Technical Coordination Committee

The Technical Coordination Committee provides the technical coordination framework for the project. It brings together the Project Leader, Work Category Coordinators, Group Leaders and the Health, Safety and Environment Correspondent to coordinate technical activities across the project. Work Package Leaders participate where required by invitation. The workflow is illustrated in the flow chart below.

The committee acts as the interface between the project and the technical stakeholders that contribute to it, including dedicated Working Groups, related projects, Physics Beyond Colliders studies and the relevant CERN technical groups. By bringing together these different inputs, the committee ensures that technical decisions are taken with a coherent view of the project as a whole.

The Technical Coordination Committee reviews and endorses the project’s technical strategy, ensuring that activities across the different Work Categories and Work Packages remain technically consistent and that interfaces between systems are properly managed. It also promotes a coordinated implementation by identifying potential conflicts, discussing technical challenges and agreeing on common approaches where required.

The committee reports regularly to the Project Board, providing technical recommendations and updates on progress, interfaces and emerging issues. The Project Board uses this information to support strategic decision-making and project governance, while its feedback is incorporated into subsequent technical discussions.

By providing a structured forum for technical coordination, the Technical Coordination Committee helps maintain consistency across the project, supports effective collaboration between technical domains and ensures that implementation remains aligned with the overall project strategy.