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 === 8:30-9:00 Introduction to our plans and working groups === === 8:30-9:00 Introduction to our plans and working groups ===
 === 9-12: Simulation  === === 9-12: Simulation  ===
-  - Advances in Geant4 (Dennis Wright) ---//Prisca confirm with name of talk// +  - Advances and Future Plan in Geant4 (Dennis Wright)  
-  - Advances in FLUKA (SLAC Mario/Ludavico) ---//Tony confirm with name of talk and person//+  - Update on FLUKA in context of cosmogenic backgrounds (SLACMario Santana) ---//Tony confirm with name of talk and person//
   - Fluka v Geant comparisons   - Fluka v Geant comparisons
     - Tony, Anthony, Allison update on muon production of neutrons ---(Anthony name suggestion: Detailed cosmogenic comparison of Fluka and Geant4 physics     - Tony, Anthony, Allison update on muon production of neutrons ---(Anthony name suggestion: Detailed cosmogenic comparison of Fluka and Geant4 physics
     - <del>Melinda update on FLUKA v Geant in NMM context</del> ---//Melinda cannot commit to any talks & there's not likely to be anything to report on this topic//     - <del>Melinda update on FLUKA v Geant in NMM context</del> ---//Melinda cannot commit to any talks & there's not likely to be anything to report on this topic//
-    - Angie Homestake comparison (Raul'FLUKA vs Geant4) ---//Angie come up with name of talk.  These 2 talks could be combined into one?//+    - Cosmogenic Backgrounds at Sanford Comparison: FLUKA vs Geant4
   - Invited Geant and FLUKA physics Talks rolled into one Summary Talk ---//(Matthew has agreed)//    - Invited Geant and FLUKA physics Talks rolled into one Summary Talk ---//(Matthew has agreed)// 
       * Posted longer talks if they already exist       * Posted longer talks if they already exist
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  - Forum on Muon generation  - Forum on Muon generation
     - Muons generated through GEANT4 (Chao) //name please - this should be SHORT 10 min//     - Muons generated through GEANT4 (Chao) //name please - this should be SHORT 10 min//
-    - Ideas on how to incorporate MUSUN into GEANT4 (Anthony) //name - again short.//+    - Ideas on how to incorporate MUSUN into GEANT4 (Anthony) //Underground Muon Generation in Geant4 - again short.//
     - Discussion     - Discussion
   - Any other forums here?   - Any other forums here?
 === 1-3: Radiogenic Challenge === === 1-3: Radiogenic Challenge ===
-  - Universal Database:Status and plans for LRT2013 (Jodi) ---//Jodi confirm name and extent of talk// +  - Universal Materials Database:  Status and plans for LRT2013 (Jodi, 20 min
-  - Status of alpha n measurements  ---//DongMing revise this title and give small description //+  - Status of evaluation of (alpha,n) reaction - (alpha,n) cross sections on different materials, neutron energy spectrum, neutron yield, U and Th content in the rock and different materials 
 +  Status of Comparison of Cross Sections from EMPIRE and TALYS of Common Materials (Scorza, Palladino, Qiu - 15 min)
   - Discussion and Planning for additional data    - Discussion and Planning for additional data 
-    - Notre Dame, TUNL, ??  ---//DongMing please advise.  We can then invite some people too.//+    - Notre Dame, TUNL, Invitation emails are being sent
     - Planning for how to combine (or not) Materials database, Geant4, alpha-n etc.     - Planning for how to combine (or not) Materials database, Geant4, alpha-n etc.
     - talking about radiogenic measurements/stockpiling of materials     - talking about radiogenic measurements/stockpiling of materials
 +    - Comparison with other predictions
  
 === 3:30-5:30 Experimental Handles on Neutron Bkgd === === 3:30-5:30 Experimental Handles on Neutron Bkgd ===
-  - Status of the Soudan Neutron Multiplicity Meter --- //Ray//+  - The Neutron Multiplicity Meter at Soudan ---//Yu Chen// (Syracuse grad student)
   - SD neutron detector ---// Chao name of talk//   - SD neutron detector ---// Chao name of talk//
-  - Muon system and time stamps  ---//Anthony name of talk// +  - Muon system and time stamps  ---//Anthony Coincident Events in Soudan Large Cavern// 
-  - New Bernstein effort on gd-loaded water ---//Ray or Prisca contact him.  Anthony meet with him at Boulby//+  - The WATCHMAN Project ---//Marc Bergevin// (UC Davis postdoc)  
 +    * New Bernstein gd-loaded water detector ---//Anthony to meet with Bernstein at Boulby//
   - Other sites and other experiments? HALO [[http://www.snolab.ca/halo/faq.html|site]] ---//who will contact them?//   - Other sites and other experiments? HALO [[http://www.snolab.ca/halo/faq.html|site]] ---//who will contact them?//
 === 6-7 AARM Planning meeting === === 6-7 AARM Planning meeting ===
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