1. MPB 31 October 2012 and FAC 15 November 2012 -- monitor how well we are doing in assembling step IV ! -- should deliver a ‘realsitic schedule scenario’ for the step VI  assignment of Coupling Coil integration task should be resolved  fully loaded schedule for step VI should be underway -- should have paper II (emittance measurement) ready or published (Victoria has kindly agreed to see after it) -- have to answer questions about operational aspect of increased complexity of apparatus !

2. Next events Next MICE analysis meeting 12 April MICE RF workshop 15-16 April Daresbury MICE VCs 3 May MICE VC 31 May Next Collaboration meeting June 25-29, 2012 – Glasgow Paul Soler + help from John Cobb for the agenda Following one now confirmed : 17-19 October 2012 -- ‘light’ meeting because we will be very busy with assembly

3. GENERAL NEWS -- from MICO meetings -- some delay in Spectrometer Solenoid due to vacuum being slow to reach goal (suspect some water trapped in MLI wrap) Expected delivery date is now August 2012. (See Steve’s talk later today) -- some delay in Focus Coil due to some last minute checks Worry over pre-tensioning of CM supports MLI might touch rad. shield at corners (subsequently stated OK by Tesla) Some confusion over pumping ports – 40mm installed instead of 100mm, Tom Bradshaw doing conductance calculation Tesla are having their He supply rationed.....! Expected delivery date is now early June MICE is otherwise all ready – Control system getting ready, field mapping device has arrived at RAL etc. etc. And great progress in the hall. Caution that things will still have a question mark until magnet has reached full field!

4. Other news: -- 14-16 May at CERN ‘neutrino town meeting’ http://indico.cern.ch/event/neutrino_town MICE talk by Paul Smith MICE posters by DeBari (PID), Carlisle (Ionization Cooling), Asfandiyarov (EMR) Dobbs (tracker) Also: Andrea Donini (NUFACT) and

5. -- STFC MICE team has been recognised under the "STFC staff recognition scheme“ * Outstanding work or major contributions to a project; * Those who "go the extra mile"; * Those who make a difference and/or influence others; * Those whose work impacts positively on the future success of their department or area of work; and * Those who have made a real effort to work across departmental boundaries. Clearly our colleagues at RAL and DL have earned recognition in each of these areas. Of course, MICE is a much wider, international team effort and the successes of STFC MICE team reflect the excellence and commitment of the MICE collaboration. To celebrate, Ken Long et al are planning a "MICE briefing" at 14:45 on Friday 01Jun12 during which Andrew Taylor will offer his congratulations. CONGRATULATIONS!