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Today's opening ceremonies in observance of American Indian History Month have been canceled. Updated 4/6/04
The new Spring 2004 session of classes has begun at the Wellness Center. Check out new classes and returning favorites. Remember that the following Health Promotion Classes are open to all Laboratory employees. Computer Jocks Unite - Take hold of your health and prevent cumulative trauma from occurring. This class emphasizes strengthening and stretching for the upper extremities (arm, forearm, hand), the neck and upper back. The program is designed to help prevent injuries to these areas from continual use on the computer. Includes a light warm-up along with exercises for the specific targeted areas of concern. Get away from your desk and join in. No fee. 12:30 to 1 p.m., Tuesday and Thursdays, April 6 - May 6, Wellness Center Room 101. Mariposa: Practical skills for Menopause - This popular four-week class returns with an update on the latest treatment and medication options, nutrition and exercise for easing menopausal symptoms and emotional adjustments to mid-life change. Team taught by a medical professional, dietitian, fitness professional and counselor. Noon to 1 p.m., Wednesdays, April 14 - May 5, Occupational Medicine Conference Room, TA-3, Bldg. 1411. Changing for Good - Do you start a health improvement program with the best of intentions, only to find yourself back at square one after a month or two of dieting, exercising, quitting smoking, etc.? Participants will complete self-assessments for determining their readiness for change and learn about strategies for achieving individual health goals. Fee: $13, to cover purchase of course book: Changing for Good. (Bring check payable to University of Californiaon the day of class.) Noon to 1 p.m., Thursday, April 15, Wellness Center Room 106. Register for health promotion classes at http://www.wellness.lanl.gov/svc/classes/hp/hp_sch.htm online or call the Wellness Center at 7-7166 for more information. Updated 4/6/04
Holman's new "Quick Ship Express" program is designed for Laboratory customers who want quick delivery and service on PC computing products. Product solutions from HP and IBM will be stocked at Holman's and available for immediate delivery. Products range from HP PDAs to HP workstations, along with IBM ThinkPads and monitors. Our HP and IBM equipment may be purchased using the Lab purchase order and products will be delivered in under three days. Please call Mike Rahmer or Tony Greiner at (505) 343-3552 to inquire or place orders under this program. Updated 4/6/04 Skolnik training classes
For more information or to register, go to http://www.skolnik-tech.com/ online or call Skolnik at (505) 299-1157. Updated 4/5/04 FSN news
Updated 4/1/04 Lab poster session April 12 in Pojoaque The Laboratory's quarterly public poster presentation on groundwater, water resource planning and air quality is April 12 in the Cities of Gold Hotel in Pojoaque. The meeting begins at 4 p.m. and is open to the public. Staff from the Lab's groundwater protection program will be on hand to discuss posters summarizing Lab findings about groundwater beneath and surrounding the Laboratory. The Laboratory has, through seven years of hydrogeologic data collection and analysis, developed a better understanding of the geology, hydrology and geochemistry of the Pajarito Plateau. There also will be posters on meteorology and air quality programs at the Lab and water resource planning in the Espanola basin. For more information, contact Carmen Rodriguez of Risk Reduction and Environmental Stewardship (RRES) Division at 5-6770 or Kelly Bitner at 884-8455 or bitner@neptuneinc.org by electronic mail. Updated 4/1/04 Mesa Public Library events Author Speak Series - A new series will be starting at Mesa Public Library on the fourth Thursday of each month at 5:30 p.m. called Author Speak, a joint effort of Library Board members, Friends of Mesa Public Library and staff. The first event will take place on April 22 in the Upstairs Rotunda at Mesa Public Library and feature Patricia Tillery discussing her book "Spirit of the Ordinary, Reading Women's Lives," a compilation of letters exchanged over 50 years among a group of six women who met as WAC's during the Manhattan Project. Collage Poetry Workshop - In celebration of National Poetry Month, local poet and UNM-LA instructor Jane Lin will lead a hands-on workshop on collage poems for all reading ages, children and adults. Participants will create their own collage poems by playing with words and images found in newspapers and magazines. Scissors, glue and clippable publications provided. The workshop is from 2 to 4 p.m., April 17 in the Upstairs Meeting rooms on the third floor. Poetry Reading - Mesa Public Library and the Friends of Mesa Public Library are hosting a reading by local poet Carol Moldaw, at 7 p.m., April 15, in the Upstairs Rotunda. Moldaw is the author of three books of poetry: "The Lightning Field" (Oberlin College Press, 2003), winner of the FIELD Poetry Prize, "Chalkmarks on Stone" (La Alameda Press, 1998) and "Taken from the River" (Alef Books, 1993), as well as a chapbook, Through the Window (La Alameda Press, 2001). For more information, contact Carol Meine at 662-8247 or go to the Web site at www.lac-nm.us