Staffing Needs for December 1996 Commissioning Run
                        D. Sober and V. Burkert
                            12 October 1996
                                    
  COSMIC RAY TESTS (Nov. 18 - Dec. 4)

          (Possibly evenings and nights only)

  Need:   Enough DAQ experts to get started.

          Shift personnel:  

               approx. 16 days x 2-3 shifts x 1-2 persons per system

          Tasks:
                    Change parameters.
                    Observe events and histograms.
                    Start and end runs

  Training required:

          CLAS trigger and DAQ.
          Online software:    CED
                              histograms, ...

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  BEAM RUN (Dec. 5 - 12)

  Need:   Enough DAQ experts to get started.

          Shift personnel:
               approx. 6 days x  3 shifts x
                         (4 persons in CR + offline analysis)

     Schedule 3 shifts per day of:
           2  physicists on duty  (general monitoring and DAQ)
          + 1 or more  specialists  for particular systems or tasks
          + additional personnel for offline analysis as needed

     P.O.D. on fixed schedule for the week, assigned by run
     coordinator from general pool.

      Specialists  on call as needed for specific tasks, as
     determined by the working group.
     Tasks typically scheduled on previous day by run coordinator.
     Shift supervisor appointed on previous day by run coordinator.

  Training required for beam run:

          CLAS trigger and DAQ.
          Online software: CED, histograms, ...

          Interface with accelerator operations:
               Display screens: status, parameters, ...
               Communicating with operators
               Access to the hall

  Assignment of manpower

  Each working group (preferably through its CalCom representative)
  should provide lists of personnel available for the commissioning
  periods
               Nov. 18 - Dec. 4    (cosmic ray tests)
               Dec. 5 -12               (beam run).

  Individuals should provide the following information to their
  working group representatives:

     1)   dates available (or not available)

     2)   expected role or special capabilities
          e.g.  can supervise efficiency measurements 
          or    expert on setting up histograms , ...

     3)   whether the individual is available for assignment as
          general-purpose  physicist on duty  (or should be
          reserved for  specialist  tasks)

     4)   personal preferences
          e.g.  prefers graveyard shifts , ...


  Send lists as ASCII text files via e-mail to      CALCOM@JLAB.ORG
                    (or  CALCOM@CEBAF.GOV)

  Shifts as assigned, and the status of the commissioning schedule,
  will be posted on the CLAS CalCom Web page:
          http://www.jlab.org/clas/technical/calcom.html