1. US Organization 05 April 2013U.S. ATLAS Electronics Meeting at BNL1

2. US nSW Upgrade – Path to Approval  Review Process – path to Lehman Review & CD1 approval  December 19-20, 2012 at BNL o First review of program, scope and budget with US ATLAS Managers o Recommendation to concentrate on Electronics & Alignment  January 17-18, 2013 at Stony Brook o Mini-Lehman Review for practice – external reviewers o Presented budgets in detail, including cost books and risk analysis o Scope and budget settled  January 30-31, 2013 at BNL o Directors Review of Operations & Upgrade – external reviewers o Recommended more details of milestones, contingencies  March 4-7, 2013 DOE/NSF Operations Review at San Diego o Interface between M&O and Upgrade (Kotcher & Hobbs)  July 11-12, 2013 BNL Directors Review of Upgrade Project at BNL o Will be a ‘Lehman-like’ Review  August 26-29, 2013 Lehman Review for CD1 approval at FNAL o Key that we ‘pass’ this review for $ flow 05 April 2013U.S. ATLAS Electronics Meeting at BNL2

3. Muon New Small Wheels: approved at Oct 2012 CB; now following up on milestones, e.g. full size Micromegas (2x1 m 2 ), sTGC trigger demonstrator, etc.  TDR in May FTK: approved at March 2012 CB; vertical slice tested parasitically in 2012-2013 run; simulation for TDR (physics case) on critical path Consolidating a (coherent) physics case for above projects is one of most crucial/urgent aspects in view of TDRs; presently hampered by severe lack of effort, in all of software developments, validation, performance/physics studies, as well as by computing resources  more involvement also from the upgrade community is needed  efforts being organized to increase synergies with Physics/CP groups LAr (higher-granularity readout for trigger): IDR and kick-off in January; approved by EB  for endorsement at Friday CB TDAQ (LVL1, HLT/DAQ, trigger/online software, etc.): IDR and kick-off in January; approved by EB  for endorsement at Friday CB AFP: IDR and kick-off in Sept 2012  following up on milestones (e.g. project organization, consolidation of physics case)  CB approval in 2014 Upgrade: Phase-1 projects

4. Project Development  Developed draft BOEs and cost book – nSW will be DOE  Schedule for drafts of Bases of Estimate 05 April 2013U.S. ATLAS Electronics Meeting at BNL4