sPHENIX is a new detector at RHIC.

[Gunther M Roland <rolandg AT mit.edu>]

That is a good point. I think this is part of a bigger question on how to 
define membership in good standing, which will require some initial 
brainstorming in EC and IB in the near future. I think the present committee 
should be concerned with the publication process itself.

Cheers,

Gunther
> 
> Hi Gunther and all,
> 
> Thanks for starting to form these important committees.
> 
> For the publications committee, would its purview include a process for 
> deciding on publication authorship? Or is that thought to be the (future) 
> responsibility of a different committee?
> 
> Dennis
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> Dennis V. Perepelitsa
> Assistant Professor, Physics Department
> University of Colorado Boulder
> 
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>> On Feb 17, 2021, at 5:46 AM, Gunther M Roland <rolandg AT mit.edu> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> Dear Collaborators,
>> 
>> As we further develop the collaboration structure we are looking for 
>> members of two important committees. As proposed by the DE&I committee at 
>> the collaboration meeting and discussed in the recent GM, we should 
>> formalize the integration of the  code-of-conduct/collaboration values 
>> statements with our bylaws, and study if the related procedures laid out 
>> in the bylaws are adequate. We will form a committee to work with members 
>> of the DE&I committee on this task.
>> 
>> In Spring 2017 we implemented a relatively light-weight publication 
>> policy. Like for the speaker's bureau established in 2019 we should 
>> establish a publication board to oversee preparation, review and 
>> publication of technical and physics publications. We will start by 
>> forming a committee to review and propose updates for the publication 
>> policy and structure for the publication board. 
>> 
>> We are looking for volunteers and nominations for both committee's  - this 
>> is a great opportunity for collaborators familiar with these procedure and 
>> structures in other collaborations to help sPHENIX learn from best 
>> practices. 
>> 
>> Any nominations received prior to the March 5 general meeting would be 
>> particularly helpful.
>> 
>> Best,
>> 
>> Gunther and Dave
>> 
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