Topics

Introductory Session

Status of the remote operations
Discussion on Accelerator physics Network initiated by REAP
The proposed GANMVL Tool
Planned operation of SNS
Planned operation of LHC
Contributions from collaborating institutes
Present state of remote diagnostics in CERN accelerators
Prospects of Desktop Video Conferencing
New TTF Control Tools to Support Remote Access to TTF
Psychological and Sociological Aspects of Remote Cooperation
Survey of tools used in similar domains (virtual laboratories, virtual observatories, ...)

Working Group 1

Accelerator Experiments with Remote Participation
Discuss available experience
Review near future accelerator experiments with remote participation
Discuss feasibility
Discuss the relevance for remote operation issues
Discuss format and organization of the evaluation of experience
Discuss available tools
Required new tools

Working Group 2

Controls, Networking and Accelerator Hardware Issues relevant for Remote Operations
What features need to be added to diagnostics and electronics
What is the existing experience
Possible prototype projects
Discuss possible collaborations to work on such tools
Discuss of control system elements which need to be created to accommodate remote accelerator
Experiments and access to remote diagnostics
Which hardware standards should be recommended for remote control equipment
Which software standards should be recommended for remote control equipment
What needs to be considered to estimate requirement of network connectivity
How to achieve more network reliability by redundancy
Which laboratory regulations and restriction are in conflict with remote operations
Impact of GRID technologies in remote operations.

Working Group 3

Telepresence: Technical, Sociological and Operational Aspects
What are the most important short comings of remote interactions via communication technology
Which of the technical systems need to be improved to mitigate these shortcomings
What is the experience with remote interaction using phone and videoconference
Where are the main difficulties and what can be done technically or organisationally to improve
Technical trends in videoconferencing
Network safety consideration for telepresence purposes
What needs to be done to support video conferencing tools in the control room
Impact of advanced technologies like immersive virtual reality or augmented reality in remote operations.