Dear Colleagues,
The Fermilab Physics Advisory Committee met last week.
It had been asked to consider the physics value of
extending the current Collider Run.
The agenda, with links to presentations, can be found at:
http://www.fnal.gov/directorate/program_planning/Aug2010PACPublic/Aug2010PACDraftAGENDAPublic.htm
The committee recommended the following course of action:
"
The Committee strongly endorses the extension of the
Tevatron run for three years during 2011-2014 under
either funding scenario presented in the charge. The
Committee is aware that the development of the future
programs might be severely affected and projects
delayed by the Collider run. The Committee recommends
that efforts be made to mitigate the effects. While
the Tevatron run extension would take advantage of
a compelling opportunity, the long-term plans of the
Laboratory and of the field, as outlined by the P5
report, should be pursued vigorously.
"
The full committee report can be found online at:
http://www.fnal.gov/directorate/program_planning/Aug2010PACPublic/Aug2010PACReport.pdf
Sincerely,
Norman Graf
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