Accelerator Directorate Update

by Dale Knutson

Back in August and early September, SLAC rolled out the new Accelerator Directorate and celebrated the creation of our signature in accelerator science and technology capabilities. We established four core teams focused on achieving our program requirements for safe beam delivery and utilization; and we established three technical divisions focused on our laboratory objectives for capability stewardship and deployment. Based on beam delivery performance to date with the Linac Coherent Light Source, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, the test facilities; comments from our users and programs regarding the quality of the staff we provide; and our full plate of compelling work in accelerator research and accelerator engineering, I'm very pleased with where we are. So, the obvious question is where are we going, and what do we need to prepare for?

Three strategic questions are on the front burner for the Accelerator Directorate. First, what are the inputs we need and how are we refining our strategy in accelerator research? Second, how does that strategy affect the investments we make in AD infrastructure? Third, what do we need to be doing to get ready for our programmatic next steps with the LCLS , SSRL, Particle Physics and Astrophysics, and Photon Science organizations? Read more...

E-Verify Documentation of Employment Eligibility

by Larry Young

As noted in a recent all-hands e-mail, beginning January 4, 2010, SLAC is required to re-verify employment eligibility documents for all employees hired on or after November 6, 1986, through the E-Verify system. E-Verify is a database for entering I-9 form data. It is connected to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and Social Security Administration databases.

The E-Verify FAR clause has been added to SLAC's contract with the Department of Energy. This federal mandate requires the Human Resources Department to meet with each affected employee to complete a new I-9 form, review and copy acceptable current documents, and input each employee into the E-verify database. HR will input employees' updated document numbers into the E-Verify database, and obtain a verification number from the E-Verify system.

Things you can do to prepare include:

Locate your I-9 documents. Options may be found on page 3 of this form.
Report any legal name changes and changes in marital status to the Social Security Administration.
Report changes in citizenship status to the Social Security Administration

Reminder:
Family Giving Tree Gifts Needed by Monday

by Diana Viera

Thank you to everyone at SLAC who is participating in the Family Giving Tree program this year.

Please remember to bring your gifts in to Diana Viera, Building 48, room 140 or Debbie Tryforos, Building 48, room 138, by this Monday, December 14, to make sure they arrive in time to make someone's holidays!

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SLAC Colloquium: Extrasolar Planetary Systems
Dec 15 (9:00 a.m.) Workshop: Cosmological Implications of the Extragalactic Background Light
Dec 15 (12:30 p.m.) Experimental Seminar: Belle-II: Finding the Crack in the Standard Model

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South Linac Road Closed at Sector 20 through Jan 8

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Scientists Create Material More Insulating than the Vacuum Physorg
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Accelerator Directorate Update by Dale Knutson Back in August and early September, SLAC rolled out the new Accelerator Directorate and celebrated the creation of our signature in accelerator science and technology capabilities. We established four core teams focused on achieving our program requirements for safe beam delivery and utilization; and we established three technical divisions focused on our laboratory objectives for capability stewardship and deployment. Based on beam delivery performance to date with the Linac Coherent Light Source, Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource, the test facilities; comments from our users and programs regarding the quality of the staff we provide; and our full plate of compelling work in accelerator research and accelerator engineering, I'm very pleased with where we are. So, the obvious question is where are we going, and what do we need to prepare for? Three strategic questions are on the front burner for the Accelerator Directorate. First, what are the inputs we need and how are we refining our strategy in accelerator research? Second, how does that strategy affect the investments we make in AD infrastructure? Third, what do we need to be doing to get ready for our programmatic next steps with the LCLS , SSRL, Particle Physics and Astrophysics, and Photon Science organizations? Read more... E-Verify Documentation of Employment Eligibility by Larry Young As noted in a recent all-hands e-mail, beginning January 4, 2010, SLAC is required to re-verify employment eligibility documents for all employees hired on or after November 6, 1986, through the E-Verify system. E-Verify is a database for entering I-9 form data. It is connected to the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and Social Security Administration databases. The E-Verify FAR clause has been added to SLAC's contract with the Department of Energy. This federal mandate requires the Human Resources Department to meet with each affected employee to complete a new I-9 form, review and copy acceptable current documents, and input each employee into the E-verify database. HR will input employees' updated document numbers into the E-Verify database, and obtain a verification number from the E-Verify system. Things you can do to prepare include: Locate your I-9 documents. Options may be found on page 3 of this form. Report any legal name changes and changes in marital status to the Social Security Administration. Report changes in citizenship status to the Social Security Administration Read more... (Photo courtesy Diana Viera.) Reminder: Family Giving Tree Gifts Needed by Monday by Diana Viera Thank you to everyone at SLAC who is participating in the Family Giving Tree program this year. Please remember to bring your gifts in to Diana Viera, Building 48, room 140 or Debbie Tryforos, Building 48, room 138, by this Monday, December 14, to make sure they arrive in time to make someone's holidays!	Events (see all \| submit) Dec 14 (4:15 p.m.) SLAC Colloquium: Extrasolar Planetary Systems Dec 15 (9:00 a.m.) Workshop: Cosmological Implications of the Extragalactic Background Light Dec 15 (12:30 p.m.) Experimental Seminar: Belle-II: Finding the Crack in the Standard Model Access (see all) South Linac Road Closed at Sector 20 through Jan 8 Announcements (see all \| submit) Lab Announcements Can the Lab Contact You in an Emergency? SLAC Employee Records Update SLUO Executive Committee Election now-Dec 13 Community Bulletin Board SLAC Holiday Luncheon Dec 16 Family Giving Tree Drive HIP Winter Quarter Registration Training ((see all \| register) Lab Training Calendar Registration Today (8:00 a.m.) UTR Training Upcoming Workshops & Classes Microsoft Office 2007 Classes Online Tech Training Opportunities News (submit) Scientists Create Material More Insulating than the Vacuum Physorg Bacteria Engineered to Turn Carbon Dioxide Into Liquid Fuel Science Daily UK's Vista Telescope Sheds New Light on Milky Way and Beyond Times Online
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