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::   Advanced LIGO Review, 11-13 June 2003   ::

Agenda

Wednesday, 6/11
08:00 Panel Executive Session (closed)
08:25 Introduction and Reading of Panel Charge
08:30 Welcoming remarks B. Barish
08:30 LIGO Overview G. Sanders
09:15 Initial LIGO Commissioning and First Observations S. Whitcomb
10:00 break  
10:15 Astrophysics K. Thorne
11:00 Overview of Advanced LIGO D. Shoemaker
12:00 Executive lunch (closed; lunch provided)
13:00 Cost, Schedule, Management G. Sanders
13:45 Panel Executive Session (closed)
14:30 Breakout Sessions:
  1. Laser, Input Optics, Core Optics, Auxiliary Optics
  2. Suspensions, Seismic Isolation, Systems, Sensing/Control, e2e Modelling
  3. Astrophysics, Data Analysis Hardware, Data Acquisition
  4. Installation, Facilities, Project Management, Cost/Schedule
  5. International Partners, LSC, Outreach
17:00 Panel Executive Session (closed).
Discussion of issues to be revisited in next set of breakout sessions and assignments to breakout sessions
18:30 Lab Tour (optional, per committee preference)
19:30 Dinner, Holly Street Cafe
Thursday, 6/12
08:30 Panel Executive Session [Review requests for information] (closed)
09:00 Response of LIGO/LSC staff to Panel Request and/or Parallel Sessions
10:30 Break
11:15 Response of LIGO/LSC Staff to Panel Request and/or Parallel Sessions
12:30 Lunch and Panel Executive Session (closed)
13:30 Executive Session (closed), Interaction with LIGO/LSC staff as desired
Friday, 6/13
09:00 Panel Executive Session [Final discussion of report and closeout presentation] (closed)
10:00 Closeout
12:00 Adjourn
Presentations

LIGO Overview G. Sanders
Initial LIGO Commissioning and First Observations S. Whitcomb
Astrophysics K. Thorne
Overview of Advanced LIGO D. Shoemaker
Attendees

LIGO
Jill Andrews
Helena Armandula
Barry Barish
GariLynn Billingsley
Rolf Bork
Dennis Coyne
Thomas Frey
Peter Fritschel
Gregory Harry
Jay Heefner
Jacqueline Hewitt
Peter King
Albert Lazzarini
Philip Lindquist
David Ottaway
Janeen Romie
Gary Sanders
David Shoemaker
Michael Smith
Kip Thorne
Calum Torrie
Alan Weinstein
Philip Willems
Hiroaki Yamamoto
LSC / others
Patrick Brady
Robert Byer
Caroline Cantley
Joseph Giaime
James Hough
Vassiliki Kalogera
David McClelland
David Reitze
Norna Robertson
Sheila Rowan
Peter Saulson
Kenneth Strain
Benno Willke



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