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The TIARA preparatory phase has been extended for one year, until December 31st 2014. The reason for this extension is to pursue the work toward the implementation of a cluster of accelerator R&D infrastructures and related accelerator R&D centres named “Test Infrastructure and Accelerator Research Area (TIARA)”. The main purpose of TIARA is to play a coordinating role, to exchange expertise and information concerning the “Accelerator Research Area”, and to facilitate collaborative R&D programmes in the field of Accelerator Science and Technology in Europe. The means and structures required to bring about these objectives have been developed through the TIARA Preparatory Phase (TIARA-PP). The TIARA-PP project has started on January 1st 2011 and includes 11 participant institutes from 8 countries. Co-funded by the European Union 7th Framework Programme, it is divided into 9 Work Packages (WPs). The first 5 WPs are dedicated to organizational issues, while the other 4 WPs deal with technical aspects. Numerous achievements (most of them already highlighted in Accelerating News), can be found via the TIARA-PP website. |
