The STAR experiment

1. Policy reminder   
   • Dedicated mailing list (https://lists.bnl.gov/mailman/listinfo/star-gpc-XXX-l) starting from GPC #326  
     • Please use this mailing list for all GPC discussions, which are archived automatically.
     • Only PAs and GPC members are subscribed. Conveners and PAC are not. 
   • Author list and acknowledgement
     • "The STAR Collaboration" is used as the author at submission. The actual author list will be determined and inserted after the paper is accepted
     • Acknowledgement will be prepared and sent to PA by PAC when a paper is ready for collaboration reivew
   • Timeline  
     • Collaboration review - 2 weeks
     • Send responses to collaboration review to starpapers-l list - 1 week
     • Announce paper to RHIC - 1 week
     • Send responses to referee reports to starpapers-l list - wait 3 days (minor revision) or 1 week (major revision) to resubmit
     • Once accepted, paper with author list determined by PAC will be send to starpapers-l list, wait 3 days to send journal
   • HepData procedure  
     • Before the paper is announced to RHIC, prepare data tables  (PA)
     • After a paper is submitted and a HEPData entry is created, upload and review data tables (PA and GPC chair)
     • During referee process, update and review data tables if needed  (PA and GPC chair)
     • After a paper is published, make the data tables public (Frank)
   • Other remarks  
     
     • Remind PA to forward communications with journal to starpapers-l list, e.g. paper submitted, referee report, paper accepted, paper published. 
        
2. Status overview  
   • See www.star.bnl.gov/protected/common/GPCs/gpc-committees.xml
   • Since last meeting (24/03/2023):   
     • 11 (3) new GPCs formed: #351-361
     • 9 (4) sent to collaboration reviews: #339, #343, #346, #348, #349, #350, #351, #354, #355
     • 7 (5) submitted papers: #332, #333, #335, #337, #340, #342, #345
     • 9 (12) published papers: #334, #330, #299, #227, #256, #341, #345, #344, #340
     • 19 papers published so far in 2023!
        
3. Review & feedback on list of active GPCs  (STATUS TABLE)  
   • See www.star.bnl.gov/protected/common/GPCs/gpc-active.xml
   • Currently 31 (28) active GPC
     
     • >12 months in GPC w/o Collaboration Review -- 4 (4): #219, #242, #292, #307
     • >6 months in GPC w/o Collaboration Review -- 0 (3)
     • >3 months after Collaboration Review w/o Journal Submission -- 4 (3): #286, #338, #348, #349 
     • >6 months after Journal Submission -- 2 (2): #268, #336

1. PWGC preview over 6 months ago but not in GPC
2. Agenda

• updates from SDCC
• Physics Production
  • calibration updates
  • production updates
  • embedding updates
• FWD-test Run22 production update
• AOB

• updates from SDCC
• Physics Production
  • calibration updates
  • production updates
  • embedding updates
• spack/software installation management - next steps
• ROOT6
• FWD software status
• AOB