CMS BULLETINS


CMS Bulletins


Why should there be a Bulletin?
In spite of the vast amount of information dispersed in various media, like for instance on the Web, it is important to periodically summarize the key facts and orientations of the scientific life of CMS. The most direct and practical way is a CMS Bulletin which will be available and distributed in printed form, as well as accessible on the Web. This general idea received strong support during the last CMS week, where it was proposed that the CMS Bulletin be issued after each CMS Collaboration week, i.e. four times a year.

What should be the content of the Bulletin?
- The Bulletin should contain a summary of the preceding CMS collaboration week, including concise status reports on different subdetectors.
- Orientations which will condition the scientific future of CMS are mapped out in various bodies. There is also a quasi-permanent dialogue with the LHCC and related committees. These are usually presented orally to the Collaboration. The Bulletin will be the right platform where additional comments and explanations from the management can be added.
- The Bulletin will also be an appropriate place for essays covering any specially interesting subjects. Suggestions and comments are very welcome! - CMS internal or external publications are numerous and cover a large spectrum of topics. A list of these publications ordered according to their classification will be provided together with the information on how to access them on the Web. - CMS life is rich in events and meetings, requiring therefore a good planing. The Bulletin will update agenda, underline the most important issues and can announce meetings well in advance.
- CMS is a complex organization and the existing structure is not always sufficient to allow easy access to information necessary to find one's way around, specially for newcomers and colleagues who make only infrequent visits to CERN. The information provided in the Bulletin should help improve this situation.

How is all this organized?
Motivated by the strong encouragement from the Collaboration Board, a first version has been prepared to be distributed during the CMS Aachen week. In order to improve on this first bulletin feedback from the Collaboration is essential. The next step will be to establish an editorial board. Everybody is invited to propose names to the Spokesperson. The Spokesperson and the Editor-in-Chief will select the members of the editorial board. This board will edit the bulletin, consider new suggestions and can also invite special contributions.
Walter Van Doninck Editor-in-Chief
September, 1996





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