Robert Harr

Statement

Tevatron operations are entering the home stretch.  It is important to
maintain the present momentum, and complete the exciting physics program
of Run II while LHC operation begins and the lab shifts its focus.  At
the same time, decisions being made in Washington, D.C. will shape the
future of Fermilab, and of particle physics research in the U.S.  The
neutrino experiments, astrophysics program, and Fermilab's role as a
center for U.S. LHC groups will carry the lab for a while, but its
existence is and will continue to be based on the accelerator
program.  The ILC may be the long-term program, but a medium-term
program is needed, and the work of Young Kee Kim's Steering Group is
helping to look at the possibilities.

It is vital that we both promote the present physics program and
communicate the importance and excitement of the field to members of
Congress, the Office of Science, and officials in the administration.
The UEC contributes to both through the annual User's Meeting and the
Washington trip.  I have made several trips to Washington, and will
bring that experience to the UEC.