[Halld-offline] Reminder: Computer Center Maintenance tonight

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Subject: 	[All_jlab_accounts] JLab Weekly Briefs - August 9, 2017
Date: 	Wed, 9 Aug 2017 17:22:42 -0400 (EDT)
From: 	JLab Communications Office <JLAB_communications-office at jlab.org>
To: 	all jlab accounts <all_jlab_accounts at jlab.org>

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

August 9 Briefs Excerpts:

*Red Cross Blood Drive Set for Aug. 11*
An American Red Cross Blood Drive will take place at Jefferson Lab on 
Friday, Aug. 11, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in CEBAF Center, room F113. New and 
repeat donors are encouraged to attend. Walk-ins are welcome. All 
participation is appreciated. For information on scheduling an 
appointment and the new Rapid Pass system that can save time at the 
donation site, see the 
memo: https://www.jlab.org/memo/american-red-cross-blood-drive-announcement

*IT Division Maintenance Set for Tuesday, Aug. 15*
The IT Division is planning its monthly maintenance period for Tuesday, 
Aug. 15, 5-7 p.m. During this maintenance period, there will be a brief 
outage to the external internet while firewalls are updated. In 
addition, patches for Windows, Linux and Macintosh systems will be 
released to all servers and desktops. IT Servers will be rebooted 
overnight to finalize this patch installation, which will result in 
short service outages. To finalize patch installation, plan on rebooting 
your Jefferson Lab-managed desktop system no later than Friday, Aug. 18. 
If you have any questions or concerns about this outage, contact the IT 
Division Helpdesk at helpdesk at jlab.org or x7155.

*Undergraduate’s Path to the Stars Leads Through the Proton*
Alexandra Cramer has always been interested in science. Now, she is the 
latest recipient of the Jefferson Science Associates (JSA) 
Minority/Female Undergraduate Research Assistantship (MFURA) at 
Jefferson Lab. Read more 
here: https://www.jlab.org/news/releases/undergraduates-path-stars-leads-through-proton

*Volunteers Sought for United Way Day of Caring*
The 2017 United Way Day of Caring for the Virginia Peninsula will take 
place Wednesday, Sept. 6. Several health and human services 
organizations throughout Hampton Roads will benefit from the hard work 
and generous efforts of volunteers for numerous projects. Jefferson Lab 
is offering employees the opportunity to volunteer for these efforts. 
Volunteers are encouraged to sign up by the Aug. 30 deadline. See the 
full memo for 
information: https://www.jlab.org/memo/volunteer-now-2017-united-way-day-caring

*Subaru Key Fob Found on Aug. 7 on Accelerator Site*
An electronic Subaru key fob was found on Aug. 7 between Buildings 85 
and 87 on the Accelerator Site. For for more information and details on 
claiming it, see We Hear That: https://www.jlab.org/wehearthat

*Publications Refresher Course Offered Aug. 10*
The next Publications Training and Refresher course will take place 
Thursday, Aug. 10, at 10:30 a.m. in CEBAF Center room F228. If you plan 
to attend, R.S.V.P. to kindrew at jlab.org by close of business on Aug. 9.

*Last Chance: JSA Initiatives Fund Program Proposals*
JSA is soliciting proposals for Initiatives Fund support for the FY17 
program from members of the Jefferson Lab user community, Jefferson Lab 
researchers and staff, and other individuals or groups who can make 
unique contributions to the lab's research, development, education and 
technology transfer missions. The Initiatives Fund is provided by the 
JSA owners, SURA and PAE. Proposals are due Aug. 11. For application 
information and details, see the full 
announcement: http://www.jsallc.org/IF/CP18.html

*Aug. 14 Class Date Set for New SOTR Training*
A training session for new Subcontracting Officer Technical 
Representatives (GEN020) will take place on Monday, Aug. 14, 8 
a.m.-12:30 p.m. in Room 53 of the Support Service Center, Bldg. 28. 
Anyone who has recently been tasked to serve as a SOTR (or will be 
tasked) on any project at Jefferson Lab is required to attend this 
training. Attending this class is one part of the certification process 
for all SOTRs. The registration deadline is 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 11. 
Participants can register in the Learning Management System. Questions 
regarding this training or the SOTR certification process may be 
directed to Mitch Laney, x5338.

*Presentation of the Investigation Results from the FSU High Field 
Magnet Lab Fatality*
The lead investigator will give an encore presentation on the results of 
the investigation into the fatality at Florida State University. The 
causes of this event were widespread, ranging from design issues, to 
Lock/Tag/Try, training and human performance, all of which are pertinent 
to our work planning at Jefferson Lab. The presentation will be made at 
the Accelerator Safety Workshop on Wednesday, Aug. 16, at 2:30 p.m. in 
the CEBAF Center Auditorium. The auditorium is open seating, with the 
exception of the first 8-10 rows, which is reserved for the conference 
participants.

*DOE Sponsors Food Drive at Jefferson Lab*
The Department of Energy is again participating in the “Feds Feed 
Families” food drive this year, Aug. 7-18. At Jefferson Lab, the Thomas 
Jefferson Site Office will be collecting donations from its federal 
employees to benefit the Foodbank of the Virginia Peninsula. There is no 
expectation of Jefferson Lab employee participation in this program, 
although anyone wishing to contribute may do so. See the full memo for 
details: https://www.jlab.org/memo/doe-sponsors-food-drive-jlab-aug-7-18-donation-boxes-will-be-cebaf-center

*ESH&Q Division Invites Lab Community to Visit New Building on Aug. 17*
Members of the Environmental, Safety, Health and Quality Division invite 
the lab community to visit its new home in Building 52 on Thursday, Aug. 
17, 10 a.m. – noon. The open house will give the lab community a chance 
to visit the new building, learn about some of its features, and catch 
up with many members of the lab’s ESH&Q staff. Light snacks will be 
provided in the conference room. And while you are there, and get a 
ticket for a small raffle being planned.

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

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