Hi,
This note is mostly for myself to know when the deadline
dates are (based on last year's dates), and to try to map
out a possible timeline for completion.  Near the end of this
timline, I will try to document a few possible options if it
looks like TWIST analysis will go beyond these time constraints.

The guidelines from faculty of graduate studies make the timeline 
pretty tightly constrained (and documented in a very difficult to
follow way.)  There are two completion dates that look as 
if they could be relevant.  An aggressive completion schedule 
might have me graduating in Fall 2005, and a fallback as 
Dec 31 programme end date.

Fall 2005 graduation deadlines:
April 30,2005 Mike submits appointment of external
              examiner to fac. of grad studies (choice of 2-3)
July  7, 2005 I submit thesis to committee members, and
              notify gradsec of pending dept. oral
July 22, 2005 Last day for department oral exam
July 29, 2005 I submit thesis approved by committee
              to fac. of grad studies
Aug  15, 2005 I apply to graduate
Aug  19, 2005 Send program for final exam to grad studies
Sept 30, 2005 Last day for final doctoral exams (first
              possible day is 6 weeks after July 29, which
              means it has to be week of Sept 19-23, or
              the following week).  Mike needs to appoint
              two University examiners in addition to
              committee members.  One examiner from in dept
              and one outside.
Oct   7, 2005 Last day for submission of final
              thesis to fac. of grad studies

The fallback option is Dec 31 Program completion --
technically I'd be done this fall, but I guess I don't
actually graduate until Spring 2006!  The deadlines for
this fallback are:
July 23,2005 Mike submits appointment of external
              examiner to fac. of grad studies (choice of 2-3)
Sept 30, 2005 I submit thesis to committee members, and
              notify gradsec of pending dept. oral
Oct  14, 2005 Last day for department oral exam
Oct  21, 2005 I submit thesis approved by committee
              to fac. of grad studies
Nov   8, 2005 Send program for final exam to grad studies
Dec   9, 2005 Last day for final doctoral exams (first
              possible day is 6 weeks after Oct 21, which
              seems to mean it has to be week of Dec 5-9)
Dec  16, 2005 Last day for submission of final
              thesis to fac. of grad studies
Aug  15, 2005 I apply to graduate

Based on the aggressive timeline laid out by Dick, we may be able
to send publications of PmuXi July 1,2005.  If I have my thesis 
written at that time, I just have to plug in the final numbers (over a
one week period).  If around July 1 it looks like the results are
coming in, but that it will just be a few more weeks to finalize the
results, then I can go with the fallback option of Dec 31 completion.

If it looks like there is still substantial reanlaysis to be done
before TWIST will be happy to publish, I need to get on with an analysis
for my thesis.  One option might be to do my own systematic estimates,
but only use 10% of the data for the statistical determination.  To do 
this I would need to freeze the systematic determinations, then go back
and analyze 10% of the MC with a new set of blind muon decay parameters
so that I can get a result to use for my thesis.