The agenda for our meetings on December 6 and 7 in the Universita` degli Studi di Roma "La Sapienza", will be as follows:

Wednesday, December 6, 9:30 - 12:30, chamber design issues:

- Preliminary results from the M2R2 prototype David
- Update of chamber design for the inner part of M2/M3 Thomas
- Other design considerations of MWPCs
- Simulations of terminated vs. non terminated RPC strips Werner
- Other design considerations of RPCs
- Triple-GEM detector test beam: first results Davide
- How to proceed?
- Planning towards the TDR Burkhard
Identification of problems and preparation of support notes

Wednesday, December 6, 14:00 - 17:00, software session:

* SIMULATION STUDIES

- Effects of layer thickness and chamber frames on trigger performance Sergio (20')
- Upgrade of muon background package Paul / Karl (15')
- First results with new simulation Karl (15')

* WORK PLANNING TOWARDS THE TDR

- Event samples needed Roberta (15')
- Outline of software tasks Karl (5' )
- Organization of trigger studies Renaud (15')
- Implementation of flexible geometry Annette (10')tbc
- Plans for muon identification Erica (15')
- Discussion about support notes for TDR

* TESTBEAM DAQ

- Modifications to the DAQ in 2001 Burkhard/Clara(10')
- Proposal for the Testbeam DAQ Alberto (10')


Thursday, December 7, 9:30 - 11:30, FE-Issues:

- Short update on CARIOCA Burkhard
- FE-chip issues Werner
- OR on chambers and their impact on FE-architecture Adriano
- Hardware implementations of logics Adriano
- Update on costs Adriano
- Update on DCS Valerio
- Planning towards the TDR

Thursday, December 7, 11:30 - 12:30, General Issues:

- General Information
- Support structures
- Summary of TDR preparations
- AOB

Thursday, December 7, 14:00-16:00, Panel Meeting (restricted attendance):

- Discussion on updated cost estimates and first discussion about responsibility sharing