LCB News

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LCB News

• MONARC is not the Agenda of Nov. 24th
• No open presentation nor referee report
• Mirco no need of a intermediate step before
  final report and after Marseille
• Meeting with the referees confirmed for the 24th
  at 9.00 just before LCB
• Matter to be discussed with the referees
• Status of the project, works in progress, review
  of Milestones
• Phase3 approval by March?

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MONARC updated schedule?

• Presentation of final report and of Phase-3
  proposal by February
• Goals of Phase-2 reached by January
• Phase-3 Letter of Intent (2-3 pages) before end
  1999?
• Which framework?
• CERN Computing Review about to start
• LCB discontinued? Extended till summer?
• Which document to which body for asking Phase-3
  approval?

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Preparing Phase-3 Proposal

• Mails circulated as a first exchange of ideas
• Contributions also by LHCb and ALICE
• Someone to write by end-November a draft LOI
  on the basis of the mails and discussion here
• I would propose Harvey
• Circulate the draft, get modifications and
  additions and converge by mid-December
• At the same time understand how to proceed with a
  more formal document

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Preparation for final report

• Much work still needed by simulation users to get
  results giving significant input on the feasible
  models, the resources needed and their geographic
  distribution
• Keep frequent meetings by video
• Need detailed discussion before Xmas (or just
  after)? Long in person meeting ?
• Ideas from Krys, Paolo, Harvey, Iosif, others..
• Date of next meeting? My preference before Xmas...