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Wednesday, Nov 20, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Run17 W AN PWGC preview (Oleg)

Wednesday, Nov 6, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Paper proposal for run 15 diffractive EM-jet A_N (Xilin) page
- Run17 W AN update (Oleg)
- Spin Database in Run 22

Wednesday, Oct 30, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Discussion: Run 22 Production (Jae, all)

Wednesday, Oct 16, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Update on dipi0 analysis using Run16 dAu (Xiaoxuan)
- STAR Collaboration Meeting Fall 2024 (All)

Wednesday, Oct 9, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Update: Pi0 Transverse Single Spin Asymmetry from Run 22 (David)

Wednesday, Oct 2, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Update: PID study for di-kaon AN with Run 15 (Anuja)
- STAR Collaboration Meeting Fall 2024 (All)

Wednesday, Sep 25, 2024, 7PM BNL time

Wednesday, Sep 18, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Improved PID with TOF (Joseph)
- A_N Calculation of neutral pions at the EEMC using Run15 200 GeV pp collisions (Ananya)
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Lambda pair spin-spin correlator (Jan)
- Transverse Lambda polarization within a jet (Taoya)
- Direct photon identification in FCS (Mriganka)
Wednesday, August 14, 2024, 7PM BNL time
Wednesday, July 31, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Update on determining the vertex from the EPD for my A_N analysis (David)
- Update on FCS single jet analysis (Sean)

Wednesday, July 17, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Update on the Lambda hyperon spin-spin correlations in p+p collisions (Jan)
- Run24 trigger update (Carl)
- Run15 pp fragmentation function update (Hannah)

Wednesday, July 10, 2024, 7PM BNL time

Wednesday, July 3, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Lambda spin-spin correlations in p+p collisions (Jan)
- Update on Run 22 TPC Space Charge Calibration (Rich)
- QA of Run 22 st_fwd production (David)

Wednesday, June 26, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Issues with Run22 BEMC calibration and prep study for full TPC SC calibration (Jae)
- Discussion of the physics of the diffractive A_N analysis (Xilin)
- Update on FCS Single Jet Analysis (Sean)
- Run24 trigger discussion (Carl and Akio)

Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Discussion: Run 22 Production Status Update (Gene, all)

Wednesday, May 29, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Discussion: Run 22 Production Status Update (Gene, all) - postpone to next week
- Update on Lambda spin-spin correlator (Jan)
- Update on Run 24 ZDC local polarimetry (Taoya)

Wednesday, May 22, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- Run24 Fast Offline Data QA (Ting)
- Nominations for invited talks

Wednesday, May 15, 2024, 7PM BNL time
- dihadron 200 GeV analysis update (Babu)
- Run17 energy correlators (Manny)
- Run24 ZDC polarimeter update (Taoya)

Wednesday, May 08, 2024 7PM BNL time
- RHICf+STAR combined analysis on forward pi0 AN (Seunghwan)
- dihadron 200 GeV analysis update (Babu)
- Discussion: Run 24 status update (Carl, all)

Wednesday, May 01, 2024 7PM BNL time
- Trigger promotion data/simulation ratio puzzle (Dmitry)
- New Spin plan for DOE (Elke, all)

Wednesday, April 24, 2024 7PM BNL time
- Run 15 diffractive EM-jet A_N for semi-exclusive process (Xilin)
- Paper Proposal: Lambda spin-spin correlation (Jan)
- Run24 Data Trigger (Carl, Akio, all)
- New Spin plan for DOE (Elke, all)

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 7PM BNL time
- paper proposal for run17 Collins analysis (Yixin)
- Run22 data production status: TPC, BEMC calibration, etc (All)
- RHIC Spin Plan (Elke and all, over leaf)

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 7PM BNL time
- Request for FCS Data (David)

Wednesday, Mar 13, 2024 7PM BNL time
- Local polarimetry: preparation for run 24 (Jinlong and Taoya)

Wednesday, Mar 6, 2024 7PM BNL time
- Update and preliminary request for the run 15 single diffractive EM-jet A_N, follow up from last week (Xilin)
- Update on the L hyperon spin-spin correlations in p+p collisions (Jan)
- Discussion: proposal from FCV of 2 weeks of low lumi pp for Run24 (all) -> Our response
- Readiness for Run24 pp run (all)

Wednesday, Feb 28, 2024 7PM BNL time
- Update and preliminary request for the run 15 single diffractive EM-jet A_N (Xilin)

Wednesday, Jan 24, 2024 7PM BNL time
- GPC Request -- 2015 Endcap dijet ALL (Ting)

2010 & earlier

Spin PWG Meetings 2010

December 30, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Analysis update:
  - 2009 charged-pion jet analysis - Jim
- Run-11
- APS abstracts, note the deadlines (January 14 conference)
- AOB and Happy New Year!

December 23, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11
  - trigger rates
  - L2 - needs volunteers
  - monitoring tasks - what works, what doesn't?
- Decadal Plan submitted version
- W paper accepted
- W abstract WWND - Ross
- AOB

December 16, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Analysis:
  - relative luminosity - Hal
  - mid-rapidity photons - Michael
- Run 11
  - trigger rates
- APS-April meeting - deadline: conference January 14, STAR deadline January 1
- Subgroups: FMS, jets, other
- AOB

December 2, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Run-11 preparation
  - schedule
  - subsystems
  - shift signup
  - monitors, tasks assignment
  - triggers, rates
  - scaler inputs
  - RSC meeting
- Analysis
  - re-production of W sample
  - embedding
  - updates
- Decadal Plan
- APS deadline: January 14
- AOB

November 4, 2010 - 12:30-13:30 EDT
- Run-11 preparation
  - schedule
  - luminosity monitor - Ross
  - ZDC commissioning - Oleksandr
  - Trigger bandwidth - Carl
  - Scaler inputs - Ernst
  - L2, online plots, volunteers
- Analysis updates
- Decadal plan input - All
- Collaboration meeting at BNL, November 12-17
- RHIC Spin meeting at BNL, November 19
- Spring conferences
- AOB

October 28, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Run-11 preparation:
  - triggers
  - FMS trigger proposal / alternatives; efficiency with 4 JPs
  - Order transverse, longitudinal running
  - L0, L1 software maintenance
  - L2 software - volunteer(s) needed
  - zdc - proposed scaler implementation
  - scalers (lumi x 2, detector live, E+W board, zdc x 2, bbc x 2)
  - luminosity monitor
  - online monitors - see October 14 agenda below, need volunteers for L2 and online plots
  - subsystems:
    - EMCs
    - other
  - commissioning / startup plans
  - "special" runs
    - e.g. diffraction studies
    - other
  - shifts
  - other
- Analysis updates
  - ZDC vs. BBC - Carl
  - embedding, other
- DNP talks
  - Hyperons (abstract, talk) - Ramon
  - Forward correlations (abstract, talk) - Jim D
  - Dijets (abstract, talk) - Matt
  - W (abstract, talk) - Justin
  - Dijets with the Endcap (abstract, talk) - Brian
  - Invited talk (abstract, talk) - Stephen
  - FMS trigger (poster) - John Calvin
  - EEMC calibration (poster) - Zach
- Collaboration Meeting at BNL - Nov 12-17
- RHIC Spin Collaboration Meeting at BNL - Nov 19
- Upcoming conferences:
  - WWND-2011 - Feb 6-13, CO; ~9 possible topics - 2-3 speakers from spin
  - Lake Louise Winter Institute - Feb 20-26; 2 STAR 12+3 min invited talks
  - Moriond QCD - March 13-20; ~4 possible topics - 1-2 speakers from spin
- Papers: inclusive jets, other

October 21, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- DNP (Santa Fe, November 2-6 2010) presentations - talks due to PWG by past Monday October 19
  - Hyperons (abstract, talk) - Ramon
  - Forward correlations (abstract, talk) - Jim D.
  - Dijets (abstract, talk) - Matt
  - W (abstract, talk) - Justin
  - Dijets in the Endcap (abstract, talk)- Brian
  - invited talk (abstract, talk) - Stephen
  - FMS trigger (poster) - John Calvin Martinez
  - EEMC calibration (poster) - Zach Nault
- Analysis updates
- Run-11 preparation
- Collaboration meeting at BNL, November 12-17 2010
  - volunteer sought for summary talk
  - suggestions for plenary talk, if any from spin pwg
- Decadal Plan input from PWG (from Oct 7)Draft

October 14, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Run-11 preparation
  - monitors (onlXX)
    - CDEV - Brian
    - L0 - Pibero
    - L2 - (Jan, Ilya, Ross, Brian, Haidong, ...)
    - FMS - Jingguo
    - ZDC - Oleksandr
    - scalers - Ernst
    - online plots - ()
  - startup
    - FMS - Stephen
    - BEMC, EEMC calorimeters - Will J.
    - ZDC - Oleksandr
    - BBC - (Andrew)
    - Trigger - triggerboard
  - Inputs to triggerboard/group
    - FMS trigger
    - ZDC to scaler
    - scalers - needs trigger group input
  - Shifts, QA-board - Renee, Chuck
- Analysis updates
  - dijet analysis - Matt Walker
- Collaboration meeting at BNL, November 12-17 2010
  - Saturday parallel session:
    - Run-11 preparation - All
    - W cross section - Joe / Justin
    - 2009 inclusive jet asymmetry analysis - Pibero
    - 2009 dijet asymmetry analysis - Matt
    - Photon analysis - Michael B.
    - Eta analysis - Len
    - Pion/eta/photon - Steve H.
  - Monday joint session:
    - 2006 dijet analysis - Matt / Tai
    - Forward correlations - Jim D.
    - 2009 jets - Grant
- DNP Fall meeting (Santa Fe, November 2-6 2010) - talks due to PWG by Monday October 19
  - Hyperons (abstract) - Ramon
  - Forward correlations (abstract) - Jim D.
  - Dijets (abstract) - Matt
  - W (abstract) - Justin
  - invited talk (abstract) - Stephen
- SPIN-2010, please post talks on the STAR presentations website (thanks Joe, Nikola, Pibero)
- AOB

October 7, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Analysis updates:
  - FTPC-FMS analysis - Jim D.
  - A reminder of correlation patterns in asymmetries and luminosities - Ernst
  - 2009 relative luminosity analysis - James, Joe
- Run-11 preparation
  - ZDC preparation (writeup, spectra) - Oleksandr et al
  - Other
- Draft spin sections for 2010 Decadal Plan
- SPIN 2010 news, experiences - All
- Collaboration meeting at BNL, November 12-17 (Fri-Wed) 2010:
  - updated preliminary agenda - parallel sessions are now on Saturday and Monday afternoon (joint sessions)
- AOB

September 30, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Run-11:
  - FMS readiness - Stephen et al
  - PAC recommendations
  - Likely run scenario: 500 GeV p+p followed by HI - LT or TL?
  - Trigger, incl. use(s) for HLT?
- Collaboration meeting at BNL, November 12-17 (Fri-Wed) 2010:
  - joint session with jetcorr?
  - parallel session Saturday and/or Sunday?
- Polarized DY workshop - Santa Fe, Oct 31 - Nov 1
- AOB

September 23, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- W analysis update - Justin, Joe
- Embedding request for FMS+FTPC analysis - Jim
- Embedding request for W analysis - Joe et al
- Run-11 PAC recommendations, follow-up - our follow-up to STAR management - All
- Run-11 preparation - All
- Collaboration meeting at BNL, November 12-17 (Fri-Wed) 2010, currently as follows:
  - Friday - junior day
  - Saturday, Sunday - parallel sessions
  - Monday, Tuesday - plenary sessions
  - Wednesday - summaries
- Near-final SPIN 2010 talks:
  - inclusive jets - Pibero (09.30.2010 - Spin Structure of Hadrons 8)
  - dijets - Matt (10.01.2010 - Spin Structure of Hadrons 11)
  - Mid-rapidity Collins analysis - Rob (09.28.2010 - Spin Structure of Hadrons 5), particle identification figure
  - Forward eta analysis - Len (09.28.2010 - Spin in Hadronic Reactions 4)
  - Hyperons - Qinghua (09.27.2010 - Spin in Hadronic Reactions 2)
  - W - Joe (09.30.2010 - Spin in Hadronic Reactions 6)
  - Forward jet-like events - Nikola (09.30.2010 - Spin in Hadronic Reactions 6), systematic uncertainty estimate
  - Elastic scattering (via UPC PWG) - Igor (09.30.2010 - Spin in Hadronic Reactions 5)
    - Roman Pots (via UPC PWG) - Donika (09.27.2010 - Acceleration, Storage, and Polarimetry of Polarized Beams 1)
  - input to Bernd - All
- Polarized DY workshop - invited talk, needs a volunteer - Santa Fe, Oct 31 - Nov 1
- INPC proceedings - Rob
- AOB

September 20, 2010 - 11:00-12:00 EDT
- SPIN 2010:
  - Jet-like events analysis update, response (1, 2), talk - Nikola
  - Hyperons talk - Qinghua
  - Forward eta analysis update, talk - Len
  - Mid-rapidity Collins talk - Rob
  - Inclusive jets analysis update, talk - Pibero
  - di-jets analysis update, BBC efficiency study, talk - Matt, Tai
  - W talk - Joe
- Embedding request for FMS+FTPC analysis - Jim
- Polarized DY workshop - Santa Fe, Oct 31 - Nov 1
- INPC proceedings - Rob
- Run-11 PAC recommendations, follow-up - All
- AOB

September 16, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Analysis updates for SPIN-2010
  - inclusive jets - Pibero
  - di-jets - Matt
  - mid-rapidity Collins - Rob
  - Forward eta - Len
  - jet-like events - Nikola
- Draft talks for SPIN 2010
  - Jet-like events - Nikola
  - RP - Igor (via UPC)
  - inclusive jets - Pibero
  - Di-jets - Matt
  - W - Joe
  - Hyperons - Qinghua
  - Mid-rapidity Collins - Rob
  - Forward eta - Len
- Embedding request for FMS+FTPC analysis - Jim
- Polarized DY workshop - Santa Fe, Oct 31 - Nov 1
- INPC proceedings - Rob
- AOB

September 9, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Analysis updates:
  - jet-like events - Nikola
  - Collins analysis - Rob
  - Dijet - Matt
  - Hyperon spin transfer - Qinghua
- Several inputs in the lead-up to SPIN-2010:
  - spinpatterns - Renee et al
  - relative luminosity - Jim HW et al
  - residual transverse beam polarization components - Ernst et al
  - runlists 1st priority, all - Pibero, Grant, et al
- Note: draft talks for SPIN-2010 are due to starspin before next week's spin meeting
- INPC Proceedings
  - W asymmetry and cross section - Scott
  - Collins analysis - Rob
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

September 2, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- W paper
- Analysis updates:
  - Dijets - Matt Walker
  - Jets (past Tuesday), jets (today) - Pibero
  - Eta - Len
- Run-11 preparation
- STAR Decadal Plan - UIC, September 10
- STAR Collaboration Meeting - BNL, November 12-17
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

August 26, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Meeting day time:
  - Thursday 12:00-13:30 EDT seems to work for the majority, but not for all
  - Is Thursday 16:00-17:30 EDT a viable alternative?
  - Is Monday 13:30-15:00 EDT a viable alternative (FMS subgroup may need to shift)?
- Run-11 preparation:
  - FMS jet patch trigger proposal - Carl et al
  - ZDC - Hal et al
- Analysis updates:
  - Eta asymmetry and cross section - Len et al
  - other?
- Simulations:
  - run-6 di-jet - done, request follow-up on experience, methods (coll.mtg.?)
  - run-6 photon+jet - ongoing
  - run-9 mid-rapidity photon - ongoing
  - run-9 photon+jet - needs follow-up
  - comments on tune from Peter Skands - Ilya
- STAR Decadal Plan - UIC, September 10, 11
- STAR Collaboration Meeting - BNL, November 12-17
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

August 19, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Meeting time?
- W paper, PHENIX request - Bernd
- Analysis updates:
  - run-9 jets - Pibero
  - other?
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

August 12, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Meeting time for the Fall?
- Analysis updates:
  - canceled this week (hmm)
  - August 19 - Pibero, run-9 jets
  - August 26 - Len, eta
  - September 2 - Matt, dijets
  - Request: updates on W cross section, Collins analysis, ...
- Simulations:
  - comparison of (and convergence on) tunes for run-6 photon simulations - Ilya
    - test sample available - needs QA
  - run-9 BEMC photon request - Michael
  - Spin-2010: all (7) contributed abstracts accepted (?)
- Compute resources, priorities at RCF, PDSF
- W asymmetry draft re-released to star-papers - request timely comments
- Other papers
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

July 29, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Follow-ups: simulations, papers, decadal plan, other : Matt @ Clemson
- FPD in run-11
- CEU abstracts:
  - John Calvin Martinez - FMS trigger
  - Zach Nault - EEMC MIP calibration
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

July 22, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Brief follow-up on last week's topics: simulations, papers (latest W draft), decadal plan, othe
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

July 15, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- news from simulations: Brian, Matt, Ilya (link-1, link-2)
- follow-up on last week's decadal plan discussion
- Paper status updates: W, jets
- ICHEP draft talk - Bernd
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

July 8, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Decadal plan for STAR - discussion
- Simulation status
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- ISMD abstract deadline July 15, other?
- AOB

July 1, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- News from S&T/operations review
- Simulations follow-up on last week's meeting
  - Tune comparison - Mike
  - Tune comparison - Ilya
  - Update on resource estimates for EEMC simulations - Brian
  - Update on cloud simulations - Matt
- Update on polarimetry studies - Hal, Alice
- DIS proceedings: Andrew, Bernd, Jan (conf. deadline extended to July 30)
- ISMD abstract deadline July 15, other?
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

June 24, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- PAC news
- Abstracts for SPIN 2010
  - jets - Pibero
  - dijets - Matt
  - W - Joe
  - Hyperons - Qinghua
  - Jet-like events - Nikola
  - Mid-rapidity Collins - Rob
  - Forward pion, eta - Len
- Abstracts for DNP
  - Spin program - Stephen
  - Hyperons - Ramon
  - Dijets - Matt
  - W - Justin
  - Forward Correlations - Jim D.
- Simulation requests:
  - Link to writeup by P. Skands
  - Mike's presentation at the analysis meeting
  - Ilya's study of Perugia tunes and STAR data
- Rob's Poster at INPC
- Andrew's DIS 2010 proceedings
- AOB

