Introduction :

• Message from the first Chair of the CHIPP, A. Clark
  
• The CHIPP was inaugurated as institution in October 2003 and supersedes the "FORUM of Swiss Physicists".

Activities :

• FOLIS: Proposal for a new funding line for large infrastructures:  Presentation of U. Straumann to the Secreatary of State, Dell'Ambrogio on a new funding line FOLIS for astroparticle and neutrino physics.

• Post Doc Positions in the framework of the SUK C-15: "Swiss Centre for
  Advanced Studies in Particle Physics in the LHC Era." Selection procedure
  

• CHIPP Prize for the best PhD student
  

Structure :

• The organization has a "CHIPP board", consisting of all elected professors in theoretical and experimental particle and astroparticle physics.
• The CHIPP is lead by the CHIPP executive board (EB), presently formed by Laura Baudis, Klaus Kirch, Tatsuya Nakada and Martin Pohl (chair). Their term of office is for two years, until 31.12.2011.
• Members of CHIPP are all physicists in particle- and astrophysics holding a diploma in physics and being employed by a member institute, and Swiss physicists on the CERN staff. CHIPP members meet at least once per year in a plenary meeting.
  
• Constitution

Subcommittees and responsabilities :

• CHIPP Computing Board (chair C. Grab)
• Graduate teaching coordination - M. Pohl
  
• Outreach and Education - H.-P. Beck
• CERN council, scientific delegate - U. Straumann
• ECFA Representative - Restricted - T. Gehrmann
  
• ECFA Representative - Plenary - M. Weber (UniBe), T. Garvey (PSI), Xin Wu (UniGe)
  
• NUPECC Representative - B. Krusche
• ApPEC Representative - M. Bourquin
• CERN ACCU Representative - M. Weber
  
• Country coordinator for ICHEP and Lepton-Photon - A. Clark
  

Related organizations :

• ASPERA: network of Astroparticle Physics for Europe

Contact :

Martin POHL
Department of particle physics
University of Geneva
24, quai Ernest-Ansermet
CH-1211 Geneva 4

Updated : C. Blanchard, 17.02.2010