Agenda of LCFI group meeting on Thursday 22nd February, 2 pm. 
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This will be a NON-phone-in meeting, and will be held at RAL. Everyone 
who can attend is invited to meet at 1 pm in my office, so we can have 
lunch together and see the developments in the RAL facilities before 
our meeting.

Meeting Agenda

1)	Detector R&D status reports

RAL	Thin ladder assembly/test programme                 Erik J/Laurie L
		Ladder survey system                                Erik
J/Laurie L

      Detector test system cryogenics                     Andy N/Bob E
		CCD mbds, flex-lines                                Steve Bu
		Drive modules                                       Edward S
		Analogue modules                                    Roger B
		ADC and digital modules (generic)                   Tony G
		Drive, ADC and digital modules (backup)             Tony G
		VME system, computers and software                  David S
		Liaison with and hardware from Marconi              Chris D
		Detector test system commissioning                  Lab 9
team - results
 
		Device simulation (col parallel)                    Spyros M
et al
		Readout chip (col parallel)                         Marcus F
et al
		Bump bonding (col parallel)                         Chris D
et al
		Driver chip (col parallel)                          Tony G
et al            

L'pool   Cryo system and cryostat                         Tim G
		Device simulation                                   Tim G/
...

Oxford	WHIPM system developments                        Phil B/Glenn C

Bristol	Software for phase 2 test system                 Nicolo de G

2)		Input for PPESP status report and request for continuation,
incorporating preparation of proposal to the Fundamental Technology fund. 

Current activities are to define the project goals, manpower and cost
implications, for each of the main work packages:

	CCD simulation [Liverpool and RAL device simulation groups]
	CCD R&D [Marconi and LCFI]
	Readout IC [RAL microelectronics group]
	Driver IC [Tony, Richard S, ... ]
	Bump bonding [Chris, .. ]
	System electronics and test system electronics [Richard S group]
	Mechanics/cryogenics [Andy Nichols group and LCFI]
	Studies of effects of radiation on CCDs/electronics [LCFI]
	Any we have overlooked, such as DAQ?

Plus two appendices:

	a)   List of LCFI proposal authors in universities and RAL(PPD) and
percentage of their time allotted to this project. All other staff must be
explicitly covered in the cost estimates. Some (eg university workshop
staff) are 'free' as far as the PPESP/PPARC are concerned.

	b)   List of other areas of science to benefit from this programme.
We need endorsements from colleagues in astronomy, SR, industry, MOD, etc
etc, to satisfy the Technology Fund.
	
Milestones:

	First draft proposal 5th March, for distribution to LCFI
collaboration
	Final proposal document 12th March
	Business meeting with Marconi, during week of 12th March
	'Rehearsal talks' (maybe just go over talk content as a phone-in?),
during week of 19th March
	Talks in PPESP Open Session 26th March [Stefania and Tim]

3) LCFI Finances                                          Dave S

4)	LCFI organisation/manpower                             Each group
rep

5) LC notes on detector and physics studies               Chris D and
Stefania X

6)	Ongoing detector simulations and physics studies       Stefania X et
al

7) Report from the UK LC Working Group                    Tim G, Phil B, ...

8)	AOB

If you have transparencies or drawings to show, please send them
electronically to Tim Greenshaw, green@hep.ph.liv.ac.uk, so he can make
them accessible from the LCFI home page.

All the best,

Chris.

P.S. TESLA colloquium is now very heavily booked - over 500 registered
participants. Final bookings till the end of the month are still possible.