TOTEM Results and Perspectives for 2010/2011

The status of the TOTEM experiment and the plans for the installation of the T1 detectors are presented. First preliminary results about large |t| elastic proton scattering are discussed. Proposed future running scenarios will extend the measurement of elastic scattering to smaller |t|-values and also allow precise measurements of event topologies with the forward tracking detectors. The commissioning of large beta* optics is a necessity for the total cross-section measurement next year.