sPHENIX tracking discussion

[EdwardOBrien <eobrien AT bnl.gov>]

    Dear Colleagues,
     I am happy to report that we just received a
    very positive Close Out report from the
    sPHENIX Tracker review. For two days a review
    committee evaluated our design, cost and schedule for the Tracker.
    sPHENIX teams representing the TPC, Intermediate
    Tracker, MAPS, simulations as well as Project Management
    and the Collaboration made presentations and provided
    documentation describing our plans.The
    committee's concluded that the Tracker will be able to meet
    our experiment's  physics objectives, the cost is reasonable,
    the schedule can be met and our technology choices are appropriate.
      
    The review report recommendations were all reasonable and consistent
    with what one would expect from a pre CD-0 project. Berndt concluded that
    the committee report was as good as one could hope for a project at
    this stage.

    I'd like to thanks everyone that contributed to the success of the review,
    particularly all the speakers, the project team, Gunther and Dave, our
    document preparers, the simulators, and members of the TPC, MAPS
    and INTT team. You did great. 
    Thanks.

    Ed