[Cuga] JLab Weekly Briefs - a message from Kandice Carter

[Kandice Carter]

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest 

October 15 Briefs Excerpts: 

Volunteer for the Poquoson Seafood Festival 
Sign up now to represent Jefferson Lab at an upcoming festival! Volunteers are needed to engage festival goers with hands-on science demos, to hand out neat giveaways and informational brochures to interested attendees, and to chat about Jefferson Lab, its basic mission, and his/her own position at the laboratory at the Poquoson Seafood Festival, Oct. 17-18. Science demo materials, along with suitable background information on the demos and the laboratory will be provided. A member of Jefferson Lab's Public Affairs staff or an experienced volunteer will be present for each shift. Festival logistics information (volunteer parking, setup, etc.) will be provided to volunteers in advance. Volunteers may choose to sign up for just one half-day shift or two shifts to stay the whole day. Sign up via the link, or, if you have any questions about volunteering, contact Mike Robbins, mrobbins at jlab.org or x7617. Volunteer signup: https://misportal.jlab.org/webTools/jlab_events/poquoson_festival_2015 

Red Cross Blood Drive Scheduled for Friday, Oct. 16 
The next American Red Cross Blood Drive will take place Friday, Oct. 16, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in CEBAF Center room F113. New and repeat donors are encouraged to attend. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org and enter Sponsor Code: TJNAF. You can also schedule an appointment by contacting Johnie Banks at jbanks at jlab.org or x7539. Visit the website for donation eligibility requirements: http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements 

IT Maintenance Period Planned for Tuesday, Oct. 20, 5-10 p.m. 
The IT Division is planning a maintenance period on Tuesday, Oct. 20. During this time, the central fileserver for group, site, apps (K,L,M drives) will be replaced with updated hardware starting at around 5:30 p.m. These areas will be unavailable during this outage, which should last no more than an hour and a half. All file services will be restored by 7p.m. Also, the central MIS applications will be down starting at 8 p.m., while system patches are applied. Firefox, Thunderbird, Flash and Shockwave player will also be updated to new versions. The central Linux general-purpose servers, jlabl1-4, will be rebooted to have their virtual hardware updated. Finally, patches for Windows and Linux systems will be released. This may cause certain system outages while servers are rebooted to finalize the patch installation. Also, everyone should plan on rebooting their desktop system to finalize patch installation no later than Friday, Oct. 23. If you have any questions or concerns about this maintenance period, contact the IT Division Helpdesk at helpdesk at jlab.org, or x7155. 

Tailgate Event Set for Oct. 28 
Jefferson Lab employees and users are invited to the Jefferson Lab Activity Group Tailgate scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 28, 3-5:30 p.m., in the field behind the SURA Residence Facility. The Tailgate will feature chili, nachos, grilled foods and beverages, and games for all ages. You are encouraged to wear your favorite team's colors (whatever the sport) and sturdy shoes, and dress for potentially cool afternoon/evening temperatures. In order to make this event a success, the JAG committee needs volunteers to help with set up, food and drink service, drink bracelets and clean up. Volunteer positions, in one-hour shifts, are posted on the JAG webpage. Volunteer just one hour of your time to help make this event a big success! Sign up today! Planned activities also include a pickup soccer game and a cornhole tournament (teams must register in advance, details to follow). Volunteer signup page: https://misportal.jlab.org/webTools/jag_events/tailgate_2015 

Send in Your Information for Veterans Day Salute! 
In recognition of Veterans Day, veterans of military service are invited to submit a photo of themselves in uniform for inclusion in a collage to be displayed in CEBAF Center on Veterans Day. This will be similar to the one displayed last year. If you submitted a photo last year, the photo will be used again this year, with the information you previously provided. Submit photos to Mike Robbins at mrobbins at jlab.org by Oct. 30. Please include your full name, branch of service, and years of service. If you do not have a digital copy of your photo, employees can bring in a picture to CEBAF Center, room C222 to be scanned. For more information, contact Mike Robbins, x7617. 

To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/late 
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