<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div>To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest<br><br>April 19 Briefs Excerpts:<br><br><strong>Advocacy Participation Reminder for Employees</strong><br>Lab Leadership would like to remind JSA employees who choose to participate in advocacy activities, such as the upcoming March for Science, that they do so in their capacity as private citizens and not as representatives of JSA, Jefferson Lab, or the U.S. Department of Energy; this includes the display of branded materials and attire. In keeping with JSA policy, employees must refer all media inquiries to the Jefferson Lab Communications Office. If you have any questions, please contact the Communications Manager, Lauren Hansen, at lhansen@jlab.org or x7689.<br><br><strong>12 GeV Upgrade Update</strong><br>Work to recover the suspension link failure for the Hall B Solenoid magnet is nearly complete. All eight of the "pockets" that carry the suspension system that supports the cold mass were removed from the central cryostat shell and re-worked. The central cryostat shell has since been put in place again over the magnet’s cold mass. After the pockets were checked for vacuum tightness, the load transfer of the cold mass weight from the current temporary support structure to the cryostat proper was successfully completed, thus retiring a technical risk for the project. Work on attaching the remaining sections (ends and bore tube) of the magnet radiation shield and the closure of the cryostat is starting. Hall B technicians and engineering staff continue to complete as much as possible of the remaining work at Jefferson Lab to expedite final installation upon arrival of the magnet. <br><br><strong>Power Outage May Affect Your Afternoon Commute</strong><br>Due to a power outage earlier this afternoon, the traffic signals on major streets near Jefferson Lab have been malfunctioning and could cause delay for travelers entering and exiting the lab.<br><br><strong>Reminder: April 26 All-Hands Meeting</strong><br>Jefferson Lab Director Stuart Henderson will lead an all-hands meeting on Wednesday, April 26, in the CEBAF Center auditorium. To accommodate the laboratory community, there will be two sessions. See the full memo for suggested attendance times: https://www.jlab.org/memo/message-jlab-director-stuart-henderson-april-26-all-hands-meeting<br><br><strong>Quark Cafe Update: Elite Offers New Items</strong><br>The new vendor has been working diligently to offer new items in the cafe. Stop by and check out some of the new and convenient grab-and-go items. Soon, the cafe will also have many varieties of healthy nut offerings, as well as more sweet offerings for that sweet tooth! As always, the vendor appreciates any feedback that the Jefferson Lab community can provide to help vendor staff serve you better. Feel free to stop in and offer cafe team members your suggestions, or you can email them directly to Vincent Savage at elitejeffersonlab@gmail.com.<br><br><strong>Jefferson Lab Travelers and Travel Coordinators: New System Debuts May 1</strong><br>The Travel Services and MIS departments are excited to announce the implementation of the Electronic Expense Report (EER) system, which will debut May 1. All travelers are welcome to attend a training session for the new system, which is set for April 28 at 10 a.m. in CEBAF Center room L102. The training session will focus on the entire EER process, and it is geared toward Travel Coordinators and travelers who prepare their own expense reports. Note: If your expense reports are prepared by a Travel Coordinator, you will begin receiving emails for your review of expense reports via the EER system (requiring electronic approval or rejection), starting May 1. The link provides an example of the email that you will receive and a sample expense report. If you have questions related to travel or the EER system, contact Jenita Everett at x7438.<br><br><strong>Vendor Fair Set for April 20</strong><br>All members of the Jefferson Lab community are invited to the 2017 Small Business Outreach Fair. More than two dozen vendors and several manufacturing representatives will be set up in the CEBAF Center lobby, and in rooms L102 and F113 – showing off their wares, handing out samples and give-aways, and answering questions about their products and services. The event is set for Thursday, April 20, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Refreshments will be available in room F113 throughout the event. For more information, contact Jami Anthony at janthony@jlab.org or see the calendar entry: https://misportal.jlab.org/ul/calendar/calendar_date.cfm?date=20&month=4&year=2017<br><br><strong>Photo Trivia for Records and Information Management Month</strong><br>Janet Prater is the week three Starbucks gift card winner in the Raiders of the Lost Archives Photo Identification Trivia! Week four photos are posted in the CEBAF Center atrium. Take a moment, look at the photos, and identify a new batch of people, places and things! Entries with the most correctly completed fields will be placed in a weekly drawing for a Starbucks gift card. For more details, including the answers from previous weeks, see the announcement in the full JLab Weekly Briefs. Online entry form: http://www.jlab.org/IR/archives/RIM2017.html<br><br>To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest<br></div></div></body></html>