online. Updated 4/1/04 Los Alamos County Fair competition on May 1 Young Los Alamos County cowgirls between the ages of 14 and 23 can compete on May 1 for the 2004 Los Alamos County Festival, Fair and Rodeo Queen's Court. The Horsemanship Competition is at 10 a.m. at Brewer Arena. The Personality Competition is at 1 p.m. at the Sheriff's Posse Shack. Deadline to enter is April 23. Each contestant will give a formal speech before a panel of judge(s), and will compete in a Horsemanship contest. Winners will go on to participate in the Red River Rodeo and the Rodeo de Santa Fe - in addition to reigning over the Los Alamos County Festival, Fair and Rodeo in August. In September, the Rodeo Queens from around the state also compete at the New Mexico State Fair in Albuquerque for the title of State Queen. The statewide winner will receive another crown and buckle, in addition to a saddle and $1,000. For more information, contact Sally Friese Hoffman of the Community Services Department at 662-8403 or write to hoffmans@lac.losalamos.nm.us by electronic mail. Updated 3/31/04 Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment draft interim report available for review The draft interim report of the Los Alamos Historical Document Retrieval and Assessment Project is now available for review on the project Web site at http://www.shonka.com/ReConstructionZone online. For more information, contact Tom Widner, project team leader, at 415-896-2400 ext 1007. Updated 3/31/04 Executive MBA program deadline is April 30 Candidates are now being selected for the 2004-06 Executive MBA class which begins in late June. The Executive MBA program at the University of New Mexico's Anderson Schools of Management is a Master's degree program in business administration designed for high-potential managers with an undergraduate degree in any field and at least three years of significant work experience.
Deadline for application is April 30. One final information session is being offered from 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 3, at the Anderson Schools of Management on the UNM campus. They also are offering a free GMAT workshop from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on the same day and location. For more information on the program, contact Leslie Knowlton of Training and Development (HR-TD) at 5-8646, write to lesliekn@lanl.gov by electronic mail or go to http://emba.mgt.unm.edu/ online. Updated 3/23/04 LALT presents "The Murder Room" Los Alamos Little Theater's production of "The Murder Room, A Mystery Farce" by Jack Sharkey, begins at 8:15 p.m., April 9 and 10 at the Performing Arts Center, 1670 Nectar Street in Los Alamos. Tickets are $10 ($8 for students and seniors) and are available at Brownell's Hallmark Store and at the door. For more information, go to www.lalt.org online or call 662-5493. Updated 4/5/04 Cognitive systems workshop in June Sandia National Laboratories and the University of New Mexico are co-hosting the Second Annual Workshop on Cognitive Systems: Human Cognitive Models in System Design workshop. The workshop will explore current thinking and activities with regard to the understanding of cognitive systems. Topics to be addressed in the workshop include:
The workshop is June 29 - July 1 in Santa Fe. It will combine presentations from leaders in the field and breakout sessions in which selected issues will be considered at some depth. For more information, go to http://www.sandia.gov/cog.systems/cognitive_workshop/index.htm online. Updated 3/23/04 Upcoming National Instruments LabVIEW classes
The LabVIEW Basics I prepares you to develop test and measurement, data acquisition, instrument control, data logging and measurement analysis applications using LabVIEW. The LabVIEW Basics II course is a logical extension of Basics I and prepares you to design complete, stand-alone applications in LabVIEW. LabVIEW Intermediate I teaches structured practices to design, develop, test and deploy LabVIEW applications. The Intermediate II course builds on the skills developed in LabVIEW Intermediate I by doing an in-depth examination of memory management and performance techniques to help extend the ability to develop LabVIEW code that maximizes application performance. This training is also for LabVIEW users pursuing the Certified LabVIEW Developer certification. For more information, contact Hank Buterbaugh at (800) 433-3488 x 30218 or write to Hank.Buterbaugh@ni.com by electronic mail LabVIEW users who have not yet attended LabVIEW can register for these classes at www.ni.com/training online or by calling (888) 484-4436. Updated 4/5/04 Volunteer opportunities 1. A high school student from Winchester, Virginia needs help with a science fair project. For more information, click here. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required) If you are able to help, contact Bobby Arthur at bobster88@adelphia.net by electronic mail. 2. Carrie Tingley Hospital Foundation, 10th Anniversary Mudd Volleyball Tournament, Saturday, June 19 - Volunteer for a day of fun in the sun at New Mexico's largest one-day summer event. Volunteers are needed to help with various jobs. To volunteer, contact the Carrie Tingley Foundation office at (505) 243-6626. For more information, contact Michele Ruehle at diamond693@comcast.net by electronic mail. 3. Habitat for Humanity - Española Valley/Los Alamos needs volunteers. The next Habitat house is already in the early stages of construction and at least one more house is planned for this year. We have specific needs for a backup caller for Los Alamos volunteers and new volunteer, site selection, family support and church relations committee members, as well as volunteer home builders. Whether experienced in construction or picking up a hammer for the first time, contact Yvonne Maestas at the Española/Los Alamos Habitat for Humanity office at 747-2690. 4. A mechanical engineer is needed to participate in McCurdy's annual career day from 8:30 to 11 a.m., April 15. The request is for hands-on activity/demonstration. Presenters will give three 25 minute presentations on area of expertise. If interested, call 753-7221, ex. 242, write to Nickel0917@yahoo.com by electronic mail or call Olivia Martinez at 7-4583. 5. Hands Across Cultures is looking for a computer expert(s) to provide some assistance in assessing computers they received through the Laboratory/State salvage program. They want someone who can tell them about computer's life and usage and what software will be required to run them. If interested, contact Olivia Martinez at 7-4583. Updated 4/5/04 2004 Dog Jog on April 24 On April 24, families, canines and runners will gather at Chamisa School in White Rock to run the 5-kilometer course or walk the 2-mile course. The early-bird registration ends on Thursday, April 1, but registration will be accepted up to and on the day of the race. Every registered individual will receive an event T-shirt (short sleeved for kids and long sleeved for adults) and a packet filled with entertaining and educational dog related information. If you don't have a dog and would like to have one for the race, dog rentals may be available. For more information, contact Teresa Hofheins at 7-3312. For entry forms, go to ladoc.dogbits.com online and look under the upcoming events section or forms also are available at many Los Alamos businesses. Updated 3/19/04 ASQ meeting on April 19 The main section of the American Society for Quality in Albuquerque, Section 1400, is planning a joint meeting with the ASQ Northern New Mexico Subsection on April 19 in Santa Fe. Preliminary reservations have been made at the Santa Fe Radisson Hotel. Final arrangements for the speaker and dinner times will be announced soon. For more information, contact Catherine French, ASQ Subsection Chair, at 7-4581 or write to cafrench@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Updated 3/17/04 Amateur Radio Licensing exams on April 20 The Los Alamos Amateur Radio Club is sponsoring Amateur Radio Licensing exams for all classes of licenses. The exams begin at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 20, at the White Rock Training Center. Pre-registration is not required. All applicants should bring a photo ID, a simple calculator and $12 for the ARRL exam fee. License upgrades will require the original and a copy of a current amateur license and any CSCEs for credit. All other required forms will be provided at the exam session. For more information, contact Kyle Carr (KM5P) at 7-3641 or 661-8967 or write to km5p@arrl.net by electronic mail. Updated 3/17/04 YMCA classes
The Los Alamos Family YMCA is located at 1450 Iris St. downtown. Updated 3/31/04 Lattice 2004 Symposium in June The XXII International Symposium on Lattice Field Theory (Lattice 2004) is June 21-26 at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory in Batavia, Il. For more information, go to http://lqcd.fnal.gov/lattice2004/ online or write to lattice04@fnal.gov by electronic mail. Updated 3/12/04 MATLAB seminar on April 20 MathWorks, Inc. is hosting a seminar on using MATLAB for image processing and mapping in aerospace and defense from 8:30 a.m. to noon, April 20, in Albuquerque. Discover how MATLAB can provide a complete environment for image and map analysis, data visualization and algorithm design. MathWorks engineers will provide an introduction to MATLAB and related toolboxes. They will demonstrate image processing and mapping functionality, and present case studies of customers who have solved their own technical challenges with MathWorks products. Experts will be on-hand to answer your image processing and mapping questions. During this half-day seminar, discover how MathWorks products can help access data from a wide variety of file formats and data products; organize and manipulate data for exploration, analysis, and visualization; execute standard image processing and mapping functions, such as segmentation, spatial transforms and map projections; create maps that display vector, image, and gridded raster data from multiple sources in their correct spatial relationships; and design innovative analysis techniques from domains such as signal processing, statistics, neural networks, wavelets and more. For more information, contact Paul Nihill of The Mathworks Inc. at (508) 647-7123, write to pnihill@mathworks.com by electronic mail or go to http://www.mathworks.com/company/seminars/seminar6144.jsp online. Updated 3/9/04 Workshops on preventing retaliation rescheduled All Laboratory managers from SET through deputy group leader level were required to attend a four-hour workshop on Management Actions to Detect