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UC president recommends new Lab director
University of California President Richard C. Atkinson has selected John Browne, director of the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center (LANSCE), as the Laboratory's next director. The UC Board of Regents and Department of Energy must approve the recommendation. For more on the announcement, see the UC news release.
Hispanic Heritage Month in full swing
PHOTO: Several hundred Laboratory employees turned out at the Los Alamos Neutron Science Center front lawn area Wednesday to hear Mariachi Vaqueros de la Sierra from New Mexico Highlands University perform. The picnic lunch and performance is part of the Laboratory's celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month. The mariachi group performed several pieces interspersed with information about the origin of the music and about the instruments that make up a mariachi ensemble. At right, Adan Branchal sings solo. Left are Eddie Herrera on guitar, Bob Montoya, center, playing the requinto, and Sam Montoya playing the guitarron. More information on Hispanic Heritage Month activities can be found by going to http://www.lanl.gov/people/franks/hdwg.htm online. The Hispanic Diversity Working Group and the Diversity Office are sponsoring Hispanic Heritage Month at the Lab. Photos by Fred Rick
Governor's Career Development Conference coordinator at the Lab today
Coordinators of the 20th annual Governor's Career Development Conference will be at the Laboratory today to distribute information about the conference.
A tradition of learning is the theme of the conference Dec. 3 and 4 in the Albuquerque Convention Center dowtown, said Anthony Gonzales of the state Highway and Transportation Department and one of the coordinators of the conference.
Between 11 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. today, there will be a booth in the Otowi Building for Laboratory employees interested in signing up for the conference. The early registration deadline is Oct. 15.
Lab employees who previously contacted conference coordinators also are asked to pick up their conference packets at the booth, said Michelle Sandoval of the state Taxation and Revenue Department.
There is a $25 registration fee payable to the Governor's Career Development Conference, P.O. Box 2082, Santa Fe, NM 87504-2082.
"The Governor's Career Development Conference is open to local, state, federal-government and private-sector employees," said Gonzales. "We encourage Laboratory employees to consider signing up for this very worthwhile conference."
Conference participants can choose from several concurrent workshops dealing with maximizing learning, training tracks, management, customer service, new employee orientation, interpersonal skills and computer skills.
For more information, contact Gonzales at 827-5147, Sandoval at 827-0292 or Angela Maestas, also of the Taxation and Revenue Department, at 827-0321.
--Steve Sandoval
What's the latest on Walking Month?
The latest figures show that 993 walkers logged more than 6,363 hours last week, bringing the total number of hours walked to about 17,440. Last week's team leader was Maxine Vigil's group in Materials Management (BUS-4), which reported 25 participants walking 325.5 hours; Basil Lewis' team at Waste Management and Environmental Control (NMT-7) was second with 58 walkers logging 272 hours, and Sue Cummings in Facility Management (ESA-FM) inspired 19 participants to log 198.25 walking hours.
The last scheduled activity begins at noon Tuesday at the Technical Area 18 security guard station. The level II walk goes from TA-18 to Kappa Site. Walking Month coordinators are reminded to report their hours to the Wellness Center Monday morning.
Transcript of Pulitzer Prize-winning author's Lab colloquium on the Web
Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "The Making of the Atomic Bomb" and "Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb," recently spoke at the Laboratory (see Aug. 29 Daily Newsbulletin) on "Public Health, Public Knowledge, Public Peace." A complete transcript of that talk is available on the Web. go to
Subcritical experiment conducted successfully
The Department of Energy says the second subcritical experiment at the Nevada Test Site was conducted successfully last week. The experiment, named Holog, was conducted by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. The first test, called Rebound, was conducted by this Laboratory last July. More information is available in a DOE news release.
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