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Updated on Fri, 2017-07-21 15:20. Originally created by oleg on 2017-07-21 15:20.

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
2008 meetings -old list
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