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SPC | '''Scientific Policy Committee (SPC)'''; advising the [[CERN Council]]. | ||
The SPC is one of two subsidiary bodies to the CERN Council established by the Convention. It was created by Council at its first meeting in 1954, and included some of the most distinguished European physicists at the time, four of its eight members being Nobel Laureates and another member awarded that distinction later in his career. | |||
Members of the SPC are appointed by Council on the proposal made by the SPC Chair. The proposed names should have the support of at least two-thirds of the members of the SPC. The appointments, for a period of three years, renewable once, are "ad personam", solely on the basis of scientific competence. | |||
The SPC generally holds four sessions per year, during Council weeks, plus one special session to examine the scientific plans of the Organization for the years ahead. Some of the work of the SPC is prepared by ad-hoc panels, created internally when the need so arises to debate specific issues. | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:22, 8 January 2026
Scientific Policy Committee (SPC); advising the CERN Council.
The SPC is one of two subsidiary bodies to the CERN Council established by the Convention. It was created by Council at its first meeting in 1954, and included some of the most distinguished European physicists at the time, four of its eight members being Nobel Laureates and another member awarded that distinction later in his career.
Members of the SPC are appointed by Council on the proposal made by the SPC Chair. The proposed names should have the support of at least two-thirds of the members of the SPC. The appointments, for a period of three years, renewable once, are "ad personam", solely on the basis of scientific competence.
The SPC generally holds four sessions per year, during Council weeks, plus one special session to examine the scientific plans of the Organization for the years ahead. Some of the work of the SPC is prepared by ad-hoc panels, created internally when the need so arises to debate specific issues.