–Above photo by Clifford Johnson
Working Groups
The Center encourages
physicists from distant institutions to
meet for intensive research interaction.
Separate from the workshops, small
informal collaborations of two to six
physicists are encouraged and efforts are
made to accommodate such Working Groups.
There is a page on the summer
application where a Working Group
Leader can be designated.
The Leader provides
(1) The Working Group title
(2) A short, one–paragraph description
delineating the Group's plans
(3) Desired dates
(4) A roster of desired Working Group
members, including the Leader
(5) Follow–up to be sure that all
members of the Group fill out an ACP
application and that they choose the
same dates for which the Working Group
is applying.
The other members of the Group also go
to the Working Group page on the ACP
summer application, but they do not fill
in the proposed roster of participants
or the description. Potential Group
members must
(1) Apply before the deadline
(2) State the name of the Working Group
Leader
(3) Have the same dates-of-stay
preferences as the rest of the Group
The Aspen Center for Physics strives to
provide a serene environment in which
participants can meet with colleagues
with whom one would normally email or
Skype. Working Groups are encouraged to
apply so they can begin, continue or
complete collaborative work. Flexibility
in dates, as always, is very useful. Acceptance of the
Working Group is more probable
if the Group chooses early or late
summer dates, if the members are from
different institutions, if the Group
has fewer than six members and if the
Group topic is not the same as an
Aspen workshop being held the same
summer.
“The
two weeks I spent at the Aspen
Center for Physics as part of the
working group on “Between the B
Factories and the LHC” were a very
productive period, in a very
stimulating and enchanting
environment. The open air
discussions, in a group or
one–on–one, surrounded by Aspen,
the sun and the cool mountain air,
and the sound of music from the
tent are memorable experiences.”