and Prevent Retaliation. However, heavy snows and Laboratory closures resulted in the cancellation of several of these classes. To ensure that all managers who are required to participate in the training have an opportunity to do so, 11 additional classes have been scheduled in April. Registration for the make-up classes differs than from signing up for previous classes. To register for a make-up class, go to the Virtual Training Center at http://int.lanl.gov/training/training.shtml online. In the left-side bar, click on Leadership. Under Leadership Training, click on Leadership & Management to pull up course options for course number 28257. If you have questions about registering, please contact the Registrar at 7-9071. This is the last series of classes that will be provided for this required training. Supervisors (team leaders, program managers, etc.) and Human Resources Generalists may elect to attend the training. Classes with fewer than 10 people registered may be cancelled. For more information, contact Sue Bargeloh of Training and Development (HR-TD) at 7-8036. Updated 3/5/04 Women Leaders 2004 conference The University of California, San Francisco, Center for Gender Equity is hosting a conference titled "Women Leaders 2004: A Symposium for Women in University Settings." The conference is May 10 - 11 in San Francisco. Complete program information is available at http://www.ucsf.edu/cge/ online. For more information, contact Victoria Auer at (415) 476.5222 or write to vauer@genderequity.ucsf.edu by electronic mail. Updated 2/27/04 Vacuum seminar in October Varian Vacuum Technologies will present a seminar on vacuum technology from 8 a.m. to noon, Oct. 13 at the Physics Building Auditorium. The non-commercial presentation is about vacuum technology in general and is applicable to all brands of vacuum equipment. Workbooks and refreshments will be provided by Varian. Subjects covered include: Brief introduction to vacuum technology, system pressure, total gas load, materials selection, sstem pumping speed, gauging, system operation, Troubleshooting and a question and answer session. To register, send name and telephone number to tom.mathers@varianinc.com by electronic mail. Updated 2/26/04 Employees leaving Lab must attend termination presentation Employees who are leaving the Laboratory or changing to casual status must attend a benefits termination presentation held by Benefits (HR-B). The termination presentations are held every Laboratory pay day for University of California Lab employees. Employees who are retiring aren't required to attend a presentation, but rather, they should schedule a meeting with their designated benefits specialist. The presentations begin at 8:30 a.m. in room P280 on the second floor of the Otowi Building at Technical Area 3. Pre-registration is required. Employees should register on line at http://hrcluster.lanl.gov/TIOCourses/TIOAha.asp?CourseNumber=21013 one to two weeks prior to their last scheduled work day to sign up for a benefits termination presentation. Employees also must obtain a departure processing form from Staffing (HR-S) before the presentation. This form is available at http://www.hr.lanl.gov/hrstaffing/Terminations/index.stm online. At the presentation, employees will receive a packet of information about their benefits and savings balances. They will learn about options to continue or convert insurance plans and distribution options for savings funds. Employees who require a sign language interpreter should write to benefits@lanl.gov by e-mail three days in advance of the presentation they plan to attend. Or call the benefits office at 5-3842 (TDD). Because of limited parking, employees should plan to arrive early and/or make alternative transportation arrangements, such as using Johnson Controls Northern New Mexico's ride service. Updated 10/25/02 Lost and found Lost: a set of keys to Chevrolet GSA pickup between TA-63 and TA-3, Bldg. 38. If found, call Carl at 699-0317. Found: set of keys at Quemazon by the water tower. Call 7-2701 to identify. Found: key ring with nine keys and three different charms found in parking lot by SM-456 at the corner of Diamond and Eniwetok. To claim, call 5-8430. Lost: two women's scarves; one lavender wool, the other velvet and satin. If found, contact Theresa at 5-4574 or write to tgc@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Found: key ring with one key and "One Love" key chain at TA-35, Bldg. 2. To claim, call 7-7110. Found: silver butterfly earring at Otowi cafeteria. Contact Stella at 7-4889 to identify. Lost: thick silver choker with in lay black and mother of pearl between Otowi and down the canyon. If found, call 7-8517 or write to dubois@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Lost: black wallet, wool material with rainbow stripes and a zipper across the top. If found, contact Tara at 7-3308. Found: sunglasses, gray wrap-around style. To claim, call 5-2443. Lost: ring of keys on a blue carabiner, near Pueblo Complex or on Diamond in the vicinity of the Pueblo Complex. Includes several keys and two keyless entry devices. If found, call 5-5011 or write to becky_cr@lanl.gov by electronic mail. Commuter's Corner To run an ad, contact the Newsbulletin at newsbulletin@lanl.gov or 7-6103. |
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