NeXus workshop

[Mark Koennecke]

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Ray Osborn wrote:

> I've wanted to organize a workshop for the whole NeXus community to sort out
> instrument definitions etc.  However, that will take a while to organize,
> since we should set up subgroups before then (probably six months or so).
> Tom Worlton thinks we should hold something sooner because SNS are keen to
> get going with NeXus but want the HDF5 and other issues resolved.
> 
> Consequently, I would like to suggest that we hold two workshops: a small
> one in early September to be held here at Argonne and a larger one to be
> held early next year somewhere in Europe.
> 

  Ray,

  do we really need two workshops? Would enough people from America come
  to europe to discuss such matters? Concerning SNS: can they not be 
  contended with the message that there will be a migration towards HDF5
  within the next year? 

                            Mark