[Rgc] [EXTERNAL] Fwd: PAC 48 Jeopardy Info

[Kuhn, Sebastian E.]

Dear members of RGC,

in spite of earlier assurances, we received this message that claims that we will have to “defend” RGC at the upcoming PAC. I suspect the reason is that because of ongoing uncertainty (budget and otherwise), the Lab management does not want to follow their own rules and publish a schedule for next year. I do feel it is unfair then to expect users to play strictly by the rules and waste time and resources on this exercise.

Be that as it may, we may have no choice but to prepare for this situation. It should be easy enough to compose an “update” (it could be a summary of the ERR and recent progress on the target, and maybe 1 paragraph from each of the spokespersons on why their physics is “still” interesting). Given that I am totally swamped with the BONuS12 (RGF) run in Hall B right now (it’s been challenging and can only get more so), I cannot do much before May - maybe Chris can take the lead in assembling and editing this document.

More importantly, someone has to go to the PAC meeting for the presentation and questions., as well as being available for discussion with PAC members. Since there is only 1 slide for goal and motivation (again, we can take that from the ERR), the main part of the presentation will be progress on the target and simulations. This will be mostly coming from the target group, but should also have input from Angela, Tony, Silvia and anyone else doing simulations. Unfortunately, I am presently scheduled to be abroad during the PAC meeting (I hadn’t anticipated this jeopardy), so again I would like to ask Chris if he is willing to carry the mantle of RGC leader all the way through this presentation. Please forgive me for putting you in this spot, Chris!

Let me know what y’all think! - Sebastian

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From: Susan Brown <sbrown at jlab.org<mailto:sbrown at jlab.org>>
Subject: PAC 48 Jeopardy Info
Date: March 11, 2020 at 10:08:23 AM EDT
To: "Kuhn, Sebastian E." <skuhn at odu.edu<mailto:skuhn at odu.edu>>
Cc: Bob McKeown <bmck at jlab.org<mailto:bmck at jlab.org>>


Dear Dr. Kuhn,

            Based upon the 12 GeV era Jeopardy policy established in 2016, (see http://www.jlab.org/exp_prog/PACpage/PAC47/Jeopardy_2016_Final.pdf) your previously approved Run Group C will be considered in Jeopardy at the next PAC meeting, PAC48.

While it is not required, you may submit a short update (10 pages maximum) that focuses on any new developments since your previous PAC approval that the PAC should consider in their new evaluation of your proposal. This optional update document will be due 8:00 a.m. EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) on Monday, June 1, 2020, same as for new proposals.

At the PAC meeting, you will be scheduled (whether you submit a written update or not) for a 20 minute presentation, followed by 10 minutes of questions/discussion. Your presentation should contain a single slide summarizing the goal and motivation of the experiment followed by up to 19 slides (no slide animation or overlays for any of the 20 slides) focused on new developments since your previous PAC approval.

If the PAC recommends that your experiment remain on the books as an approved experiment, it will continue to be eligible for scheduling for the next 4 years when it would again need to be considered for Jeopardy if it has not been scheduled in that time frame.

Please acknowledge receipt of this email to Susan Brown sbrown at jlab.org<mailto:sbrown at jlab.org> at your earliest convenience.


Bob McKeown

Deputy Director for Science


Susan Brown
Phone: 757-269-7668<callto:757-269-7668>
Fax: 757-269-5800<callto:757-269-5800>

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