Today at Berkeley Lab: June 2, 2006

Friday, June 2, 2006

Today

9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Travel Office
Gelco 9.0 Training
Bldg. 90-026

9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
California Council of Science and Technology
Harnessing the Capacity of California’s Federal Laboratories
Bldg. 66 Aud.

9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Onsite Chair Massages
Bldg. 937-104

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 70-191

4:15 p.m.
Life Sciences Post-Doc Society
Quantitative and Spatial Measurements of TERT Expression Within Normal and Malignant Human Breast Tissue and The Effect of Heavy Charged Particles
Curt Hines and Torsten Groesser
Berkeley West Biocenter (Potter St.)

Monday

Noon
Environmental Energy Technologies
Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Monte Carlo Simulation and Application in Energy Systems
Taofang Zeng, North Carolina State U.
Bldg. 90-4133

1:30 p.m.
Environmental Energy Technologies
Energy Challenge: The Shell Perspective
Graeme Sweeney, Shell Renewables
Bldg. 90-4133

Morning Editions: Biscuits and Gravy with 2 Eggs
Market Carvery: Sweet and Sour Chicken over Rice with Side Salad
The Fresh Grille: Meatloaf Sandwich with Fries and Fruit
Menutainment: Viva El Burrito with Chicken or Pork

B'fast:	6:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
Lunch:	11 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Full menu

Avoid Fires: Use
Butt Disposal Cans

A smoldering cigarette started a very small fire on the deck outside Building 50A last Friday. Fortunately, it was noticed promptly by a passerby and extinguished. Less than three years ago, another smoldering cigarette caused a small fire on the deck between Trailers 29B & C. A reminder: smoking is restricted to paved surfaces at least 20 fee away from building openings (RPM 2.23J). Smokers should take advantage of new cigarette butt disposal cans placed around the lab. It's the best way to meet your obligation of safely disposing of cigarettes. The new cans are made of fire-resistive plastic, thereby avoiding rust and making them easier to clean. Never put trash in the can. If they need servicing, call the Work Request Center (x6274).

East Coast Swing Class Monday

Berkeley Lab's Dance Club will start an East Coast Swing class on Monday, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Building 51 Lobby (the upstairs entrance to the Bevatron off Lawrence Road). There will also be practice sessions each Wednesday. All classes are free. Beginners are welcome and no experience is necessary. The course will run six to eight weeks depending on progress.

Join Lab Staff
For 'Merry' Play

Berkeley Lab's Outdoors Club is planning a trip to see Shakespeare's "Merry Wives of Windsor" at the Burns Amphitheater in Orinda on Thursday (June 8) at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the Lab's group are $30 each ($15 if you are 30 or under). Friends and family of employees are invited. To sign up, e-mail Mara Jeffress by noon on Monday.

Industry Gives Support
To Other 'RAD' Lab





Patterson

UC Berkeley has announced a new influx of industry support for its Reliable, Adaptive and Distributed systems laboratory, or RAD Lab, which will be dedicated to creating the next generation of Internet design tools. This corporate support reflects both the importance of the RAD Lab's work and a major shift in the way long-term university research is funded, said David Patterson, a UC Berkeley professor and Berkeley Lab Computational Research Division scientist. Full story.

Meeting Explores Labs'
Contributions to State





Faletra

The California Council on Science and Technology (CCST) seeks to create and harness new knowledge frontiers to maintain California's competitive leadership. It will bring together science and academia leaders today at Berkeley Lab to discuss how the state's federal laboratories, including Berkeley Lab, can contribute to progress in innovation, technology transfer, and science and math education. The Department of Energy's Peter Faletra is among the participants in the sessions, from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in the Building 66 Auditorium. Read about CCST here.

Expo to Highlight New
Lab Energy Technologies

Berkeley, Livermore and Los Alamos national labs will be featured on June 13 in Menlo Park at the first "3Labs reNEWable Technology Expo." The marketing sessions will showcase the latest developments in renewable energy and clean technology opportunities. Venture capitalists and industry representatives are invited to the SRI-International Auditorium from 8:30 to 11 a.m. to consider investment opportunities. For more information, go here.

Outage Limits Some Applications Sunday

The IT Division has scheduled a system outage to perform maintenance and update security patches on ldap.lbl.gov on Sunday, from 7 to 11 a.m. During this time, users will not have access to Berkeley Lab Information Systems (BLIS) and other business applications, or to their e-mail address lookup and address book. For help, contact the IT Help Desk (x4357).

WEATHER

Partly cloudy.
High: 74° (23° C)

Extended Forecast

SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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