R. Brown said that statements by ASAC members on the scientific value of the project will be important. PDR S. Guilloteau reported on the recent configuration PDR in Grenoble, attended by 26 persons. There has been much progress. For the intermediate baselines there are basically two concepts, and possible layouts and operation schemes were shown. The final recommendation was for a flexible reconfiguration scheme that offers Gaussian beams with a flexible scaling factor.
Further work is required for the compact and extended configurations.
The target is Sept. 1 for the coordinates of the pads and roads. The final report from the meeting will be distributed shortly. J. Welch read an executive summary containing the main points, which will be added to the report. Also to be added is a table listing the ASAC liaison persons in each area. These two items will be distributed within the next day.