16 January 1998

Dear Colleague,

  Re: Poster Submissions for the Workshop on Accelerator Operations - WAO98

   If you have received this letter, you may already know that the
   Tri-University Meson Facility (TRIUMF) is hosting WAO'98 from 18-22
   May 1998.  TRIUMF is Canada's premier physics research facility and
   is located in scenic Vancouver, British Columbia.  WAO'98 brings
   together professionals involved in the day-to-day operation of
   accelerators.  We will exchange information on staffing, training,
   maintenance, documentation, safety and other related areas.

   Plans for the workshop are well underway and the program is
   starting to firm up.  The workshop schedule is posted on our web
   site (http://www.triumf.ca/wao98).  Since people from many
   different parts of the world have already registered, we expect to
   see information on diverse operational methods.

   We would like to get as many of the participating labs as possible
   to submit poster presentations showing how their operations group
   handles on of the following four functions:

   1) Machine Maintenance

   2) Staff Training

   3) Control Room Layout and Design

   4) How We Do Business

   We believe these poster presentations will greatly enhance the
   quantity and quality of the information exchange that will occur
   during the workshop.  If you are planning to attend the workshop,
   we ask you to review the information and templates on the
   following pages and to contact the appropriate session chairperson
   for further information on submitting a WAO'98 poster.  Poster
   template specifications and files are available on our web site. 
   You may need to install Adobe's Acrobat Reader plug-in program (see
   http://www.adobe.com/) to view and print these files.

   If you are a manger or supervisor in the operations group of an
   accelerator and have not yet registered for WAO'98, you should
   avoid disappointment by registering as quickly as possible.

   Sincerely,

   The WAO'98 Programme Committee