International Conference on High Energy Physics

{{Short description|International scientific conference in the field of particle physics}}

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ICHEP or International Conference on High Energy Physics is one of the most prestigious international scientific conferences in the field of particle physics, bringing together leading theorists and experimentalists of the world. It was first held in 1950,{{Cite web |last= |date=2015-07-30 |title=The First Rochester Conference on High Energy Physics . . . . . . . . A Unique Discovery |url=https://vtspecialcollections.wordpress.com/2015/07/30/the-first-rochester-conference-on-high-energy-physics-a-unique-discovery/ |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives |language=en}} and has been biennial since 1960. Since the first conferences of the series took place in Rochester, New York,{{Cite web |title=Proceedings, 1st Annual Rochester Conference on High-Energy and Nuclear Physics : Rochester, New York, USA, December 16, 1950 |url=https://inspirehep.net/literature/1388548 |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=inspirehep.net}} the event is also commonly referred to as the Rochester conference.{{cite journal|title=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists|journal=Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists: Science and Public Affairs |publisher=Educational Foundation for Nuclear Science, Inc.|issn=0096-3402|date=June 1970|volume=26|number=6|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KAcAAAAAMBAJ|page=96|accessdate=2015-01-03}}{{Cite web |title=NAL, University of Chicago to Co-host "Rochester Conference" |url=https://history.fnal.gov/historical/events/rochester_conference.html |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=history.fnal.gov}} The conference is a series of international conferences organized by the C11 commission of the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).{{Cite web |title=41st International Conference on High Energy physics |url=https://pos.sissa.it/414/ |access-date=2024-10-13 |website=pos.sissa.it}}