July 22-26, 2013

Fermilab Today Announcements

Batavia Road entrance closed July 30 to Aug. 1 or Aug. 2
The Batavia Road entrance to the laboratory will be closed beginning Tuesday, July 30, at 6 a.m. to accommodate repairs to the Canadian National Railroad track crossing. It will reopen on Friday, Aug. 2, at 6:30 a.m. All vehicles entering or exiting the site must use the Pine Street entrance during this time. If weather conditions delay construction work, the entrance closure may be extended through Friday, Aug. 2. In this case, the entrance will reopen on Saturday, Aug. 3, at 6:30 a.m.

Chicago Fire Discount Tickets
Order your Chicago Fire tickets and experience passion and athleticism at Toyota Park. Select the Fire vs. Kansas City match on 8/23/13 or the Fire vs. New England match on 9/14/13. Enter the Special Offer Code "Fire." Print your tickets https://oss.ticketmaster.com/html/go.htmI?l=EN&t=chicagofire&o=2496711&g=1673 .

Fermilab Heartland Blood Drive August 12 & 13 from 8 a.m.-2 p.m.
Heartland Blood Centers will hold a "Walk-In" Fermilab Blood Drive on Monday, August 12 and Tuesday the 13, from 8:00am to 2:00pm. Register outside the Wilson Hall Ground Floor NE Training Room. No appointment required. Give Blood and Receive a $7 an Oberweis gift card. The Donations & Refreshments will be done on the Heartland Mobile Coach.

Aug 22 deadline for The University of Chicago Tuition Remission Program
The deadline for applying for the tuition remission program at The University of Chicago for the fall 2013 quarter is August 22. For more information and enrollment forms, contact Nicole Gee at x3697 or visit the website http://wdrs.fnal.gov/train-dev/uchicago.html.

URA Visiting Scholars Program Deadline - August 26
Universities Research Association has announced a deadline of Aug. 26 for the submission of applications for the fall 2013 cycle of awards in the URA Visiting Scholars Program at Fermilab. Award recipients will be notified at the end of September. These awards provide financial support for faculty and students from URA's 86 member universities to work at Fermilab for periods of up to one year. URA makes two rounds of awards each year, in the spring and the fall. For more information, visit http://www.fnal.gov/pub/forphysicists/fellowships/ura_visiting_scholars/index.html.

Benefits Office Closed 7/23-7/26
The Benefits Office will be attending mandatory training from 7/23-7/26 so the office will be closed on those dates. If you need an in person meeting next week, please contact either Jennifer Gondorchin at jgondo@fnal.gov or Tara Turner at tturner@fnal.gov for an appointment on Monday, July 22. If there is an urgent issue between 7/23-7/26 please email either Tara Turner at tturner@fnal.gov or Jennifer Gondorchin at jgondo@fnal.gov . Jennifer and Tara will monitor email while in training.

NALWO Tour to Garfield Farm - July 31
Tour to Garfield Farm- July 31, 11am - 1:30pm. Garfield Farm is a historic prairie farmstead and a working farm museum. Our tour will include the 1840's farm house and barn, rare breeds of livestock and the garden. The cost of the tour: $3.00 per adult and $2.00 per child. Bring your own lunch and eat in the picnic area (.50 per person). There is also a little restaurant close by. Participants should dress with long pants, socks, and closed toe shoes. Garfield Farm is 20 min away from Fermilab at 3N016 Garfield Road, Campton Hills, IL 60175. Please RSVP by July 26 to Sandy Spiegel at (630)208-4738 or spiegelsandy@hotmail.com. Also see NALWO website at www.fnal.gov/orgs/nalwo.

Fermi Discount at Don's Auto Ade, Inc.
Located at 2S781 Rt. 59, Warrenville.just outside the Rt. 59 entrance on the southeast side of the road. Show your Fermilab I.D. for discounted pricing. Don's Auto Ade provides numerous services such as oil changes, brakes, tires, alignments, batteries, shocks, cooling system and fuel system services to name a few. Call (630)668-3711 for more info.

Poster contest for the CMS experiment
The CMS experiment is holding a poster contest for images that will be used to promote CMS for the next 2 years. The submission must come from a CMS university or laboratory and not an individual. If you are interested, you can contact Don Lincoln at lincoln@fnal.gov,as he is doing the submissions for Fermilab. An example poster and a description of others needs to be submitted by July 31, with fully-executed posters later in the summer. For a set of complete rules, look here: https://twiki.cern.ch/twiki/bin/view/CMSPublic/CMSPosterContest.

