Today at Berkeley Lab: May 9, 2006

Tuesday, May 9, 2006

Today

9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
EHS
Onsite Chair Massages
Bldg. 26-115

9 a.m.
Travel Office
Gelco 9.0 End User Training
Bldg. 90-0026

10 a.m.
EHS 535
Hot Work Permit Training
Bldg. 70A-3377

10 a.m.
EHS 123
Adult CPR
Bldg. 48-109

11 a.m.
Berkeley Lab Institute
New Supervisor Roles and Accountabilities
Bldg. 2-100B

Noon
EETD
Who's Your Agent? Quantifying Energy Affected by the Principal Agent Barrier in U.S. Households
Jayant Sathaye and Scott Murtishaw
Bldg. 90-4133

1 p.m.
EHS 116
First Aid Safety
Bldg. 48-109

1 p.m.
EHS 23
Safety for Shop Supervisors
Bldg. 70A-3377

5 p.m.
Lawrence Hall of Science
Using the Tools of Science to Teach Science
Carl Wieman, U. of Colorado
1 Le Conte Hall (campus)

5:30 p.m.
Water Resources Center Archives
Recycled Water: Conveying the Message to Non-Water Experts
Roy Herndon, Orange County Water District
Goldman School of Public Policy, 2229 Hearst Ave. (campus)

Tomorrow

8:30 to 10:15 a.m.
Human Resources
New Employee Orientation
Bldg. 50 Auditorium

9 a.m.
Travel Office
Gelco 9.0 End User Training
Bldg. 90-0026

9 a.m.
EHS 530
Fire Extinguisher Safety
Bldg. 48-109

10 a.m.
EHS 260
Basic Electrical Hazards & Mitigations
Bldg. 70A-3377

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Chris Hoskins
Bldg. 70-191

Noon
Yoga Club
Class with Naomi Hartwig
Bldg. 937-302

12:15 p.m.
EETD
Benchmarking, the BEST Tool, and a Case Study in the Wine Industry
Lynn Price and Christina Galitsky
Bldg. 90-4133

3 p.m.
Advanced Light Source
Investigations of the Vapor/Ice and Vapor/Liquid Interfaces Using Ambient Pressure Photoemission Spectroscopy
David Starr
Bldg. 6-2202

Morning Editions: Bacon Cheddar Omelet with Fruit and Toast
Tomorrow's Breakfast: Chorizo and Eggs with Hash Browns and Toast
Market Carvery: Brisket of Beef with Mashed Potato and Gravy
The Fresh Grille: Garden Burger with Fries and Fruit
Menutainment: Fiesta Taco Salad

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

New Report Points
To Future of Physics





Murayama



Siegrist

Ray Orbach, director of DOE's Office of Science, today announced a new DOE/National Science Foundation report titled "Discovering the Quantum Universe: The Role of Particle Colliders." In plain language and expressive graphics, the report outlines bright scenarios for the future of high-energy physics, starting next year with the launch of the Large Hadron Collider at CERN and soon followed, if researchers get their wish, by the International Linear Collider. The report committee was co-chaired by Berkeley Lab's Physics Division Director James Siegrist, and scientist Hitoshi Murayama was among the authors. View the entire report here (PDF file).

Comments Sought
On Fermi Contractor Bid

The Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking comments on a draft Request for Proposals for the competitive selection of a management and operating contractor for Fermilab, a major DOE Office of Science single program research facility located on 6,800 acres approximately 45 miles west of Chicago. Fermilab is a high-energy physics lab with an annual budget of about $315 million. The draft RFP includes provisions to facilitate competition, encourage superior science, and achieve excellent management performance. Full story.

Lesson Learned: Wear
Proper Gear for Job

Recently, an employee wearing leather gloves cut his finger while removing metal shavings from a dust mop. The cut was severe enough to require sutures. This injury could have been prevented if the employee had followed Facilities Division machine shop safety procedures, which call for a push broom and use of Kevlar cut-resistant gloves for hand protection. For their own protection, employees must follow safety policies specific to their work.

Vacation Policy Change
Has Been Put In Affect

Effective immediately, the Laboratory has changed its vacation policy to allow payment of accrued vacation credit to employees who change from a vacation accruing appointment to one that does not. The new policy may be found at RPM 2.08(I). This change affects non-represented employees only. Represented employees should review their union agreements or contact their union representative for information regarding their situation.

RSVP for Lambertson
Dinner by Friday

Employees who are interested in attending a dinner to honor retiring Accelerator and Fusion Research Division physicist Glen Lambertson must RSVP by Friday. The event takes place on Friday, May 26, at 6 p.m. in the cafeteria. Send e-mail here to register.

WEATHER

Clear.
High: 71° (22° C)

Extended Forecast

SECURITY CONDITION

SECON level 3

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