1. ANOUNCEMENTS Vasken Hagopian

2. US CMS Meeting in 2010 The host institution is Brown University in Providence, R.I. Date has not been decided but will be Friday and Saturday in early May. A question for future meetings!!! Is the early May date the best time? Should we change it? June? July? August? In 2010 we should be taking data in May!

3. Health Care In CERN US ATLAS and US CMS has an ad hoc committee of two (Michael Barnett and VH). We have talked to several insurance companies about possible group health insurance for long term residents (>6 months). Cost is typically less than half of US health insurance but does not cover more than 30 days in US, Canada and Japan per year with some restrictions. Discussions continuing.

4. Taxes in Europe Tax laws are very different in France and Switzerland. CERN User Office WEB site has some limited information. There are also other WEB sites maintained by US residents in CERN.