Name: 4U-PI | Kick-off Meeting
Start: 2026-09-15T12:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-16T15:30:00+02:00
Location: ELI Beamlines Facility

4U-PI | Kick-off Meeting

from Tuesday, September 15, 2026 (12:00 PM) to Wednesday, September 16, 2026 (3:30 PM)

Monday, September 14, 2026
Tuesday, September 15, 2026

12:00 PM Registration & Welcome Refreshment
Registration & Welcome Refreshment
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Welcome by ELI Beamlines Facility Director - Roman Hvězda (ELI Beamlines Facility)
Welcome by ELI Beamlines Facility Director
- Roman Hvězda (ELI Beamlines Facility)
1:00 PM - 1:15 PM
1:15 PM Project Kick-off by Project Coordinator: Consortium Overview and Objectives - Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
Project Kick-off by Project Coordinator: Consortium Overview and Objectives
- Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
1:15 PM - 2:00 PM
2:05 PM WP1 - Project Management and Coordination & WP8 - Ethics requirements | ELI ERIC - Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
WP1 - Project Management and Coordination & WP8 - Ethics requirements | ELI ERIC
- Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
2:05 PM - 2:20 PM
2:20 PM WP7 - Amplifying Impact: Effective Communication, Dissemination, and Capacity Building | ELI ERIC - Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
WP7 - Amplifying Impact: Effective Communication, Dissemination, and Capacity Building | ELI ERIC
- Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
2:20 PM - 2:40 PM
2:40 PM Coffee Break
Coffee Break
2:40 PM - 3:00 PM
3:00 PM WP2 - Development of Ion Sources for Radiobiology and Biomedical Research | ELI ERIC - Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
WP2 - Development of Ion Sources for Radiobiology and Biomedical Research | ELI ERIC
- Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
3:00 PM - 3:20 PM
3:20 PM WP3 - Development of Neutron Sources for Radiobiology and Material Investigations | IFIN-HH - Domenico Doria (ELI-NP)
WP3 - Development of Neutron Sources for Radiobiology and Material Investigations | IFIN-HH
- Domenico Doria (ELI-NP)
3:20 PM - 3:40 PM
3:40 PM WP4 - Perspective Medical and Industrial Exploitation of Laser-driven Ion and Neutron Sources | ELI ALPS - Tibor Gilinger Subhendu Kahaly Katalin Hideghety
WP4 - Perspective Medical and Industrial Exploitation of Laser-driven Ion and Neutron Sources | ELI ALPS
- Tibor Gilinger
- Subhendu Kahaly
- Katalin Hideghety
3:40 PM - 4:00 PM
4:00 PM WP5 - Diagnostics and Instrumentation and integration with AI tools | CLF-UKRI - Hamad Ahmed (CLF-UKRI)
WP5 - Diagnostics and Instrumentation and integration with AI tools | CLF-UKRI
- Hamad Ahmed (CLF-UKRI)
4:00 PM - 4:20 PM
4:20 PM WP6 - Open Call for AI tools development | EITM-S - Alessio Gugliotta
WP6 - Open Call for AI tools development | EITM-S
- Alessio Gugliotta
4:20 PM - 4:40 PM
4:40 PM Session Break
Session Break
4:40 PM - 5:00 PM

5:00 PM Discussion and Q&A - Challenges, Synergies and Risks | ELI ERIC
Discussion and Q&A - Challenges, Synergies and Risks | ELI ERIC
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

7:00 PM Dinner at Mánes (Prague)
Dinner at Mánes (Prague)
7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Wednesday, September 16, 2026

9:00 AM Breakout sessions: WP meetings
Breakout sessions: WP meetings
9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM Session Break
Session Break
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
11:30 AM View of EU Project Officer | online - Ioannis Andredakis
View of EU Project Officer | online
- Ioannis Andredakis
11:30 AM - 11:45 AM
11:45 AM Budget and Pre-financing - Pavla Svítilová
Budget and Pre-financing
- Pavla Svítilová
11:45 AM - 12:00 PM
12:00 PM Reporting and Project Coordination - Miroslav Chytil (The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)
Reporting and Project Coordination
- Miroslav Chytil (The Extreme Light Infrastructure ERIC)
12:00 PM - 12:15 PM
12:15 PM Q&A, Conclusions and Next steps - Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
Q&A, Conclusions and Next steps
- Daniele Margarone (ELI Beamlines)
12:15 PM - 1:00 PM
1:00 PM Lunch Break
Lunch Break
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:00 PM ELI Facility Tours (optional)
ELI Facility Tours (optional)
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM
General Assembly meeting - Florian Gliksohn (ELI ERIC)
General Assembly meeting
- Florian Gliksohn (ELI ERIC)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM