General Lab Information

Motivation

The Electron-Ion Collider (EIC) Resource Review Board (EIC-RRB) is organized by the EIC Host Laboratories, Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) and Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (TJNAF), and supported by participation by the EIC project and the EIC experiment collaboration. The EIC-RRB is comprised of the representatives of the international funding agencies supporting institutions collaborating on the EIC detector(s) and representatives from the two host labs.

The EIC-RRB will provide coordination during detector development, construction, and operations. The 7th meeting of the EIC-RRB is on June 9-10, 2026.

  • RRB Co-Chairs: Abhay Deshpande (BNL, Co-Chair), Franck Sabatié (CEA Saclay, Co-Chair), and David Dean (Jefferson Lab, Co-Chair)

Registration

This EIC-RRB Meeting is open to the public. To be eligible to attend, all participants must register online by May 20, 2026. For questions or assistance with registering, please contact the Meeting Coordinator.

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Meeting Organizers & Hosts

  • Akira Henda (Director, Office for Particle and Nuclear Research Promotion, MEXT)
  • Taku Gunji (Professor, the University of Tokyo)
  • Yuji Goto (Senior Scientist, RIKEN)
  • Abhay Deshpande (Associate Laboratory Director for Nuclear and Particle Physics, Brookhaven National Laboratory)
  • Franck Sabatié (Director of CEA-IRFU)
  • Jim Yeck (EIC Project Director, Associate Laboratory Director)
  • David Dean (Deputy Director for Science, Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility)

Banquet Dinner

Registered participants are invited to attend the banquet dinner on June 9, 2026.

Restaurant location to be determined.

Accommodations

This event will not have a hotel room block. Participants should make their hotel reservation as soon as possible. When booking your reservation, you may need to guarantee your room with a credit card. Remember to ask about their cancellation policy and if they offer shuttle service. Details

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Important Dates

April 13, 2026 General registration opens
May 20, 2026 General registration closes

Meeting Information

Dates: June 9–10, 2026

Event ID: E000007582

Venue:
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT)
3-2-2 Kasumigaseki, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8959, Japan

Meeting location and directions

Meeting Coordinator:
Alyssa Petrone

(631) 344-7735
apetrone@bnl.gov

Note: This meeting falls under Exemption E. Meetings such as Advisory Committee and Federal Advisory Committee meetings. Solicitation/Funding Opportunity Announcement Review Board meetings, peer review/objective review panel meetings, evaluation panel/board meetings, and program kick-off and review meetings (including those for grants and contracts).

This meeting also falls under Exemption 142.3B-3c(2)(d) for EIC virtual meetings, including project reviews and collaboration meetings.