6 th International Workshop on Accelerator Operations Magnus Eriksson ISOLDE CERN

66thth International International Workshop on Workshop on

Accelerator OperationsAccelerator Operations

Magnus Eriksson Magnus Eriksson ISOLDEISOLDE CERNCERN

Index:Index:

Background WAOBackground WAOTrieste, 2007Trieste, 2007OperationsOperationsReflections & ImpressionsReflections & Impressions

WAO – Why?WAO – Why? ””The objective of the workshops are to bring together people that operate The objective of the workshops are to bring together people that operate

accelerators and to help them exchange ideas about accelerator operation, accelerators and to help them exchange ideas about accelerator operation, organization, maintenance, documentation, software, control room layout, organization, maintenance, documentation, software, control room layout, remote operation, and safety.”remote operation, and safety.”

WAO’s so far…WAO’s so far…

1996 JLAB 1996 JLAB R. LauzèR. Lauzè

1998 TRIUMF 1998 TRIUMF N. Stevenson & R. BloemhardN. Stevenson & R. Bloemhard 2001 CERN 2001 CERN R. BaileyR. Bailey 2003 GUAS KEK 2003 GUAS KEK Shin-ichi KUROKAWA Shin-ichi KUROKAWA

2005 FNL 2005 FNL R. MauR. Mau

2007 ELLETRA 2007 ELLETRA Emanuel Karantzoulis Emanuel Karantzoulis

2009 South Korea2009 South Korea

Is held every 2 years (America, Europe & Asia).Is held every 2 years (America, Europe & Asia).

Trieste, 2007Trieste, 2007

100 Participants100 Participants 34 Labs / Institutes34 Labs / Institutes 15 Nations (4 continents)15 Nations (4 continents) 5 days Incl. Visit to ”Trieste Sincrotrone”5 days Incl. Visit to ”Trieste Sincrotrone”

WAO Participants 2007WAO Participants 2007

WAO07 participants distribution per continent

Europe51%

America35%

Asia11%

Africa3%

United States of America

30%

Switzerland12%

Germany11%Japan

6%

Canada5%

France5%

United Kingdom

5%

Italy14%

South Africa3%

Republic of Korea

2%

Israel2%

Slovenia2%

Taiwan1%

Sweden1%

Russia1%

WAO07 Participants distribution per country

WAO Participants 2007WAO Participants 2007

AEC4%

ANL2% BNL

5%

BINP1%

CLS1%

CNSC1%

DESY5%

Diamond2%

CERN10%

LBNL4%

Elettra14%

Soreq NRC2%

St James Soft3%

SLAC2%

Soleil2%

Svenberg Lab1%

TJNL6%

TRIUMF3%

STFCouncil3%

Riken NC1%

PSI2%

PAL1%

ORNL3% CosyLab

1%NSRRC

1%Korea Inst SEEP

1%Instr. Tech

1%

HIT Heidelberg1%Indiana Uni

2%

GSF1%

FZK4%

FNAL6%

NIRS1%

ESRF3%

Ways of communicationWays of communication

TelephoneTelephone FixedFixed PortablePortable InternalInternal SMSSMS

Personal contactPersonal contact

MailMail Notebooks & PDANotebooks & PDA LogbooksLogbooks WebcamWebcam IP ConferencingIP Conferencing Walkie TalkieWalkie Talkie Messaging systemsMessaging systems

ForumsForums MSNMSN SkypeSkype

Classic Modern

Remote toolsRemote tools

Simatic Highres cam

Ways of documentingWays of documenting

Classic Modern

Control system / software developmentControl system / software development

Write specsWrite specs Choose architectureChoose architecture DesignDesign PrototypePrototype Test / debugTest / debug DocumentDocument

ReflectionsReflections

OperationOperation

SoftwareSoftware WIKI is HOT! WIKI is HOT! Equipment loggingEquipment logging Standardize applications.Standardize applications. Remote operationRemote operation

PersonelPersonel Shift work far more common than on-call.Shift work far more common than on-call. Clearly defined responsibilities / worktasks Clearly defined responsibilities / worktasks

important.important. Career plan and salary increase as your skill develop.Career plan and salary increase as your skill develop. Training and personal development.Training and personal development. Operators should be given freedom under Operators should be given freedom under

responsibility.responsibility.

HardwareHardware PDA / Mini-PCPDA / Mini-PC Webcam communicationWebcam communication

OtherOther Shift handoverShift handover StatisticsStatistics DocumentationDocumentation

My impressionsMy impressions

AmericansAmericans Bureaucrats & strictly controlledBureaucrats & strictly controlled Love titles and careerLove titles and career More active in discussions and lMore active in discussions and louder!ouder!

WAO SummaryWAO Summary

Nothing revolutionary but an excellent opportunity for meeting Nothing revolutionary but an excellent opportunity for meeting people in the same business.people in the same business.

Bigger understanding of different accelerators.Bigger understanding of different accelerators. We all fight similar problems.We all fight similar problems. Possibility to discuss with people you never talk to otherwise.Possibility to discuss with people you never talk to otherwise. Open discussion sessions were useful.Open discussion sessions were useful.

A great opportunity to eat nice food and see new places! A great opportunity to eat nice food and see new places!

Thanks for listening...Thanks for listening...