Bristol Renaissance Faire Discount
Employees can purchase and print online tickets to the Bristol Renaissance Faire at http://www.renfair.com. Use Premium Partner Code BRX723 to obtain discount. For more info contact Jeanne in the Wellness Office at x2548 or jecker@fnal.gov.

C2ST presents The Physics of Baseball - Aug. 2
C2ST hosts The Physics of Baseball #2: "You Can Observe A Lot By Watching" at U.S. Cellular Field on Friday, Aug. 2, from 4 to 7:30 p.m. Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Illinois Alan Nathan will use high-speed video clips to highlight some of the interesting physics underlying the game of baseball. The talk will focus on the subtleties of the baseball bat collision, the intricacies of the flight of a baseball, and many other things. C2ST added this 2nd date for the event after the 1st day sold out. Buy tickets at http://c2st.org/event/2013/08/physics-baseball-2-you-can-observe-lot-watching-yogi-berra.

Outdoor Soccer at the Village
Outdoor Soccer: 6:00 p.m. on Tuesdays and Thursdays at the Fermilab village soccer field. Please contact O'Sheg Oshinowo at Oshinowo@fnal.gov for more information.

July 2013 EAP Webinar
Entilted "What Brings You Together", this webinar will explore the diversity of today's families and what that word means to you. Make sure to register in advance by going to www.ers-eap.com and logging in to the Work-Life section. The presentation will be archived and available at your convenience. Your username is fermilab and the password is eap.

Same-Sex Couples Now Eligible for Immigration Benefits
A U.S. Supreme Court decision makes same-sex couples eligible for the same immigration benefits as heterosexual couples. The decision, issued on June 26, 2013, struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). The USCIS and Dept. of State immediately began making the necessary changes to implement this. Petitions for permanent residence, fiancée visas, and temporary visas such as H, J, F and O (and more) will be able to be filed on behalf of same-sex couples as long as the marriage occured in a place that recognized same-sex marriage at the time it was celebrated. Contact Amanda Thompson in Fermilab's Visa Office if you have questions. All discussions will be confidential.

Puppet Fundamentals course offered in Sept.
System administrators will gain a best practices approach to managing their infrastructure using Puppet IT automation software, and maximizing the benefit of the Puppet Module Architecture. 2 courses are being offered on Sept. 17-19 and Sept. 24-26. For more details or to enroll, visit http://www-esh.fnal.gov/pls/default/schedule.show_course_details?cid=7979.

What's Your Financial IQ Challenge run from July 1 through July 31
The What's Your Financial IQ Challenge begins today. Fermilab has teamed up with TIAA-CREF to bring you this educational challenge to have fun and to learn important information about financial planning. Take the challenge and test your financial savvy. Click here to get started: http://www.whatsyourfinancialiq.org/wyfiq/?quiz=fnl/Quiz1.

Scottish country dancing meets Tuesday evenings in Ramsey Auditorium
Silk and Thistle Scottish Country Dancing meets Tuesday evenings in Ramsey Auditorium in Wilson Hall for the summer, including this Tuesday, July 2. The group dances every Tuesday from 7:30 to 10 p.m. and is taught by Doug Jensen. Most dances are walked through and newcomers are always welcome. More info at 630-840-8194 or 630-584-0825 or email folkdance@fnal.gov or check http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/scottishdance/.

International folk dancing cancelled July 4, continues in Ramsey Auditorium for the summer
International Folk Dancing is cancelled for Thursday, July 4, but continuing from July 11 will meet every Thursday from 8:30 to 11 p.m. on the stage of Ramsey Auditorium There is instruction and dances for children and newer dancers early and request dancing later on. Newcomers are always welcome. More info at (630)584-0825 or (630)840-8194 or email folkdance@fnal.gov or check http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/.

English country dancing Sunday afternoon, June 30, at Kuhn Barn
English country dancing will meet this Sunday, June 30, at Kuhn Village Barn. The program starts with dances for experienced dancers at 1 p.m., and dances for everyone from 2 to 5 p.m. Newcomers are always welcome. The group will continue to meet monthly all summer, with next dances planned for July 28 (with live music by Old Fezziwig's Band) and August 11. For more information, or to get on an email reminder list, contact folkdance@fnal.gov or (630)584-0825 or visit http://www.fnal.gov/orgs/folkdance/english/.