Discussions held in Thailand between ALICE project leaders and Thai Funding Agencies endorsed the participation of Thai research institutes in the future upgrade plans of ALICE

ALICE welcomes its newest associate member following the M.o.U that was signed between ALICE and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in Jakarta, Indonesia.

The re-design of the ALICE control room is based on a number of functionality principles and is expected to be a major improvement in the ALICE operations during the next runs of the LHC