The Matter in Extreme Conditions instrument is in the planning phases of a major upgrade that would create a new experimental hall combining world-class high power lasers with the LCLS hard X-ray line. Following a brief update on MEC operations, this workshop will update the community on the current status of the project, including science motivations and plans for configurations and flagship experiments. A Town Hall Q&A session will be led by the speakers

Organizers:

Gilliss Dyer, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory /LCLS

Siegfried Glenzer, SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/Fundamental Physics

Agenda:

8:00  AM MEC Upgrade Project: DOE perspective  Kramer Akli- Department of Energy Fusion Energy Science

 8:15 AM MEC upgrade project: LCLS perspective  Mike Dunne- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/LCLS

 8:30 AM Frontier Science on the Upgraded MEC  Siegfried Glenzer- SLAC National AcceleratoLaboratory/Fundamental Physics

  9:30 AM Intro to The User Advisory Panel  Richard Sandberg- Brigham Young University

10:00 AM Break (15 min)

10:15 AM Experimental Platforms and Flagship Configurations  Gilliss Dyer SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/LCLS

10:45 AM MEC Upgrade Project Status  Alan Fry- SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory/LCLS

11:15 AM Q&A and Summary Session