Please join the Lab community virtually today, May 26, from 1:15 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. for a reflection on the lives lost in Tuesday’s school shooting in Uvalde, Texas. The calendar invitation also has a link to an online condolence card and a special Zoom background for today’s reflection. https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=NjNhZGk1aXNxZXJ1bHFxMDE1ZzQ4ZHBpN3AgbGJsLmdvdl80czRycmcxMmw2ZXFnNm5jbWMya3QwdmNnZ0Bn&tmsrc=lbl.gov_4s4rrg12l6eqg6ncmc2kt0vcgg%40group.calendar.google.com
Lab Employees Participate in Bike to Wherever Day
Several Lab employees went two-wheeling during Bike to Wherever Day (formerly Bike to Work Day) on May 20 from the Bay Area to as far away as Bend, Oregon. See who used pedal power and who cruised up the hill with an electronic bike. https://commute.lbl.gov/2022/05/23/bike-to-wherever-2022/
Leading Change – A Workshop for Managers & Supervisors
On Tuesday, May 24, at noon, the Lab’s Employee Assistance Program will host a workshop for managers and supervisors on “Leading Change.” This workshop discusses elements of organizational change, the nature of resistance, and strategies to help lead people through a change process. https://healthyandwell.lbl.gov/home#h.ae9etxfjx3mq
Share Your Bike to Wherever Week Photos
If you biked to work or biked with friends and family during Bike to Wherever Week, send your photos so we can highlight them in Elements. Send photos (only include children in a photo if they are your children) to communications@lbl.gov. Tell us where you went riding and who was with you. http://communications@lbl.gov/
Family Cycling Workshop Sunday, May 22
Bikes East Bay sponsors family cycling classes and workshops that feature safety and fun for parents and children. The next family cycling workshop is Sunday, May 22, in Alameda as part of the Alameda Bike Fest event. And share Bike to Wherever day with the family this Friday. https://bikeeastbay.org/fcw
Bevatron Particle Accelerator Honored as Historic Site by Physics Society
Celebrate the past and plan for the future, said Frances Hellman, president of the American Physical Society – and a physicist at Berkeley Lab – during a historic site dedication on May 11 to the Bevatron, a particle accelerator that operated at the Lab from 1954 to 1993. https://wakelet.com/wake/4lisa7AvTI15UHZpwYHWT
Monday at 4 p.m.: International Day of Light Event in Building 50 Auditorium
The gLobaL ERG is organizing a hybrid event on Monday, May 16, at 4 p.m. in Building 50 Auditorium to celebrate the International Day of Light. The speaker will be Ben Davis, the founder of Illuminate, an arts nonprofit dedicated to public art featuring light such as the lights on the Bay Bridge. https://global.lbl.gov/events/international-day-of-light-illuminate
Today at 10 a.m.: Bevatron Recognition Ceremony
The American Physical Society and the Lab will recognize the former location of the Bevatron as an APS national historic site today, Wednesday, May 11, at 10 a.m. Watch live the unveiling of a plaque marking the Bevatron’s contributions to physics at streaming.lbl.gov. https://streaming.lbl.gov/
SLAM Prep Workshop Next Thursday
The Career Pathways Office is hosting a SLAM preparation workshop on Thursday, May 19 at noon with science communicator Rae Pendergrass. This event is open to Lab staff interested in enhancing their science communication skills and developing an elevator pitch. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/slam-prep-workshop-tickets-251498487747
Annual Export Control Conference, May 19
Join the Export Compliance Office for its annual Export Control Conference on May 19, 2022, from 10:00 am to 11:30 am. You can view the agenda and register for the conference. https://research.lbl.gov/2022/05/05/annual-export-control-conference-may-19/