June 3, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- RHIC and AGS Users' meeting talks:
  - Delta-G - Matt Walker
  - W results - Bernd Surrow
  - W future - Ross Corlis
  - Transverse - Len Eun
  - pp2pp - Yury Gorbunov
- Beam Use Request Run 11, 12 - most recent draft, Will's comments, other?
- Brookhaven S&T review - inputs to Nu
- Draft agenda for Analysis Meeting at UCLA:
  - Tue 14:00-18:00 - longitudinal physics, updates from Ramon, Matt, Joe, Pibero, Grant, Oleksandr
  - Wed 14:30-18:00 - transverse physics, updates from Len, Jim D, Jinguo (evo), Rob
  - Thu 14:00-18:00 - 2 hrs joint with jetcorr, 2 hrs for discussion (spin-2010, planning)
  - Fri 11:00-11:30 - summary (plenary), any volunteers?
  - comments, corrections, additions, other?
- Simulation and Embedding requests: W, photon+jet, dijet, future hyperon, 500 GeV jet - additions?
- Upcoming deadlines:
  - June 15 - DIS 2010 draft proceedings to WG
  - June 15 - hard probes 2010
  - June 30 - spin 2010
  - July 1 - DNP 2010 Fall Meeting
- Conferences/meetings:
  - RHIC and AGS Users' meeting - June 7-11
  - RIKEN Workshop on W, Z - June 24, 25
  - SPIN-Praha 2010 - July 18-25
  - ICHEP 2010 - July 22-28
  - Summer Program on Nucleon Spin Physics at BNL - July 14-27
  - EIC meeting at CUA - July 29-31
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- Reference links: W paper draft v1.6, jet paper draft v15, spin task force draft report v2.0
- AOB

May 27, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- draft BUR run 11, 12 - All
- Run-9 analysis updates - All
- Analysis meeting at UCLA
- AOB

May 20, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Simulations: dijet, photon and here, other - all
- Run-9 production
- ZDC updates - Hal, Oleksandr/Ernst
- BUR
- Analysis meeting at UCLA - June 15-18
- Conference abstract deadlines:
  - June 15 - hard probes 2010
  - June 30 - spin 2010
  - July 1 - DNP 2010 Fall Meeting
- Conferences/meetings:
  - RHIC and AGS Users' meeting - registration deadline May 28, event June 7-11
  - SPIN-Praha 2010 - July 18-25
  - ICHEP 2010 - July 22-28
  - Summer Program on Nucleon Spin Physics at BNL - July 14-27
  - EIC meeting at CUA - July 29-31
  - Lake Louise draft proceedings - Joe
- AOB

May 13, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Iowa
  - diffraction - Dave
  - BUR/decadal plan - Carl
- RHIC projections update
- Ideas towards ZDC scalers - Hal
- Run-9 production
- dijet simulation request - Pibero, Matt, Brian
- AOB

May6, 2010 - 12:30-13:30 EDT
- Analysis updates:
  - di-jets - Matt
  - W,Z - Bernd
  - ZDC, diffraction - Dave, Alice
  - dijet simulation request - Pibero, Matt, Brian
- BUR 2011, 2012
  - physics goals (2012 relative priorities)
  - resources, commitments
- STAR Analysis Meeting at UCLA
- conferences etc:
  - Moriond proceedings - Justin
  - ICHEP abstract - Bernd
  - W, Z workshop invitations - volunteers, nominees?
- Status from WGs
- AOB

April 29, 2010 - 12:30-13:30 EDT
- Analysis update on di-jets - Tai Sakuma
- BUR 2011, 2012
  - physics goals (2012 relative priorities)
  - resources, commitments
- RHIC Spin Coll. Mtg. in Iowa - May 14-16, 2010 - seeking volunteers
- STAR Analysis Meeting at UCLA - registration deadline tomorrow (!)
- ICHEP 2010 - abstracts due to PWG "soon"
- AOB

April 22, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Analysis updates
  - W analysis - update on background estimate - Joe
  - ZDC (tentative) - Alice, Dave, Hal
  - 500 GeV luminosity (tentative) - Ross
  - updated estimates for correlation measurements - Oleksandr
- run-9 production
- RHIC Spin Coll. Mtg. in Iowa - May 14-16, 2010 - need speakers, please register
- Task force face-to-face and FMS-FHC meeting at BNL - April 28-29, 2010
- BUR 2011, 2012
  - updated projections
  - physics goals
  - resources, commitments
- AOB

April 15, 2010 - 12:15-13:30 EDT
- PWG meeting day, time (?)
- ZDC analysis update - Alice, Dave, Hal
- W analysis/paper preview, update - Jan, Bernd
- Jet paper - Stephen
- BUR 2011, 2012
  - updated projections
  - physics goals
  - resources, commitments
- run-9 production
  - analysis/QA updates - all
  - correlations - Oleksandr
- RHIC Spin Coll. Mtg. in Iowa - May 14-16, 2010 - need speakers, please register
- Task force face-to-face and FMS-FHC meeting at BNL - April 28-29, 2010
- WWND proceedings
  - Transverse - Len
  - Longitudinal - Bernd
- AOB

April 8, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- W-asymmetry paper draft, analysis writeup and update(s) - Bernd, Jan, et al
- DIS 2010 draft talks
  - Delta-G - Bernd
  - W - Jan
  - Transverse - Andrew
- ZDC analysis update - Alice, Dave, Hal
- BUR 2011, 2012
  - updated projections
  - physics goals
  - resources, commitments
- run-9 production
- analysis/QA updates - all
- WG status updates
- RHIC Spin Coll. Mtg. in Iowa - May 14-16, 2010
- PWG meeting day, time (?)
- AOB

April 1, 2010 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- W analysis and paper proposal, updated draft - Bernd, Jan, et al
- run-9 production
- run-9 hyperon QA - Qinghua
- BUR 2011: follow-up discussion
- DIS 2010 - talks due in Spin PWG April 5, 2010
- AOB

March 25, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- Analysis updates
  - omega - Andrew
  - W - Bernd, Jan
- BUR 2011: Nu's request, collider projections
- Upcoming Collaboration meeting - note, we use 2-95
- WG news
- AOB

March 19, 2010 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Analysis updates
  - 2009 data production
  - run-9 pp200 RFF QA and update - Pibero
- BUR 2011
- procedures for STAR talks
  - April 5 - DIS deadline for posting draft talks to starspin
- RHIC Spin Collaboration meeting on polarimetry - March 26
- Collaboration Meeting March 26-31, 2010
- Run-6 jet paper - Stephen
- WG status updates
- AOB

March 11, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- W projections update - Jan, Bernd
- Update on Vernier scan analysis - Ross
- 2009 data production and QA feedback
- photon simulation request: Q&A, QCD
- Upcoming "Progress in High pT physics" workshop talks:
  - W results - Hal
  - Gluon spin results - Scott
  - Transverse - Rob
- INPC abstracts:
  - W - Scott
  - Transversity - Rob
- Moriond talk on W - Justin
- Collaboration meeting upcoming March 26-31 at BNL
- Papers in preparation: inclusive jets, di-jets, neutral pions, charged pions
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- Links to spin task force, eSTAR
- AOB

March 4, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- 2005/2006 inclusive jet draft - Stephen
- Towards publication of W:
  - asymmetries - Bernd et al
  - cross section - Scott et al
- Photon simulation request - Alice, Ilya, Jim, Will et al
- 2009 data production
- Rencontres de Moriond 2010 - Justin's abstract, talk
- Upcoming "Progress in High pT Physics" workshop and talks:
  - W results - Hal
  - Gluon spin results - Scott
  - Transverse - Rob
- INPC 2010 abstract deadline March 15, 2010
- DIS 2010
- Spin task force - Bernd
- Please post your APS and other talks here if you haven't done so
- Collaboration meeting upcoming March 26-31 at BNL
- AOB

February 25, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- 2005/2006 inclusive jet draft - Stephen
- photon+jet simulations, starsoft email - Alice, Ilya
- status of 2009 data production
- News from APS
- News from spin task force - Bernd
- Collaboration meeting upcoming March 26-31
- AOB

February 11, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- APS talks:
  - W cross section - Justin
  - W asymmetry - Jan
  - Jets and Di-jets - Tai
- Lake Louise talk:
  - W program - Joe
- Outstanding analysis topics
  - 2006 inclusive jet cross section comparison (also w. 2003/4) - Tai, Mateusz
  - 2005 vs 2006 di-jet cross section comparison - Tai, Matt, Ernst
- AOB

February 4, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-9 (test-)production:
  - Initial QA (thanks!) - Matt
  - Others?!
- W embedding request - Renee
- Analysis updates for APS
  - Jets, di-jets
  - W asymmetry analysis update - Jan
  - W cross section analysis update - Justin
  - QCD background subtraction in W analysis - Joe
  - electrons
- APS draft talks (program, STAR abstracts may be found below at the October 22, 2009 meeting):
  - Alice Bridgeman - STAR local polarimetry
  - Jan Balewski - W asymmetry
  - Ross Corlis - 500 GeV luminosity
  - Priscilla Kurnadi - Non-photonic Electron Asymmetry
  - Xuan Li - Forward polarization studies, FHC
  - Brian Page - Towards a di-jet analysis from calorimeter-only data
  - Tai Sakuma - Jet and Dijet cross sections
  - Justin Stevens - W cross section
  - Bernd Surrow - Future W program and upgrade
- 500 GeV polarization and possibility of pre-APS RSC
- AOB

February 3, 2010 13:00-14:00 EST
- W analysis updates and APS proposal:
  - cross sections - Justin
  - asymmetries - Jan

January 28, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- Monday Feb. 1 - expect pp200 RFF production sample for checks
- Di-jet paper proposal - Matt Walker
- W report - Justin Stevens
- Jets report- Tai
- APS (abstracts at October 22, 2009 meeting below):
  - Alice -Local Polarimetry - draft
  - All should be posted by 30th
- Lake Louise abstract - Joe
- AOB

January 21, 2010 12:00-13:30 EST
- Di-jet paper proposal - Matt Walker
- Vernier Scan analysis update - Ross Corliss, follow up: abort gap background
- Data on disk (revisit) - All
- RSC meeting in Iowa, tentative dates May 21-23
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

January 7, 2010 12:00-1:30 EST
- Happy New Year!
- Analysis updates:
  - 2009 Relative Luminosity - James Hays-Wehle
  - W analysis - volunteer needed for embedding QA
- Draft agenda for the analysis meeting in Austin
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, W, and photon subgroups
- AOB

