I.FAST and EURO-LABS perfect legacy of ARIES

Abstract

CERN hosted on May 2-6, 2022, the first annual
meeting of the H2020 I.FAST project to support innovation in the
field of science and technology of particle accelerators. The project
has a completely different character from its predecessors in this
area of research. It was approved for implementation a year ago
by the EC with the highest marks. It is worth looking at why
projects such as ARIES, I.FAST and EURO-LABS are so easily
accepted. This alleged ease of acceptance is an appearance. Behind
the acceptance, in conditions of extremely tough competition, is the
excellent organization of the submitting community that has been
developed over the years, as well as the perfect, well-thought-out
preparation of the material. The author, a participant in the
ARIES and other EC projects in the field of particle accelerator
science and technology, presents here, on specific examples, his
subjective opinions on how to prepare materials for high-output
projects for the EC FP. The author hopes that these remarks may
be useful in the process of submitting research projects from
Poland in international cooperation to the EC in the best possible
way. The science and technology of particle accelerators is an
excellent area of showing such examples because it is
interdisciplinary and includes the following components: building
of research infrastructure, applied physics, mechatronics,
materials engineering, automation and robotics, electronics, ICT,
innovation, cooperation with industry, and social.