International media on the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ front
23 May 2015
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Sabina Griffith
View a slide show of Press Trip below.
Once a year, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Organization invites representatives of the international media for a two-day on site program. On 18-19 May, 60 international science journalists from 19 countries accepted the 2015 invitation.
It's not an easy proposition, to write a 700-word article on one of the largest international science collaborations in the history of mankind. Each aspect of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ—the working of its international collaboration, its science, its technology, and its construction status—would easily fill pages.
Once a year, the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Organization invites representatives of the international media for a two-day on site program in order to lift the curtain and provide access to construction underway, top °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ specialists, and first-hand information on project status.
Asked about his strategy °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Director-General Bernard Bigot replied that it was his personal goal "to improve the decision-making processes within this organization and to make it more efficient."
On 18-19 May, 60 international science journalists from 19 countries, including Canada, China, Europe, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the US, accepted this year's invitation. During the two-day event they had opportunities, both formal and informal, to meet with representatives from the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Organization and its Domestic Agencies, they toured the construction site, saw °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ in 3D and visited the Tore-Supra tokamak at the neighbouring CEA research facility.
At the end of the first day they were addressed by the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Director-General Bernard Bigot. "The project is funded by public money and this is why we are in the public interest." Asked about his strategy now that he is at the helm of the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Project, Bigot replied that it was his personal goal "to improve the decision-making processes within this organization and to make it more efficient. We are working now to make timely decisions and to better integrate the scientific and industrial capacities of the seven °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Members. All together, we have a unique opportunity—and there will be only one—to carry out this important scientific demonstration."
View a slide show of Press Trip below.
Un étage après l'autre
2011-03-10 - Les travaux du bâtiment-siège progressent. Photo : AIF
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2011-03-10 - 700 tonnes d'acier et environ 10,000 m3 de béton seront utilisés pour créer la coque du bâtiment-siège d'°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ Organization. Photo : AIF
2011-05-24 - L'achèvement de la coque du quartier général (murs, plancher et toit) est prévu pour l'été 2011. Photo : AIF
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2011-03-10 - 40 personnes ont participé à la construction du premier étage du bâtiment-siège (coque). Ce nombre augmentera progressivement pour atteindre 220 entre avril et septembre 2011. Photo : AIF
2011-03-10 - Le siège d'°ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ est situé en contrebas de la plateforme sur un terrain arboré de 2,5 hectares. Photo : AIF