From the Director: Looking Forward

by Persis Drell

The impacts of the FY08 appropriated budget were severe for SLAC. In the face of unexpectedly low appropriations for this fiscal year and an anticipated continuing resolution for the first 4 to 6 months of next fiscal year, we moved as quickly as possible to reduce our spending and resize our workforce to a realistic assessment of the future program scope and opportunities.

As a result, 191 people at SLAC have been laid off. Seventy-two of these workers volunteered to leave the lab as part of a program that began last November to help with the necessary change in skills of our workforce as we transition to Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) operations. On February 6, 7 and 8, an additional 119 people were informed that they were being involuntarily laid off due to the FY08 budget cuts. The rest of our target of reducing headcount by 225 was made up by cancelling funded open requisitions to replace people who had left before the layoff programs began.

The layoff was labwide. All directorates and all departments were hit. The layoffs per job category were:
     • 22 physicists
     • 69 Engineers and technicians
     • 35 computing and software people
     • 65 administrative and support people  Read more...

Job Fair at SLAC

by Lisa Mongetta

On Wednesday, March 12, SLAC will host a job fair to assist our laid off employees in pursuit of employment opportunities. During this event, tables will be set up in the Panofsky Auditorium Breezeway for participating companies to display their company information and job listings, and to meet face-to-face with potential applicants. A separate area will be set up in the Panofsky auditorium for one-on-one interviews.

Attendees are asked to bring multiple copies of their resumes.

The job fair will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on March 12, 2008, in the Panofsky Auditorium Breezeway. Light refreshments will be provided.

Word of the Week:
Collimator

by Brad Plummer

A collimator is a device used to narrow a beam of particles. In the SPEAR synchrotron storage ring, collimators are commonly used in the photon beam lines to create quasi-parallel X-ray beams. They typically consist of a pair of apertures (e.g. slits) separated by some distance, and only nearly parallel rays can get through both apertures.

P5 Town Hall Meeting and Afternoon Sessions in Panofsky Auditorium

by Kelen Tuttle

The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) Town Hall Meeting will take place today at 4:30 p.m. in Panofsky Auditorium, not Kavli Auditorium as was announced in yesterday's edition of SLAC Today. In addition, the afternoon sessions, which begin at 2:00 p.m., will now also be held in Panofsky Auditorium. An updated schedule of today's P5 meeting is available online.

Building the LCLS: Weekly Update

by Brad Plummer

The LCLS Conventional Facilities Group has attained co-availability milestones in the Beam Transport Hall, Undulator Hall, Electron Beam Dump and the Front End Enclosure. This allows the project to commence initial installation activities in these areas.

Excavation is complete in the Far Experimental Hall; work is now focusing on installing reinforcing steel for shotcrete. In addition, the final shotcrete layer for the X-ray tunnel is currently being installed.

Events

February 21-23: (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.) P5 Meeting
February 22: (4:30 p.m.) P5 Town Hall Meeting
February 25: (4:15 p.m.) Colloquium: Nanowires as Energy Materials: Batteries and Solar Cells
February 26: (7:30 p.m.) Public Lecture: Roger Kornberg - From Atoms to Animals: The Vital Force in Biology

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From the Director: Looking Forward by Persis Drell The impacts of the FY08 appropriated budget were severe for SLAC. In the face of unexpectedly low appropriations for this fiscal year and an anticipated continuing resolution for the first 4 to 6 months of next fiscal year, we moved as quickly as possible to reduce our spending and resize our workforce to a realistic assessment of the future program scope and opportunities. As a result, 191 people at SLAC have been laid off. Seventy-two of these workers volunteered to leave the lab as part of a program that began last November to help with the necessary change in skills of our workforce as we transition to Linac Coherent Light Source (LCLS) operations. On February 6, 7 and 8, an additional 119 people were informed that they were being involuntarily laid off due to the FY08 budget cuts. The rest of our target of reducing headcount by 225 was made up by cancelling funded open requisitions to replace people who had left before the layoff programs began. The layoff was labwide. All directorates and all departments were hit. The layoffs per job category were: • 22 physicists • 69 Engineers and technicians • 35 computing and software people • 65 administrative and support people Read more...

Job Fair at SLAC by Lisa Mongetta On Wednesday, March 12, SLAC will host a job fair to assist our laid off employees in pursuit of employment opportunities. During this event, tables will be set up in the Panofsky Auditorium Breezeway for participating companies to display their company information and job listings, and to meet face-to-face with potential applicants. A separate area will be set up in the Panofsky auditorium for one-on-one interviews. Attendees are asked to bring multiple copies of their resumes. The job fair will take place from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. on March 12, 2008, in the Panofsky Auditorium Breezeway. Light refreshments will be provided. Word of the Week: Collimator by Brad Plummer A collimator is a device used to narrow a beam of particles. In the SPEAR synchrotron storage ring, collimators are commonly used in the photon beam lines to create quasi-parallel X-ray beams. They typically consist of a pair of apertures (e.g. slits) separated by some distance, and only nearly parallel rays can get through both apertures.	P5 Town Hall Meeting and Afternoon Sessions in Panofsky Auditorium by Kelen Tuttle The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) Town Hall Meeting will take place today at 4:30 p.m. in Panofsky Auditorium, not Kavli Auditorium as was announced in yesterday's edition of SLAC Today. In addition, the afternoon sessions, which begin at 2:00 p.m., will now also be held in Panofsky Auditorium. An updated schedule of today's P5 meeting is available online. Building the LCLS: Weekly Update by Brad Plummer The LCLS Conventional Facilities Group has attained co-availability milestones in the Beam Transport Hall, Undulator Hall, Electron Beam Dump and the Front End Enclosure. This allows the project to commence initial installation activities in these areas. Excavation is complete in the Far Experimental Hall; work is now focusing on installing reinforcing steel for shotcrete. In addition, the final shotcrete layer for the X-ray tunnel is currently being installed.	Events February 21-23: (9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.) P5 Meeting February 22: (4:30 p.m.) P5 Town Hall Meeting February 25: (4:15 p.m.) Colloquium: Nanowires as Energy Materials: Batteries and Solar Cells February 26: (7:30 p.m.) Public Lecture: Roger Kornberg - From Atoms to Animals: The Vital Force in Biology Access (see all) One-way traffic on Loop Road near Bldg 036 and across from Bldg 82 - begins Monday Alpine Gate & PEP Ring Road closed Gates 17 & 30 open 24-7 Research Yard bisected Announcements (see all \| submit) Lab Announcements Please flatten cardboard before recycling Learning & Development Class Offerings - Stanford Campus Community Bulletin Board Stanford University Faculty and Staff Help Center SERA Membership Meeting March WorkLife Workshop News (see all \| submit) Novel X-ray Detector to Provide 'New Eyes' into Matter Lightsources.org Scientists Measure What It Takes to Push a Single Atom NY Times
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