The Fermi Community Orchestra will present the concert, “New World,” at 7 p.m., Sunday, March 12, at the Batavia United Methodist Church, 8 N. Batavia Ave., Batavia. This is a free concert. The concert will feature Antonin Dvorak’s “New World Symphony” (movements I, II, IV) and music from prominent composers from the Americas, including Astor Piazzola’s well-known “Libertango.” The Fermi Strings Orchestra and the Fermi Flutes will precede the full FCO.
Announcements and notices
The Ecological Land Management committee will be holding its annual Winter Speaker Series virtually on March 2 and April 6. On Thursday, March 2, please join us from noon to 1 p.m., to listen to Andrew Mackay, Associate Scientist and Vector Ecologist at Illinois Natural History Survey, Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign discuss mosquitoes and mosquito-borne arboviruses in Illinois. On Thursday, April 6, please join us from noon to 1 p.m., to listen to Scott Meister,…
WHAT ARE WE DOING? The Information Technology Division will be requiring a mandatory Zoom client update on Wednesday, March 1. Up-to-date Zoom software not only delivers the most recent security updates, but also provides you with the best user experience via new and improved features. Users are required to update their Zoom clients (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android, etc.) to the latest version at least every six months. However, we advise you to update more frequently. In the event of…
The Exascale Computing Project High Performance Computing Workforce Development and Retention Action Group is presenting a webinar. On Thursday, March 16, at 1 p.m., Reed Milewicz from Sandia National Laboratories will present Strategies for Inclusive Mentorship. Mentorship is a dynamic, career-long phenomenon spanning many different relationships that support our personal and professional development. A wealth of scholarship on mentorship practices has emerged across many disciplines studying how mentorship happens in the workplace, its benefits, and what institutions can do to…
Martha Michels, the interim director of contractor assurance at Fermilab, will permanently fill the role. Jemila Adetunji has been named deputy director of contractor assurance and will report to Martha. Jemila will also continue in her current role as head of the lab’s quality assurance department. The contractor assurance effort includes management of the Contractor Assurance System (CAS) to support the lab’s efforts to deliver its mission. This includes oversight of all elements of CAS, specifically enterprise risk management issues,…
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With the increased number of people coming to work on site in Batavia in recent months, the lab has been receiving input from employees, users, and affiliates regarding parking availability at Wilson Hall. Specifically, the request was to increase the number of temporary spaces (i.e., two-hour time limit) to accommodate people traveling from other areas of the Batavia site to Wilson Hall for short periods of time. In response to the input and suggestions, beginning Feb., 28, 15 two-hour parking…
We welcome the general public to join Fermilab employees and users to the Colloquium at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, March 1. Charlie Atkinson, chief engineer of the James Webb Space Telescope, will explain how the telescope was designed, built, tested and sent to beyond the moon. To attend, we ask the general public to register here: https://indico.fnal.gov/event/58329/registrations/3655/. Please note that registration closes at noon on Monday, Feb. 27. Volunteers needed We also will need badged employees to help host these visitors. Please email…
Effective March 1, the Taher Fresh Seasons Café will extend its hours of operation for the grill station and grab-and-go options (pre-made salads and sandwiches, chips, candy and so on), and remain open until 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. All other stations will continue to close at 1:30 p.m. Taher is also reopening the world station, which will offer a variety of meal options from around the world. Beginning March 1, the world station will be open from 11 a.m….