The RHICAGS Users Group Business Meeting Sept 19

The RHIC/AGS Users Group Business Meeting Sept 19, 2002 Richard Seto – UCR Chairman: Users Executive Committee

Who are we ? Organization of Users of RHIC/AGS. . Complex…. Biology (Booster Applications Facility - BAF) Particle Physics (AGS) Medium Energy Spin Physics (RHIC) Nuclear Physics (RHIC) –Ideas for a better name anyone? Accelerator Physics (Accelerator Test Facility - ATF)

Purpose • To give an independent voice to users – Channel for communication to BNL management – Free to lobby government agencies/representatives as private citizens • Indep of BNL management - though we work closely with them – Aided /closely associated greatly by RHIC/AGS user center • Users Executive Committee • Many regular visitors – Management – Representative from Information Technology Division (Computing) • Guest speakers – Often outside visitors come specifically to hear (complain to) our guests

Life is getting Better • Thanks to BSA/BNL management for support • Dorms/Apts: AC, Internet!!, Laundry… • Transportation – Shuttle, cars at night, still need transportation to train? • Thesis awards • Student participation (ASAP/UEC rep) • General communication with management

Issues • • • Computing at BNL Foreign Visitors and Security (post 9/11) Living Space Connectivity for meetings Funding and public relations – Past year • Funding for AGS running – In the future • If e. g. RHIC runs into major financial problems – We will write again as a group – Organize many visits/letters to capitol hill, local congressional office by many constituents (~hundreds)

Revision of Charter • Add Chair Elect – Takes over as chair after one year • Student/post-doc member (1 year term) • One appointed person per year for two year term In the future (NOT TODAY) we will have to come to grips with our name

The RHIC/AGS Users Group Thanks to retiring members: Richard Seto, Chair University of California, Riverside PHENIX Jon Englege Space Sciences Laboratory, LBNL STAR Steven Kettell Brookhaven National Laboratory E 949 Michael Lisa Ohio State University STAR Berndt Bassalleck University of New Mexico E 949/PHENIX Robert Chrien Brookhaven National Laboratory Medium Energy Expts. Jeffery T. Mitchell Brookhaven National Laboratory PHENIX Marzia Rosati Iowa State University PHENIX Jim Thomas Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory STAR

Candidates • For Chair-Elect of the UEC – John Hill - Iowa State University – Vicki Greene - Vanderbilt University • For Student/Postdoc Member of the UEC (1) – Jane M. Burward-Hoy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory – Kai Schweda - Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory – Marguerite Belt Tonjes University of Maryland – Zhangbu Xu - Brookhaven National Laboratory • For UEC Membership (4) – Brant Johnson Brookhaven National Laboratory – Dave Hofman - Argonne National Laboratory – Marcelo Vazquez Brookhaven National Laboratory – Marvin Blecher - Virginia Tech. – Michael Murray - Texas A&M University – Stephen Pate - New Maxico State University

Please Vote • https: //www. bnl. gov/rhic_ags/users_meeting/ – Click on Vote – You will need your Life number (on your badge) – Vote for • Ratification of new charter • UEC – Vice Chair – New members – Student/post-doc member – Voting ends TONIGHT at Midnight! • Results tommorrow