XMM-Newton Users' Group Meeting #8

May 2008 via Teleconferece

Agenda
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01. Welcome - Agenda
02. Introduction and Quick Mission Status
03. The view from NASA HQ
04. Activities and Status of the GOF
05. E/PO
06. XMM-Newton Publication Tracking
07. Status of the RGS
08. Status of the OM
09. SAS in HERA
10. Status of EPIC & Background Modeling
11. Status of User Support and Archive
12 .Budget Issues
13. Status and Future of SAS, TREND Data
14. USG Closed Session


Attendance
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XMM-Newton Users' Group Committee:
Alex Brown
You-Hua Chu
Megan Donahue
Paul Plucinsky

Lou Kaluzienski (NASA/HQ) 
Lynn Cominsky (Sonoma)

XMM-Newton Mission Scientists:
Richard Mushotzky

XMM-Newton GOF:
Steve Snowden
Lynne Valencic
Mike Arida
Brendan Perry
Sandy Barnes


Presentations:

Mission Status - Richard Mushotzky

GOF - Update - Steve Snowden

SAS Update - Trend software  - Brendan Perry

Publications - RGS - OM - HERA Status - Lynne Valencic

EPIC & Background Modeling - Steve Snowden

U.S. Archive Status - Michael Arida

E&PO - Lynn Cominsky


Meeting Minutes

Summary of US Users Group Meeting for XMM-Newton, held May 22, 2008
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In Attendance: Alex Brown, You-Hua Chu, Megan Donahue, Paul Plucinsky