In this issue of ALICE Matters, you can read following: 

Central shifts in the ALICE Run Control Centre
The Detector Control System (DCS) – invisible, but always present – it is essential for the operation of ALICE.

Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur for Barbara Erazmus
During an official ceremony on the 29th of June, Barbara Erazmus was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour. It is the highest French order awarded for civil merits, established in 1802 by Napoléon Bonaparte.

The ALICE-LHC Interface
Due to the importance of the specific position of ALICE, a control software named ALICE-LHC Interface (LHC_IF) is in place in ALICE.

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the ESFRI roadmap for 2016
the new EPS Historic Site in Coimbra
the EPS Council 2016 in Mulhouse

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In this issue of ALICE Matters, you can read following:

News from the ALICE Run Control Centre
On March 25 the first proton beams for 2016 started circulating in the LHC, which marked the official end of the 13-week long year-end technical stop. The next four weeks are dedicated to beam commissioning, which will be followed by a ramp-up in intensity by increasing the number of protons per bunch, until the target intensity is reached. Stable beams at 13 TeV are expected around the end of April.