Proposed agenda
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The workshop could be thought to be split in an overview part and a "work"
resp. design part. 

The overview part + discussions are necessary, because we have to
agree on certain base rules, to which all subsystems will have to obey.
This is the basis for any detailed work, to be done in the second part.
 
The purpose of the prelim. agenda is to make sure, the main points are
addressed during the initial overview. The subpoints are to stimulate
further thinking about the relevant problems and not meant to be
exhaustive by any means. The time schedule is only temptative.

If you have comments, in particular, if important issues have to be
added, please respond a.s.a.p. 

Please don't forget to bring relevant documentation (drawings etc.)
along.


Monday morning:
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 9:00 h	Introduction			R. R.

	- aim/scope of the workshop
	- boundary conditions/ external constraints on 
	  electro-mech. integration of MDT

	- discussion on aims/ boundary conditions, agenda

10:00 h	Layout of MDT barrel		M. Hatch

	- space for access to the MDT frontend for inner, middle, outer
	  layer in small and large sectors
	- possibilities for ultra-short, short and long access
	- consequences for service layout

	- discussion

	Particular problems in the endcap C. Daly

Monday afternoon:
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14:00 h MDT readout electronics w.r.t. services 
					E. Hazen, J. Oliver, J. Chapman
					E. Spiriti
	- interconnections between mezz., CSM, and outside (+ DCS?)
	- routing of LV power cables, FE-links, opt. fibers
	- location of "penetration points" through the faraday cage
	- physical size of cables and connectors
	- access to mezz. boards
	- modularity of the faraday cage (how to open)

	- possible technical realization for different chamber types:

		a) CSM on cross-plate
		b) CSM off-chamber (2-5 m distance)

	- scenarios for replacement

		a) CSM
		b) mezzanine board

	- discussion
	- action items

16:30 h	MDT HV-side			A. Lanza

	- possibility to disconnect tube layer (jumpers)
	- location of HV-connector on faraday cage
	- possibilities to cut-off one tube (?)

	- discussion
	- action items

Tuesday morning:
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 9:00 h Relations between FE electronics and DCS (CANnode) 
					J. Chapman, F. Linde

	- DCS functionality needed/ desired
	- possible communalities between CSM and CANnode (on same board?)
		a) pros (less boxes?)
		b) cons 
	- grounding philosophy/ ground separation
	- discussion

	RASMUX services/ constraints	F. Linde, P. Werneke
	- discussion

	Alignment sensors and readout repuirements   K. Hashemi

Tuesday afternoon and later:
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	This agenda has still to be defined in order to make maximum
	progress on design issues. 
	
	Aspects of the MDT frontend readout have priority. They are
	most critical because of space constraints, sensitivity to EMI,
	etc. As we can, of course, not do the design for all MDT types
	during this workshop, we should instead draft clear guidelines for 
	the designers of the FC region. This way they know the 
	requirements and can work out a detail technical design on their
	own, depending on the constraints of the special MDT type. These
	designs must be reviewed at a later date, possibly in our electronics
	week, beginning of may.

	A brief update on production planning for our summer 2000 tests
        may be useful as most of the experts are present, though this is
        not in the focus of the meeting. This could be done for wednesday
        afternoon, if time allows. Otherwise it will be presented in the
	electronics meeting on april, 2nd.