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ICHEP 2020
Name	ICHEP 2020
Genre	Physics conference
Date	July 28 – August 6, 2020
Location	Virtual (originally Prague, Czech Republic)
Organizer	International Union of Pure and Applied Physics

Contents

ICHEP 2020 was the 38th International Conference on High Energy Physics, held as a virtual meeting from July 28 to August 6, 2020, following plans for Prague and the participation of global CERN experiments and collaborations. The conference gathered researchers from the ATLAS Experiment, CMS Experiment, LHCb Experiment, and ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment) alongside theorists from institutions such as Institute for Advanced Study, Perimeter Institute, and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Key topics spanned results from the Large Hadron Collider, neutrino missions like T2K and NOvA, and future projects including High-Luminosity Large Hadron Collider, Future Circular Collider, and International Linear Collider.

Overview

ICHEP 2020 emphasized recent measurements from CERN and international facilities including Fermilab, KEK, and DESY, with sessions featuring representatives from ATLAS Experiment, CMS Experiment, LHCb Experiment, ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment), Belle II, IceCube Neutrino Observatory, and Super-Kamiokande. The conference program included plenaries with speakers affiliated to Princeton University, Harvard University, University of Cambridge, University of Tokyo, and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and poster sessions supported by remote platforms used by the European Organization for Nuclear Research community. Organizers coordinated with national agencies such as Czech Academy of Sciences, US Department of Energy, European Research Council, and funding bodies like National Science Foundation.

Originally scheduled for Prague at venues associated with Charles University and the Prague Congress Centre, the event transitioned to a fully virtual format with technical support from CERN streaming services, collaboration tools used by Zoom Video Communications, and scheduling aligned with time zones for attendees from United States Department of Energy national laboratories, KEK, TRIUMF, and Institute of High Energy Physics (Beijing). The organizing committee comprised representatives from International Union of Pure and Applied Physics, the European Physical Society, Czech Technical University in Prague, and liaison members from IHEP (China), INFN, and RIKEN. Sponsorship and exhibition involvement included delegations from Fermilab, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory, DESY, JINR, and industrial partners linked to Siemens and Intel Corporation.

Plenary sessions showcased summaries by speakers connected to ATLAS Experiment, CMS Experiment, LHCb Experiment, ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment), Belle II, DUNE, and Hyper-Kamiokande, presenting global fits informed by analyses from Global Electroweak Fit Collaboration and lattice results from RBC and UKQCD. Highlights included precision tests of the Standard Model via measurements presented by teams at CERN and Fermilab, searches for beyond-Standard-Model signatures discussed by groups from University of Oxford, California Institute of Technology, and University of Chicago, and neutrino oscillation updates from collaborations such as T2K and NOvA. Sessions on future facilities featured talks referencing planning by Future Circular Collider Study, International Linear Collider, Compact Linear Collider, and the European Strategy for Particle Physics process.

Results presented included updated Higgs boson coupling measurements from ATLAS Experiment and CMS Experiment, searches for supersymmetry and dark matter by collaborations including ATLAS Experiment, CMS Experiment, and LHCb Experiment, and heavy-flavor anomalies reported by LHCb Experiment and compared with measurements from Belle II. Neutrino sector updates from T2K and NOvA were discussed alongside sterile neutrino constraints from MINOS+ and IceCube Neutrino Observatory. Heavy-ion collision studies from ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment), quark–gluon plasma characterization by STAR and PHENIX, and precision electroweak results from LEP legacy analyses also featured. Detector upgrades and performance reports came from teams at CERN, Fermilab, KEK, and DESY demonstrating developments in silicon sensors by Hamamatsu, calorimetry concepts from CALICE, and trigger systems coordinated with ATLAS Experiment and CMS Experiment groups.

Theory sessions included contributions from researchers affiliated with Perimeter Institute, Institute for Advanced Study, CERN Theory Department, Princeton University, and University of California, Berkeley covering topics in quantum field theory, lattice QCD from Riken BNL Research Center and BNL, effective field theories, and phenomenology of flavor anomalies tied to work at University of Cincinnati and University of Notre Dame. Workshops explored model building for dark matter inspired by results from XENON1T, PandaX, and LUX-ZEPLIN collaborations, as well as formal developments in scattering amplitudes linked to research at Niels Bohr Institute and computational advances from SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory and DESY computing centers.

Outreach programs organized in conjunction with CERN communication teams, European Physical Society, and local Czech institutions such as National Technical Museum (Prague) adapted for virtual engagement, offering young researcher networking with groups from International School for Advanced Studies and mentorship by senior scientists from Royal Society. Educational sessions for graduate students included tutorials referencing resources from Particle Data Group and career panels featuring staff from Fermilab and SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. Community discussions addressed diversity initiatives promoted by collaborations including ATLAS Experiment, CMS Experiment, and the American Physical Society and considered policy implications discussed with representatives of the European Commission and national funding agencies.

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