Rundgespräch: Theory Hub for Future Circular Collider e+e- Physics

Jul 2, 2026, 1:00 PM → Jul 3, 2026, 4:00 PM Europe/Berlin

Ground floor meeting room (Helmholtz Institute Mainz)

Christophe Grojean, Felix Yu (Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz), Giulia Zanderighi (CERN&Oxford), Tilman Plehn (Heidelberg University)

We will host a round-table discussion for the preparation of a DFG Priority Programme submission to establish a "Theory Hub for Future Circular Collider e+e- Physics" at the Helmholtz Institute Mainz on the Johannes Gutenberg-University, Mainz campus.  This event is financially supported by the DFG and is open to all theorists in Germany interested in FCCee physics who would submit an application for funding within the envisioned Priority Programme framework.

Registrations are moderated.  Accepted participants will have travel and accommodation expenses reimbursed directly by the DFG.

Hotel_Ibis_Reservation_Form.pdf

Thu, July 2

1:30 PM → 2:00 PM Welcome coffee and tea

2:00 PM → 3:40 PM Grüßwort, DFG Introduction, Overview of Ongoing Related Programmes

2:00 PM Grüßwort

Speaker: Prof. Stefan Müller-Stach (JGU Mainz)

2:04 PM Goals of the Rundgespräch

2:05 PM The Review Process and Review Criteria for Priority Programmes

Speaker: Dr Manuel Krämer (DFG)

2:40 PM Ongoing programmes - CRC TRR 257, "Particle Physics Phenomenology after the Higgs Discovery"

Speaker: Gudrun Heinrich (KIT)

3:00 PM Ongoing programmes - GRK 2994, "Elementarteilchenphysik an Beschleunigern in der LHC Präzisionsära" (remote)

Speaker: Werner Porod (U. Würzburg)

3:20 PM Ongoing programmes - GRK 2497, "Physik der schwersten Teilchen am Large Hadron Collider"

Speaker: Michal Czakon (RWTH Aachen)

3:40 PM → 4:10 PM Coffee, tea, snacks

4:10 PM → 6:00 PM Ongoing programmes and Roundtable discussion: Strategies to address point 5, "Differentiation from other on-going programmes"

Strategy session to address
5 Differentiation from other on-going programmes on related topic, e.g. Collaborative Research Centres, Research Units, programmes by other funding organisations

4:10 PM Ongoing programmes 4

4:30 PM Ongoing programmes 5

4:50 PM Roundtable discussion

7:00 PM → 9:30 PM Group dinner in downtown Mainz

Fri, July 3

9:00 AM → 9:30 AM Coffee and tea

9:30 AM → 11:00 AM SPP Topical Focus and Interplay with European Strategy and International Partners

9:30 AM Overview and Interplay with European Strategy

10:00 AM International Partners, focus on CERN-TH

Speaker: Matthew McCullough (CERN)

10:30 AM SPP Topical Focus 1

11:00 AM → 11:30 AM Coffee, tea, snacks

11:30 AM → 12:30 PM SPP Topical Focus and Interplay with European Strategy and International Partners

11:30 AM SPP Topical Focus 2

12:00 PM SPP Topical Focus 3

12:30 PM → 2:00 PM Catered lunch, coffee and tea

2:00 PM → 2:30 PM SPP Proposal Objectives and Outline

2:00 PM SPP Proposal Objectives and Outline

2:30 PM → 3:30 PM Roundtable Discussion: Strategies to address point 4, "Merits of the proposal taking into account the objectives of the program"

4 Merits of the proposal taking into account the objectives of the program
o Originality of research questions in terms of topic and/or methodology
o Delimitation of scope taking into account the duration of a Priority Programme
o Coherence of planned research activities
o Strategies for collaborating / networking across disciplines and locations
o Promotion of researchers in early career phases
o Promotion of equity and diversity
o Handling of research data
o Networking of planned research activities within the international research system