***LINEAR COLLIDER FORUM OF AMERICA***

Linear Collider Forum of America

1133 Fifteenth Street, NW

Suite 900

Washington, DC 20005-2701

September 2, 2005

Dear Colleague:

We are writing to invite you to join a new not-for profit organization,
the Linear Collider Forum of America (LCFOA), dedicated to integrating
the capability of the U.S. industrial base within the International
Linear Collider (ILC) program. The ILC is a multi-billion dollar high
energy electron-positron collider being designed and constructed through
an international collaboration of the Asian, European and the Americas
physics communities. The program represents major business opportunities
for U.S. industry over the next decade. Details on the ILC program are
available at [www.linearcollider.org](http://www.linearcollider.org/).

The ILC program is being managed by the Global Design Effort (GDE),
formed in 2005 and led by Dr. Barry Barish of Caltech. The Americas
Regional Team (ART), one of three international support teams, is led by
Dr. Gerry Dugan of Cornell. Several U.S. Department of Energy national
laboratories and other leading physics universities are participating in
the ILC R&D effort. The GDE leadership and staff are in place and will
produce a baseline configuration for the ILC and an established
configuration board by the end of 2005. A conceptual design is planned
to be completed by the end of 2006.

The Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, IL has scheduled
an industrialization meeting on September 21 and 22 to provide a two day
interactive technical program to provide industry with a comprehensive
overview of the ILC and its major systems and subsystems. A draft agenda
for this meeting is contained in Attachment A, there is no registration
fee; we strongly encourage your attendance and participation in this
event. A registration form, final agenda, and recommendations for a
hotel with a conference rate will be sent to you next week

The LCFOA recently held meetings with the GDE, ART and senior DOE
officials to discuss the need for early and substantive involvement of
U.S. industrial capability in the R&D, hardware prototyping and
production, and site studies for the program. All parties concurred that
the formation of the LCFOA will be beneficial to their efforts and
encouraged us to quickly proceed. The already established Linear
Collider Forum of Japan, which includes 49 industrial members, and the
European SCRF Forum with 40 companies are currently supporting the Asian
and European government sponsored R&D efforts on the ILC.

The mission of the LCFOA is to provide a partnership between its U.S.
industry members and government funded R&D efforts during the design,
component manufacturing and siting of the ILC. Early engagement by the
U.S. industry is critical to the success of the program. Membership in
the LCFOA will also provide industry with additional background and
knowledge to better compete for future major procurements within the
program. Planned activities and interactions include, but are not
limited to the following:

-   Providing LCFOA members with current information on the ILC program
    through newsletters, bulletins and quarterly meetings in Washington,
    DC or at a national laboratory,

-   Serving as an advocate for early and meaningful U.S. industry
    participation in the ILC program,

-   Preparing and presenting briefings and white papers to the GDE and
    ART on specific management and technical issues where relevant U.S.
    industrial capability will benefit the program,

-   Brief and inform members of Congress and their staffs of the
    benefits of the ILC to the Nation and its contribution to the
    strengthening of the U.S. industrial base in the 21^st^ century,

-   Facilitating two-way technology transfer between the ILC program and
    U.S. industry, and

-   Conducting and/or contributing to industrialization studies to
    reduce component manufacturing costs and schedules, and evaluate
    innovative construction practices.

We strongly encourage your organization to join and actively participate
in LCFOA activities. Attachment B is an application for membership which
includes the annual dues structure and a list of proposed committees for
your participation.

The LCFOA is a registered IRS 501 (c) (6) corporation in the District of
Columbia. Governance of the corporation will be through an elected board
of directors. As shown on Attachment A, the LCFOA plans its first
official business meeting during the Fermilab industrialization meeting
on September 21 and 22. Both members and prospective members are invited
to attend. The LCFOA initially will have three part time officers; a
president, vice president for legislative affairs and secretary, and
treasurer. Bylaws are available on our web site; www.LCFOA.org.

Thank you for considering supporting the LCFOA. We look forward to
seeing you at the Fermilab meeting in September. If you have any
questions or need any additional information, please contact us at
202-222-8315 or the below email addresses.

