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 ===== Agenda for Nov 7, 2012 ===== ===== Agenda for Nov 7, 2012 =====
  
-==== March meeting at SLAC ====+==== March meeting at SLAC ====
   * Announcement - finish a draft announcement today - will need immediate feedback  by email.   * Announcement - finish a draft announcement today - will need immediate feedback  by email.
 +=== 8:30-9:00 Introduction to our plans and working groups ===
 === 9-12: Simulation  === === 9-12: Simulation  ===
   - Advances in Geant4 (Dennis Wright)   - Advances in Geant4 (Dennis Wright)
-  - Advances in FLUKA (SLAC name?)+  - Advances in FLUKA (SLAC Mario/Ludavico?)
   - Fluka v Geant comparisons   - Fluka v Geant comparisons
-    - Tony Anthony update+    - TonyAnthony, Allison update on muon production of neutrons (incl. any Borexino results)
     - Melinda update on FLUKA v Geant in NMM context     - Melinda update on FLUKA v Geant in NMM context
-    * c. Chao Homestake comparison, including muon generation +    - Angie Homestake comparison (Raul's FLUKA vs Geant4) 
-    * d. Discussion Topics (please help fill these out)+    Discussion Topics (please help fill these out)
       * Muon generation and inclusion in FLUKA and Geant4 (e.g. MUSUN v Geant4)       * Muon generation and inclusion in FLUKA and Geant4 (e.g. MUSUN v Geant4)
-  - Invited Sim Talks (e.g. NEST, other? )+      * Muon-Nuclear vs. other processes neutron energy contribution 
 +  - Invited Geant and FLUKA physics Talks rolled into one Summary Talk (Matthew S?)  
 +      * Posted longer talks if they already exist 
 +  - Status of the Depth Task Force Simulations (LAr, LXe, Ge)
  
 === 1-3: Radiogenic Challenge === === 1-3: Radiogenic Challenge ===
 +  - Universal Database:Status and plans for LRT2013 (Jodi or Loach )
 +  - Status of alpha n measurements (DongMing revise this title) 
 +  - Discussion and Planning for additional data 
 +    - Notre Dame, TUNL, ??  DongMing please advise.  We can then invite some people too.
 +    - Planning for how to combine (or not) Materials database, Geant4, alpha-n etc.
 +    - talking about radiogenic measurements/stockpiling of materials
 +
 === 3:30-5:30 Experimental Handles on Neutron Bkgd === === 3:30-5:30 Experimental Handles on Neutron Bkgd ===
 +  - NMM (Melinda or Ray)
 +  - SD neutron detector (Chao)
 +  - Muon system and time stamps (Anthony)
 +  - Plans for upgrades and new instruments at Soudan(several people?  ideas?)
 +  - Other sites and other experiments? HALO [[http://www.snolab.ca/halo/faq.html|site]]
 +=== 6-7 AARM Planning meeting ===
 +  - Recruiting people for the working groups
 +  - Plans for LRT2013
 +  - How to organize around the Cosmic Frontier workshop 
 +    * Liason jobs and info gathering?
 +    * Capabilities tie-in?
 +    * Screening Facility?
 +=== Group Dinner ===
 ==== LRT at Gran Sasso - April 10-12 (Jodi) ==== ==== LRT at Gran Sasso - April 10-12 (Jodi) ====
   * Status (letter)   * Status (letter)
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