I just received a CERN e-mail, and the director general has sent out the official LHC reschedule
The original plan was to be cold in July, but the new schedule shows about a 6 week delay to the old one
First LHC Beam - end of September
Collisions - late October
Short winter shutdown (this is normally 4-6 weeks to save on energy, but speculation places it at 2-4 weeks to move things along)
Run through autumn
Start real analysis in winter 2010
The original plan was to be cold in July, but the new schedule shows about a 6 week delay to the old one
First LHC Beam - end of September
Collisions - late October
Short winter shutdown (this is normally 4-6 weeks to save on energy, but speculation places it at 2-4 weeks to move things along)
Run through autumn
Start real analysis in winter 2010
