  We describe the footprint and input catalog for bright nights in the LAMOST
Pilot Survey, which began in October 2011. Targets are selected from two
stripes in the north and south Galactic Cap regions, centered at $\alpha$=
29$^\circ$, with 10$^\circ$ width in declination, covering right ascension of
135$^\circ-290^\circ$ and -30$^\circ$ to 30$^\circ$ respectively. We selected
spectroscopic targets from a combination of the SDSS and 2MASS point source
catalogs. The catalog of stars defining the field centers (as required by the
Shack-Hartmann wavefront sensor at the center of the LAMOST field) consists of
all V < 8m stars from the Hipparcos catalog. We employ a statistical selection
algorithm that assigns priorities to targets based on their positions in
multidimensional color/magnitude space. This scheme overemphasizes rare objects
and de-emphasizes more populated regions of magnitude and color phase space,
while ensuring a smooth, well-understood selection function. A demonstration of
plate design is presented based on the Shack-Hartmann star catalog and an input
catalog that was generated by our target selection routines.
