PAC

PAC09
12-13 December, 2000
LIGO Livingston Observatory

The main agenda for the PAC9 will consist of reviewing the status of LIGO and the current plan of the NSF. Presentations will include the following: the commisioning of the interferometers at both the LIGO Hanford Observatory and the LIGO Livingston Observatory, the R&D proposals sent to the NSF, and the LIGO operations renewal program.

Please note that there will be a GWDAW meeting held at Louisiana State University from December 14-16, 2000. Please contact Bill Hamilton (hamilton@dave.phys.lsu.edu) for more information on this event.

I. Agenda

Tuesday, December 12
08:30 Executive Session [Closed] B. Barish, A. Seiden
09:00 Current Plan - NSF / LIGO V. Cook
09:20 Status of LIGO B. Barish
09:50 LIGO at LLO M. Coles
10:20 Break  
11:00 Commissioning at LHO S. Whitcomb
11:30 Commissioning at LLO J. Kovalik
12:00 LRC Activities R. Stebbins
12:15 Executive Working Lunch  
13:30 Penn State U G. Gonzalez
13:55 Penn State U L.S. Finn
14:20 U of Colorado / JILA R. Stebbins
14:45 Break  
15:05 CSU Dominguez Hills K. Ganezer
15:30 Southern U S. McGuire
15:55 Iowa State U N. Nakagawa
16:15 Executive Session [Closed]  
18:30 Dinner  
Wednesday, December 13
08:00 Executive Session [Closed] B. Barish, E. Seiden
08:30 Renewal Proposal G. Sanders, D. Shoemaker
08:30 Overview of LIGO Continuing Operations (FY02-06) Proposal G. Sanders
09:00 Questions G. Sanders
09:10 The LIGO I Science Run B. Barish, A. Lazzarini
09:40 Questions B. Barish, A. Lazzarini
09:50 Break  
10:05 Renewal Proposal Cont'd  
10:05 R&D for Advanced LIGO 2002-06 D. Shoemaker, D. Coyne
10:55 Questions D. Shoemaker
11:00 Operating the Observatory M. Coles
11:15 Questions M. Coles
11:30 Tour of LLO  
12:30 Executive Lunch  
13:30 Executive Session / Report Writing  
16:30 Meeting Adjourn  



II. Attendees

PAC members

Avery, Paul [U of Florida] - unable to attend
Barish, Barry [Caltech]
Brillet, Alain [VIRGO / OCA] - unable to attend
Domingo, John [Jefferson Lab]
Frazer, William [LBNL] - unable to attend
Hamilton, William [LSU]
Nash, Thomas [Fermilab]
Sandberg, Vernon [LANL] - unable to attend
Sanders, Gary [Caltech / LIGO]
Saulson, Peter [Syracuse U]
Seiden, Abraham [UC Santa Cruz]
Stebbins, Robin [U of Colorado / JILA]


Invited guests

Asrael, Aaron [NSF] - unable to attend
Coles, Mark [LLO]
Collins, Harry [Cardiff U]
Cook, Vic [NSF]
Drever, Ronald [Caltech]
Finn, Samuel [PSU]
Ganezer, Kenneth [CSU Dominguez Hills]
Gonzalez, Gabriela [PSU]
Issacson, Richard [NSF]
Kovalik, Joseph [LLO]
Langguth, Carol [NSF]
Lazzarini, Albert [Caltech]
Lindquist, Phil [Caltech]
McGuire, Stephen [Southern U]
Nakagawa, Norio [Iowa State U]
Prince, Thomas [Caltech]
Raab, Frederick [LHO] - unable to attend
Shoemaker, David [MIT] via telecon
Weiss, Rainer [MIT]
Whitcomb, Stan [Caltech]


Dinner information

Juban's
225.346.8422


Hotel information

Hampton Inn
4646 Constitution Ave
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
Phone 225.926.9990 or 1.800.HAMPTON
Fax 225.923.3007


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