Cryo-Ops 2014

Workshop Goals

J. G. Weisend IINovember 2014

About Cryo-Ops

• The 1st Cryo-Ops Workshop was organized by JLab in 2004

• It has been held every 2 years since:

• 2006 – SLAC• 2008 – CERN• 2010 – TRIUMF• 2012 – KEK

• The Cryogenic operations environment has changed greatly in the last 10 years: larger, more diverse, new challenges

About Cryo-Ops

• From the start, Cryo-Ops was meant to differ from and complement existing conferences like ICEC and CEC

• Differences include:

• Stress on the operation, including commissioning, of cryogenic systems rather than R&D in cryogenics

• Trading of experience & lessons learned in cryogenic operations

• Always held at an operating cryogenic facility• Workshop Format – no parallel sessions, more time for

discussion• Slightly different attendee list: more operators & technicians -

industry representatives included in later workshops

Workshop Goals

• Exchange information and experience on cryogenic operations issues including: reliability, maintenance, cryoplant operations and control, process control and instrumentation, safety and project management

• Facilitate professional contacts for future collaborations or communications

• Encourage knowledge transfer and feedback between operators of cryoplants and the cryogenic industry

• Provide a look at the current state of large scale cryogenic systems at scientific facilities as well as at future facilities.

• Assist in overall staff development and training

Discussion & Interaction are Important

• Posters will be displayed throughout the workshop.

• There will be a special 15 min discussion/QA session on the posters

• There will be a 30 min panel discussion at the end of every day

• Participants are encouraged to actively participate in all such discussions

• If anybody wants to raise any particular issue/ topic please let the organizers know and every effort will be made to include it in the program.