1. 44th ICFA Workshop under the sponsorship of the ICFA BD Panel, Cockcroft Inst., 1-4 Dec 2008 Closing Remarks to XB08 Workshop Roger M. Jones Cockcroft Institute and The University of Manchester X-Band Structures and Beam Dynamics Workshop 1 st – 4 th December 2008 The Cockcroft Institute, Daresbury

2. 44th ICFA Workshop under the sponsorship of the ICFA BD Panel ICFA umbrella includes JACoW decision - Open Access publishing. All papers should be submitted this week. Also, in addition there is the opportunity to submit to the special workshop issue of PRST-AB: XB08. Thanks to Sponsors: CST, CPI, Q-par Angus ltd, ITech, CI. Thank to Local Organising Committee and to Scientific Programme Committee Any talks that are not uploaded please ensure you leave a copy with Sue Waller Final Matters Update: The paper submission deadline is extended to 15 Dec 2008! Details on workshop website

3. 44th ICFA Workshop under the sponsorship of the ICFA BD Panel Goals Review state of art X-Band Developments Understand proposed project demands –and integrate physics with industrial/practical aspects Examine R&D challenges – Colliders (CLIC), Medical, Industrial and associated features Summarise future development priorities Recommend necessary steps - physics and technology Strengthen/foster international collaborations

4. 44th ICFA Workshop under the sponsorship of the ICFA BD Panel  Thanks to each one of you who participated in XB08!  Lets anticipate future collaborations and an XB09?