sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

["Frantz, Justin" <frantz AT ohio.edu>]

Hello Sphenix,

We anticipate some new folks, especially graduate and undergraduate students 
to be joining sphenix this summer and we at the same time have a number of 
areas with a keen need  for help on various projects related to software, 
calibrations, simulations, etc.  As an example see presentations in various 
forums like the general meeting related to our calibrations task force--there 
are many tasks with a short scope matching well to summer projects-- and I'm 
sure there many more in other groups.  To help with this situation we are 
planning to hold a "SPHENIX Summer Projects Workshop".  This will be a ~one 
day, virtual, workfest-like collection of sphenix tutorials, physics 
introductions, and updates aimed at those new to sphenix and others working 
on software,computing, and detector projects. The purpose is to provide a 
focal point for getting summer projects on sphenix underway.  Given the 
approach of the Hard Probes conference, we thought trying to hold it sooner 
than that conference would not be very popular, so for now we are trying to 
set a day for this the week immediately after Hard Probes June ~8-12.  

Perhaps we will coordinate this a little bit globally more soon (stay tuned 
for more emails on the subject), but for starters,  in order to help us pick 
the best day, anyone who might have some interest in attending or having 
their group members attend, please fill out the following whenisgood.net poll:

https://urldefense.com/v3/__http://whenisgood.net/x4i74rk__;!!P4SdNyxKAPE!TRamN9jMZpHMdara58W90ZvQi1B95FXGlAkMgrCgEH2_5YdD9xlFfmvYMn4T18BDrvolUQ$
 

Please choose which days would work best for your schedule, and feel free to 
send me feedback on suggestions related to this idea--especially if your 
group has an interest in helping sphenix accomplish some tasks this summer.  
(Please note, we are requesting you at least include your institution name, 
probably first and last name would be helpful.)

-Justin Frantz

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Justin Frantz, Ph. D.  
sPHENIX Calibrations Task Force Member

RHIC/AGS User Executive Committee
Brookhaven National Lab
Associate Professor
Ohio University Dept. Of Physics and Astronomy   
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