Dhiman Chakraborty

Statement:
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Fermilab has been one of the world's leading
centers of research in HEP for the past three decades. In order for it
to maintain that stature, we must ensure a well-rounded culmination of
the Tevatron Run 2, even as resources are moved rapidly toward the
start-up of the LHC. At the same time, the lab must plan its long-term
future to host major experimental facilities for collider physics,
accelerator-based neutrino physics, and particle astrophysics. It must
also foster a conducive environment that will continue to attract the
best researchers from all over the world.  At this critical juncture,
it is particularly important that the lab directorate and its users
remain well informed of each others' interests and constraints. It is
also vital that we communicate and justify our visions and plans to
the public, their representatives, and administrators. To win their
confidence and support to our cause, we must prepare well and present
our case in a way that makes sense to them. If elected to the UEC, I
will do my best to mediate these communications.