Sincerely,

Anthony Favale Kenneth O. Olsen

LCFOA Chairman of the Board (Acting) LCFOA President (Acting)

Advanced Energy Systems, Inc. Consultant to Parsons

Tony.Favale@LCFOA.org Ken.Olsen@LCFOA.org

Attachments

A: Invitation and Registration to Fermi industrialization meeting, Sept
21 and 22

B: LCFOA Membership Application

International Linear Collider Industrial Forums

Meeting Organized by

Linear Collider Forum of Americas (LCFOA)

September 21-22, 2005

Fermilab, Batavia, IL 60510

Goal: Provide physics and technical details on the International Linear
Collider (ILC) to industry.

Location: 1 West, Wilson Hall

Contact: GDE office, Maxine Hronek, <maxine@fnal.gov>, Fermilab

Ken Olsen, <ken.olsen@lcfoa.org>, President (acting) of the Linear
Collider Forum of America.

ILC Communication: Elizabeth Clements, <lizzie@fnal.gov>, Director of
Communication, US-ILC, GDE

Fermilab Contact: Shekhar Mishra, <mishra@fnal.gov>

SLAC Contact: Chris Adolphsen, <star@slac.stanford.edu>

[Agenda:]{.underline}

Wednesday, September 21, 2005

8:00-12:00

Registration: Wilson Hall, Outside 1 West Conference Room (Registration
Desk will open at 7:45 and will remain open during the meeting)

Chair: Nigel Lockyer, University of Pennsylvania

-   Welcome and Fermilab View of the ILC, Piermaria Oddone, Director,
    Fermilab (8:00-8:30) (20+10)

-   Physics Discovery Potential of the ILC, Marcela Carena, Fermilab
    (8:30-9:00) (20+10)

-   ILC Detector Overview, Marcel Demarteau, Fermilab (9:00-9:30)
    (20+10)

-   ILC Accelerator Overview, Shekhar Mishra, Fermilab (9:30-10:10)
    (30+10)

Coffee Break 10:10-10:30

Chair: Steve Holmes, Fermilab

-   Status of the International Linear Collider and Importance of
    industrialization, Barry Barish, Director, ILC Global Design Effort
    (GDE). (10:30-10:50) (15+5)

-   GDE and Regional Effots, Gerry Dugan, American Regional Director for
    GDE & Cornell, (10:50-11:10) (15+5)

-   ILC R&D at International Laboratories:

    -   Fermilab, Robert Kephart, 11:10-11:30 (20+5)

    -   SLAC, Chris Adolphsen11:30-11:50 (20+5)

    -   DESY and Europe, Nicholas Walker, 11:50-12:10 (20+5)

Lunch Break: 12:30-2:00

Chair: Marc Ross, SLAC

-   Status Report from the ILC Industrial Forum

    -   Industrialization of XFEL in Europe, Dieter Proch, DESY,
        2:00-:2:30 (20+10) (Teleconference)

    -   Japan Linear Collider Forum, Norihiko Ozaki (2:30-3:00)

    -   Linear Collider Forum Of Americas, Kenneth Olsen (3:00-3:30)

Coffee Break: 3:30-4:00

-   Tour of A0, CDF, ICB LHC Magnet and Main Control Room (4:00-5:45)

Reception on the 15^th^ Floor Cross Over (Hosted by Parsons) (6:00-7:30)

Thursday, September 22, 2005

LCFOA will have a breakfast meeting at the Depaul University, Naperville
Campus (8:00-9:30 A.M.)

Chair: Harry Weerts, Argonne National laboratory

-   European Linear Collider Forum, Michael Peiniger (10:00-10:30)

-   ILC Communication, Elizabeth Clements (10:30-10:45)

-   Discussion of Plan for the Day, Nigel Lockyer, (10:45-11:00)

-   Working Groups on Technical Subsystems in Parallel (11:00-12:30)
    (Smaller Conference Rooms (TBA))

    -   Cavity and Cryomodule: Helen Edwards, Fermilab and Warren Funk,
        Jlab, Mike Kelley, ANL

    -   RF Power and RF distribution including Couplers: Chris
        Adolphsen, SLAC, Ray Larsen, SLAC, John Ried, Fermilab

    -   Cryogenics: Jay Theilacker, Fermilab, Claus Rode, Jlab (TBC)

    -   Magnets: John Tompkins, Fermilab, Dave Harding, Fermilab, Pat
        Kelley, LANL

    -   Vacuum systems: John Noonan, ANL, Terry Anderson, Fermilab

    -   Instrumentation, Controls and Computing: Marc Ross, SLAC,
        Margaret Votava, FNAL

