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1 The LIGO Scientific Collaboration
LSC Council LSC Executive Committee (LSC Spokesperson) LSC Spokesperson (D. Shoemaker) Deputy Spokesperson (L. Cadonati) LSC-Virgo Committees LSC Service Committees Data Analysis (L. Cadonati) Instrument Science (D. McClelland) Education and Public Outreach (M. Hendry) Burst Sources (I.S. Heng, J. Kanner) Compact Binary Sources (J. Creighton, J. Veitch) Continuous Wave Sources (E. Goetz, A. Sintes) Stochastic Background (N. Christensen, L. Sammut) Computing and Software (P. Brady, P. Couvares) Detector Characterization (A. Lundgren, J. McIver) Calibration (J. Kissel, M. Wade) Optimization (P. Couvares) Adv. Interferometer Configurations (M. Evans) Lasers and Auxiliary Optics (V. Quetschke) Optics (I. Martin) Seismic Isolation and Suspensions (B. Lantz) Quantum Noise (R. Schnabel) Formal Education (L. Cominsky, A. Henry, W. Katzmann) Informal Ed./Public Outreach (M. Hendry) Control systems (D. Coyne)

2 LSC Executive Committee
LSC Directorate LSC Spokesperson (David Shoemaker, Executive Committee chair)  LSC Deputy Spokesperson (Laura Cadonati) LIGO Laboratory Executive Director (David Reitze) LIGO Laboratory Deputy Director (Albert Lazzarini) LIGO Observatory Representatives Michael Landry (Hanford) Joe Giaime (Livingston) Detector Group Representatives Bernard Schutz (GEO) (Bylaws LIGO Document M050172) Voting members At large (elected) members Barry Barish, Vassiliki Kalogera, Keith Riles, Peter Saulson Appointed Members Laura Cadonati (Data Analysis Committee chair) David McClelland (Advanced Detector Committee chair) Andy Lundgren (Detector Characterization Committee co-chair) Stefan Hild (Publications and Presentations Committee co-chair) Patrick Brady/Peter Couvares (Computing and Software Committee co-chair) Invited (non-voting) members Bruce Allen, Stuart Anderson, Lisa Barsotti, Patrick Brady/Peter Couvares, Jess McIver

3 LSC Service Committees
LSC Academic Advisory Committee (G. Harry, E. Goetz) Election and Membership (D. Tanner) Detection (S. Whitcomb) Publications and Presentations (S. Hild, A. Corsi) MOU Review (LSC Spokesperson) Run Planning Committee (L. Barsotti) LIGO Document M050172 Bylaws Committees Meeting (E. Gustafson) Auth Project (W. Anderson) LIGO Magazine (J. Read) Diversity (David Shoemaker, Interim) LSC Fellows (B. O’ Reilly, R. Savage) Beginners Guide (Min-A Cho) Remote Participation (D. MacLeod) Other Committees Speakers Board (B. Sathyaprakash, J. Smith)

4 LSC-Virgo Committees Calibration Computing and Software Meeting
(M. Wade [L], L. Rolland [V]) Computing and Software (B. Brady [L], P. Couvares [L], M. Punturo [V]) Meeting (E. Gustafson [L], F. Fidecaro [V]) Joint Run Planning Committee (L. Barsotti [L] , N. Leroy [V]) Detector Characterization (A. Lundgren [L], F. Robinet [V]) LV Editorial Board (S. Hild [L], R. Passaquieti [V]) LSC-Virgo Attachment A Committees LIGO Document M060322 Detection (S. Whitcomb [L], F. Marion [V]) Data Analysis Council (L. Cadonati [L], G. Prodi [V]) Other Committees LSC-Virgo Diversity (D. Shoemaker [L], P. Leaci [V])

5 Detector Characterization
(A. Lundgren, J. McIver) Data Quality (D. MacLeod, L. Nuttall) Instrument (T.J. Massinger, J. McIver) Instrument subsystems Alignment Sensing and Control (P. Altin, M. Kasprzack, T.J. Massinger) Data Acquisition Input Mode Cleaner (L. Nuttall) Length Sensing and Control Output Mode Cleaner (M. Kasprzack) Photometric Calibration (S. Kandhasamy) Phys. Environmental Monitoring (R. Schofield) Pre-Stabilized Laser (J. McIver) Seismic Isolation (E. Cowan) Suspensions (T. Abbott, M. Walker) Thermal Compensation System Burst Sources Liaison (B. Hughey, M. Walker) Compact Binary Sources Liaison (T.J. Massinger, L. Nuttall) Continuous Wave Sources Liaison (K. Riles) Stochastic Sources Liaison (N. Christensen) Coordinators and liaisons CDS/GDS Coordinator (R. Fisher)

6 LSC-Virgo Burst Sources
(I.S. Heng [L], J. Kanner [L], M. A. Bizouard [V] ) All-Sky Team (Burst co-chairs) GW-EM Follow-up (P. Shawhan [L], L. Singer [L], M. Branchesi [V]) Gamma Ray Bursts (R. Frey [L], F. Pannarale [L], M. Was [V]) Intermediate Mass BH Binaries (F. Salemi [L]) GW-High Energy Neutrinos (I. Bartos [L]) Neutron Star Physics (J. Clark [L]) Core Collapse Supernovae (M. Szczepanczyk [L]) Exotica (E. Katsavounidis [L]) Joint with CBC Parameter Estimation (N. Cornish [L], S. Vitale [L]) Joint with CBC Joint with CBC

7 LSC-Virgo Compact Binary Sources
(J. Creighton, [L], J. Veitch [L], E. Porter [V]) Source Subgroups Expertise Subgroups Binary Neutron Stars (J. Read [L], S. Caudill [L]) Black Hole-Neutron Star Binaries (I. Harry [L], E. Ochsner [L]) Stellar Mass Black Hole Binaries (C. Capano [L], T. Dent [L]) Intermediate Mass BH Binaries (F. Salemi [L]) Gamma Ray Bursts (R. Frey [L], F. Pannarale [L], M. Was [V]) Data Quality (A. Lundgren [L], F. Marion [V]) Streaming Pipelines (C. Hanna [L]) Waveforms (F. Ohme [L], R. Sturani [L]) FFT-based Pipelines (J. Willis [L]) MBTA-based Pipelines (F. Marion [V], B. Mours [V]) Rate & Significance Measurement (C. Messenger [L]) Parameter Estimation (A. Vecchio [L]) EM Follow-up (L. Singer [L], M. Branchesi [V]) Strong-field Gravity (W. Del Pozzo [L]) Joint with Bursts Joint with Bursts GW-EM Follow-up (P. Shawhan [L], L. Singer [L], M. Branchesi [V]) Joint with Bursts


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