PAC

PAC11
29-30 November, 2001
LIGO Hanford Observatory

The topic of this PAC meeting will focus on new proposals and renewals for LIGO related research by LSC institutions; status and plans for LIGO commissioning; preparations for upper limit data run; and status of R&D for Advanced LIGO.

I. Agenda

Thursday, November 29
09:00-09:15 LIGO Status Report B. Barish
09:15-10:00 LIGO Data Analysis A. Wiseman
10:00-10:15 Break  
10:15-10:45 LIGO Data Analysis System (LDAS) K. Blackburn
10:45-11:45 Commissioning D. Sigg
11:45-12:00 Seismic Mitigation - LLO D. Coyne
12:00-13:15 Executive Committee Lunch  
13:15-13:35 U of Wisconsin, Milwaukee Proposal P. Brady
13:35-14:05 Stanford U R. Byer
14:05-14:25 Proposal to NSF from Loyola U New Orleans M. McHugh
14:25-14:45 Proposal, Thermal and Thermoelastic Noise Research for Advanced LIGO Optics N. Nakagawa
14:45-15:00 Break  
15:00-15:20 Development of New Diagnostic Techniques for Preliminary and In Situ Characterization of Advanced LIGO Components D. Reitze
15:20-15:40 Proposal to NSF: Research in GW Detection with LIGO P. Saulson
15:40-17:30 Executive Committee Session  
18:30-21:30 Dinner  
Friday, November 30
09:00-09:30 Observatory Issues F. Raab
09:30-10:30 Tour of LHO  
10:30-10:45 Break  
10:45-11:30 Update on R&D for Advanced LIGO D. Coyne, D. Shoemaker
11:30-12:00 Advanced LIGO MREFC (Construction) Proposal Submission G. Sanders
12:00-13:30 Executive Committee Lunch  
13:30-16:30 Executive Session  



II. Attendees

PAC members

Avery, Paul
Brillet, Alain
Davier, Michel
Domingo, John
Hall, John
Hamilton, William
Matzner, Richard
Nash, Thomas
Sandberg, Vernon
Seiden, Abraham


LIGO Lab

Barish, Barry
Blackburn, Kent
Coyne, Dennis
Raab, Frederick
Sanders, Gary
Sigg, Daniel


Presenters

Brady, Patrick [U of Wisconsin]
Byer, Robert [Stanford]
McHugh, Martin [Loyola U, New Orleans]
Nakagawa, Norio [Iowa State U]
Reitze, David [U of Florida]
Saulson, Peter [Syracuse U]


LSC & Guests

Allen, Bruce
Creighton, Jolien
Drever, Ronald
Wiseman, Alan


NSF

Berger, Beverly
Isaacson, Richard


Dinner information

Samovar Russian Bistro & Bakery
1340 Jadwin Ave
Richland, WA
509.946.6655


Hotel information

Red Lion Inn / Doubletree Hotel
802 George Washington Way
Richland, WA 99352
509.946.7611


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