1. Technical News (Offline work)

• A lot of offline work in progress. (https://ab-div.web.cern.ch/ab-div/Meetings/ISOLDE/Shutdown/isolde-shutdown2009-overview.pdf)
• Some highlights : heat exchanger not repaired yet ; fast closing valve after EBIS is repaired ; ISCOOL integration is ongoing ; RILIS windows are replaced ;
• There will be a safety visit to bld 275 on 5^th of february.

2. AOB

• The deadline for project proposals for summer students is 12^th of february
• Yorick is in the “external relations committee”, which tries to promote CERN as  a global lab. Recent contacts between Isolde and India were appreciated.
• The upcoming INTC will be chaired for the last time by Prof. M. Huyse. Prof. P. Butler will be the next chain of the INTC.
• From 11-13^th may, there will be a workshop on non-LHC experiments. The call for contributions is open and the deadline is 1^st of april. It is largely encouraged to attend this workshop.
• Welcome to Andrey. He will work with Fredrik Wenander on the beamline between REXTRAP and WITCH.
• Prof. Bjorn Johnson will be visiting Isolde for 3 months (march-april).
• Melanie will have her thesis defence on Friday 6^th of february.
• The coffee machine for the visitors room will be a cheap one which operates with widely available coffee pads (i.e. : bye bye nespresso-addicts J )

3. Seminar

• Seminar by E. Pollacco from GANIL/Orsay on active target developments.

Minutes by Jarno