PAC

PAC12
27-28 June, 2002
LIGO MIT

I. Agenda

Thursday, June 27
08:30-09:45 Report from LIGO Laboratory B. Barish, G. Sanders, P. Lindquist
09:45-10:15 The LSC and Its Role R. Weiss
10:15-10:30 Break  
10:30-11:30 LIGO Commissioning: Status and Plans R. Weiss, P. Fritschel
11:30-12:30 Upper Limits Groups: Status and Plans A. Wiseman
12:30-13:00 Executive Committee Lunch  
13:00-13:45 LASTI M. Zucker
13:45-14:00 Advanced LIGO Systems and ISC P. Fritschel
14:00-14:15 MIT Quadruple Pendulum R. Mittleman
14:15-14:20 Optics and Laser Research at MIT D. Ottaway
14:20-14:45 Thermal Noise Research G. Harry
14:45-15:00 Break  
15:00-15:30 Beyond Advanced LIGO N. Mavalvala
15:30-16:00 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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