<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">March 21 Briefs Excerpts:</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Volunteers Needed for May 19 JLab Open House</b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">JLab's Open House is just around the corner, and this year's event, themed "Passport to Science," will be bigger than ever. Volunteers of all types provide the public with a safe, fun and educational experience. Sign up now through April 16. Hourly employees will be paid, with advance approval from his/her supervisor. Each volunteer will receive a T-shirt to wear for the Open House. When signing up, be prepared to provide your T-shirt size and your cell phone number. There will be mandatory volunteer briefings. Volunteers leading tours or staffing displays or activities for specific programs or locations should consult with that area's volunteer coordinator. Area volunteer coordinators are listed on the web sign-up page. Direct general-event volunteer questions to Tina Menefee, <a href="mailto:menefee@jlab.org">menefee@jlab.org</a>, x5490, cell 768-4030. Sign up: <a href="https://misportal.jlab.org/ul/apps/volunteer/form.cfm?id=59">https://misportal.jlab.org/ul/apps/volunteer/form.cfm?id=59</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Last Chance to Vote for Your Favorite JLab 2012 T-Shirt Design!</b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Vote now to help select the design for JLab's 2012 T-shirt. The winning design will be unveiled at the lab's annual Run-A-Round. All JLab computer account holders are permitted one vote. Voting is open through March 23 online: <a href="https://misportal.jlab.org/ul/apps/jag/tshirt/index.cfm">https://misportal.jlab.org/ul/apps/jag/tshirt/index.cfm</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>National Rent-A-Car Promotion Onsite Thursday</b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">JLab employees that rent a car during business travel can reap the benefits associated with the Emerald Club program from National. Members can by-pass kiosk lines at arriving airports, select their own vehicle off the lot, earn points toward free upgrades or personal rentals and more. National's local sales executive will be in the CEBAF Center atrium tomorrow, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m., to answer questions and/or assist with enrollment on the Emerald Club program. Learn more online: <a href="https://www.nationalcar.com/">https://www.nationalcar.com/</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Seminar on Women in Physics Offered April 5</b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Elizabeth Simmons, theoretical physicist and Dean of Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University, will offer insights into Women in Physics in the U.S.: Numbers, Challenge and Solutions, in a seminar sponsored by Human Resources. The seminar is open to all and will take place in the CEBAF Center auditorium on Thursday, April 5 at 3 p.m. Simmons has garnered many awards and distinctions, and is the February 2012 APS CSWP Woman Physicist of the Month, a AAAS Fellow, and an APS Fellow.</font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><b>Tracking Thomas at JLab</b></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">Congratulations this week go to David Lawrence, Samika Hawkins and Michelle Shinn, who were the first to correctly identify the March 14 location. Honorable mentions go to Michael Barnes, Michael Haddox-Schatz, Subashini De Silva, Doug Higinbotham and Dick Owen. Check out the Tracking Thomas webpage for a better view of his last location and this week's new mystery photo. Check out the Tracking Thomas webpage for a better view of his last location and this week's new mystery photo and email Kandice Carter if you think you know where he is: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/trackingthomas.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/trackingthomas.html</a></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial"><br></font></div><div><font class="Apple-style-span" face="Arial">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: <a href="http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html">http://wwwold.jlab.org/news/briefs/index.html</a></font></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></body></html>