The International Committee for Future Accelerators (ICFA) was created by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) in 1976 in Tbilisi, Georgia, as Working Group 1 (WG1), to facilitate international collaboration in the construction and use of accelerators for high-energy physics.

At the 34th IUPAP General Assembly, held in October 2025, ICFA was transformed from a Working Group into a Standing Committee under C11 – Commission on Particles and Fields, continuing its work to foster international collaboration in the field.

Mission/Mandate

Its purposes, as stated in 1985, are as follows:

  • To promote international collaboration in all phases of the construction and exploitation of very high energy accelerators;
  • To organize regularly world-inclusive meetings for the exchange of information on future plans for regional facilities and for the formulation of advice on joint studies and uses;
  • To organise workshops for the study of problems related to super high-energy accelerator complexes and their international exploitation and to foster research and development of necessary technology.

Additional Information

Website for the International Committee for Future Accelerators, ICFA.