  DAMIC (Dark Matter in CCDs) is a novel dark matter experiment that has unique
sensitivity to dark matter particles with masses below 10 GeV. Due to its low
electronic readout noise (R.M.S. ~3 e-) this instrument is able to reach a
detection threshold below 0.5 keV nuclear recoil energy, making the search for
dark matter particles with low masses possible. We report on early results and
experience gained from a detector that has been running at SNOLAB from Dec
2012. We also discuss the measured and expected backgrounds and present the
plan for future detectors to be installed in 2014.
