In the recent years, the agenda for the EPPOG Masterclass Project Day has set to a more or less standard setting. However, the agenda can only be a suggestion to you and the conditions at your institute. The most important point is though that the beginning of the video conference is a fixed value for all participants. Please keep that in mind when altering the agenda for your local program.

Lecture Hall

• 09:30

  Welcome and Registration

  
  

• 10:00

  First Lecture: Preparation for the afternoon PC Exercise Particle Physics, Accelerators, Detectors Standard Model: Building Blocks and Forces Discussion

  
  

• 11:00

  Second Lecture: ( free choice, typically related to the institutes activities ) e.g. more details on one special particle physics experiment, particle physics and cosmology, spin-off effects of particle physics etc. Discussion

  
  

• 12:00

  Local Information: (optional) e.g. facts about the lab, information about studying physics or even short guided tour through the Lab

  
  

Cantine

• 12:30 - 14:00

  Lunch: including informal discussions with lecturers and student tutors

  
  

PC Pool ( and Lab )

• 14:00 - 16:00

  PC Exercise LEP - Z decay & look at LHC Z events 14:00 Introduction 14:30 Students working in pairs themselves at the PC (using counting sheets) 15:30 Collection of results, discussion and interpretation

  
  

• Z⁰: If you want to experiment with Z⁰ decays at LEP/LHC, look at these detailed instructions
• Z⁰+α_s: If you want to experiment with Z⁰ decays at LEP/LHC and, in addition, discover the strong coupling constant, look at these detailed instructions

Video Room

• 16:00 - 16:30

  Short Pause with refreshments

  
  

• 16:30 - 18:00

  Daily International Video Conference in English Moderation: Sue Cheatham, Sam Harper, Michael Hauschild, Zoe Matthews, Matthew Cleary Tamsett, Tom Whyntie, Jula Draeger, Peter Steinbach or Vicki Moeller from CERN International participants (~ 5 groups) share experiences Combining Results on Z branching ratios (example excel sheet) Results taken from Physics Reports 427, (2006) 257-454, Table 2.13 (.pdf file) Quiz with Prizes Discussion with LEP Scientists detailed video conference agenda: students Z0

  
  

• 18:00

  END, souvenir distribution: e.g. brochures, CDs,...