Spin PWG Meetings 2009

December 10, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Upgrades workshop
  - Report from FMS meeting - Akio
  - Draft outline on PWG priorities -Jim pdf
- ZDC/BBC diffractive physics presentation - Dave, Alice
- Eta analysis - Len
- Gamma-Jet simulation request - Ilya
- Run 6 pi0 analysis update - Joe
- AOB
December 3, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Upgrades - priorities for spin - all
- W embedding - zero bias and beam line constraint thread - Jan, Renee, Joe
- Gamma-jet simulation request - Ilya
  - ref. to previous discussions of all requests on the table
- Jet methods paper - Renee and/or Steve
- Analysis meeting in Austin upcoming January 12-16, 2010
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- AOB
November 12, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Analysis updates:
- non-photonic electrons - Priscilla
- mid-rapidity Collins - Rob
- Priorities:
  - production - All
  - embedding/simulation W, jet, gamma-jet - All
- SESAP poster - Wayne
- DSPIN-09 proceedings: Qinghua, Larisa
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- Status of drafts: jets, neutral pion, charged pion, hyperon spin transfer - PAs
- AOB
November 5, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- FHC cosmic ray test - Xuan
- Embedding request - All
- Software code clean-up - Pibero, Renee, All
- Simulation and production priorities - All
- Status of drafts: inclusive jets, neutral pion, charged pions, hyperon spin transfer - PAs
- DSPIN-09 proceedings; Qinghua, Larisa
- Upcoming events, deadlines:
  - Spin Physics Symposium to honor Alan Krisch - November 14, 2009 (U. of Michigan)
  - RHIC Spin Collaboration Meeting - November 20-22 at LBNL
  - Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics - conference dates January 2-9, 2010
  - High Energy Physics in the LHC Era - conference dates January 4-8, 2010
  - High-Energy hadron physics with hadron beams - conference dates January 6-8, 2010
  - Rencontres de Moriond 2010 - contribution deadline January 10, 2010
  - Lake Louise Winter Institute 2010 - contribution deadline January 15, 2010
  - DIS 2010, Florence Italy - April 19-23, 2010
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- AOB
October 29, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update on 500 GeV data from FMS - Larisa
- Next steps towards publication of W leptonic decay signal - Bernd, Jan
- Update on Vernier Scan - Ross
- Update on BSMD-database bug - Oleksandr
- Status of drafts: inclusive jets, neutral pion, charged pions - PAs
- Simulation and production priorities - All
- Upcoming events:
  - DSPIN-09 - proceedings deadline November 15
  - Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics - conference dates January 2-9, 2010
  - High-Energy hadron physics with hadron beams - conference dates January 6-8, 2010
  - Rencontres de Moriond 2010 - contribution deadline January 10, 2010
  - Lake Louise Winter Institute 2010 - contribution deadline January 15, 2010 (speaker sought)
  - DIS 2010, Florence Italy - April 19-23, 2010
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- AOB
October 22, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis updates:
  - Production, simulation needs - W, other
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- APS abstracts:
- Paper status: inclusive jets, neutral pions, charged pions, other
- Deadlines:
  - APS Abstracts - Tomorrow, October 23
  - Dubna-Spin proceedings - November 15
  - Volunteer sought for invited talk at "Strong Interactions in the 21st Century", Mumbai Feb 10-12
- News from DNP meeting
- Updated RHIC Collider Projections with summary of changes
- AOB
October 1, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis updates:
  - neutral pion - Alan
  - W background estimates - Joe
  - First look at W asymmetry - Jan
- New beam pipe for 2012 - request from Bedanga.
- RHIC Spin Collaboration meeting Oct. 2, 2009.
- upcoming collaboration meeting - Oct. 5-10, at LBNL
- Paper status updates: inclusive jets, neutral pions, charged pions, hyperon spin transfer, other
- Deadlines:
  - DNP Fall Meeting - Bill, Joe, Matt, Grant, Andrew, Bernd; aim for prel. results on W and di-jet
  - APS April Meeting in February - abstract deadline October 23
  - Winter Workshop on Nuclear Dynamics - volunteers and nominees for 1-2 spin talks
- AOB
September 24, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis updates:
  - ZDC - Alice
  - W - Joe, Jan
  - Dijets - Matt
  - neutral pion - Alan
- Run 9 200 GeV proposed QA'd run lists - Brian
- RHIC Spin Collaboration meeting Oct. 2, 2009.
- New beam pipe for 2012 - take a look for next week discussion - request from Bedanga.
- upcoming collaboration meeting - Oct. 5-10, at LBNL
- Paper status updates: inclusive jets, hyperon spin transfer, neutral pions, charged pions, other
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- Deadlines:
  - EPS - proceedings deadline Sept. 30 (Bernd, Jan)
  - Hadron-2009 - abstract deadline extended to Sept. 30
  - DNP Fall Meeting - Bill, Joe, Matt, Grant, Andrew; aim for prel. results on W and di-jet
  - APS April Meeting in February - abstract deadline October 23
- News from recent conferences: Pan Pacific Spin, Dubna-Spin
- AOB
September 17, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Hadronic correction(s) in jets summary - Pibero
- Di-jet analysis note, status, update - All, Matt
- W analysis update - Jan, Joe
  - Slides and blog with details
- neutral pion analysis update - Alan
- update on Run-9/500 GeV vernier scans - Ross
- paper status updates: inclusive jet draft, charged pion draft, other(s) - neutral pion draft and hyperon draft with PAs after collaboration comments
- upcoming collaboration meeting - Oct. 5-10, at LBNL
- deadlines:
  - EPS - proceedings deadline Sept. 15 (Bernd, Jan?)
  - Hadron-2009 - abstract deadline extended to Sept. 30
  - DNP Fall Meeting - Bill, Joe, Matt, Grant, Andrew; aim for prel. results on W, di-jet, other (?)
  - APS Spring Meeting - abstract deadline October 23
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- AOB
September 10, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- W analysis update - Jan
- Di-jet analysis update - Matt
- neutral pion analysis update - Alan (TBC)
- Hadronic correction(s) in jets summary - Pibero
- Filtered simulations - volunteers?
- paper status updates: hyperon draft (Sept. 15 deadline), charged pion draft, inclusive jet draft, other(s)
- upcoming collaboration meeting - Oct. 5-10, at LBNL
- deadlines:
  - Pan Pacific Spin - talk by Jim
  - 5th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics - abstract deadline Sept. 15
  - EPS - proceedings deadline Sept. 15 (Bernd, Jan)
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- Scheduling and logistics of weekly meeting
- AOB
September 3, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- mid-rapidity neutral pion analysis follow-up:
  - Alan's summary,
  - Scott's comments and Matt's follow-up
  - Will's addendum
- BEMC calibration status - Matt
- run 9 data poduction
- News from FMS review
- News from Spin task force: (charge on starmail), binning for global analyses
- paper status updates: hyperon draft (Sept. 15 deadline), charged pion draft, inclusive jet draft, other(s)
- deadlines:
  - Hadron-2009 - abstract deadline Sept. 7
  - 5th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics - abstract deadline Sept. 15
  - EPS - proceedings deadline Sept. 15
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- AOB
August 27, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- mid-rapidity neutral pion analysis from run 6 - Alan Hoffman
- run 9 data poduction
- paper status updates: charged pion draft, inclusive jet draft, other(s)
- DSPIN-2009, Larisa and Qinghua seek feedback on their talks
- Pan Pacific Spin 2009, September 15-19 - needs a volunteer for an invited talk on transverse spin
- WG status updates: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- AOB
August 20, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- paper status: neutral pions (deadline passed), charged pions, jets, hyperon spin transfer, other
- run 9 data production: W test-sample, other - all
- upcoming events:
  - DSPIN-2009, September 1-5 - Larisa and Qinghua will give contributed talks
  - Hadron-2009 - abstract deadline September 7
  - 5th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics - abstract deadline September 15
  - Pan Pacific Spin 2009, September 15-19 - Jim and TBC (!) will give invited talks
  - High Energy in the LHC Era - deadline unclear, probably ~soon
- test of EEMC fix - Jason
- WG status: EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
- AOB
August 13, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- run 9 data production and simulation readiness - all
  - W-production readiness, Jan
- update on EEMC simulations (Keith's blog) - Hal et al
- update on jet finder and hadronic energy corrections - Pibero
- papers: neutral pions (August 19 deadline), charged pions, jets, hyperon spin transfer, other
- upcoming events:
  - DSPIN-2009, September 1-5 - Larissa and Qinghua will give contributed talks
  - Hadron-2009 - abstract deadline September 7
  - 5th International Conference on Quarks and Nuclear Physics - abstract deadline September 15
  - Pan Pacific Spin 2009 - Jim and TBC will give invited talks
  - High Energy in the LHC Era - deadline unclear, probably ~soon
- Status updates: EMC, FGT, FMS, jet and photon subgroups
- Long term run plan from Vigdor in RHIC News
- AOB
August 6, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Brief update on Global analysis task force - Bernd
- binning for impact analyses - Jim
- data on disk - all
- discussion of run 9 production and simulation readiness - all
- papers: neutral pions, charged pions, jets, hyperon spin transfer, other
- AOB
July 30, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Report on EEMC simulation problems - Jason
- Talk at RSC polarimetry meeting - Hal
- Di-jet analysis figure - Matt
- news from S&T review - Bernd, Carl, Hal, Jim
- AOB
July 23, 2009 12:30-1:30 EDT
- Readiness for production - 200 GeV
- Readiness for 500 GeV production
- Readiness for simulations
  - ToF
- Report on EEMC simulation problems - Jason Webb
- ZDC polarimetry study - J. Kellams
July 9, 2009 - Analysis meeting at MIT
June 25, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Run-9 online:
  - FoM
  - remaining needs for any special runs?
  - other
- Run-9 offline
  - 500 GeV simulation request
  - run QA
  - data production: 500 GeV, 200 GeV
- Updated RHIC collider projections
- Run 10 - 3 weeks of 500 GeV pp - How to use?
- Analysis meeting at MIT - draft agenda for parallel sessions
- Conference deadlines
  - General - STAR deadlines need to be followed more closely to prevent delays (or worse)
  - June 26 - abstracts for Gordon Research Conference
    - neutral pions - Justin
    - longitudinal - Jim
  - June 30 - proceedings for DIS2009
    - Gluon polarization measurements - Bernd
    - W - Jan
    - Transverse spin results - Steve H.
  - (June 30 - abstracts for ISMD 2009)
  - July 1 - proceedings for CIPANP2009
    - Prompt photon+jet - Ilya
    - W - Will J.
    - Jets - Pibero
    - Hadrons - Jan
    - Transverse - Akio
  - July 1 - abstracts for DNP Fall Meeting
    - Dijet - Matt
    - W - Joe
    - UE - Grant
    - Transverse - Andrew
    - - Bill C.
  - July 25 - abstracts for Pan Pacific Spin 2009
    - 2 invited talks - nominations?
- Status updates
  - EMC, FMS, FGT, jet, and photon subgroups
  - papers in preparation: inclusive jet, neutral pion, charged pion, hyperon spin transfer
- AOB
June 18, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Run 9 -
  - Transverse components, ~calibration from transverse store
  - run QA
  - other
- W analysis update - Jan
- FMS update - Akio
- Upcoming conference deadlines:
  - June 15 DSPIN 2009 - abstract(s): Larissa, Qinghua
  - July 1 DNP Fall Meeting - abstract(s): Grant
  - June 26 Gordon Conference Nuclear Physics - abstracts: Jim Justin
- Analysis meeting at MIT
  - parallels Tues. aft, Wed. morn., Fri. morn., joint with jetcorr Wed. aft.
  - plenary talks
    - Thurs. morn. Spin Results and status -Jim
    - Fri. aft. W analysis update - Joe
    - Sat. morn. FGT - Jan
    - Sat. morn. Future spin - Bernd
- BNL PAC
- Recent theory workshop at LBNL
- AOB
June 11, 2009 12:00-1:00 EDT
- Run 9
- News from RHIC AGS Users Meeting
- PAC
- Upcoming conference deadlines:
  - June 15 DSPIN 2009 - abstract(s): Larissa
  - July 1 DNP Fall Meeting
- Analysis meeting at MIT
- Status of papers: hyperon paper and neutral pion paper in GPC, charged pion paper, inclusive jets
- AOB
June 4, 2009 12:00-1:00 EDT
- Run 9
  - FOM
  - lumi analysis at 500 GeV (incl. bg)
  - transverse store
  - run extended until July 3, 8am; shift sign-up will start Monday
  - 200 GeV data QA
- Upcoming conference deadlines:
  - June 15 DSPIN 2009
  - July 1 DNP Fall Meeting
- Analysis meeting at MIT - note: hotel registration deadline tomorrow, Fri Jun 5
  - participation
  - 2-3 plenary talks: (Longitudinal, Transverse), Future
- Moriond proceedings
- Hyperon Spin Transfer draft
- RHIC AGS Users' Meeting talks: Run-9 (Bill), Upgrades (Hank)
- AOB
May 28, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Run 9
  - FOM
  - ZDC vs BBC comparison - Chris J.
  - 500 GeV run QA - Hal
- RHIC/AGS Users' Meeting
  - Plenary talk on Recent Spin Highlights and Results - Carl
  - Workshop talks
    - inclusive jets - Dave
    - W - Joe
    - Transverse - Chris P.
  - Posters
    - underlying event - Grant
    - local polarimetry - Oleksandr
    - inclusive jets - Pibero
    - di-jets - Matt
    - Inclusive Hadrons - Will L.
    - FGT - Bernd
    - W - Ross
- hyperon spin transfer draft
- proceedings: Moriond, Lake Louise
- Analysis Meeting at MIT
- AOB
May 21, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Beam Use Request for Runs 10 and 11- Nu, All
  - link to the current draft (May 21)
- Run 9
- CIPANP
  - analysis update - Akio
  - draft talks - Akio, Pibero, Jan, Ilya, Will J.
  - slides for plenary speakers
- Moriond proceedings - Andrew
- RHIC/AGS Users' Meeting - talks, posters, input (Carl:overview, Hank:future)
- Paper status: neutral pions, charged pions, inclusive jets, hyperon spin transfer
- AOB
May 14, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis update
  - A_N(pi0) from run 8 - Akio
- Run 9
  - Current FOM and lumi progress
- BUR
  - Run 10?
  - Draft intro to proposed physics for run 11
- Meetings -
  - CIPANP talks
    - Will
    - Ilya
  - Users meeting - poster session
- AOB
May 7, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis updates
  - Photon-jet - Ilya
- Run 9
  - Transverse polarization components - Alice
  - Spin Flipper - Jim, Jan
- AOB
April 30, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- APS Talks:
  - hadron A_LL - Bernd/Joe
  - W - Joe
  - Transversity - Rob
  - underlying event - Grant/Renee
- Run 9
- Run 10/11 BUR
- AOB
April 23, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis updates
  - Underlying event - Grant
  - Hadron collisions talk - Renee
  - Bayesian methods of dealing with systematic errors - Mike
- Run 10/11 BUR
  - Notes on transverse - Hank
- Run 9
- Upcoming talks: Hadron Collisions Workshop, GHP09, DIS (linked below)
- AOB
April 1 6, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Request for comments: Neutral pion paper draft - Frank, Bernd
- Run 9
  - preparation for 200 GeV
  - Proposal to fast-track W-analysis - Bernd
- Analysis updates
  - Underlying event - Grant
- Run 10/11 BUR
- Draft talks for DIS: Gluon polarization measurements, W measurements, Recent transverse results,
- AOB
April 9, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- 500 GeV status - remaining issues
- prep for 200 GeV
  - Scalers
  - Polarization development
- Production and analysis - Seele
- Run 11 BUR, collider projections
- AOB
April 2, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Run 9 - 500 GeV
  - Lumi issues - How much do we have?
  - Scalers
  - BSMD readout
  - Trigger DSM issues
  - Tests to be done to confirm future performance - eg spin rotator?
  - run lists and QA
- Run 9 - 200 GeV
  - Preliminary trigger list
  - What needs to be tested and fixed during 500 GeV?
  - Production and analysis - Seele
- Conferences
  - Pacific Spin2009 Sept 15-18, 2009 Yamagata Japan
  - Dubna Spin conference Sept. 1-5 2009, JINR Dubna Russia
- AOB
Mar 26, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Plenary talks at Collaboration Meeting - Renee, Jan
- Run 9
Mar 19, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Paper update: neutral pions - Bernd
- Analysis update: 2006 neutral pions - Alan
- Run 9
  - link to Phil Pile's presentation
- Draft agenda for Collaboration Meeting
- AOB
Mar 12, 2009 12:00-1:30 EDT
- 500 and 200 GeV simulation requests
- Run 9
- Run 10(+11) BUR
- AOB
Mar 5, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Conferences
  - Moriond - Andrew
  - RHIC/AGS Users Meeting June 1-5
- Collaboration meeting
- Run 9
  - collider updates, management, etc
  - status at WAH
  - ZDC polarimetry - Oleksandr (commissioning, early analyses), Alice, Ramon
  - more ZDC - Oleksandr Sunday, Yesterday Alice Sunday, Yesterday
  - BBC polarimetry - Ernst (online monitor)
  - RHIC polarimetry - Chuck (status)
  - calorimeters
  - Trigger, L2
  - scalers, requested inputs
  - VPD
  - startup - draft
- Run 11 BUR discussion starting - Carl
- AOB
Feb 26, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Conferences
  - FMS analysis status in preparation for Moriond - Andrew Gordon
  - CIPANP - parallel sessions: Akio, Pibero, Jan, Ilya, Will J.
- Collaboration meeting
- Run 9
  - collider updates, management, etc
  - status at WAH
  - Trigger, L2
  - BBC
  - ZDC
  - VPD
  - scalers
  - calorimeters
  - startup - 0th order draft and first update
- AOB
Feb 19, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Analysis update on photon-jets - Ilya
- Run 9
  - collider updates, management, etc. - Bernd
  - trigger: VT201, last DSM, TCU (Carl/Hank/Eleanor), startup plan
  - calorimeters
  - local polarimetry: startup plan and additional needs, definition of scaler inputs, summary of a recent meeting
  - Begin an overall commissioning plan - 0th order draft and first update (good!)
  - monitoring: cdev, L2, ZDC, other
  - reminder - weekly RSC meetings have started
- Collaboration meeting (thanks to those who responded; need addtl. responses to draft par. agenda)
- Deadlines: CIPANP (possibility of invited parallel talk, proposed contributions: Ilya, Jan, Joe, Pibero), DIS (proposed contributions: Bernd, Jan, Steve H.)
- Paper status: neutral pion paper (preview, Feb 24), charged pion, inclusive jets, hyperons (preview past Feb 17)
- AOB
Feb 12, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Status update on neutral pion analysis - Alan Hoffman
- Run 9 - All
- Collaboration meeting
- Deadlines: CIPANP, DIS
- Status updates - EMC, FMS, FGT, Jet, Photon meetings
- AOB
Feb 5, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Run 9:
  - Spokesperson's request to present run-9 priorities on Feb 11 to STAR Management for:
    - 10 cryo-weeks, five-week 500 GeV pp physics,
    - 20 cryo-week, five-week 500 GeV pp and ~10-week 200 GeV pp physics,
    - archive: PAC recommendations (May 2008)
  - Request for 6.8 pb^-1 and 55% transverse at 500 GeV (est. ~5 days) - Les
  - Machine and Experiment status - Bernd
    - trigger and subsystem readiness - All
- Upcoming conferences (deadlines):
  - Talk at Lake Louise Winter Institute - Adam
  - DIS-2009, possible contributions on W and 500 GeV, hadrons (L), and eta (T)
  - CIPANP
  - writeup to RIKEN Accel. Prog. Report - Murad
- Collaboration meeting upcoming March 23-28
  - participation, logistics (parallel Tue Afternoon, Wed morning)
  - speaker(s) for recent results and plans for run 9 (plenary Thu Morning), PWG Summary (plenary, Sat afternoon)
- Status updates - EMC, FMS, FGT, Jet, Photon meetings
- AOB
Jan 29, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- PAC news - Bernd Surrow
- W simulation studies for run 9 - Joe Seele
  - Presentation for today's meeting
  - Report at EMC meeting 1/19/09
- Run 8 data QA: a look at pp 2008 using electron analysis code - Prisclla Kurnadi
- Ongoing Run 9 preparation reports
- Simulation requests update - Jim Sowinski
- WWND talk: Longitudinal Spin Results from STAR - Joe Seele
- AOB
Jan. 22, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- 2008, 2009 simulation request: initial summary, discussion at jetworkshop
- priorities, y2009 geometry, vertex finder, vertex distribution and offset, pileup, ...
- Run 9 preparation
- Proceedings for PANIC (conf. deadline Thu. Jan. 15):
  - Delta G via inclusive probes and correlations- Bernd Surrow
- Upcoming conferences (deadlines): DIS-2009, CIPANP, RHIC&AGS Users' meeting
- Upcoming paper-previews (pending any further comments): neutral pion and hyperon spin transfer papers
- Spin-discussion: Towards including W single-spin asymmetries in a global analysis (D.DeFlorian, W.Vogelsang)
- AOB
Jan. 15, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Spin-2008 proceedings - Nikola, all
- Run 9 preparation
  - scaler meeting - Jim et al
  - ZDC trigger - Carl et al
  - Other triggers - Carl et al
  - L2 - Ross et al
  - Calorimeters - Will et al
  - VPD local polarimetry status update (run 8 data) - Ramon
- Run 8 data QA
  - hyperons - Qinghua
  - charged pions - Adam
  - electrons - Priscilla
- Simulations 2008, 2009 - Jan
- Jet Workshop - Renee, Steven
- Status updates - photon, EMC, FMS meetings
- AOB
Jan. 08, 2009 12:00-1:30 EST
- Happy 2009!
- Papers in preparation:
  - hyperon spin transfer - request convenor preview
  - neutral pions - request convenor preview
  - charged pions
  - inclusive jets
- APS abstracts (deadline this Fri Jan. 09 at 17:00 EST):
  - Collins mechanism in mid-rapidity jets - Rob Fersch
  - Underlying event in pp - Grant Webb
  - Hadron A_LL - Bernd Surrow
  - W program and FGT - Joe Seele
  - RHIC Spin - Renee Fatemi (RHIC invited talk)
- Moriond abstract(s) (deadline "before Sat Jan. 10 at the latest")
- Proceedings for PANIC (conf. deadline Thu. Jan. 15):
  - eta A_N - Steve Heppelman
  - inclusive jet A_LL - Dave Staszak
  - Delta G via inclusive probes and correlations- Bernd Surrow
- Proceedings for SPIN (conf. deadline Thu. Jan 15):
  - inclusive jet A_LL - Murad Sarsour
  - neutral pion A_LL (mid rapidity) - Alan Hoffman
  - neutral pion A_LL (forward rapidity) - Scott Wissink
  - charged pion A_LL - Adam Kocoloski
  - dijet cross section and A_LL - Tai Sakuma
  - hyperon spin transfer - Ernst Sichtermann
  - W program - Jim Sowinski
  - forward neutral pion A_N - JIm Drachenberg
  - FMS - Nikola Poljak
  - Polarization effects in H.I. physics - Xin Dong (through spectra)
- Run 9 preparation
  - Summary of priorities
  - Updated Collider Projections
  - Plan for startup with beam
  - Status updates on:
    - shielding
    - trigger
    - calorimeters
    - luminosity
    - local polarimetry
    - monitoring: CDEV, L2, ...
- Run 8 data QA
  - hyperons - Qinghua
  - charged pions - Adam
  - electrons - Priscilla
- STAR Jet Workshop (Jan. 11-13 @ BNL)
- Status updates - jet, photon, EMC, FMS, (FGT) meetings
- AOB

Spin PWG Meetings 2008

Dec. 18, 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- RHIC Spin Coll. Mtg., talks, recap - Bernd
- Run 9 scenarios other than 5 and 5+12 weeks - All
- Run 8 data QA - Oleksandr, Adam
- Simulation needs and plan 2009
- Papers in preparation, upcoming deadlines
- Status updates - trigger, jet, photon, EMC, FMS meetings
- AOB
Dec. 11, 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- RHIC Spin Coll. Mtg. upcoming Tuesday Dec. 16 - Jan (PDF ver2) , RSC mtg. agenda
- Deadlines: SPIN-2008 proceedings, Moriond abstract(s), other?
- Run 8 data
  - 200 GeV st_physics ready
  - First feedback - Ilya, (Oleksandr, Adam)
- Run 9 preparation
  - Trigger bandwidths - Carl
  - Lumi/Polarimetry - Ernst, Hal, Chris
- Simulation needs and plan 2009, 2008 - Matt, Jan
- Status updates - jet, photon, EMC meetings
- AOB
Dec. 4, 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Run 9 preparation
  - Shift sign-up starts tomorrow at 10:00 EDT
  - Trigger - Carl
  - Luminosity - Hal's strawman, scaler thread - Jim
  - Polarimetry - Ramon (analysis status)
- Run 8 data
  - 200 GeV st_physics ready
  - first looks at these data, plans, ...
- RHIC Spin Coll. Mtg. upcoming Tuesday Dec. 16.
- News from jet, photon, EMC, FGT, FMS, STAR operations meetings
- Deadlines: SPIN-2008 proceedings, Moriond abstract(s), other?
- AOB
Nov. 20, 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- feedback from STAR operations meeting
- feedback from trigger-board meeting; 500 GeV strawman, FMS strawman
- request to define scaler inputs for 2009; Hal's strawman
- 2008 production
- 2009 vertexing, PPV changes - Joe, Jan
- L2 progress - Ross
- 2009 projections and startup plan link http://www.agsrhichome.bnl.gov/AP/Spin2009/
- status resports - jets, photons, FMS
- AOB
Nov. 13, 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Hyperon Spin Transfer paper - Qinghua
- data reconstruction status
- reorganization of physics working groups
- Gamma-jet analysis update - Ilya
- Symposium for Gerry Bunce, AOB
Nov. 6, 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- PANIC Talks
  - FGT Poster - Bernd
  - Inclusive Jets - Dave
  - Charged and neutral particles + future - Bernd
  - Forward eta A_N - Steve
- Analysis project list posted
- Run 9 ToDo list - critical items
- 500 GeV triggers - Carl
- Run 9 pi0 QA - Olek
- Gamma-jet analysis update - Ilya
Oct. 30 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- DNP recap - all
  - Post talks
- PANIC talks
  - FGT - Bernd
  - Eta A_N - Steve H.
  - Jet Results - Dave
  - Delta G Future Meas. - Bernd
- Run 9 Prep.
  - 500 GeV
  - Special issues
- Status reports on papers - jets, pi0s, lambdas
- Run 8 test production - need for QA
- Status reports - Jets, photons, FMS
Oct. 16 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Spin 2008 recap - all
- DNP Draft talks
  - BB.00004 Charged pions - Bernd
  - CB.00001 Spin transfer to hyperons - Ernst
  - CB.00002 deltaG Results - Jacobs
  - CB.00004 Inclusive pi0 - Oleksandr
  - CB.00005 Non-photonic electrons - Priscilla
  - CB.00006 Future delta G - Jim
  - CB.00007 Gamma jet - Will
  - CF.00006 FGT - Jan
  - FG.00003 Eta A_N - Len
  - GG.00005 ZDC polarimetry - Dave G.
  - HG.00003 Electron/hadron rejection in W program - Brian
- Preliminary eta results - Len analysis meeting presentation
- Status reports - Jets, photons, FMS
- AOB
Oct. 2 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Talks for SPIN-2008 - Adam, Alan, Ernst, Jim D., Jim S., Murad, Scott, Tai, Xin (30 min)
- FMS analysis and SPIN-2008 status - Nikola (1 hr)
Sep. 30 2008 5:00 - 7:00pm EDT, call in further preparation for the Spin-2008 conference
- evo: http://evo.caltech.edu/evoGate/koala.jnlp?meeting=ete8eavtv9alaMItaiIt

