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Science Working Group Meeting

September 22 - 23, 2000
Building 21, Room 183A&B
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt, MD 20771

AGENDA

Day 1: Friday, September 22

8:15 Registration and Continental Breakfast  
9:00 Welcome and Opening Comments
Review of Agenda 		J. F. Ormes
9:10 Comments from Headquarters A. Bunner
9:20 Project Overview S. Lambros
9:40 Level 1 Requirements
Checkout 30-60 days?? 		D. Kniffen
10:00 IDS Proposals B. Dingus
10:30 Break  
10:45 Approval of Science Requirements Document N. Gehrels
12:00 Lunch  
1:00 Mission Specifications R. Maichle
2:30 Break  
2:45 What constitutes "pointing"
In FOV of LAT +/- 55 degrees
Within 30 degrees of LAT axis vs. inertial (GO to justify)
Constraints on Earth horizon? 		S. Ritz
3:30 Mission Operations
What to do about TOOs - response time, frequency, etc. 		S. Tompkins
4:00 Science Support Center C. Meetre/ J. Norris
4:30 Adjourn  
7:00 Dinner chez Ormes  

Day 2: Saturday, September 23

8:15 Continental Breakfast  
9:00 Solar Physics with GLAST G. Share
9:30 LAT-GBM Communications Requirements B. Anderson
10:00 The Large Area Telescope (LAT)
Limb viewing constraints
On-board detection of flares for times less than 1 day
Other LAT issues and concerns 		P. Michelson
10:30 Break  
10:45 The GLAST Burst Monitor (GBM)
GBM plans for Alert Messages
Other GBM issues and concerns 		C. Meegan
11:15 Education and Outreach Plans L. Cominsky
11:45 Public Relations J. Myers
12:00 Discussion
Action Items, Plan for next meeting, etc. 		 
1:00 Adjourn no later than 1 PM - plan accordingly