**RHIC S&T Review 2008 Agenda**

**[Monday, July 7 (Berkner B)]{.underline}**

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| *0    | *DOE Executive session*                    |                 |
| 8:30* |                                            |                 |
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| 09:00 | Welcome                                    | S. Aronson      |
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| 09:10 | ALD Overview                               | S. Vigdor       |
|       |                                            | (30+10)         |
|       | -   Vision & strategic plans               |                 |
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|       | -   Overview of RHIC ops: science;         |                 |
|       |     projections                            |                 |
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|       | -   Response to previous S&T               |                 |
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|       | -   Focus and issues for this review       |                 |
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| 09:50 | PHENIX                                     | B. Jacak        |
|       |                                            | (25+15)         |
|       | -   Accomplishments & status               |                 |
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|       | -   Detector efficiency                    |                 |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   Plans and issues                       |                 |
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| 10:30 | *Break*                                    |                 |
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| 10:50 | STAR                                       | N. Xu (25+15)   |
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|       | -   Accomplishments & status               |                 |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   Detector efficiency                    |                 |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   Plans & issues                         |                 |
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| 11:30 | RHIC Spin                                  | G. Bunce        |
|       |                                            | (25+15)         |
|       | -   Accomplishments & status               |                 |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   The updated Spin Plan                  |                 |
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| 12:10 | *Lunch and DOE Executive Session*          |                 |
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| 13:40 | C-AD operations overview                   | D. Lowenstein   |
|       |                                            | (30+10)         |
|       | -   Status & performance of RHIC           |                 |
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|       | -   Plans & performance projections        |                 |
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|       | -   Planned infrastructure improvements    |                 |
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|       | -   Issues                                 |                 |
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| 14:20 | RHIC performance evolution                 | T. Roser        |
|       |                                            | (30+10)         |
|       | -   Prospects and plans for luminosity     |                 |
|       |     upgrade                                |                 |
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|       | -   Polarization; 500 GeV running          |                 |
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|       | -   Critical point energy scan             |                 |
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|       | -   EBIS project status                    |                 |
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|       | -   R&D issues                             |                 |
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| 15:00 | *Break*                                    |                 |
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| 15:20 | Experiment operations                      | T. Ludlam       |
|       |                                            | (30+10)         |
|       | -   Mid-Term Plan status                   |                 |
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| 16:00 | *DOE Executive Session*                    |                 |
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| 18:00 | *Questions for BNL: Homework*              |                 |
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**[Tuesday, July 8]{.underline}**

**Breakout Sessions 09:00 -- 12:30**

**DOE Lunch and Executive Session 12:30- 14:00**

**Plenary Session 14:00**

**[Breakout Session A:]{.underline} Accelerator Operations, Upgrades and
R&D**

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| 09:00 | Accelerator performance analysis           | F. Pilat        |
|       |                                            | (20+10)         |
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| 09:30 | Stochastic cooling status and plans        | M. Brennan      |
|       |                                            | (20+10)         |
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| 10:00 | 56 MHz SRF upgrade                         | E. Choi (20+10) |
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| 10:30 | Panel discussion                           | \(20\)          |
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| 10:50 | *Break*                                    |                 |
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| 11:10 | Status of ERL and e-cooling R&D (including | I. Ben-Zvi      |
|       | coherent electron cooling)                 | (20+10)         |
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| 11:40 | Accelerator development for eRHIC          | V. Litvinenko   |
|       |                                            | (20+10)         |
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| 12:10 | > Panel Discussion                         | \(20\)          |
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**[Breakout Session B:]{.underline}** **Detectors and RCF**

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| 09:00 | Plans to improve PHENIX data-taking        | TBA (15+10)     |
|       | efficiency                                 |                 |
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| 09:25 | Plans to improve STAR data-taking          | W. Christie     |
|       | efficiency                                 | (15+10)         |
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| 09:50 | Panel Discussion                           | \(20\)          |
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| 10:10 | Status of BRAHMS + PHOBOS analyses         | M. Baker + F.   |
|       |                                            | Videbaek        |
|       |                                            | (20+10)         |
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| 10:40 | *Break*                                    |                 |
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| 11:00 | Detector upgrades                          | E. O'Brien      |
|       |                                            | (30+10)         |
|       | -   Status of MIEs and Cap Equip Projects  |                 |
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|       | -   Plans to improve BNL oversight of      |                 |
|       |     projects                               |                 |
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| 11:40 | RCF Operations and Plans                   | M. Ernst (25+5) |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   Status and performance of RCF          |                 |
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|       | -   Present manpower & equipment resources |                 |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   Breakout of funding of RCF activities  |                 |
|       |     and capital equipment turnover         |                 |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   Integration with ATLAS Tier 1          |                 |
|       |                                            |                 |
|       | -   Projected needs, in context of BNL     |                 |
|       |     plans                                  |                 |
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| 12:10 | > Panel Discussion                         | \(20\)          |
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**[Breakout Session C:]{.underline}** **Theory Program**

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| 09:00   | Lattice Gauge Theory                    | F. Karsch (20+5) |
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|         | -   BNL role in USQCD LQCD-II proposal  |                  |
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| 09:25   | Achieving RHIC science goals: theory    | D. Kharzeev      |
|         | perspective                             | (25+5)           |
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| 09:55   | Panel Discussion                        | \(45\)           |
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| 10:40   | *Break: panel re-joins session A or B*  | []{.mark}        |
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**12:30 -- 14:00** DOE lunch and executive session

**Tuesday, July 8 Plenary Session (Berkner B)**

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  14:00     BNL response to homework questions        \(30\)

  14:30     Update on science studies for Electron    T. Ullrich (20+5)
            Ion Collider                              

  14:55     Integrating safety management in the RHIC E. Lessard (15+5)
            program                                   

  15:15     RHIC users presentation                   A. Deshpande (15+5)

  15:35     *Break*                                   

  15:55     Discussion on the new "Plans for the RHIC \(30\)
            Spin Physics Program"                     

  16:25     *DOE Executive Session*                   

  18:00     Questions for BNL                         
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**[Wednesday, July 9 (Berkner B)]{.underline}**

08:30 Questions and answers with Laboratory Management

09:30 DOE executive session and report writing

14:00 Closeout

14:30 Adjourn