| Introduction | p. 1 |
| Summary | p. 3 |
| Scientific and political interests for large research instruments: "There should be no illusions" | p. 7 |
| Present and future particle physics facilities in Europe | p. 11 |
| Particle physics facilities in the United States | p. 34 |
| Particle physics facilities in Asia | p. 41 |
| Research and development prospects for linear colliders | p. 57 |
| Particle physics facilities from the user's point of view; the role of ECFA and ICFA | p. 79 |
| High performance computing and networking: large facility aspects | p. 101 |
| Controls of large physics facilities: status and prospects | p. 110 |
| Heavy ion physics in a worldwide perspective | p. 135 |
| Lepton probes in nuclear physics | p. 159 |
| Developments in multidetector high-resolution gamma-ray spectrometers in nuclear physics | p. 195 |
| European collaboration in nuclear physics: the role of NuPECC | p. 206 |
| European coordination in nuclear physics: the role of the Nuclear Physics Division of EPS | p. 214 |
| An initiative of the International Committee for High Intensity Accelerators | p. 217 |
| Ion-storage cooler rings | p. 222 |
| Synchrotron radiation sources in worldwide perspective | p. 241 |
| Free electron laser facilities: status and prospects | p. 252 |
| High magnetic field facilities | p. 265 |
| Reactor neutron sources | p. 273 |
| Neutron spallation sources | p. 292 |
| Neutron and synchrotron radiation sources in Japan | p. 307 |
| Synchrotron radiation sources and neutron beams: information about EUPRO-discussions | p. 313 |
| Muon beam facilities | p. 316 |
| Laser facilities | p. 331 |
| Fusion by magnetic confinement | p. 337 |
| Heavy ion inertial fusion | p. 348 |
| Experimenting with plasmas in the European fusion programme | p. 362 |
| Ground-based facilities in astrophysics in a worldwide perspective | p. 375 |
| Satellite-based physics | p. 385 |
| Underground facilities | p. 396 |
| Ground-based detection of gravitational waves | p. 414 |
| Laser Interferometer Space Antenna (LISA) for gravitational wave measurements | p. 427 |
| The OECD Megascience Forum | p. 443 |
| Summary of Round-Table on "Large and small science" | p. 449 |
| Summary of Round-Table on "Challenges and benefits of large facilities" | p. 453 |
| Summary of Round-Table on "Selection procedures and priority assessment for future large facilities" | p. 457 |
| From a life experience at building facilities | p. 465 |
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