Sep. 18 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Forward correlations - Nikola Poljak
- Di-jets - Tai Sakuma
- Run 8 QA - Oleksandr Grebenyuk
- Calorimeter calibration requirements - request, jet thread, photon thread, W program, summary
Sep. 11 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Local polarimetry from run8 - Andrew Gordon
- Project list
- Analysis meeting schedule
- RSC meeting
- Jet, Gamma, FMS news - include calibration requriements
- Forward pi0 A_LL - Len Eun
- AOB
Sep. 4 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Charged-pion paper - Adam, Bernd, Lijuan, Yichun, Zhangbu
- 2006 charged pion analysis - Adam
- 2006 Forward pi0 A_LL - Len
- Analysis meeting
- Jet, Gamma, FMS news
- AOB

Aug. 28 2008 12:00-1:30 EDT
- neutral pion paper - Frank et al
- run-9 triggers - Carl, All
- Analysis meeting
- Jet, Gamma, FMS news
  AOB

Aug. 21 2008 3:00-4:30
- Analysis presentation - Priscilla Kurnadi
- Job list for run 9 - Jim
- 2008 data production update and QA - All
- Sub-group reports - Jets, Gammas, FMS

Aug. 14 2008
Aug. 7 2008
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Past Years
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2006
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2011

Spin PWG Meetings 2011

Dec 8th, 2011 12-1:30 EST
- Discussion of Run scheduling (All)
- QA of Run 11 : h+/h- comparison to Run9 (Grant)

Dec 1st, 2011 12-1:30 EST
- Update on Run scheduling
- Call for volunteer to work on spin PWG drupal page
- Status of reproduction of 2009 FF, RFF for 200 and 500
- AOB

Nov 10th, 2011 12-1:30 EST
- APS talk by Ramon. Backup material : UCDavis presentation.
- Carl's summary of Run 12 Spin Trigger List
- Discussion of Run 12 tasklist.

Nov 2nd, 2011 -12-1:30 EST
- Collaboration Meeting : agenda has been posted, please provide feedback
- Upcoming Conferences : Lake Louise and Moriond
- 2012 Running - 22 weeks is the best case scenario
- 2012 Trigger Proposal

Oct 20th, 2011 -12-1:30 EST
- Collaboration Meeting : please respond to our email about talks and register for the meeting
- Run 11 pp production
  - Requested priorities for transverse running approved by Xin and Jerome
  - Production monitoring page
- Please comment on two remaining DNP talks:
  - Len Eun : FPD Direct Photon and recent discussions in FMS/FPD group
  - Rob Fersch: Midrapidity Collins
- Run 12
  - Cool down postponed until January 17th
  - Length of run unclear 11 weeks or 23 weeks
  - Discussion of transverse vs longitudinal for 5 weeks of 200 this year

Oct 13th, 2011 -12-1:30 EST
- Collaboration Meeting dates set : Nov 14-18th (note NO SATURDAY plenary session)
  - Please register http://starcollaboration2011.lbl.gov/
  - Agenda: http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/conference/timetable/talk/22264
- Run 11 production status http://www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starpwgc/3392.html
- Hot data sets http://www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starpwgc/3394.html
- DNP talks
  - Yuxi Pan - Pions in the FMS
  - Jim Drachenburg - IFF in FTPC update and talk
  - Len Eun - Foward Prompt Photons
  - Rob Fersch - Midrapidity Collins

Oct 6th, 2011 -12-1:30 EST
- Collaboration Meeting dates set : Nov 14-19th, Details to come
- Discussion of simulations in Prompt Photon Analysis in FMS - Len

Sept 29th, 2011 -12-1:30 EST
- Collaboration meeting at LBL
  - please send email with planned attendence
  - Joint sessions with UPC/pp2pp and JetCorr
- Status of 2009 L2 Algos - all in CVS thanks to Pibero
- Update on Photon Analysis in FMS - Len

Sept 22nd, 2011 - 12:00-1:30 EST
- pp500 2011 production
- Analysis Update on Forward IFF: http://www.star.bnl.gov/protected/spin/drach/SpinPWG_20110922.pdf

Analysis Update on 2009 pi0 aLL drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/blog/wleight/2011/sep/15/neutral-pion-update-091511

Sept 15th, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Questions from Wolfram www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starpwgc/3376.html
- Analysis Update on 2009 pi0 aLL drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/blog/wleight/2011/sep/15/neutral-pion-update-091511

Sept 8th, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Update of timeline for STAR roll out, roll in and cool down
- Discussion of needs for spinDb analysis for longitudinal 2011 pp data
- Discussion of proposal to require analysis notes for preliminary result approval

August 18, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Analysis Meeting UC Davis
- Draft of Eta Asymmetry/Cross Section Paper

August 4, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Update on 2006 Inclusive Jet Cross-section Analysis

July 21, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Discussion of Spin QC tasks
- Discussion of Collaboration Meeting at UC Davis
- Discussion of Notation for Collins Result

July 14, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Final PANIC Plots for Collins Analysis (Rob)
- Discussion of Systematic Error from BSMD on Photon Analysis (Mike, Renee, Will)
- Discussion of Talks for PANIC (please post by Saturday to startalks)
- Discussion of Posters for PANIC (please post by Saturday to startalks)
- Discussion of Transverse vs Longitudinal for Run 12 & 13
- STAR Analysis meeting in Davis
- Data production preferences

July 6, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Discussion of Transverse vs Longitudinal for Run 12 and associated L2 aglorithms
- Request for Preliminary for Collins Analysis (Rob)
- Update on IFF Analysis (Anselm)

June 30, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Reminder - submit DNP Abstracts by tomorrow July 1st and DIS 2011 proceedings TODAY!
- DSPIN'11 Conference - need volunteer to give spin talk
- Reminder - closing discussion of Prompt Photon Mid-Rapidity Analysis this week
- Discussion of L2 algo implementation in future Runs (Will)
- Status of Spin Run QA (Anselm)

June 23, 2011 - 11:00-12:30 EST
- Discussion of USERS Meeting @ BNL
- Embedding proposal for Run9 500 GeV Dijets (Grant)

June 16, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Proposal : Move spin meetings to Thursday 11am - 1pm
- Discussion of PAC Meeting and STAR, FGT, Decadal plan talks.

June 9, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Spin meetings moving to Wednesday 11am - 1pm. EVO numbers sent next week
- Discussion of PAC Meeting and STAR, FGT, Decadal plan talks.
- Please review offline User's Meeting Talks/Posters:
  - Thomas Burton:www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4467.html (preliminary eta Xsec plots)
  - Brian Page:www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4468.html (projection plots)
  - Nikola Poljak:www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4466/1.html
  - Justin Stevens:www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4469.html
- 2009 Embedding request :www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4466.html
- 2006 Mid-Rapidity Collins Analysis Update

May 26, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- APS Abstracts - abstract deadline July 1st 2011
- Doodle Poll - only 6 people? Really?
- 2009 Inclusive Jet Embedding Request - Pibero

May 19, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- BUR Discussion
- Forward Collins Paper Update - postponed to next week but please review Nikola's updated material

May 12, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Forward Collins Paper Presentation - Nikola
- Forward Photon Plots for BUR - Steve Heppleman

May 5, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- RSC Talk - Qinghua
- DIscussion of BUR for 2012-2013 - link to Carl's updated trigger rates based on Accelerator input
  - 2012 (26 cryo-week)
    1. 1-wk Cool down
    2. 3-wk Set-up, Ramp-up, data-taking AuAu 27 GeV
    3. 5-wk Set-up, data-taking UU 193 GeV
    4. 2.5 wk Set-up polarized pp 500 GeV
    5. 1 wk FGT Commissioning
    6. 2 wk mid-rapidity triggers + FGT Commissioning
    7. 10 wk all triggers for W + gluon running
    8. 1 wk data taking pp2pp
    9. 0.5 wk cool down
  - 2013 (26 cryo-week)
    1. 1-wk Cool down
    2. 2.5 wk Setup polarized pp 500 GeV
    3. 10-? wk pp 200 long/trans or 500 GeV (A_N Forward Gamma Projection?)
    4. 1-wk switch to AuAu 200 GeV
    5. 6-wk HFT engineering run
    6. 1-wk switch to pA/dA
    7. ?-wk run pA/dA?
    8. 0.5 wk cooldown
  - Set Date for 1st Production QA of 2011 pp runs
  - Eta Paper Proposal

April 28, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Update on FMS Eta Analysis - Len Eun
- Update on Di-Hadron Analysis - Anselm Vossen
- DeltaG, W and Diffractive Talk for RHIC/AGS/Users Meeting
- Discussion of BUR for 2012-2013

April 21, 2011 - 12:30-13:30 EST
- Run-11 Status and extension of run
- Request for reproduction of W data and embedding - Joe
- Discussion of Run 12/13 inclusive jet estimates - Carl
- Discussion of BUR for 2012-2013
- Spin GDH talk - Pibero
- Photon APS analysis and talk - Mike

April 14, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11 Status and discussion about timescale for switch to AuAu
- Discussion of BUR for 2012-2013
- Tally of invitation for parallel talks at PANIC
- 2009 Inclusive Photon Update - Mike

April 7, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11 Status and discussion about switch to longitudinal or AuAu
- Preliminary Release for DIS - short review of preliminary plots
  - 2009 Dijet aLL- Matt
  - 2009 Inclusive Jet aLL - Pibero
- Additional talks for DIS - please review and send comments offline
  - 2009 W - Joe
  - Transversity- Rob
- 2009 Inclusive Photon Update - Mike
- Dihadron Analysis - Anselm
- Forward Collins Analysis - Nikola
- Preliminary discussion of BUR

March 31, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- Update on Run and projected switch to longitudinal from transverse
- Upcoming talks: HADRONS 2011 and Drell-Yan Workshop @ RHIC
- 2009 Dijet Analysis - request for preliminary release - DIS Talk: drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/blog/mattheww/2011/mar/30/2011-dis-dijet-tal k - BACKUP: drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/blog/mattheww/2011/mar/29/20110329-jet-meeting
- 2009 Inclusive Jet Analysis - UPDATE: cyclotron.tamu.edu/pibero/jets/2011.03.31/ BACKUP: www4.rcf.bnl.gov/~pibero/spin/jets/JetAnaUpdate-2011.03.29.pdf
- 2009 Photon Xsec+Asymmetry - will request to show in May APS meeting
- Please review other posted talks and abstracts - Collins and W

March 24, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EDT
- 2009 Dijet Analysis - request for preliminary release -http://www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4406.html
- 2009 Inclusive Jet Analysis - update
- 2005 Collins Transversity Analysis - http://www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4407/2.html
- Update on Run Status and Vernier Scan http://www.star.bnl.gov/HyperNews-star/protected/get/starspin/4407/3/1.html
- AOB

March 3, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Analysis update(s):
  - Photons - Michael
  - collins - Rob
- Run-11:
  - status
  - subsystems
  - Computing conference, W peak - Jan
- AOB

February 24, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11:
  - W analysis - Justin/Jan
  - status

February 17, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11:
  - status
  - subsystems
  - special runs
  - local polarimetry with ZDC-SMD and scalers - Oleksandr
- Analysis updates:
  - Photons - Michael
  - Dijets - Matt
- PANIC 2011 - 1 invited talk and very likely 1 contributed talk, as well as posters (proceedings still unclear):
  - FGT - Bernd
  - neutral pions - Willie
  - charged pions - James
  - W - Jan
  - dijets - Matt
  - forward jet-like events - Nikola
  - photons - Michael
  - transverse spin - Renee (invited talk)
  - gluon polarization - Carl (contributed talk)
- AOB

February 10, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11
- STAR analysis meeting March 14-18, 2011 (parallel sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday afternoon)
- PANIC 2 invited parallel talks, abstracts due (STAR) February 15, (conference) March 1
- AOB

January 27, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11:
  - subsystems, e.g. FMS calibration - Stephen, All
  - triggger, e.g. W - Jan, All
  - scaler bit list - Ernst
  - spin pattern - Hal
  - online monitors, e.g. CDEV - Brian,
  - special runs/data, e.g. transverse background - Carl/Ernst, All
  - (QA) shift staffing/issues, if any - All
- Analysis:
  - Luminosity update - Joe
- Talks etc:
  - dijet talk at WWND (Feb 6-13) - Matt
  - W talk at WWND (Feb 6-13) - Ross
  - volunteer for GPH workshop - All
- STAR Analysis meeting at BNL, March 14-18
- AOB

January 13, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Run-11
- Analysis topics:
  - Relative luminosity analysis update - Joe
  - Follow-ups on BSMD calibration, embedding status
- Conferences:
  - DIS: 3 talks proposed by organizers, aim for 3 or 4?
  - PANIC abstract deadline will shift to March 1
- AOB

January 6, 2011 - 12:00-13:30 EST
- Happy New Year!
- Analysis topics:
  - FTPC embedding request - Jim, Renee et al
  - W embedding request:
    - QA W+(link 1, 2) and W- (link 1, 2) - Justin
    - status - Renee
    - further inputs - all
  - BSMD calibration, status - Willie, Jan
  - Pileup study, subtraction - Joe
  - Relative luminosity (continued, look at Lum_Mon_3.ppt) - Hal
- Conferences, abstracts, etc:
  - Winter Workshop, February 6-13 in Winter Park, CO - talks due to PWG by January 23
    - Ross's abstract on W
    - Matt's abstract on dijets
  - Lake Louise Winter Institute, February 20-26 in LL, Canada - open
  - (Moriond, March 20-27 at La Thuille, Italy - waiting for organizers)
  - DIS, April 11-14 at JLab - convenors to be contacted over the next ~1-2 weeks
  - APS, April 30-May 3 in Anaheim CA - abstract deadline January 14 (conference)
    - Mike's abstract on photons
  - Pan Pacific Spin, June 20-24 in Cairns Australia -
  - PANIC, July 24-29 at MIT - abstract deadline February 1 (conference)
- Run-11
  - machine status, runplan
  - subsystems
  - QA 2011 - Anselm
  - Shift signup (note offline QA)
- Subgroups: FMS, jets, other

2012

Spin PWG Meetings 2012

Dec 20th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- News on the block : production, PPV in W (all)
- 2009 Inclusive Jet Systematics + Request for PWGC preview (Pibero + Carl)

Dec 13th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- EEMC pi0 Analysis (Gliske)
  - Slides for today -- EEMC pi0 paper
- Discussion of implementation of PPV modifications (Balewski+Stevens)
- Run 13 Scalers (Carl)
  - http://cyclotron.tamu.edu/gagliardi/Scalers_for_Run_13.pdf
- Run 9 relative luminosity systematic uncertainty for jet paper
  - cyclotron.tamu.edu/pibero/jets/2012.12.13/RelativeLuminosity-2012.12.13.pdf

Nov 8th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Run postponed by a month - start Feb 11th
- EEMC pi0 Analysis (Gliske)
- Run 12 500 GeV relative luminosity analysis (Zilong)
- Run 13 dijet trigger (Carl)

Oct. 31st 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Please post talks on Drupal - STAR policy
- Analysis meeting attendance - please register
- 2011 W simulation request (Dmitri and Salvatore)
- Dijet trigger Discussion (Carl)
- 2006 eemc pi0 A_N (Jim)

Oct. 18th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Discussion of DNP/QCD-N talks - If Stephen/Renee signed off please post to startalks.
- Discussion of RHIC-Spin White paper (Elke)

Oct. 11th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Pi0 Xsec + aLL Update
  - Trigger
  - Oct 11th Post
  - Oct 8th Post
- Final W and Z plots + Justin's Talk
- Discussion of 2006 IFF+Collins plots for QCD-N & DNP RHIC-Spin Workshop
- Please post DNP/QCD-N talks by Monday

Oct. 4th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Hot datasets
- Embedding requests
  - 2012 W+/W-/Z 500 GeV
  - 2011 W+/W-/Z 500 GeV
  - 2012 QCD 500 GeV (statistics for jets)
  - 2012 QCD 200 GeV (statistics for jets/IFF)
  - 2011 QCD 500 GeV (statistics for W/Z background)
- Dijet Trigger for 2013 (Carl)
- EEMC pi0 Xsec + aLL Update (Gliske)
- Final W and Z (Jan and Justin)

Sept. 27th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Hot datasets
- Embedding requests
- Spin Scramble
- EEMC pi0 Xsec systematics (Gliske)
- Final W plot (Jan and Justin)

Sept. 20th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- SPIN 2012 Update (Bernd)
- W in Endcap ,if needed past slides on W in Barrel (Justin + Jan)
- Data/MC Update (Gliske)

Sept. 13th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Reminder to look offline at SPIN 2012 talks - please send to startalks.
  - Ross Corliss W Production
  - Yuxi Pan Transverse
  - Jian Deng Lambda
  - Surrow Gluon
- Summary from Tribble Meeting (slide from Elke)
- EEMC pi0 Xsec/aLL update (Gliske)

