Goals of the open town meeting
Description to interested federal officials, the press and all interested parties of the scientific and educational potential of DUSEL, and the upcoming site-specific technical design of the envisioned Homestake laboratory.
Information about the next steps: preparation of the MREFC case with the technical specifications of the facility and of the first suite of experiments.
Goals of the scientific workshop
Further definition of
- Process to arrive at technical designs of the first suite of experiments to be included in the MREFC proposal (Solicitation 4).
- Needs in terms of R&D before technical choices for major experiments can be made and to reduce technical and cost risks.
- Science opportunities at Homestake before the MREFC decision and during construction + Education/Outreach
- Further technical input to the S3 design
- Coordination mechanisms with existing national and international underground laboratories/sites, funding agencies and other entities.
- Organization of the community and input to the NSF process.
Deliverables from each working group: a white paper, about 5 pages
Science (draft could be written beforehand) 1-2 pages
Priority for first suite of experiments 1/2 page
Roadmap (rough order of magnitude of cost + time frame) 1 page
R&D needs 1/2 page
How to arrive at realistic cost and schedules 1/2 page
E&O 1/2 page
These white papers will be open for comments for two weeks after the workshop and then submitted to the funding agencies.