    -   Civil Construction: Vic Kuchler, Fermilab, Fred Asiri, SLAC

    -   ILC Detector, Harry Weerts (ANL) and Marcel Demarteau (FNAL)

Lunch 12:30-1:30

-   Working Groups on Technical Subsystems in Parallel (1:30-3:00)

Coffee Break: 3:00-3:30

-   Closeout

    -   Short remarks by Industry representative in each working group
        (3:30-4:30)

    -   LCFOA to Summarize, Kenneth Olsen and Tony Favale (4:30-5:00)

**ATTACHMENT B**

**MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION**

**LINEAR COLLIDER FORUM OF AMERICA**

**1133 FIFTEENTH STREET, NW**

**SUITE 900**

**WASHINGTON, DC 20005-2701**

**202-222-8315**

The Linear Collider Forum of America (LCFOA) is a not-for-profit 501 (c)
(6) corporation registered in the District of Columbia providing a
formal network for its U.S. industry members with a common business
interests to interact with U.S. government funded R&D efforts during the
design and siting of International Linear Collider (ILC). Membership is
subject to the approval of the LCFOA Board of Directors (BOD) and is
open to small and large U.S. companies, foreign companies performing ILC
related work at their U.S. subsidiaries, DOE M&O contractors and U.S.
universities. Similar organizations within the Americas may also apply
for membership. Bylaws for LCFOA governance and operation are available
at www.lcfoa.org.

All members of the LCFOA have an equal privileges and voting status and
are eligible to serve of the board of directors as outlined in the
bylaws. Annual membership fees are as stated below:

\(a\) U.S. industry with more than 500 total employees: \$10,000.00

\(b\) M&O contractor for a major DOE National Laboratory: \$10,000.00

\(c\) U.S. University: \$ 1,000.00

\(d\) U.S. industry with less than 500 total employees: \$ 1,000.00

> \(e\) Foreign industry with more than 500 U.S. total employees
>
> committing to performing any U.S. funded ILC work in the U.S.:
> \$10,000.00
>
> \(f\) Foreign industry with less than 500 U.S. total employees
>
> committing to performing any U.S. funded ILC work in the U.S.: \$
> 1,000.00
>
> \(g\) Technical and scientific trade groups: \$ 1,000.00

In order to join the LCFOA, please provide the following information on
your organization. Upon approval of the BOD, you can mail your check for
the appropriate annual fee to the address at the top. You will be
provided with a password for access to the proprietary section of our
web site for the LCFOA newsletter, meeting invitations, BOD minutes,
issue analyses, committee updates, etc.

**LINEAR COLLIDER FORUM OF AMERICA**

**MEMBER INFORMATION**

Organization:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Mailing
address:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Key contact person: \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,
Telephone:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_,Fax:\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

Email:,\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_

**Primary ILC interests**; (check as many as applicable)

Architecture and engineering:\_\_\_\_\_ Computers and software:\_\_\_\_

Cavities: \_\_\_\_\_ Construction management: \_\_\_\_\_

Construction management: \_\_\_\_ Couplers: \_\_\_\_\_

Cryogenic systems: \_\_\_\_ Electrical power systems: \_\_\_\_

Instrumentation: \_\_\_\_\_ Program management: \_\_\_\_\_

Superconducting materials: \_\_\_\_\_ RF Power and its distribution
\_\_\_\_\_

Systems integration: \_\_\_\_\_ Magnets \_\_\_\_\_\_

Underground Engineering: \_\_\_\_\_ Vacuum systems: \_\_\_\_\_

Other (please specify):
**\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_**

**Additional information:**

Would your organization be interested in serving on the LCFOA

Board of Directors? Yes\_\_\_\_ Perhaps at a later date \_\_\_\_\_

Would your organization be interested serving on committees to prepare
industrialization issues papers on any of the following subjects:

Cavities \_\_\_\_\_ Couplers \_\_\_\_\_ Cryomodules \_\_\_\_ Civil and
construction \_\_\_\_\_

RF Power \_\_\_\_\_ Magnets \_\_\_\_\_ Cryogenics \_\_\_\_\_
Instrumentation \_\_\_\_

Controls \_\_\_\_ Detectors \_\_\_\_ Others \_\_\_\_

Would you organization be interested in sponsoring future LCFOA meetings

on Capitol Hill Yes \_\_\_ No \_\_\_

Does you organization have an office in the DC area? Yes \_\_\_ No
\_\_\_