About YPP @ DESY

The Young Physicists Panel (YPP) was started at Fermilab by Bonnie Fleming, John Krane, and Sam Zeller in May of 2000. Its general mission was to provide young particle physicists with a forum in which to discuss the future of our field. This culminated in the creation and administration of a "Survey on the Future of HEP". The organizers received over 1500 responses to this survey. The results were presented at a forum and in plenary session at Snowmass. A formal document detailing the findings can be found in the Snowmass proceedings or as electronic preprint arXiv:hep-ex/0110027.

After Snowmass, the Young Physicists Panel evolved into a new expanded group called "Young Particle Physicists" (still YPP). It was decided to break into a local chapters actively participating in a number of working group activities.

Contact

The representatives of the YPP DESY chapter are currently

Who is a Young Physicist?

We have defined a "young physicist" as anyone who does not currently have tenure or a permanent staff position. Hence, the term "young" refers to your current career stage and not necessarily your age.

Mission Statement:

The general mission of the YPP is to provide young particle physicists with a forum to address the issues important to young physicists. The Young Particle Physicists is built on the heritage of the activities of the original Young Physicists Panel. The YPP shall be a group that is independent of any structures. The YPP shall be established for an indefinite period of time. The YPP actively seeks representation from all geographical areas of the HEP community.

Group Structure : Charter and Bylaws

The founders of YPP have defined a set of rules according to which the YPP chapters work. These can be found on their overview page.

Philip Bechtle
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