The STAR experiment

  Conference Phone Number: 510 486 7333

   Time:  10- 11 am EDT

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  Agenda:

     1) STAR PWG regrouping report - Jamie

    2) FY09 upgrade calls - Nu

    3) AOB

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    Brief Summary:

    PWG regrouping: 1) forward the report to PWGC/STAR; 2) talk to relevant people; 3) start to consider co-conveners (charge)

       paper preview:

       PWG webpage should be kept in good shape:
 

   Upgrade: Helen/ZHangbu will pdate the upgrade webpage and make a draft of the FY09 R&D call

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   News and Other Meetings:

   1) In response to DoE's call on better management for upgrade projects at RHIC, we had a meeting last Friday about STAR upgrade issues. Zhangbu, Flemming,  Bill, Jamie, Nu were at the meeting.  We discussed several issues. One of them is the protocal for proposal. In the future, we decide to take the following path:

         Step 1: STAR internal review

         Step 2: Advisory board comments/suggestions

         Step 3: Spokeperson/Management office

         Step 4: Seek comments from STAR Council

         Step 5: send to BNL and DoE

    2) Last Friday, Aug. 29, we had a meeting regarding to STAR computing plan. Steve, Tom, Hans Georg, Tim, Jerome, Jamie and Nu were at the meeting. We agreed that STAR willl prepare its computing plan by the end of Sept. and LBNL colleagues will use the info to prepare a proposal to DoE for the future STAR computing avtivities at PDSF.

    3) QM09 abstract submisson deadline: Dec. 15, 2008