[Cuga] JLab Weekly Briefs and All-Hands Memo - A message from Kandice Carter

[Kandice Carter]

JLab All-Hands Memo: JLab Landline Phone Outage Set for Saturday, June 23
On Saturday, June 23, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., the JLab landline telephone system will undergo an upgrade. It is expected that landline phones will be offline for brief periods during the upgrade. When the system is offline, no calls may be made onsite or offsite and no dial tone will be available. JLab cell phones and pagers and personal cell phone operations and service won't be impacted by the upgrade work.

To report an emergency at JLab during this time:
-- Use a JLab cell phone or a personal cell phone to call 911. Then immediately call the JLab Security cell phone at 757-342-9868 to let officers know 911 has been called. Advise Security of the nature and location of the emergency.
-- Or activate the closest fire alarm box. Follow this by calling the Security cell at 757-342-9868 to advise them of the situation.

For more information regarding this outage, contact the IT Division Helpdesk. For further information regarding Emergency Response steps to take during this scheduled phone outage, contact JLab's Emergency Manager, Tina Menefee, 768-4030. 

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To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html

June 20 Briefs Excerpts:

Important Golf Cart Safety Reminder
All golf cart drivers are reminded that carts aren't allowed on Hogan Drive, which is a City of Newport News street. Carts are only permitted on JLab roads, paths and parking lots and other approved work areas.

Planned Network Maintenance, June 27, 5-7 p.m.
On Wednesday, June 27, the network group will update a central router in a maintenance period, 5-7 p.m. During this time, several outages may occur throughout the lab. In particular, there will be an outage of the Internet connection, an outage of the wireless network and outages to the TED building networks. Additional outages may occur during this time, as well. The IT Division will strive to make the outages as brief as possible. If you have any questions or concerns about this planned work, contact the IT Division Helpdesk, x7155.

JLab Personal Dosimeter Change Out Set For July 2
JLab's semi-annual personal dosimeter change out will take place during the afternoon of Monday, July 2. This includes the dosimeters of all JLab staff, users, subcontractors and summer students. If you need to use your dosimeter during the change out period on July 2, you may exchange it that morning in the Radiation Control Dosimetry Office in Bldg. 52B, Room 4, 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Make sure to put your personal dosimeter in its dedicated spot in the dosimeter racks no later than 4 p.m. on July 2. If you will be leaving the lab before then for vacation, business travel or a long holiday, make sure to put your dosimeter in its place in the racks before leaving the lab. If you have questions or concerns, contact Becky Mosbrucker, x7236.

JSA Initiatives Fund Call for Proposals Announced
A call for proposals for support from the 2013 JSA Initiatives Fund program has been issued. Proposals with JLab principal investigators will be forwarded to Bob McKeown for the first round of review. Proposals with User PI's will be forwarded to Sebastian Kuhn for the first round of review. Details on the full application process can be found on the JSA website. All proposals are due by Aug. 3. Announcement: http://www.jsallc.org/IF/CP13.html

Tracking Thomas at JLab
No one submitted a correct answer for the June 13 location, so Little Thomas has provided another picture with a different background in the same location as an additional hint. Check out the Tracking Thomas webpage for a better view of this mystery location and email Kandice Carter if you think you know where he is: http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/trackingthomas.html

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html


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