The LHC will be a top quark factory. In this note, the central role of the
top quark for LHC physics will be discussed, and an overview will be given of
the studies of top quark properties in preparation, with an emphasis on the
systematic uncertainties that will dominate most measurements.Comment: 6 pages, 8 figures. Contribution to the proceedings of Heavy Quarks
and Leptons, Melbourne, 200
