<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br class="Apple-interchange-newline">To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest</div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;" data-mce-style="color: #000000; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px;"><br>September 29 Briefs Excerpts:<br><br><strong>Bike Rack on North Side of CEBAF Center F Wing Will Be Removed on Sept. 30</strong><br>The bike rack located along the north side of the CEBAF Center F Wing (adjacent to the K Stairwell) will be removed on Friday, Sept. 30. The rack is currently located where the new mechanical systems are to be placed as part of the computer room upgrade project. With the removal of this rack, CEBAF Center still has accommodations for bikes at the A and C wing entrances. If you have any questions or concerns, contact Bob Sperlazza, x6241.<br><br><strong>Jefferson Lab’s Diversity & Inclusion Council Encourages Environment that Accepts and Values Individuals’ Differences and Contributions</strong><br>Since being formed in 2012, Jefferson Lab’s Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) Council has worked with lab leadership and Human Resources to better understand the value of these concepts, incorporating them into the lab’s culture and core functions, and raising diversity and inclusion awareness across the lab community. Read on to learn more about the council: https://www.jlab.org/memo/diversity-inclusion-council-encourages-environment-accepts-and-values-individuals<br><br><strong>Additional TIAA-CREF Individual Counseling Sessions Offered Fall 2016</strong><br>TIAA-CREF has added two more Individual Counseling Sessions, where you can discuss your personal financial situation with a TIAA-CREF financial consultant on a confidential basis, to be offered at Jefferson Lab on Nov. 22 and Dec. 13 in room 22i in the Support Service Center, Bldg. 28. To schedule an appointment, call TIAA-CREF at (800) 732-8353, Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. – 8 p.m. (ET). For more information and direct links to other TIAA-CREF resources, see the announcement at this link: https://www.jlab.org/memo/additional-tiaa-cref-individual-counseling-sessions-offered-fall-2016<br><br><strong>JAG Iron Brew Competition</strong><br>Jefferson Lab Homebrewers are invited to enter the Iron Brew Competition to take place at the upcoming Jefferson Lab Oktoberfest on Oct. 27. The beers will be judged by a popular vote using a ticketing system. Brewers may bring as many beers for which they have sufficient quantities. JAG recommends that homebrewers who wish to enter the competition should be prepared to bring at least 72 ounces in their preferred format; entries are not limited to any style or ingredient. Bring your best crowd pleaser and some way to keep it cold; tasting cups will be provided for the crowd’s sampling. To enter the contest, contact Daniel Moore at x5927 or moored@jlab.org and provide a description of the beers you plan to enter, including their style and anything else about them that would be interesting (e.g. special ingredients, process, etc.).<br><br><strong>Red Cross Blood Drive Scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 13</strong><br>The next American Red Cross Blood Drive will take place Thursday, Oct. 13, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in CEBAF Center room F113. To schedule an appointment, visit redcrossblood.org and enter Sponsor Code: TJNAF. You can also schedule an appointment by contacting Johnie Banks at jbanks@jlab.org or x7539. Visit the website for donation eligibility requirements: http://www.redcrossblood.org/donating-blood/eligibility-requirements<br><br><strong>Vacation Donation Program Enrollment a Success</strong><br>Thanks to the selfless generosity of Jefferson Lab staff members, Human Resources has collected 484 hours of donated time for the Vacation Donation Program! The program is designed to provide financial assistance to employees during approved unpaid leaves related to a medical illness for themselves or an eligible family member. Since the inception of this program in 2011, the program has provided approximately 800 total hours of donated time to very grateful employees. More program details are available on the Human Resources/Benefits website: <p class="p1" style="margin: 0px;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px;">https://www.jlab.org/div_dept/admin/HR/vacationDonation.html</p><br><strong>Performance Appraisal Process Is Underway</strong><br>Jefferson Lab's annual performance review cycle is Oct. 1-Sept. 30. This year's performance appraisal process began Sept. 27. All supervisors should go into the Performance Appraisal system and activate their employees' performance appraisals. For more information and links to the system, see the full memo: <a href="https://www.jlab.org/memo/performance-appraisal-process-begins" data-mce-href="https://www.jlab.org/memo/performance-appraisal-process-begins">https://www.jlab.org/memo/performance-appraisal-process-begins</a><br><br><strong>Web Traffic Protections Expansion Set for Tuesday, Oct. 4</strong><br>To provide improved security for Jefferson Lab systems, the IT Division will start decrypting web traffic for those systems on the Common User Environment Desktop 3 and any remaining networks on Tuesday, Oct 4. This will allow the automated processes that the lab has in place to scan this traffic and remove identified viruses and malware. To determine what network your desktop is linked via, visit https://cc.jlab.org/WhatsMyIP from a web browser on your desktop system. As noted in a previous brief, traffic from known medical and financial institutions will be exempted from decryption, as these are generally not sites from where malware and viruses are deployed. If you have any questions or concerns about this process, contact the IT Division Helpdesk at helpdesk@jlab.org or x7155.<br><br><strong>Dog Brain Games & Tricks Class Offered</strong><br>Want to train your dog to do a new trick or two? This course is designed to teach you how to clicker train your dog to perform some cute tricks. Classes will meet on Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in Bldg. 28, the Support Services Building lobby. First class is on Tuesday, Oct. 4. To participate, your dog should have a solid “down” and “sit” cue; and be house trained. See full course information on the We Hear That page. For more information, contact Joyce Miller at x7163 or miller@jlab.org or Brian Kross at x7022 or kross@jlab.org.<br><br>To access the full version of the JLab Weekly Briefs, visit: https://www.jlab.org/news/briefs/latest<br><br></div></div></div></body></html>