Powering discovery, The Future of Particle Accelerating

Hosted by the IET Particle Accelerator Engineering Network (PAEN) and STFC. 

Join us for an unmissable in-person event bringing together engineers, scientists, technicians, and industry leaders shaping the future of accelerator technology.

Delegates will gain valuable insights into the latest technologies, real-world applications, and emerging trends shaping the field, with practical perspectives they can apply to their own work. Whether you’re looking to deepen your technical knowledge or stay ahead of industry developments, the sessions are designed to inform, inspire, and spark new ideas.

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EPAC tour

Following the lectures delegates will also have the opportunity to join a tour of the Extreme Photonics Applications Centre (EPAC).

This guided tour will give you a unique, behind-the-scenes look at one of the UK’s most exciting accelerator-driven research facilities. EPAC is at the forefront of developing next-generation high-power laser and accelerator technologies, with applications spanning:

• Advanced materials and manufacturing
• Medical and healthcare innovation
• National security and space technologies

Attendees will gain insight into how cutting-edge photonics and accelerator science are being translated into real-world solutions.

If you would like to join the tour please make sure to indicate this when registering.

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Accelerator Technician of the year prize

As part of the event, PAEN is once again running a technician of the year prize.

We are looking for technicians who have added value to particle accelerator projects by changing something to make the project better, cheaper or faster. This can be designing or building tools, modifying a design, writing or changing a procedure or how people work, anything that has added value to the organization or project.

Entrants can demonstrate this in any way they see fit. It can be a video presentation, a report, an essay, a poster, whatever you think best demonstrates your contribution to the judging panel.

The entrants can be a technician at a lab, industry or university and can be of any age or engineering discipline as long as the contribution is to building a particle accelerator (excluding building instruments for detectors or user stations). Entrants must either work in the UK or be a UK national.

The prize is £100 plus an IET certificate.

Entrants must submit by 5pm on the 4th September. To enter you will need to register for the event and submit your entry to communities-support@theiet.org.