CERN's Machine Advisory Committee met over the weekend and presented its conclusions to management this afternoon. I'm pleased to report that they echo those reached during the annual Chamonix workshop that was held last week, making management's choices for the upcoming LHC run simple. The main decisions we have taken are that the LHC will run through 2012 before a long shutdown, we'll keep the energy at 3.5 TeV during 2011, and we'll work hard to increase the luminosity steadily. You will find the press release CERN is issuing today with these conclusions below. There are more details in the Bulletin.
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