CPP+, the MRS application of the centre for particle physics

位于阿尔伯塔大学（Alberta）的粒子物理中心（CPP）是一个独特的国家研究资源（CPP+），它使其用户能够有效地访问一些主要的国际资源中心，即：BNL， CERN, JLab，神冈天文台，南极中微子天文台（SPNO）， SNOLAB和TRIUMF。自上次MRS应用以来，CPP+的项目进一步扩大、加强和多样化。此外，皇后大学（Queen's）的亚原子/天体粒子物理小组正在探索将他们为国家SNOLAB计划提供的MRS资源与CPP+或其他小组的资源合并的可能性。这一倡议建立在现有的强有力合作的基础上，并将增加熟练和有经验的技术人力以及可供国家和国际用户社区使用的技术基础设施。按照设想，2014-2015年将会有正式的合作关系，届时现任女王的MRS将会更新。CPP+是一个真正的独特的国家联盟组织中心，以其尖端、最新和全面的技术、人力和基础设施资源为基础。这个CPP+国家联盟现在直接参与共同申请者：阿尔伯塔省、女王大学、里贾纳大学（里贾纳）、多伦多大学（多伦多）和约克大学（约克）。与CPP+相关的用户组要大得多，包括来自加拿大和世界各地研究所的合作者，包括主要研究中心：BNL（美国）、CERN、DESY（德国）、Fermilab（美国）、Jlab（美国）、神冈（日本）、LBL（美国）；SACLAY（法国），SLAC（美国），SNOLAB， SPNO和TRIUMF。我们独特的国家资源有效地满足了相关团体的需求，以最小的重复MRS人员能力提供最大的访问。它提供了在众多项目之间“分担负荷”的可能性，最重要的是，它有助于保留一批高技能和经验丰富的工程师、技术专家和技术人员，这对维持加拿大的国际科学地位是无价的。

The Centre for Particle Physics (CPP) based at the University of Alberta (Alberta) is a unique national research resource (CPP+) that enables and facilitates the effective access of its users to a number of major international resource centres, namely: BNL, CERN, JLab, the Kamioka Observatory, the South Pole Neutrino Observatory (SPNO), SNOLAB, and TRIUMF. Since its last MRS application CPP+ has seen its program further expand, strengthen and diversify. In addition, the Subatomic/Astroparticle Physics Group at Queen's University (Queen's) is exploring the possibility of joining their MRS resource, which provided for the National SNOLAB program, with that of CPP+ or other groups. This initiative is built on existing strong collaboration and would add to the pool of skilled and experienced technical manpower, as well as technical infrastructure, that would be available to the national and international user community. It is envisaged that a formal partnership could be in place for the 2014-2015 granting year, when the current Queen's MRS would be up for renewal. The CPP+ is truly a unique organizational centre of a national consortia based around its cutting-edge, up-to-date and comprehensive technological, manpower and infrastructure resources. This CPP+ national consortium now directly involves as co-applicants: Alberta, Queen's, the University of Regina (Regina), the University of Toronto (Toronto), and York University (York). The set of user groups associated with CPP+ is much larger, and includes collaborators from institutes in Canada and around the world, including the major research centres: BNL (USA), CERN, DESY (Germany), Fermilab (USA), Jlab (USA), Kamioka (Japan), LBL (USA); SACLAY (France), SLAC (USA), SNOLAB, SPNO and TRIUMF. Our unique national resource efficiently addresses the requirements of the groups involved providing maximum access with minimum duplication of MRS personnel capability. It provides the possibility for "load sharing" across numerous projects and, crucially, aids in the preservation of a pool of highly skilled and experienced engineers, technologists and technicians that are invaluable in maintaining Canada's international scientific standing.