diego Bettoni (Istituto Nazionale di Fisica Nucleare)
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Light Lunch @STAR Lab 50m STAR Caffetteria
STAR Caffetteria
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Guided Tour to STAR STAR Hangar
STAR Hangar
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Farewell Coffee 30m STAR Caffetteria
STAR Caffetteria
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