The International Linear Collider
Dr. Ties Behnke (DESY)

After the discovery of a Higgs Particle at the LHC at CERN a strong focus of particle physics is now on the detailed understanding of the Higgs particle and Higgs mechanism. The LHC will contribute a vast amount of knowledge to this over the next few years. However many detailed question will need a facility which can deliver even higher precision. Investigating the limits of the Standard Model through studies of the Higgs will be a major task and challenge in the future. A Lepton collider promises to deliver the needed precision and will allow the direct and indirect study of the standard model.

After many years of preparations the international community is converging on a proposal for an electron postitron linear collider, the international linear collider, ILC. Japan has expressed a strong interest to host this facility, and international talks are under way to see whether this is possible.

I will review the state of the ILC project, its motivation, and will discuss the technical feasibility of both the collider and the experimental program at the collider.