**Technical Advisory Committee**

**PHENIX and STAR Upgrades**

**March 14-16, 2006**

*[Tuesday, March 14: Room 2-160]{.underline}*

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  *8:30-9:15*   *Committee Executive Session*     

  9:15 -- 9:30  Overview of PHENIX upgrade plans  A. Drees (10+5)

  9:30 -- 9:45  The FVTX upgrade project          M. Brooks (10+5)

  9:45 -- 10:05 Physics with the FVTX             M. Leitch (15+5)

  10:05 --      Simulated performance             X. Wang (20+5)
  10:30                                           

  *10:30        *Break*                           
  -10:45*                                         

  10:45 --      Detector technology               G. Kunde (30+5)
  11:20                                           

  11:20 --      Interface to PHENIX DAQ           B. Cole (10+5)
  11:35                                           

  11:35 --      Integration into PHENIX           R. Pak (10+5)
  11:50                                           

  11:50- 12:15  Cost and schedule                 M. Brooks (20+5)

  *12:15 --     *Committee working lunch*         
  1:30*                                           

                                                  

  1:30-1:45     Overview of NCC project           R. Seto (10+5)

  1:45 -- 2:15  Heavy ion physics                 K. Barish (25+5)

  2:15 -- 2:30  Spin physics                      E. Kenney (10+5) phone

  2:30 -- 3:15  Design of the NCC                 E. Kistenev (30+10)

  *3:15 --      *Break*                           
  3:30*                                           

  3:30 -- 3:50  Readout and electronics           A. Sukhanov (20+5)

  3:50 -- 4:05  Integration and mechanics         D. Lynch (10+5)

  4:05 -- 4:30  Management, cost, schedule        R. Seto (20+5)

  *4:30 --      *Committee Executive Session*     
  6:30*                                           

  *7:00*        *Dinner*                          
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*[Wednesday, March 15: Orange Room]{.underline}*

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  *8:30-9:00*   *Committee Executive Session*     

  9:00 -- 10:15 Follow-up meetings with PHENIX    

  *10:15 --     *Break*                           
  10:30*                                          
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*[Wednesday, March 15: Large Seminar Room]{.underline}*

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  10:30 --      Overview of STAR upgrades         T. Hallman (10+5)
  10:45                                           

  10:45 --      HFT: Intro and physics            J. Thomas (20+5)
  11:10                                           

  11:10 --      Simulation status of the HFT      A. Rose (15+5)
  11:30                                           

  11:30 --      HFT technology and mech. Design   H. Wieman ( 30+5)
  12:05                                           

  12:05 --      HFT readout and ladder tests      L. Greiner (20+5)
  12:30                                           

  *12:30 --     *Committee working lunch (Orange  
  1:45*         Rm)*                              

  1:45- 2:15    The development of CMOS for       M. Winter (25+5)
                particle detection                

  2:15-3:10     HFT plans, cost, schedule         J. Thomas (20+5)

  *3:10 --      *Break*                           
  3:30*                                           

                                                  

  3:30-3:50     Physics of the Intermediate       E. Sichtermann (15+5)
                Tracking upgrade                  

  3:50-4:10     Physics of the Forward Tracking   B. Surrow (15+5)
                Upgrade                           

  4:10-4:40     Conceptual layout, technology,    G. Van Niewenhuizen
                and technical realization         (25+5)

  4:40-5:00     GEM technology development        F. Simons (15+5)

  5:00 -- 5:20  Technological realization; cost & B. Surrow (15+5)
                schedule                          

  *5:20-6:30*   *Committee Executive Session      
                (Orange Rm.)*                     

  *7:00*        *Dinner*                          
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*[Thursday, March 16: Orange Rm]{.underline}*

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  8:30-9:00     Committee Executive Session                        

  9:00-10:00    Follow up with PHENIX or STAR, if necessary        

  10:00- 12:00  Report preparation                                 

  12:00 -- 1:00 Working lunch                                      

  1:00-2:00     Closeout                                           

                Adjourn                                            
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