It's getting close. (un)Fortunately I've finished this batch of control-room shifts, but I'll be around for a few days more. Here are some excerpts from an official message that I presume are OK for public dissemination: === Dear CMS Colleagues, As you all know the LHC re-start is underway and first collisions are expected very soon. In fact, the first milestone is circulating beams as early as tomorrow evening. To help all of us in CMS to follow the exciting events at CERN we are preparing a number of live links: 1) Follow the latest CERN news using twitter: http://twitter.com/cern 2) The CMS "e-commentary" tells you what is happening in point 5: http://cmsdoc.cern.ch/cms/performance/FirstBeam/cms-e-commentary09.htm This page is public and any images shown there may be used by the press (they are Copyright CERN). 3) Live event display images will be available via the Web at the CMS Outreach site (OK for press) http://cms.cern.ch/ 4) CMS-TV has several live channels to enable you to see LHC Page 1, CMS DAQ status, etc. http://cmsdoc.cern.ch/cmscc/cmstv/cmstv.jsp?channel=1&frames=yes (click magnifying glass / F11 to go full screen). These channels will be public (as the TV is) -- feedback is welcome. .... Media Coverage and Notes ---------------------------------- CERN plans to manage the events of this year with simple press releases and press conferences. Please do not any arrange media visits to CERN without checking first with CERN's Head of Communications, James Gillies. CERN has established a clear media visit policy. * CERN Press Office: http://press.web.cern.ch/press === My apologies if any of the links mentioned require a login or e-certificate. -- Ivan Reid, School of Engineering & Design, _____________ CMS Collaboration, Brunel University. Ivan.Reid@[brunel.ac.uk|cern.ch] Room 40-1-B12, CERN GSX600F, RG250WD "You Porsche. Me pass!" DoD #484 JKLO#003, 005 WP7# 3000 LC Unit #2368 (tinlc) UKMC#00009 BOTAFOT#16 UKRMMA#7 (Hon) KotPT -- "for stupidity above and beyond the call of duty".