Sept. 6th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Reminder to look offline at SPIN 2012 talks:
  - Yuxi Pan Transverse
  - Jian Deng Lambda
- 2012 W Analysis (Jan and Justin)
- Tribble Meeting Slides from Spin (Elke+Pibero+Carl)

August 30rd 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- 2009 pp2pp Relative Lumi (Igor+Dima)
- 2006 EEMC pi0 Xsec (Gliske) Trigger Eff. Webpage
- 2012 W Analysis (Jan and Justin)
- Tribble Meeting Slides from Spin (Elke+Pibero+Carl)

August 23rd 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- 2009 Lambda D_LL for SPIN 2012 (Jian) + Systematics discussion
- 2012 W Analysis - formalism for AL(eta) extraction : Slides , Writeup (Jan)
- 2009 Inclusive Jet aLL for FF reproduction (Pibero)
- QCD-N Abstract (Justin)

August 16th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- EEMC pi0 update (Gliske)

July 26th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- EEMC pi0 update (Gliske)

July 19th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Summary and Discussion of PAC recommendations (Carl)
- Update on Production of FF

June 28th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Analysis of test sample of 2009 FF data ongoing - when do we give go ahead
  - Pibero reproduced jet trees and is proceeding with comparisons to previous data and embedding
  - Brian looked at high pT tracks and compare with previous production
  - Grant looked at h+/h-
- Production Priorities for Run 12 data
  - Current Production Timeline:
    1. U+U fast production done
    2. 2009 FF reproduction started, total running 1-2 weeks (mid-July)
    3. QM embedding winding down by mid-July
    4. U+U calibration proceeding, 510 calibration continues in parallel (mid-July?)
    5. Jerome/Lidia estimate of production times
  - Suggested Spin Priorities?
    1. 510 GeV St_W stream (10.5M events)
    2. 510 GeV all other streams
    3. 200 GeV all - run priority?
  - Brian's 2009 Run QA webpage -> 1.5% of runs discarded
- EEMC pi0 update (Gliske)
- DNP, Spin, QCD-N abstracts

June 22nd 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Reports from PAC meeting (?)
- Abstracts for DNP
- Update on 2009/2006 pi0 aLL comparison (Willie)
- AOB

June 7th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Discussion of talks/feedback from CIPANP 2012 (Anselm and Steve)
- short discussion of pi0 2009 for User's meeting (all)

May 31th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Update on 2009 pi0 for preliminary release (Will)
- Upcoming Conferences:
  - DNP October 24-27 Abstracts due July 2nd
  - SPIN September 17-21 Abstracts due July 20th
- Priorites and needs for Run 12 production

May 24th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- BUR discussion
  - BUR Draft
  - New W sensitive projections (Bernd)
- 2009 BEMC neutral pions (Will Leight)
- Discussion of Physics motivations of eSTAR/Upgrades
  - New theoretical input - as posted by Elke on starspin

May 17th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Continued discussion of FMS pi0 preliminary plots + systematics
- Please post CIPANP talks to STARspin by FRIDAY so we can review and then post to STARtalks by May 21st.
- Update on BUR (BUR W projections / BUR Di-Jet Projections)
- AOB

May 10th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Input on Anselm's final release plots
- Update on pi0 in FMS analysis (Steve)
- Timeline for CIPANP - talks due to STARspin May 14th, STARtalks by May 21st.

May 3rd 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- Input on Anselm's plots http://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/blog/avossen/2012/apr/30/possible-iff-plots-release
- Timeline for CIPANP - talks due to STARspin May 14th, STARtalks by May 21st.

April 5th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- 500 GeV Run Update
  - Jamie's LUMI tracker
  - Trigger Discussion (FGT+JP1/JP0)

March 29nd 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- 500 GeV Run Update
  - Jamie's LUMI tracker
  - Elke's Update on Polarization
- Discuss Hot Datasets
- Review Analysis Meeting Schedule and Plenary Speakers
- 2009 Midrapidity pi0 systematics - Will

March 22nd 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- 500 GeV Run Update
  - Trigger suite & update from experiment
  - Jamie's LUMI tracker
  - Discussion of Polarization @ 500 GeV - Elke
    - CNI webpage and H-jet
  - Relative Luminosity Beam tests
- Mid-rapidity Neutral Pions for APS - Will
- Mid-rapidity Charged Pions for APS - Jim

March 15th 2012 12-1:30 EDT
- 200 GeV is over and all goals were met and exceeded!
  - Jamie's LUMI tracker
  - P²L=7.74 pb^-1 (using 58% for average pol)
- Onto 500 GeV!
  - Status of Triggers - Carl
  - Update on Scalers and ZDC Asymmetries - Len

March 8th 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Run Update
  - Jamie's LUMI tracker
  - Updates from onsite
- Beam Slope Analysis
- BUR Discussion
  - Nu's guidance
  - CAD Projections
  - 2012+2013 BUR (June 2011 PAC)
    - Run 12 we asked for 13 wks 500 GeV
    - Run 13 we asked for 8 wks 500 + 10 wks 200 (P²*L=7.2 pb^-1 trans and P⁴*L=7.1 pb^-1)
    - To Date in Run 12 ~ P²L=6.1 pb^-1 (using 58% for average pol) and on track for 7.4 pb^-1

March 1st 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Run Update Jamie's LUMI tracker
  - 200 GeV will end March 12th
  - Running with new spin bits
  - Discussions ongoing about two HI species and 5 weeks of 500 GeV
  - How much time do we need for transverse @ 500?
  - Input from on-site?
- Conference Abstracts
  - CITANP 2012 - deadline March 5th
  - SPIN 2012 - dealine August 1st
- 500 GeV Trigger Discussion : Run2012500GeVTriggerThresholds.pdf
- Eta Xsec + Asymmetry update (Len)

Feb 16th, 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Run Update
  - JP2 lumi goal = 16 pb-1 Jamie's LUMI tracker
  - JP1/JP0 #events goal = 130M/40M Jamie's NEVTS tracker for JP0 and JP1
  - Polarizations are relatively high - Dmitri's RSC - Broadcast page says 70%?
- Discussion of Analysis Meeting and future abstracts
  - DIS 2012 - deadline tomorrow (W, EIC, eSTAR)
  - CITNAP - deadline February 24th - Pibero's abstract
  - SPIN 2012 - no deadline set yet

Feb 2nd, 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Run Update
- Summary of RSC meeting
- Discussion of additional BBC/ZDC tests needed for this run

Jan 19th, 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Run Update
- RHIC Spin Meeting talk Hal

Jan 19th, 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Run Updates
- Priorities for data reproduction and associated analyses
  - FF pp200 2009 - calibration ongoing
    - inclusive jet aLL (Pibero)
    - dijets aLL in BEMC+EEMC (Brian)
  - RFF pp500 2009
    - dijet cross-section (Grant)
  - RFF pp200 2009
    - dijet aLL in BEMC+EEMC (Brian)
    - inclusive jet aLL (Pibero)
    - charged pions (James)
    - neutral pions (Will)
  - others datasets?
- Priorities for embedding
  - Status/Need for FTPC embedding
  - pp200 GeV inclusive + dijet embedding
  - pp500 GeV dijet embedding
- 2009 pi0 update - Will
- 2006 pi+/pi- A_N - Anselm
- AOB

Jan 12th, 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Updated Run Plan :
  - Starting Jan. 17 + 20 cryo week
  - likely overnight collisions around 01/30
  - 1.5 weeks after that for physics
  - possible physics starts at around 02/10
  - decided at the schedule meeting: 4 weeks pp200 start;
  - followed by pp500; PHENIX asked for 5 weeks and STAR 7 weeks;
  - Likely need to decide what to do after 4-5 weeks into pp500;
- Annual State of RHIC Report
- Run Task List
- Winter Workshop April 7-14th
- Review RSC talk - BERND

Jan 5th, 2012 12-1:30 EST
- Topics for upcoming conferences
  - APS Spring (March31, Abstract, Jan 6th)
    - APS abstract: Jim Hays-Wehle
    - APS abstract: Will Leight
  - DIS 2012 (March 26-30, Abstract Feb 17th)
  - CIPANP 2012 (May 29- June 3, Abstract Feb 24th)
  - MESON 2012 (May 29- June 5, Abstract April 27th)
  - ICHEP 2012 (July 4-11, Abstract Early 2012)
  - SPIN 2012 (Sept 17-22)
  - 2009 Dijet Paper Discussion

2013

Spin PWG Meetings 2013

December 19th 2013 12:00-1:30 EST
- Run 12 h+/h- - Suvarna
- 2013 Scaler analysis - Chris

December 5th 2013 12:00-1:30 EST
- Run 13 Beam cogging analysis - Devika and Jinlong

November 14th 2013 12:00-1:30 EST
- Run 12 transverse Jets update - Jim

October 31st 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- IFF Paper (Anselm)
- Current and Future Disk Needs for SPIN PWG (Renee)

October 3rd 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- DNP timetable
  - October 10: Deadline for submission to SPIN group
  - October 17: Deadline for submission to STAR talks
  - October 24: DNP parallel sessions
- 2009 Dijet Xsec Preliminary Release (Brian)
- 2011 W Update (Dima and Sal)
  - Set 1
  - Set 2

September 26th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- W paper PWGC preparation - J³
  - Analysis update
  - Paper proposal
- Run-9 Dijet Update - Brian

September 19th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Preliminary Release Discussion jet TTSA@500 GeV - Jim

September 12th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update on jet TSSA@500GeV - Jim
- Update on W A_L - J³

September 5th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Status of Systematic studies for jet TSSA@500GeV - analyis aims for Menu - Jim
- Update on W TSSA - Sal and Dmitri
- IFF paper responses
- Discussion of what to do with pp BES

August 22nd 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Status of Inclusive Jet Paper, webpage - Carl
- Systematic Studies for Run9 Dijet XSection - Brian
- Announcement: IFF Paper ready for spin pwg review:

August 8th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- 2012 W A_L- Justin
- Status of 2009 Di-Jet Paper - Bernd
- Status of 2013 W A_L- Bernd

August 1st 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Priority for 2013 production streams
  - st_WB (st_WE)
  - st_physics
  - st_fms
- NNPDF for Run 9 - Andrew Cudd
- 2011 W A_L - Jinlong

July 25th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- 2011 W A_L - Jinlong

July 11th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Purdue Analysis Meeting Schedule
- 2011 W A_L - Jinlong
- Run 13 Production Priorities
  - Run 13 Physics Goals from BUR - W aL and Jet aLL
  - Accounting - Danny
  - Scope and Questions - Hal
  - Scenarios - Renee

June 20th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- DNP abstract deadlines: 6/24 in STAR talks, 7/1 to DNP
- DIS proceeding deadlines: 6/24 in STAR talks, 7/1 to DIS
- STAR Analysis Meeting - please let us know your attendance plans
- IFF Conveners Meeting Request

June 13th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- pp2pp A_NN and A_SS paper (UPC group)
- Transverse W analysis update (Dmitri and Sal)
- 2011 W A_L update (Jinlong)
- STAR analysis meeting at Purdue
- DNP abstract deadlines: 6/17 in STAR spin, 6/24 in STAR talks, 7/1 to DNP.

June 6th 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- DNP Abstracts
- DIS proceedings
- 2012 W update (Justin and Jan)

May 23rd 2013 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Di-Jet ALL Run 9 Final Results presentation / GPC request (Bernd+Matt)

May 2nd 2013 12:15-1:30 EDT
April 25th 2013 12:15-1:30 EDT
- Pi0 paper discussion (PA's +all)
- W eff. vs rate studies (Justin)

April 18th 2013 12:15-1:30 EDT
- 64-bit bug (Jamie+Carl)
- L2 monitoring macros (Maxence)
- BUR14 discussion: Run 14 (Pibero), Run 15 (Elke)
- HFT PXL installation and spin

April 11th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- 2009 Inclusive Jet Theory Curves (Pibero)
- 2009 Dijet cross section theory and systematic errors (Grant)
- Discussion of DIS talks
  - Gliske
  - Heppelmann
  - Webb
  - Gagliardi
  - Surrow
- 2013 Relative Lumi analysis (Zilong)
- L2 monitoring macros (Maxence)

April 4th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- Timeline of 2009 A_LL paper and formation of GPC (Pibero+Carl)
- Timeline for reviewing pi0 paper and formation of GPC (Steve G+Jim)
- 200 GeV production done
- Dijet cross section for DIS (Grant)
- FMS pi0 A_N for DIS (Steve H)
- W A_L for APS (Justin)
- FMS pi0 A_N for GHP (Mriganka)

March 28th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- Update on 2011 W A_N (Dima and Sal)
- EEMC pi0 aLL and Xsec Systematics update (Gliske)
- EEMC pi0 A_N (Jim)
- Discussion of Run 14 + Run 15 BUR (All)

March 21st 2013 12-1:30 EDT

March 14th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- Update on trigger commissioning (Bill Christie)
- Read and comment on Shift Check List (posted by Len)
- 2006 pi0 A_N update (Jim)
- AOB

Feb 21st 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- Run 12 Production Issues (Skoby)
- DIS 2013 Abstracts (all)
- Other Upcoming Conferences :
  - Baryons March 25 deadline
  - MENU April 20th deadline

Feb 7th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- Run 12 Production updates
- Run 13 Spin Tasks
- EEMC pi0 A_LL+ Xsec Update

Jan 24th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- Run 13 Spin Tasks

Jan 17th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- 2013 dijet trigger (Carl)
- 2009 inclusive jet A_LL paper proposal (Pibero+Carl)
- 2013 new RHIC spin patterns (Elke)
- Meaning of spin direction in CDEV (Elke)
- Solicitation for triggers using the FGT (All)
- 2013 Spin monitoring (All)

Jan 10th 2013 12-1:30 EDT
- 2012 pp200 production update (M. Skoby)
- 2006 EEMC pi0 A_N (J. Drachenberg)
- 2006 EEMC pi0 Xsec + aLL (S. Gliske)
- Dijet Trigger bit + rate discussion (C. Gagliardi+all)

2014

Spin PWG Meetings 2014

December 18, 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Report from Jet/FMS meetings
- Run Startup Discussion (trigger Strawman)

December 11, 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Update from Jet Meeting
- Run 15 tasks
- Volunteers for KF evaluation
- Run 13 Period 2 bunch-crossing and Run Q/A (Devika and Jinlong)
- 2011 W A_N (Sal)
- 2011 pions in jets (Jim)

December 4, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update from Jet Meeting (Brian)
- 2015 Trigger Discussion (Carl)
- Run 13 Period 2 bunch-crossing and Run Q/A (Devika and Jinlong)
- 2011 pions in jets (Jim)

November 20, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update from Jet Meeting (Brian)
- Informal report from Spin-2014 (Renee et al.)
- 2011 pions in jets: Draft money plots and paper outline (Jim)
- Note from Bill Christie about fixed-target running in 2015
- FMS Trigger Proposal

October 23, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Agenda for the spin parallel session at the collaboration meeting
- Pions in Jets - Jim

October 16, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Collaboration meeting slots
- Jet Summary (Brian)
- Documentation (Anselm)
  - Start pages
  - Nice example: W Analysis pages
- 2013 W A_L Status (Devika and Jinlong)

October 9, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT

October 2, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT

September 25, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- FMS & Jet Summary
- Informal discussion of QCD Town Hall Meeting
- Inclusive-jet A_LL at 510 GeV (Zilong)
- Forward Inclusive π⁰ A_LL at 510 GeV (Chris Dilks)
- Forward Inclusive π⁰ A_N and π⁰ Collins at 500 GeV (Yuxi)
- Collins at 200 GeV (Kevin)
- Inclusive Jet x-section (2009) (Xuan)
  - Talk
  - Email with preliminary request

September 18, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Subgroup Updates
  - Jet meeting (Brian)
- IFF at 500 GeV (Mike)
- Inclusive-jet A_LL at 500 GeV (Zilong)
- Informal discussion of QCD Town Hall Meeting

September 11, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Subgroup Updates
  - FMS+Jet meeting (Stephen)
- W x-section, charge ratio update - Maxence
- Run9 inclusive jet update - Xuan

September 4, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Subgroup Updates
  - FMS+Jet meeting (Stephen)
- Discussion Disk Space and Analysis Documentation
- FMS Update - Yuxi

August 28, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Subgroup Updates
- Disk Space Committee report

August 21, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Subgroup Updates
  - FMS+Jet Meetings (Stephen)
- Update Jet X-Section 200 GeV (Xuan)
- Unpolarized W⁺/W^- to Constrain d-bar/u-bar for x > 0.1 (Sal)

August 14, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Subgroup Updates
  - FMS+Jet Meeting (Stephen)
- IFF Updates
  - 200 GeV (Keith)
  - 500 GeV (Mike)
- FMS A_LL (Chris)
- Update Jet X-Section 200 GeV (Xuan)

August 7, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- 2006 Gamma+Jet Analysis (ANL)
  - Hal
  - Keith
  - Dave
- 2011 Jet Transverse Asymmetry Update (Jim)
- Update from the W Meeting (Bernd)

July 31, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT

July 24, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT

July 17, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Pythia Version default discusion, move to Pythia 8.1.86 when introduced by S&C?
- Jet/spin meeting balance
- Discussion of PAC recommendations wrt BUR (Huan)
  - PAC report
  - Zhangbu's mail with highlights
- Analysis update pi0 A_LL in EEMC (Adam)
- Dijet Paper plan (Brian)

July 3, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Introduction of new embedding helper
- Informal report from EIC workshop
- Brief "advertisement" for NNPDFPol1.1: Carl

June 19, 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- IFF trigger bias studies: Keith
- Presentation of pp/pA LOI, Forward Jet Simulations: Jim

June 5th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Additional RCF Space Accounting
- Presentation of pp/pA Lol, Drell-Yan: Yuxi
- Forward pi0 A_LL Update: Christopher Dilks

May 29th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Announcements:
  - Remember to submit SPIN abstracts!
  - Please read BUR
- RCF Disk Space needs : All
- Presentation of pp/pA Lol, direct photon: Oleg

May 22th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Presentation of pp/pA LoI, longitudinal: Bernd

April 24th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- SPIN 2014 registration deadlines
- FMS central-jet Systematic Errors - Mriganka
- IFF 500 GeV - Mike Skoby
  - (Keith's status)

