[Cuga] JLab Weekly Briefs - a message from the JLab Communications Office

[JLab Communications Office]

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

April 26 Briefs Excerpts: 

12 GeV Upgrade Update 
Following the successful completion of the Hall C Key Performance Parameter beam run, staff and Users are analyzing the data taken to understand the performance of the new detectors. Efforts include drift chamber timing calibrations, analysis software improvements, and scrutiny of pulse-height distributions from the photomultiplier-based detectors. The energy resolution of the Super High Momentum Spectrometer calorimeters has already been shown to be at least as good as predicted when they were designed. Counting rates observed in all detectors are helping to determine whether additional shielding might be useful. The 12 GeV Project team continues to prepare for the upcoming DOE SC OPA Review. 

Run-A-Round Set for May 17: Registration & Volunteer Sign-Up Underway Now 
The 32nd Annual Jefferson Lab Run-A-Round will be held 3-6 p.m. on Wednesday, May 17. The event begins in front of CEBAF Center at 3 p.m. with the debut of the 2017 Jefferson Lab T-shirt. Lab staff, Users, students, full-time contractors and immediate family members are invited to participate. Participating staff and Users and all volunteers will receive a free 2017 JLab T-shirt. Food, beverages, music and awards will follow the race. To be eligible for awards, runners and walkers must register online before 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16. Help is needed before, during and after the event to carry out a variety of tasks; sign up early to get your preferred task/time. See the full announcement or the JAG webpage for the registration and volunteer signup links: https://www.jlab.org/memo/run-round-set-may-17-registration-volunteer-sign-underway-now 

Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day Set For Thursday, April 27 
The nationwide Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day will be on Thursday, April 27. Jefferson Lab has no formal plans for the day. However, Jefferson Lab parents and grandparents are welcome to bring their school-age children/grandkids to work for all or any part of the day. School age is defined as 8-18 years of age, per the national Take Our Daughters and Sons To Work Day website. For more information on Jefferson Lab guidelines for participation, see the full memo: https://www.jlab.org/memo/take-our-daughters-and-sons-work-day-jlab 

Quark Cafe Special Features Sneak Peek Set for Monday, May 1 
The new food services vendor at Jefferson Lab has announced May as its grand opening month. The vendor plans to roll out exciting concepts and special menu items. On May 1, the vendor will provide a sneak peek of many of its special features all in one day. For more information, see the full open letter to the Jefferson Lab community: https://www.jlab.org/memo/open-letter-jlab-community-food-services-vendor 

JSA Minority/Female Undergraduate Research Assistantship Now Taking Nominations 
Jefferson Lab is seeking nominations of minority or female undergraduate physics students from accredited universities for a research assistantship for the 2017-2018 academic year. The assistantship provides students an opportunity to work on science and engineering projects related to the lab's research. Students must be nominated by a faculty member. The nomination deadline is Wednesday, May 31. This project is supported by the JSA Initiatives Fund program. For eligibility and nomination requirements, see the full posting: https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/research/ 

Photo Trivia for Records and Information Management Month 
Chris Hayes is the week four Starbucks gift card winner in the Raiders of the Lost Archives Photo Identification Trivia! Week five is a fun one - each photo displayed is a person who works at the lab. Take a moment, look at the photos, and identify your co-workers from their photos - some were taken over 30 years ago. 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 

Reminder: Jefferson Lab Travelers and Travel Coordinators: New System Debuts May 1 
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. If you have questions related to travel or the EER system, contact Jenita Everett at x7438. The link provides an example of the email that you will receive and a sample expense report: https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/cfo/travel/Traveler%20Information.pdf 

Reminder: New Jefferson Lab Email Spam Filter Rolls Out on Monday, May 1 
On May 1, the IT Division will implement ProofPoint, a new email filtering service (spam/virus filter) for the Jefferson Lab community. ProofPoint will replace Jefferson Lab's current service, WatchGuard; it has performed well in pilot testing and provides more filtering capabilities. If you have any questions or concerns about the deployment of this new service, contact the IT Division Helpdesk at helpdesk at jlab.org or x7155. 

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