Wednesday, July 29, 1998

8:00 a.m. Coffee

8:30 a.m. Introduction of Committee Members and Guests -- Geraldine Richmond

8:45 a.m. News from the Office of Basic Energy Sciences Overview, FY 1999 Budget, Current Events -- Pat Dehmer

9:45 a.m. Break

10:00 a.m. Strategic Simulation Planning Activities in DOE -- Mike Knotek

11:00 a.m. (1) Update on BESAC Workshop on 4th Generation Light Sources -- Pat Dehmer
(2) Update on BESAC Workshop on Complex & Collective Phenomena and Energy Research Roadmapping of Complex Systems -- John Stringer and Pat Dehmer

11:40a.m. BES Overview and Future Directions --
Engineering Research and Geosciences -- Iran Thomas, Acting Director (20 min)

12:00 noon     Lunch - Tarragon Room

1:30 p.m. BES Overview and Future Direction --
Chemical Sciences -- Bob Marianelli, Director (40 min)
Energy Biosciences -- Greg Dilworth, Director (20 min)

2:30 p.m. Break

3:00 p.m. Comments from the Director of the Office of Energy Research -- Martha Krebs

4:00 p.m. Update on BESAC Review of the High-Flux Isotope Reactor at ORNL -- Jack Crow

4:30 p.m. Assessing BES Research -- Barry Bozeman

5:30 p.m. Public Comment

6:00 p.m. Adjourn

6:00 p.m.      Dinner -- O'Donnell's Seafood Restaurant

Thursday, July 30, 1998

8:00 a.m. Coffee

8:30 p.m. BES Overview and Future Directions --
Materials Sciences -- Iran Thomas, Director (40 min)

9:10 a.m. Update on the Advanced Light Source, LBNL -- Daniel Chemla, Director of the ALS

10:00 a.m. Energy Research Roadmapping: The Scientific User Facilities -- Iran Thomas

10:30 a.m. Break

11:00 a.m. Interagency and National Academy of Sciences Activities on Scientific User Facilities -- Pat Dehmer

11:15 a.m. Summary of Actions from Last Meeting:
- Publication of the BESAC Neutron Studies of 1996
- The Moore Report
- The BESAC Annual Report

11:45 a.m. New Business

12:00 p.m.  Public Comment

12:30 p.m. Adjourn

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