If there are no major projects or prominent issues at Fermilab, would a standing committee be appropriate?
Marge stated that a standing committee shouldnt be pursued unless it is really needed. Brookhaven needed one during the crisis phase. Now that major environmental cleanup decisions have been made, Brookhaven has to figure out what is the role of the CAC. The CAC has expressed an interest in hosting conferences on the science taking place at the lab. Marge predicted that the CAC will start to meet less often as its mission continues to shift. Marge suggested that groups of stakeholders interested in specific issues could be brought in as those issues arise. • How would having an advisory council have helped at Brookhaven when crises arose? Marge stated that an informed community would have made it easier to deal with the environmental issues that arose at the lab. She also noted that the lab runs its ideas and messages past the CAC first, in order to refine its approach before it goes to the rest of the community. • How open to the public are Brookhaven and DESY laboratories? Brookhaven