April 17th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- FMS - Central correlation update for DIS - Mriganka
- Feedback from Collaboration review for the W paper - J³

April 10th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- BUR discussion - Elke, Ernst, Renee
- Update on transverse W - Salvatore and Dmitri

April 3rd 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- FMS Jet, Update - Mriganka
- 2013 BXing QA, W QA - Jinlong and Devika
- AOB

March 27th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- FMS jets, Release for APS - Mriganka
- Transverse W, update for DIS - Salvatore and Dmitri

March 20th 2014 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Discussion of 2009 Inclusive Jet - Carl + ALL
- FMS jets and Mid-rapdidity correlations Preliminary -Mriganka

March 13th 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Short discussion about TSSA frameworks - Anselm
- 2009 Inclusive Jet Paper status - Carl
- FMS jets and Mid-rapdidity correlations update -Mriganka

February 27th 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- QA of 2013 production
- FMS jets and Mid-rapidity correlations - Mriganka

February 6th 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Collaboration Meeting Agenda - please make sure your talk/time is ok
- Discussion of disk space / Discussion in October 2013 (Bernd+all)
- Update on Transvere W (Dima+Sal+Elke)

January 30th 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Answers to run list / test production and Embedding request - Jinlong/Devika/Bernd
- Collaboration Meeting Agenda

January 23th 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Production request, Run 13 W stream (Period 1) - Bernd/Devika/Jinlong

January 16th 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Run 6 Gamma Jet- Hal

January 9th 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Jet A_N in the FMS @ 500 GeV -Mriganka/Carl
- Upcoming conferences
- X-ray of material in front of STAR EEMC using pi0s and MC - Dave

2015

Spin PWG Meetings 2015

December 21, 2015, 11:30 EST
- 2009 Dijet Paper Page (Brian Page et al.)
- dE/dx and TOF for PID in p+p Analyses (Jim)
- 2012 Dijet Update (Suvarna)

December 7, 2015, 11:30 EST
- Update di-jets in 2012 at 510 GeV - Suvarna

November 16, 2015, 11:30 EST
- 2012 IFF at 200 GeV (Keith)
- 2012 π⁰-jet A_LL (Yaping)

November 9, 2015, 11:30 EST
- Production has started!
- FMS p+Au update (Steve H.)
- UE in jets at 500 GeV (Grant)
- UE in jets at 200 GeV (Brian)

November 2, 2015, 11:30 EDT
- Update 2012 dijets - Suvarna
- Pavia Group IFF projections
- Slides for IFF PWGC Preview - Mike

October 19, 2015, 11:30 EDT
- Jerome's update to the PWGC
- Updated plans for DNP? (Chris)

October 12, 2015, 11:30 EDT
- Paper Proposal IFF@500 - Mike
- Update FMS+RP - Chris

October 5, 2015, 11:30 EDT
- DNP Talk Preview - Chris

September 28, 2015, 11:30 EDT
- New Meeting ID!
- DNP Talk Preview Steve and Chris

September 17, 2015, 12:00 EDT
- New meeting time
- DNP plans

September 3, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update on simulation tuning for Run 12 Collins analysis (Kevin)

August 27, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis update for IFF at √s = 500 GeV (Mike Skoby)

August 13, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Analysis update for forward π⁰ A_LL at √s = 500 GeV (Chris Dilks)

August 6 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT

July 23 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Embedding for 2012 Collins & IFF - Kevin
- Trigger Bias study for IFF@ 500 GeV - Mike
- Embedding for 2012 IFF - Keith

June 11 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- 2011 Jet Paper discussion - Jim, Kevin, Renee, Carl, Adam

May 21 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update on π⁰-jet A_LL - Yaping

May 14 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Dijet asymmetries from Run 13 - Danny
- 2016-17 BUR Overview - Jim (BUR website)
- Informal DIS discussion

May 7 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Inclusive Jet Cross-Section Run 9 Paper plans / Paper proposal WWW-page: Bernd and Xuan
- Update pi0 - jet correlations - Yaping

April 23 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- FMS Update - Stephen T
- Inclusive Jet Cross Section Update/Preliminary (Answers to comments / Talk) - Xuan
- 2006 Gamma-jet Update and Request for Paper Preview (Dave U. and Hal)
  - Paper home page (including analysis note drafts)
  - Intent to publish

April 16, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update on Jet X-section - Xuan
- Update on W A_L - Jinlong, Devika
- Update on W x-section ratio - Matt
- EEMC calibration - Ting

April 9, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- Update on Run-15 (Oleg)
- Combined 2011+2012 W cross-section ratio with lepton kinematics (Matt)
- Dijets at √s = 510 GeV in 2012 (Suvarna)

April 2, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- W cross-section ratio with boson & lepton kinematics (Sal)
- W cross-section ratio with lepton kinematics: Preliminary request and Analysis Details (Matt)
- DY simulations (Sam)
- Dijets at √s = 510 GeV in 2012 (Suvarna)

March 26, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EDT
- p+A Trigger discussion (Carl)
- IFF @200 GeV -Keith
- Inclusive Jet x-section preliminary - Xuan
- Inclusive Jet x-section paper proposal Bernd
- W cross-section ratio with lepton kinematics (Matt)
- W cross-section ratio with boson & lepton kinematics (Sal)
- DY simulations (Sam)

March 5, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EST
- FMS update and status for transverse data taking (Stephen T. et al.)
- Update on current run (Sal)

Februrary 26, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EST
- Update from the jet meeting - Discussion of AJP in current run
- BUR run16/run17
- Update on current run status (Carl)
- e-Lens status (info from Phil Pile meeting)

Februrary 19, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EST
- "When do we switch?" (Carl, all)
- 2009 inclusive jet cross section at 200 GeV: Preliminary result presentation (Xuan Li) / Paper proposal (Bernd Surrow)
- 2012 BEMC Calibration (Kevin Adkins)

Februrary 12, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EST
- FMS Update
- Update from the jet meeting (Brian)
- 2006 gamma-jet (Hal Spinka and Dave Underwood)
- CDEV monitoring and RHIC spin patterns (Jinlong Zhang)
- 2009 inclusive jet cross section at 200 GeV (Xuan Li)

Februrary 5, 2015, 12:00-1:30 EST
- Update on W charge ratio analysis: Matt

January 29, 2015 12:00-1:30 EST
- Update from the Jet Meeting
- W Analysis Update (Devika and Jinlong)
- Transverse spin transfer factor (Anselm)

January 15, 2015 12:00-1:30 EST
- upcoming conferences
  - QNP 3/2 -3/6
  - GHP 4/11 -4/14
  - DIS 4/27 - 5/1
  - CIPANP 5/19 - 5/25
  - Pacific Spin 10/5 -10/8
- Bunch pattern presentation by Elke/Oleg
- Spin proceedings due to spin list end of this week

January 8, 2014 12:00-1:30 EST
- Run Startup Discussion
- APS Meeting
  - Mriganka's abstract

2016

Spin PWG Meetings 2016

December 19, 2016 11:30 EST
- FMS Simulations (Mriganka)
- Local polarimetry (Ernst)
- Run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)
- EEMC Calibration (Dave Underwood)
December 12, 2016 11:30 EST
- DIS 2017
- Run 17 preparation
November 28, 2016 11:30 EST
- A_TT in Z0 production (Bernd)
November 21, 2016 11:30 EST
- Di-pion correlations pp/pAu (Akio) postponed to upcoming meeting
- Dijets cross section @ 500 GeV (run 9): Status and Outlook (Grant)
- FMS simulation request (Mriganka)
November 10/11, 2016
- LBNL Anlaysis Meeting
- Spin I
- Spin II
- Spin III
- Spin IV
October 31, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Analysis Meeting Reminder
  - Registration open until noon (Pacific), Nov. 4
  - Drupal Agenda Page
  - 2.5 days of parallels (all-day Thursday and Friday plus Saturday morning)
  - Standard Analysis Updates
  - Focused discussion on 2017
  - Trying to stay away from overlap with Forward Upgrade!
  - Preliminary agenda coming out soon
- ROOT SmoothArray Bug: From starsoft list...
- Update on 2012 inclusive jet A_LL at 500 GeV (Zilong)

October 24, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Updates from DNP (all)
- Analysis Meeting
  - Drupal Agenda Page
  - 2.5 days of parallels (all-day Thursday and Friday plus Saturday morning)
  - Standard Analysis Updates
  - Special Topics?
  - Trying to stay away from overlap with Forward Upgrade!

October 3, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Updates from Spin (all)
- 2013 di-jet A_LL at 510 GeV (Danny)
- 2013 Inclusive jet A_LL at 510 GeV (Amilkar)

September 19, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- π⁰-jet A_LL (Yaping)
- di-jet A_LL @ 500 GeV (Danny)
- Transverse lambdas (Jincheng)
- EEMC pions at 500 GeV (Adam and Tae)

September 6, 2016, 16:30 EDT
- 2013 W A_L Release discussion (Devika & Jinlong)

August 29, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- 2013 W A_L Update (Devika and Jinlong)
- 2011 IFF Update (Mike)
- 2015 FMS Di-π⁰ Update (Akio)
- 2009 BEMC+EEMC dijet A_LL Update (Ting)
- 2012 Λ A_TT Update (Jincheng)

August 8, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- 2012 π⁰-jet A_LL Update (Yaping)
- Run-15 Spin4 Issue (Branden)
- Collaboration Meeting Agenda

July 25, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- PAC Report
- Production Priorities
  - 2015 p+Al and UPC streams
  - Estimates for production time
- Embedding status (see also an embedding overview Frank asked us to distribute)

July 11, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Calibration Update (Devika / Jinlong)

June 27, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- FGT pedestal analysis / analysis status / GEANT -- Amani and Amilkar
- Run12, 500GeV pi0-jet A_LL -- Yaping
- Run9 dijet A_LL including endcap -- Ting

June 20, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Spin/DNP Talks (deadline both 7/1) - all
- Collins update (slides attached at bottom) - Jim
- Bunch Crossing QA - Branden

May 23, 2016, 11:30 EDT

May 9, 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Jet Workshop -- different date?
- 2013 st_physics stream tracking eval in production
- W analysis update (Devika et al. on behalf of Run 13 W Group)
- Spin+Bunch-crossing QA update (Branden)

May 2 2016, 11:30 EDT
- BUR discussion
- Spin QA update (Branden)

April 11 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Tracking evaluation - Devika, Jinlong, Sal, Matt
- Jet Meeting Summary (Grant Webb)
- Spin QA update - Branden

April 4 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Proposal for 2013 test st_physics productions (Danny)
- Jet Meeting Summary(Brian)
- Reminder: PPV_W Discussion (all)
- Reminder: StiCA Test Samples (2013 W stream) (all)
  - Sti (with newer official library; includes HFT updates)
  - Sti+PPV_W
  - Sti+KVF
  - StiCA+PPV_W
  - StiCA+KFV

March 28 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Jet Meeting Summary (Grant Webb)
- PPV_W Discussion (all)
- StiCA Test Samples (2013 W stream) (all)
  - Sti (with newer official library; includes HFT updates)
  - Sti+PPV_W
  - Sti+KVF
  - StiCA+PPV_W
  - StiCA+KFV
- 2015 Spin QA Update (Branden)

March 21 2016, 11:30 EDT
- FMS Meeting Update (Stephen)
- 2012/2013 Vertex-finding Issue (all)
- PID in 2011 Jet Analysis (slides at the bottom of link) (Jim)

March 14 2016, 11:30 EDT
- Spin-Q/A Update (Branden)
- Jet Meeting Summary (Grant Webb)

March 7 2016, 11:30 EST
- Move to picoDSTs - All
  - Mustafa's presentation at the collaboration meeting
- Discussion about new tracking code
  - Jinlong's evaluation

February 22 2016, 11:30 EST
- Updated production priorities (with the Run-14 MTD-stream production coming to a conclusion in the next ~couple of weeks)
  - immediate priority: tracker evaluation for BUR (Sti/StiCA as well as vertex-finder comparisons)
  - high priority (to hit the farms as soon as ongoing MTD production has started to ramp down)
    - run-15 p+p (incl. HFT)
    - run-15 p+Au (incl. HFT), together with p+Al (split of resources TBD) -- note: this includes RP stream
  - backup plan in the case that the HFT is not ready in time by early March: Run-14 Au+Au BHT stream, possibly mixed with another run-14 request from JetCorr (WB stream)
- Spin Q&A - Branden (drupal page)

February 15 2016, 11:30 EST
- Spin Q&A - Branden (drupal page)

January 18, 2016, 11:30 EST
- BEMC calibration for run 13 - Devika & Jinlong
- 2012 Di-jet systematic errors - Suvarna

2017

Meetings 2017

December 18, 2017
- Update on A_LL(pi0) in FMS (2012+13) (Chris)
November 27, 2017
- Upcoming global analyses (Carl)
- Status of the 2012+13 FMS pi0 A_LL paper (Chris)
November 20, 2017
- Embedding request for jets in 2013 (Danny/Amilkar)
- preliminary plots
November 6, 2017
- Update: W-boson asymmetries in 2013 (Jinlong)
- Embedding request for jets in 2013 (Amilkar)
Analysis meeting, November 2-4, 2017
- bluejeans: https://bluejeans.com/640622437
- Thursday: morning --- afternoon
- Friday: morning --- afternoon
October 23, 2017
- Direct photons in FMS (Oleg)
October 16, 2017
- Planning for the November Analysis Meeting (draft outline)
- Paper proposal for pi0 A_LL at 510 GeV with the FMS (Chris)
- Update: D_LL of Lambda hyperons (Jinlong)
- Cross section ratio W+/W- in 2013 (Matt)
October 9, 2017
- Update: pi0 A_LL at 510 GeV in FMS (Chris)
- Run 2017 QA
October 2, 2017
- Paper proposal: pi0 A_LL at 510 GeV in FMS (Chris)
- Embedding for jet analyses, 2013 (Amilkar)
- Discussion of publication plans
September 25, 2017
- First look at QA, st_W 2017 (Jinlong)
- Update jet analysis, 2012 (Zilong)
September 11, 2017 11pm EDT
- Production priorities (status, calibration)
- Analysis meeting at BNL (Nov. 2-4)
- Direct photons in the FMS (Oleg)
August 14, 2017 11pm EDT
- Update from RHICf (Yuji Goto)
- 2012-2013 FMS A_LL (Chris Dilks)
August 7, 2017 11pm EDT
- Cross section ratio W⁺/W^- in Run 13 (Matt)
- Update on 2012 Collins analysis (Kevin)
July 24, 2017 12pm EDT
- UPC J/Psi production in p+Au (Bill Schmidke)
- Production priorities (dataset inventory)
July 17, 2017 11am EDT
- Dijet analysis in run 12 (Suvarna)
- Summary from RBRC workshop: Synergies pp/pA and EIC (Elke)
June 26, 2017 12:00 EDT
- Paper proposal: W-boson asymmetries from run 13 (Amani)
June 12, 2017 11:00 EDT
- 2009 EEMC Dijet Paper Proposal (Ting)
May 31, 2017 3:00pm EDT (ezuce 102 1071)
- 2013 Dijet A_LL (Danny)
- 2013 Inclusive Jet A_LL (Amilkar)
May 22, 2017 11:00 EDT
- Direct photons in the FMS (Oleg)
Collaboration meeting, May 15-19, 2017
- Tuesday, May 16, 8:45 am EDT
- Wednesday, May 17, 9:00 am EDT
- spin pwg meeting ID: 102 3635 (same password)
April 24, 2017 11:00 EDT
- p+p and p+A physics in 2021+ (Elke)
- Dijets with EEMC at 200 GeV in run 9 (Ting)
- Update on dijets in run 13 (Danny)
April 10, 2017 11:00 EDT
- Update on inclusive jets in run 13 (Amilkar)
March 20, 2017 11:00 EDT
- Update on W-bosons at forward rapidity (Amani)
March 13, 2017 11:00 EDT
- Update on run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)
- Inclusive jets in run 13 (Amilkar)
March 6, 2017 11:00 EST
- Update on run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)
- Run 11 Collins analysis (Jim)
February 27, 2017 11:00 EST
- Update on W-bosons at forward rapidity (Amani)
February 20, 2017 11:00 EST
- Update on run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)
February 6, 2017 11:00 EST
- CDEV monitoring (Jinlong)
January 23, 2017 11:00 EST
- IFF analysis update (canceled)
- Update on run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)
January 16, 2017 11:00 EST
- Run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)
- W Bosons at forward rapidity (Amani)
January 9, 2017 11:00 EST
- Run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)
January 2, 2017 11:30 EST
- Run 13 dijet analysis (Danny)

