Minutes EB meeting January 29, 2007.

Attending: Bross, Kirk, Sessler, Cline, Geer, Hanson, Kaplan, McDonald, Palmer, Tollestrup, Weng, Wurtele, Zisman, Gallardo

1) MUTAC Meeting, at BNL April 18-19
    Project Manager will write the charge to the Committee and the Spokespersons will write the agenda, list of speakers and topics. Advise speakers to get at BNL earlier for a dry run.

2) Staffin briefing, March 19, 2007
   There will be 3 talks:

• Bross on physics

• Zisman R&D status

• Kirk Justification for increased funding request

   Speakers will focus on NFMCC rather than in MCTF.
   S. Homes will be present at give a short presentation on MCTF at FNAL.

3) Muon Collider hardware Initiative
     B. Palmer remind the need to start thinking about the future hardware program, in particular, 50 T solenoid R&D.

4) NFMCC and the MCTF at FNAL (Item #4)

•    Spokespersons and Project Manager will interact with Oddone to understand and coordinate with the activities of MCTF.

•    Encourage members of MCFT to join the Collaboration.

•    It was suggested to ask Yuri Alexahin to be part of the Simulation board.

5) International Design Study (IDS)
   It was agreed that NFMCC will have an strong presence in the IDS.