LSC participants may join one or more development groups (also known as working groups). These development groups are defined through Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) with LIGO management. MOU's with current and past attachments and progress reports are available on the MOU page. Web forms are available for submitting six-month progress reports.

• Advanced Interferometer Configurations
• Detector Characterization
• Lasers and Optics
• Software Tools for Advanced Interferometric Configurations (STAIC)
• Suspensions and Seismic Isolation
• Upper Limit Working Group - Bursts
• Upper Limit Working Group - Inspiral
• Upper Limit Working Group - Pulsar
• Upper Limit Working Group - Stochastic Sources

Past Working Groups

• Astrophysical Source Idnetification and Signatures (ASIS)
• Data Analysis White Paper Revision Working Group
• Detection Confidence and Statistical Analysis