2018

Meetings 2018

December 13-14, 2018 (analysis meeting, BNL)
- Thursday
- Friday
November 26, 2018, 3:30pm:
- Cross section of W-boson production (Matt)
November 5, 2018, 3:30pm:
- Embedding for 2013 period 2 (Amilkar)
October 29, 2018, 3:30pm:
- Update on the W+/W- cross section ratio paper proposal (Matt)
October 15, 2018, 3:30pm:
- Update on analysis of FMS+RP data (Chris)
- Draft for DNP talk (Branden)
October 8, 2018, 3:30pm:
- PID fits in 2015 pp200 (Ting)
September 17, 2018:
- Paper proposal: Cross section ratio W+/W- (Matt)
  - NNPDF reweighting
August 20, 3:30pm:
- Update on cross section ratio W+/W- (Matt)
- Updated draft of 2013 W paper
August 13, 3:30pm:
- Final 2012 200 GeV Collins effect and other asymmetry plots (Kevin)
- First look at 2017 BEMC calibration (Jae)
- Update on Z^0 cross section measurement (Sal)
- Update on recent paper drafts
August 6, 3:30pm:
- W cross section ratio update (Matt)
- Discussion of recent paper drafts
July 30, 3:30pm:
- A_LL in jet/dijets 2012 (paper draft)
- W-boson A_L 2013 (paper proposal)
- EMC calibration in 2015 (Nick)
July 23, 3:30pm:
- Final 2012 dijet figures (Suvarna)
July 17-18, 2018 (Lehigh collaboration meeting)
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
July 2, 3:30pm:
- BTOF in embedded simulation (Ting)
June 18, 3:30pm:
- Update on Z0 analysis (Salvatore)
June 4, 3:30pm:
- Update on W cross section ratio (Matt)
- Initial discussion of abstract plans for SPIN and DNP
May 30, 3:00pm:
- Update on W cross section ratio (Matt)
May 21, 3:30pm:
- Update an FMS simulation for 2011 (Mriganka)
May 14, 3:30pm:
- Z0 cross section (Salvatore)
May 7, 3:30pm:
- Second EEMC background II (Matt)
April 30, 3:30pm:
- Collins asymmetries (Kevin)
April 23, 3:30pm:
- Second EEMC background (Matt)
- Status of jet analysis in FMS (Mriganka)
April 9, 3:30pm:
- Update on cross section of W production (Matt)
- Systematic uncertainties for Collins asymmetries in 2012 (Kevin)
- Run 17 tracking QA (Dmitry)
April 4, 8 pm:
- RHICf
March 19, 3:30 pm
- Summary for BUR (Kevin)
- A_LL(pi0) in FMS (GPC 245, Chris)
- Brief status report on EEMC dijet paper GPC progress (Renee or Carl)
- Are Lambda D_LL and D_TT papers ready for GPC? (All)
- When can we have a special meeting to discuss first RHICf results? (All)
March 5, 2018, 3:30 pm
- Update on Collins asymmetries in 2012 (Kevin)
February 19, 2018, 3:30 pm
- Update W analysis in 2013 (Matt)
February 12, 2018, 3:30 pm
- Z0 cross section in 2013 (Sal)
February 5, 2018
- PID studies for Collins analysis (Kevin)
- High pt track ratio
- Paper drafts: dijets, Lambda
- PWGC preview 2/9/18: jets/dijets 2012
- New meeting time
January 25-26, 2018 (LBNL collaboration meeting)
- Thursday
- Friday
January 3, 2018
- Status: analyses for upcoming global fits
- A_LL(pi0) in FMS (2012+13, draft, status) (Chris)
- Update: dijets 2012 (Suvarna)
- abstracts for DIS (Amilkar, Bernd, Elke, Carl, Qinghua, Zilong)

2019

Meetings 2019

December 16
- Run 13 Inclusive and dijet A_LL embedding update (Amilkar)
- Run 17 picoDST maker update (Navagyan)
- 2015 pp200 Embedding Update and embedding request (Ting)
- Finalizing the tracking efficiency systematic uncertainty study (Dmitry)
December 9
- Introduction to diffractive pi^0 A_N with FMS and EEMC (Latif)
December 2
- Revised FMS 2011 pp500 and 2015 pp200 paper proposal (Zhanwen)
- Status update on Run 15 data vs embedding differences (Ting)
November 18
- Forward (FMS) asymmetries in 2011 pp500 and 2015 pp200; status update and paper proposal (Zhanwen)
- Status update on 2015 pp200 hadron-in-jet transverse spin asymmetries (Ting)
November 4
- Discussion of 2015 AN GPC Request (Branden)
  - Paper Draft (v23LN)
- Analysis update of 2015 IFF (Babu)
October 7
- Impact of the 2012 jet and dijet A_LL measurements (Rodolfo Sassot)
- Further studies of EMC hadronic response (Zilong)
September 30
- Proposed preliminary dijet Sivers results for DNP (Huanzhao)
- FMS calibration, part 3 (Chong)
- Further studies of EMC hadronic response (Zilong)
September 23
- Update on run 13 embedding (Amilkar)
September 9
- Update on dijet asymmetries 2013 (Amilkar)
- Comments on measuring double helicity asymmetries (Hal)
Collaboration meeting (Cracow)
- Tuesday, 08/20
- Wednesday, 08/21
August 12
- FMS calibration (part 2) (Chong)
August 5
- Planning for the Collaboration Meeting parallel sessions
- Development of a new calibration procedure for the FMS, part 1 (Chong)
- Revised version of the weak boson cross sections and ratios paper (Matt)
July 29
- Update on pion and Collins spin asymmetries (FMS, Run 11/15) (Zhanwen)
July 22
- Paper proposal TSSA in pp, pAl, pAu (Branden)
- pi0 analysis in EEMC (Shirvel)
July 8
- Transverse single spin asymmetries in run 15: paper proposal (Branden, Steve)
July 1
- 500 GeV fragmentation functions (Jim)
- MC studies for hadron-jet unfolding (Roy)
June 17
- Measurement of W and Z cross-section ratios in p+p collisions at RHIC (GPC request)
- Update on J/Psi in UPC (Bill)
- Update on Z d(sigma)/dpT and request for preliminary (Sal)
- Updated jet/dijet plots A_LL: final 2012, preliminary 2013 (Zilong)
- Reminder: DNP abstracts are due
- Reminder: Helen wants nominations for Convener to replace Oleg
June 3
- Run 15 p+Au UPC J/Psi (preliminary request, Bill Schmidke)
May 20
- IFF analysis @ 200 GeV (2015, Babu Pokhrel)
- IFF analysis @ 510 GeV (2017, Navagyan Ghimire)
May 13
- Update on EMC calibration (Nick)
- Move to new mailing list: https://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/listinfo/star-spin-l
April 15
- What Cold QCD physics needs to be included in the BUR? (BUR20/21, draft)
March 30 (STAR collaboration meeting)
- Saturday
- Sunday
March 18
- Update on W/Z cross sections (Matt), hopefully with near-final money plots
- Update on FMS+RP pi^0+p A_N (Chris), hopefully with near-final money plots
March 11
- Update and preliminary request for W/Z cross sections and ratios (Matt)
- Update and preliminary request for FMS+RP p+pi^0 asymmetries (Chris)
February 25
- W+/W- update (Matt)
- Z0 update (Salvatore)
- pp200 jet vs UE jT and z distributions (plus something else) (Ting)
- Update on jet analysis, run 15 (Nick)
February 18
- Further comparisons between Run 15 data and Run 12 embedding (Nick)
February 11
- DIS abstract plans
- Dijet Sivers asymmetries (Huanzhao)
- W+/W- cross sections (Matt)
January 28
- Transverse spin asymmetries in FMS/RP (Chris)
- W Cross Section Update: FEWZ (Matt)
January 14
- FMS & RP analysis (Chris)

2020

Meetings 2020

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Wednesday, December 16, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Update on Start-Less TOF (Bassam)
- Run 13 inclusive jet and dijet ALL (Amilkar)
- Run 17 Z0 update (Sal)
Wednesday, December 9, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 12 pp 200 GeV Inclusive Jet Cross Section measurement: Vertex distribution reweighting (Dmitry)
- Run 12 Jet Cross Section (Zilong)
- Run 17 W+/W- Update (Jae)
Wednesday, December 2, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Upcoming Confrences
  - APS GHP 2021 (April 13-16 ), abstract deadline: Jan. 15, https://indico.jlab.org/event/412/
  - APS 2021 April Meeting (April 17 - 20), abstract deadline: Jan. 8, https://april.aps.org/
  - DIS 2021 (April 12-16), abstract deadline: Feb. 1, https://indico.bnl.gov/event/9726/
- Di-Pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
- Run 13 Jet A_LL Update (Amilkar)
Wednesday, November 18, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 17 W+/W- Update (Jae)
- Update on EM-Jet A_N with FMS and EEMC (Latif)
- Run 13 Dijet ALL Update (Amilkar)
- Di-pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, November 11, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Update on Startless TOF (Ting)
- Update on Startless TOF (Bassam)
- Run 15 IFF Update (Babu)
- Run 13 Jet ALL Paper Preview Request Update (Amilkar)
- Run 15 Dijet ALL Update (Nick)
Wednesday, November 4, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 15 Jet ALL GPC Request
- Run 15 IFF Update (Babu)
- Run 13 Jet ALL Paper Preview Request (Amilkar)
- Di-Pi0 Paper Proposal (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Update of Progress on Startless TOF (Bassam)
- EM Jet A_N with FMS and EEMC Update (Latif)
Wednesday, October 14, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 12 Dijet Endcap Asym. (Joe)
- Run 13 W+/W- (Boson) Prelim. Request (Sal)
- Update on EM Jet A_N with FMS and EEMC (Latif)
- Run 12 Jet Cross Section Update (Zilong)
Wednesday, October 7, 2020, 7:00 PN, BNL Time
- Di-Pi0 Update and pAl Prelim. Request (Xiaoxuan)
- Run 17 BEMC Calibration Update (Jae)
- Run 13 Jet and Dijet ALL Update (Amilkar)
Wednesday, September 30, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 17 BEMC Calibration Update (Jae)
- Di-pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
- TOF Improvements (Bassam)
- Run 15 pp 200 GeV Collins Analysis Paper Preview Draft (Ting)
STAR Collaboration Meeting: Cold QCD/Spin Parallel Sessions
- Monday, September 14, 6-9 PM
- Wednesday, September 16, 6-9 PM
Wednesday, September 2, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 15 Di-pi0 Preliminary (Xiaoxuan)
- Run 13 Embedding Update (Joe)
- Run 17 W AN Update (Oleg)
Wednesday, August 26, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 17 Reconstructed W+/W- Update (Sal)
- Run 15 Di-pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
- Run 17 W AN Update (Oleg)
Wednesday, August 19, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 17 W AN Update (Oleg)
- Run 17 BEMC Calibration Update (Jae)
- Run 13 Embedding Update (Joe)
- Run 13 Inclusive and Dijet ALL update (Amilkar)
Wednesday, August 12, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 15 IFF update (Babu)
Wednesday, August 5, 2020, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 17 BEMC Calibration Update (Jae)
- Run 15 Dijet ALL Prelim. Request (Nick)
Wednesday, July 22, 2020, 7:00 PM BNL Time
- Run 15 Inclusive Jet ALL Update (Maria)
- Dijet Sivers Update (Huanzhao)
Wednesday, July 15. 2020, 7:00 PM BNL Time
- Run 17 W Boson Kinematics Update (Oleg)
- Run 17 Z Boson unpol. xSec and AN Update (Sal)
- Run 17 pp-500 QA Plots (Yike)
- BUR Discussion (All)
- Di-Pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, July 8, 2020. 7:00 PM BNL Time
- Cold QA Board (Carl / Matt)
- FMS AN GPC Request ( Zhanwen )
- Run 17 BEMC Caib. List (Jae)
- Di-Pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, July 1, 2020, 7:00 PM BNL Time
- Di-pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
- Run 17 st_W update (Jae)
Wednesday, June 17, 2020, 7:00 PM BNL Time
- Run 17 Reproduction Comparisons (Jae)
- Dijet Sivers Asymmetry Update (Huanzhao)
- Run 15 Dijet ALL Update (Nick)
Wednesday, June 3, 2020, 7:00 PM BNL Time
- Upcoming Talks and Abstracts
  - BNL Seminar
    - June 23rd 11 AM-12 PM: Maria and Zhanwen
    - June 30th 11 AM - 12 PM: Huanzhao and Ting
  - DNP - Abstract deadline June 26
- Run 15 IFF Analysis Update (Babu)
- Update on the analysis of EM Jet A_N using FMS and EEMC (Latif)
Wednesday, May 20, 2020, 7:00 PM BNL Time
- W AN Update (Oleg)
- Z Cross Section and AN Update (Sal)
- W+/W- Cross Section ratio (Jae)
Monday, May 18, 2020, 4:30 PM BNL Time
- Run 17 Mini-PAC Material
  - W/Z AN (Oleg)
  - Z Cross Section (Sal)
- Run 15 Mini-PAC Material
  - Collins Analysis (Ting)
  - FMS pp/pAu di-Hadron (Xioxuan)
  - Sivers Dijet Analysis (Huanzhao)
  - Inclusive Jet ALL (Maria)
  - FMS pi0/EM Jet (Zhanwen)
  - FMS pi0 Nuclear Dependence (Steve & Branden)
Wednesday, May 13, 2020, 7PM BNL Time
- Run 15 Mini-PAC Materia
  - FMS pi0 Nuclear Dependence (Steve & Branden)
  - FMS pi0/EM Jet (Zhanwen)
  - Collins Analysis (Ting)
  - Sivers Dijet Analysis (Huanzhao)
  - Inclusive Jet A_LL (Maria)
  - FMS pp/pAu di-Hadron (Xiaoxuan)
- Rin 17 Mini-PAC Material
  - Z Boson Cross Section Update (Sal)
  - W/Z A_N Update (Oleg)
Wednesday, May 6, 2020, 7PM BNL Time
- W and Z Cross Section Update (Sal)
Wednesday, April 29, 2020, 7PM BNL time
- Run 17 W Embedding Test Sample QA (Oleg)
- Jet QA with respect to sector 20 (Dmitry Kalinkin)
- Inclusive Jet ALL Update (Maria)
Wednesday, April 22, 2020, 7 PM BNL time
- Discussion of Sivers Dijet Analysis
  - Paper Proposal Page
- Run 17 Data Production Discussion (Q*pT/ET and Q/pT Comparisons)
Wednesday, April 15, 2020, 7 PM BNL time
- Run 15 FMS di-Pi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
- Run 17 Tracking Update (Jae)
Wednesday, April 8, 2020, 7 PM BNL time
- Updated Run 13 Embedding Test Sample (Joe Kwasizur)
- Discussion of Run 17 QA (Jae)
- Run 17 Embedding (Oleg)
- Run 15 N+/N- Fluctuations (Matt)
- Run 15 Inclusive Jet ALL Preliminary Request (Maria)
Wednesday, March 31, 2020, 7 pm BNL time
- Run 17 W Embedding / Production QA
- Dijet Sivers Asymmetry Preliminary Request (Huanzhao)
  - Preliminary Page
- FMS pi-0 AN GPC Request (Zhanwen)
- Run 12 pp 510 Jet Cross Section Embedding Request (Zilong)
Wednesday, March 25, 2020, 7 pm BNL time
- FMS EM Jet A_N Update (Chong Kim)
Wednesday, March 18, 2020, 7 pm BNL time - minutes and preliminary results procedure
- Organizing team to produce Run 17 BEMC calibration trees in quasi-real time
- Organizing a team to produce Run 17 jet trees in quasi-real time
- Run 13 st_physics embedding endcap issue
- Finalizing "STAR Preliminary" plots and results intended to be shown at DIS
Thursday, March 12, 2020, STAR Collaboration Cold QCD/Spin Parallel Session
Wednesday, March 4, 2020, 7 pm BNL time
- Collaboration Parallel Sessions (Carl)
- TSSA at Forward Rapidities at 200 and 500 GeV: Preliminaries (Zhanwen Zhu)
- Run 15 Jet ALL Preliminary Request (Maria)
- Run 12 Inclusive Jet Cross Section (Zilong)
Wednesday, February 26, 2020, 7pm BNL time
- Dijet Sivers Update (Huanzhao)
- W/Z Cross Sections Reconstructed from Boson Kinematics (Sal)
- Collins Analysis Update/Preliminary Request (Ting)
- Run 15 Jet ALL Update (Maria)
Wednesday, February 18, 2020, 7pm BNL time
- Run 17 Data QA (Carl and Matt)
- Run 17 picoDST Update (Navagyan)
- Run 15 Inclusive Jet Update (Maria)
Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 7pm BNL time
- Run 17 BEMC and N+/N- update (Jae)
- Run 15 Collins Effect Update (Ting)
- Run 15 FMS di-pi0 pp and pAu Update (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, February 5 2020, 6pm BNL time
- RHICf pi0 AN Presentation (Ming)
  - Paper Draft
  - Analysis Note
- Run 15 Embedding Update (Maria)
- Run 12 Inclusive Jet Cross Section Update (Zilong)
Wednesday, January 29 2020, 7pm BNL time
- Leak-through systematics from azimuthal asymmetries (Ting)
- Pi0 Asymmetries in FMS (Latif)
Wednesday, January 22 2020, 7pm BNL time
- Run 15 Collins effect update (Ting)
January 6 2020
- Starting to think about DIS2020 (all)
- Run 15 pp200 IFF update (Babu)
- Status update on 2015 pp200 Collins effect analysis (Ting)
- 2015 pp200 long embedding update and request (Maria)
- Final summary of the 2015 BEMC calibration (Nick)

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Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- run 22 local polarimetry & spin rotator (Jinlong)
Wednesday, Dec. 15, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- A_N analysis in pp elastic scattering at 510 GeV (Kin Yip)
- Discussion about RHICf

Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- Run 12 pp 200 inclusive jet cross section update (Dmitry)
- Run17 FMS J/Psi signal check (Minghui)
- Local ZDC polarimetry for run2022 (Jinlong, Carl)

Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- Offline QA quantities for mid-rapidity (Bassam)
- di-pi0 analysis update (Xiaoxuan)
- Run 15 IFF Update (Babu)
- Run17 FMS calibration final result (Minghui)

Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- Offline QA plots and quantities
- Offline QA Delegate Volunteers
  - Mid-rapidity detectors
  - Forward detectors
- Run 12+15 Collins GPC Request

Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- Run 17 picoDST chain options
- Run 22 Fast offline picoDST VPD mode (VPD start time or start-less TOF)
- Inclusion of TOF into JP0 and JP1 trigger for Run 22
Wednesday, Oct 20, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- Run 22 Triggers (Carl, All)
Wednesday, Oct 13, 2021 7PM BNL Time
- Run 22 and 24 disk storage (All)
- Run 15 IFF Update (Babu)
- Preliminary plots - dijet ALL with EEMC (Joe)
Wednesday, Oct 6, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Run-17 Q/A (Joseph, Jim)
- Run 15 EM-jet A_N in FMS and EEMC - final preliminary plots (Latif)
Wednesday, Sep 29, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Update on Run12 Endcap dijet asymmetries & request preliminary for Run13 (Joe)
- Preliminary request on hyperon transverse spin transfer (Yike)
Wednesday, Sep 15, 2021, 6PM BNL Time - Collaboration Meeting
- Parallel Session 1: https://drupal.star.bnl.gov/STAR/conference/timetable/talk/55750
Wednesday, Sep 1, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Run17 FMS calibration (Minghui)
- Discussion about Run 22 scalers (Qinghua, all)
Wednesday, Aug 25, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Run 17 pp510 Jet Tree QA (Ting)
Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- run 22 scalers (Carl)
- cold-QCD session in Collab. meeting (September): Please mark your availability here
Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Update on EM Jet A_N using FMS and EEMC (Latif)
Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Run 16 dAu FMS Calibration Update (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, July 28, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- run 22 trigger discussion
Wednesday, June 30, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Di-Pi0 GPC Formation Request (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, June 23, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Run 22 trigger discussion (Carl)
Wednesday, June 16th, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Pad row dependence on W Q/pT in Run 17 (Jae)
- Run15 IFF updates (Babu)
Wednesday, June 9th, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Trigger optimizations for Run 22 with TPC (Gene, Carl, All)
- PYTHIA8 STAR Tune (Matthew Kelsey, All)
- Startless TOF Update (Bassam)
Wednesday, June 2nd, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Trigger optimizations for Run 22 with TPC (Gene, Carl, All)
- Run 15 EM-jet A_N in FMS and EEMC (Latif)
Wednesday, May 26, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Trigger optimizations for Run 22 (Carl)
- Update W-boson analysis (Oleg)
Wednesday, May 19, 2021, 7PM BNL Time
- Run 17 Z AN and Differential Cross Section Preliminary Request (Sal)
- Run 17 W AN Update (Oleg)
- BUR Discussion
- Run 13 Inclusive and Dijet Mid Rapidity GPC Formation
- Di-Pi0 Paper Update (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, May 12, 2021, 7PM, BNL Time
- BUR Discussion
  - BUR Plots (Ting)
  - RHICf-II at STAR 2024?
Wednesday, May 5th, 2021, 7PM, BNL Time
- Run 17 W A_N Update (Oleg)
- BUR Discussion
  - BUR plots (Xiaoxuan)
  - BEMC SMD
  - Trigger system upgrade for 20kHz trigger rate
  - Status of BUR plots
- Start-less TOF (Bassam)
- Study of UE tune for Pythia (Dmitry)
- Run 12 pp 200 Embedding Request Update (Dmitry)
Wednesday, April 28, 2021, 7PM, BNL Time
- Run12 pp500 Inclusive Jet cross section (Zilong)
- BUR Discussion
  - EEMC in Run 22
  - BUR plots (Xiaoxuan)
  - Additional BUR plots (Matt)
  - Plan for Z AN prlim.?
- Run 12 pp 200 Embedding Request (Dmitry)
- Run 17 W Reconstruction Update (Oleg)

Wednesday, April 21, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- Run17 W A_N Update (Oleg)
- BUR Discussion
  - Vertical or radial polarization
  - Do we want eTOF for 2022?
  - What pp/pAu mixture would we want? Last BUR had 235 (1.3) 1/pb for pp (pAu)
  - Contributions to the writeup
- Preparations for run 2022
- Run 13 Inclusive and dijet ALL GPC formation

Wednesday, April 07, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- Run12 pp200 Inclusive Jet cross section - preliminary release (Dmitry)
- Run12 pp500 Inclusive Jet cross section - update (Zilong)

Wednesday, March 31, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- 2017 W A_N Update (Oleg)
- Diffractive EM Jet A_N at Forward Rapidities with FMS and EEMC (Xilin)
- Run12 pp200 Inclusive Jet cross section (Dmitry)
- Comments for 2013 jet/dijet A_LL Paper Draft - till 04/12
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- 2015 D_LL Update (Yi)
- Run 15 IFF Update (Babu)
- 2021 BUR (Due middle of May)
Wednesday, March 17, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- Run 17 W+/W- Update and Prelim. Request (Jae)
- Run 15 IFF Update and Prelim. Request (Babu)

Wednesday, March 3, 2021, 6-9 PM, BNL Time
- STAR Collaboration Meeting: Parallel Session Agenda
Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 6-9 PM, BNL Time
- STAR Collaboration Meeting: Parallel Session Agenda

Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- Run 12 Inclusive Jet Cross Section at 510 GeV - Hadronization Correction (Zilong)
- Update on EM-jet A_N using FMS and EEMC (Latif)

Wednesday, February 17, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- Update on EM-jet A_N using FMS and EEMC (Latif)
- Update on Run 17 W+/W- Analysis (Jae)
- Run 13 jet A_LL statistical projections for theorists (Amilkar)
- Run 15 IFF (Babu)

Wednesday, February 10, 2021, 7 PM, BNL Time
- Run 13 Jet A_LL - Update (Amilkar)

Wednesday, January 26, 2021, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 13 Jet A_LL - Paper Preview Request (Amilkar)

Wednesday, January 20, 2021, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Update on start-less ToF (Bassam)
- Run 13 Jet A_LL Analysis Update (Amilkar)
- Run 17 W+/W- Analysis Update (Jae)

Wednesday, January 6, 2021, 7:00 PM, BNL Time
- Run 13 Jet A_LL Analysis Update (Amilkar)
- Run 15 IFF Analysis Update (Babu)

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Wednesday, December 7, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- EM-Jet A-N with FMS for Run 17 (Bishnu)
- J/Psi spin asymmetry analysis in run17 p+p UPC events (Alex)
- Z0 analysis update (Xiaoxuan)

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- Dijet A_LL at intermediate rapidity from Run15 - Preliminary results request (Ting)
- Diffractive EM-jet A_N using run 17 FMS (Xilin)
- EM-Jet A-N with FMS for Run 17 (Bishnu)
Wednesday, November 16, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- Update on the double-Lambda spin correlations in p+p collisions (Jan)
- Trigger simulator code update (Zilong)
- Run 17 W cross-section ratio analysis (Jae)

Wednesday, November 9, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- Lambda and Lambda-Lambda(bar) spin correlations in p+p collisions at 510 GeV and 200 GeV (Jan and Kong)

Wednesday, November 2, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- Initial study of measuring the forward dijet differential cross section (Owen Long,UCR)
Wednesday, October 19, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- run15 hyperon DLL and DTT paper proposal (Yi)
Wednesday, October 5, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- Update on run17 forward Drell-Yan analysis (Minghui)
- LRP write up
Wednesday, September 28, 2022 7 PM BNL time
- Update on the pi0 and eta A_LL analysis from 2012 and 2013 runs (Shirvel)
- Update on run17 forward Drell-Yan analysis (Minghui)
Wednesday, September 21, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Talk in Town Hall Meeting: Probing Cold QCD at RHIC slides: www.dropbox.com/s/lytyk1ody7e4jzh/ECA.RHIC.ColdQCD.pptx (Elke)
- Update on run17 forward Drell-Yan analysis (Minghui)
- Discussion on new jet event structure (Zilong)
Wednesday, September 7, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- STAR Collaboration meeting: please check the agenda
- LRP preparation

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- TSSA of pi0 at intermediate rapidities using the EEMC in run15 200 GeV pp collisions (Ananya)

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Update on FF analysis from run15 (Hannah)
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- STAR Collaboration meeting: Spin/Cold QCD session
- LRP discussion

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- STAR Collaboration meeting: please fill out this form if you plan to attend in-person (https://forms.gle/H5gAn22nGQNF7U78A)
- Z0 analysis update and paper proposal page (Xiaoxuan)
- Discussion and request for run 17 pp 510GeV st_fms MuDst files reproduce (Xilin)
Wednesday, August 3, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- update of Z0 analysis (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, July 20, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Run 17 IFF Update (Navagyan)

Wednesday, July 6, 20227PM BNL Time
- An update on Run15 EEMC di-jet A_LL (Ting)
Wednesday, June 29, 20227PM BNL Time
- paper proposal for EEMC di-jet A_LL with run12&13 at 500 GeV (Scott)
- update of Z0 analysis with run11-13 &17 (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, June 1, 20227PM BNL Time
- Z0 Cross Section Update (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, May 11, 2022 7PM BNL Time
- Run 17 TOF QA Update (Joseph)
- 200 GeV Jet Cross Section Preliminary Result Bug (Dmitry)
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 7PM BNL Time
- QCD analysis for Run 12 pp jet cross sections (Dmitry)
- Diffractive EM jet A_N Update (Xilin)
Wednesday, April 20, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Update and preliminary request for diffractive EM jet A_N for run 15 FMS data (Xilin) presentation and preliminary request page
- Run 24 Luminosity and projections

Wednesday, April 13, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Run 15 diffractive EM jet A_N analysis systematic uncertainty study and preliminary request (Xilin)
- Polarizing Fragmentation Functions (Taoya)

Wednesday, April 6, 2022 7:15 PM BNL Time
- Polarizing Fragmentation Functions (Taoya)
- Run 17 W+/W- Endcap follow-up (Jae)
- BUR Run-24 and Highlights section
- RHICf-II proposal
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Run 17 QA (Joseph)
- Run 17 FPS Calibration Update (Minghui)
- Run 17 W+/W- Endcap Prelim. Request (Jae)

Wednesday, March 23, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Diffractive EM Jet A_N analysis updates with run 15 FMS (Xilin)
- Run17 FPS MIP calibration update (Minghui)

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Update on W cross section measurement (Jae)
- Run 22 Polarization (Elke)
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- RHICf Results Presentation: Measurement of forward photon production cross-section (Menjo Hiroaki)
  - Measurement Paper

Friday, Feb. 18, 2022 9 AM BNL Time
- Collaboration Meeting
Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 6 PM BNL Time
- Collaboration Meeting

Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022 7 PM BNL Time
- Discussion with RHICf Collaboration: 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM EST (RHICf-II Letter, Questions to RHICf-II)
  - Presentation - Short intro to RHICf-II + Q&A - Yuji Goto
  - Discussion
  - Presentation - Combined analysis of STAR and RHICf - spin physics - Minho Kim
  - Presentation - Combined analysis of STAR and RHICf - other physics topics - Hiroaki Menjo
  - Discussion
- DIS2022 abstract (deadline Feb.13)

Wednesday, Jan. 19, 2022 7PM BNL Time
- run17 IFF update (Navagyan)

Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2022 7PM BNL Time
- dipi0 Update (Xiaoxuan)
- Run22 Mid-rapidity QA (Bassam)

Wednesday, Jan 1, 2022 7PM BNL Time
- run 22 polarimetry (Jinlong, Carl, Elke, all)
- dipi0 analysis (Xiaoxuan) - Preliminary result request
- Run 22 QA (Bassam)

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Wednesday, Dec 20, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Update on acceptance correction for Run15 lambda polarization analysis (Taoya)
  TSSA of charged hadrons using the Forward Upgrade (Kumar)

Wednesday, Dec 13, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Update on the Lambda hyperon spin-spin correlations in p+p collisions (Jan)

Wednesday, Dec 6, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Final update for run 15 diffractive EM-jet AN using FMS (Part 2) (Xilin)
- EM-jet AN analysis with run 17 fms data (Bishnu)

Wednesday, Nov 29, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Final update for run 15 diffractive EM-jet AN using FMS (Part 1) (Xilin)

Wednesday, Nov 15, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Discussion on Run22-data preproduction (all)

Wednesday, Nov 1, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Update on lambda spin correlation (Jan)

STAR Collaboration Meeting 2023 Spin/Cold-QCD Parallel Sessions (Oct 24, 2023 - Oct 25, 2023)
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Tuesday, Oct 24, 2023 9:00AM - 11:40AM (BNL time)
- 9:00 - 9:20 Run15: Status on the jet ALL tagged with jet charge (Yi Yu)
- 9:20 - 9:40 Run15: Update on pp200 FF Unfolding using Omnifold (Hannah Harrison)
- 9:40 - 10:00 Run15: Update on Particle Identification for pAu200 Collins Analysis (Bassam Aboona)
- 10:00 - 10:20 Run17: QA on Tof NSigam Pion data (Joseph Atchison)
- 10:20 - 10:40 Coffee Break
- 10:40 - 11:00 Run17: Update on W cross section ratio (Jae Nam)
- 11:00 - 11:20 Run17: Update on dijet sivers (Zilong Chang)
- 11:20 - 11:40 Run15 and 17: Update and plans on diffractive EM-jet A_N using FMS (Xilin Liang)

Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023 9:00AM - 11:40AM (BNL time)
- 9:00 - 9:20 Run17: Updates on Collins analysis (Yixin Zhang)
- 9:20 - 9:40 Run12, 13, and 15: Analysis of EEMC pi0 and eta (Shirvel Stanislaus)
- 9:40 - 10:00 Run22: Status Update on TPC calibration (Richard Thrutchley)
- 10:00 - 10:20 Run22: Update on UE reconstruction using the Forward Upgrade (Manny Rosales)
- 10:20 - 10:40 Coffee Break
- 10:40 - 11:00 Run22: Pi0 A_N with the FCS (David Kapukchyan)
- 11:00 - 11:20 Run22: Jet Calibration and AN Measurement in the STAR FCS (Sean Preins)
- 11:20 - 11:40 Run17: Update on EMJet AN for FMS data (Bishnu Karki)

Wednesday, Oct 4, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Discussion: Disk Space (link to Google Sheet: here)
- Discussion: Run 24 Trigger Setup
Wednesday, Sep 20, 2023 7PM BNL time
- RHICf analysis of the AN for forward neutron production (Minho Kim)
- Initial results of the underlying event for the forward region using the Forward Upgrade (Manny Rosales)
- Discussion: upcoming collaboration meeting (Jae)

Wednesday, Sep 13, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Preliminary request Lambda pair spin-spin correlations in p+p collisions (Jan)
- Run 17 Collins analysis (Yike)
- Dihadron correlation simulations on gluon saturation (Kiera Cassar)
- Run24 pp/pA triggers discussion
Wednesday, Sep 6, 2023 7PM BNL time
- AN extraction for EM-Jet with Run 17 (Bishnu)
- Run 17 diffractive EM-jet AN follow up and preliminary request (Xilin)
- Follow up on Run 15 ALL discussion (Yi)
- Preliminary request Lambda pair spin-spin correlations in p+p collisions (Jan, postponed due to time constraint)
- Run 17 Collins analysis (Yike, postponed due to time constraint)
Wednesday, Aug 30, 2023 7PM BNL time
- AN extraction for EM-Jet with Run 17 (Bishnu, move to next week)
- Update and preliminary request for run 17 diffractive EM-jet AN at FMS (Xilin)
- Update on Run17 Collins analysis (Yike)
- Discussion of the preliminary request for pion-tagged jet ALL for Run15 (Yi and all)
Wednesday, Aug 23, 2023 7PM BNL time
- Update on the pion-tagged ALL (Yi Yu)
- Update on Run17 Collins analysis (Yike Xu)
- Update on the measurement of transverse polarization for lambda in unpolarized pp collision (Taoya Gao)
- Update on Run17 diffractive EM-jet AN (Xilin Liang)
- AN extraction for EM-Jet with Run 17 (Bishnu, move to next week)
Wednesday, Aug 16, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on hyperon ALL and pion-tagged jet ALL (Yi, move from last week)
- Update on Run17 W AN (Oleg)
Wednesday, Aug 9, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Paper proposal for Run12 jet cross section analysis (Dmitry, Zilong)
- Lambda hyperon spin-spin correlation (Jan)
- Run17 diffractive EM-Jet AN analysis (Xilin)
- Update on hyperon ALL and pion-tagged jet ALL (Yi, move to next week)
Wednesday, July 26, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Discussion of run24 pAu data (Xiaoxuan)
- Kaon-IFF projection (Babu)
- AN measurement for Run 17 data with FMS (Bishnu)
Wednesday, July 18, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Discussion of Run24 pp and pAu collisions (all), slides from Xiaoxuan
- IFF Run17 Preliminary Request and projection to di-kaon IFF analysis for BUR 2024-2025 (Navagyan)
Wednesday, July 12, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Preliminary Request: IFF analysis with Run 17 (Navagyan)
Wednesday, July 5, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on run 17 diffractive EM-jet AN on systematic uncertainty study (Xilin)
- Discussion: Run 24 polarization alignment
Wednesday, June 28, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on TSSA of neutral pions from Run15 data at EEMC (Ananya)
- Update on Run17 IFF (Navagyan)
Wednesday, June 14, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Status and plan of the RHICf-STAR combined analysis (Minho Kim)
Wednesday, June 7, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Run17 IFF update (Navagyan)
Wednesday, May 31, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Dihadron correlation with Run24 data projection (Xiaoxuan)
- Update on run17 data embedding comparison for jet variables (Yixin)
- Update on run 17 diffractive EM-jet A_N at FMS (Xilin)
- Update on Jet Finding for the FCS (Manny)
Wednesday, May 24, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Run 15 diffractive EM-jet A_N update (Xilin)
- BUR writing 2023: Cold QCD Highlights (Xiaoxuan)
Wednesday, May 17, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on PID of 2015 pAu 200 Collins analysis (Bassam)
- Update on run12 dipion cross section (Babu)
- Discussion: PhySH Headings for APS Journals
Wednesday, May 10, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Run17 IFF update (Navagyan)
- Run15 TSSA of neutral pions in the EEMC update (Ananya)
Wednesday, April 19, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on Particle Identification for 2015 pAu200 Collins Analysis (Bassam)
- Update on unpolarized dipion cross section, preliminary page and analysis note (Babu)
- Discussion: QM2023 Abstracts
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- W cross section (Jae)
- Kick off discussion on BUR and the case for the pA running
Wednesday, April 5, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- GPC request for run15 lambda DLL and DTT analysis (Yi): comments and suggestions by April 18th
- pwg_task disk space usage: let us know if anything can be removed
- Update on Run15 Endcap dijet A_LL measurement (Ting)
- Topic to discuss in next week's PWG meeting: What we need for run24 pA collisions; preparation for the coming PAC meeting
Wednesday, March 22, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- GPC request for Z0 analysis (Xiaoxuan)
- QA helpers: 1-2 helpers from our group for Run23
Wednesday, March 15, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Preliminary request and calling for a helper to Run22 TPC Calibration
- Extracting AN. of EM-jet using FMS for run 17 data set, preliminary request (Bishnu)
- Update and preliminary request for run 17 diffractive EM-jet A_N, preliminary request (Xilin)
- Update on dipion cross section, preliminary request (Babu)
- GPC request for Z0 analysis (Xiaoxuan) - moved to next week
Wednesday, March 8, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Preliminary request for run12 di-hadron cross section (Babu)
- Update on Lambda spin correlation and preliminary request (Jan)
- Update on diffractive jet AN (Xilin)
Wednesday, February 15, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on run 17 diffractive EM-jet A_N analysis (Xilin)
- TH White Paper response
Wednesday, February 8, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Unpolarized dihadron cross section measurement (Babu)
Wednesday, February 1, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on run 17 diffractive EM-jet A_N analysis (Xilin)
- Update on run17 IFF (Navagyan)
Wednesday, January 11, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- LRP draft: suggestions and comments are welcome
- Run17 QA (Zilong)
- Run 17 QA (Joseph)
- Z0 update (Xiaoxuan)
- run15 inclusive and diffractive EM-jet AN (Xilin)
Wednesday, January 4, 2023 7 PM BNL time
- Update on dihadron cross section measurement (Babu)