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Jan. 6, 2003 -- Some of this week's stories:
Longtime employees to be honored
Russian classes offered
Club plans'Klondike' fun run and walk
Computer makers offer discounts
Retirement vendors to visit during January |
Argonne-East's longest-serving employees will be honored at a lunch in February and a dinner in late March.
Employees who achieved 20 years of service during 2002 will be recognized at a luncheon at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 12, at the Argonne Guest House. Invitations will be sent the first week in January.
Employees who achieved 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50 and 55 years of service in 2002 will be honored at a dinner Friday, March 28, at 5:30 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria. Invitations for the dinner will be sent in mid-February.
Russian language classes (HR164) begin Tuesday, Jan. 7. Ten weeks of beginning, intermediate and advanced instruction in reading, writing, and speaking the Russian language will be offered.
Intermediate classes begin at 10 a.m., advanced instruction begins at 11 a.m. and beginning speakers meet at noon. All classes are held in Building 208, Room E251. The cost is $300 for beginners and $250 for intermediate and advanced students.
To enroll, contact a Training Management System representative. For more information, call Betty Iwan at ext. 2-3410.
The Argonne Running Club's "Klondike Run" fun run and walk will be held Tuesday, Jan. 14, starting at the Advanced Photon Source Gallery at noon. The run is three miles, while walkers will cover two miles. The club will provide refreshments and goodies at the end of the run. All Argonne employees are welcome.
Computer makers offer discounts
Several computer manufacturers offer discounts to laboratory employees shopping for computers for personal use. These discounts are available all year'round.
Apple Computer Corporation -- Call
or e-mail Elijah Moss, University of Chicago Campus Computer Store, at (773) 702-6427 or e-mail
emoss@uchicago.edu. Employees are limited to one purchase per model per year. Fax a copy of your Argonne ID to
obtain the discount.
Dell Computer Corporation -- To
purchase Dell computer equipment by phone, call 1-800-293-3492 . To purchase online, access the
Dell.com Web site. Scroll down and select "Federal Civilian Employee Purchase Program." Enter Argonne's
member ID, DS25031041. Select or customize your equipment, add to cart and check out. Employees
will be required to register and get an individual purchase account.
Gateway Computer Corporation --
Visit a Gateway Country Store or call Gateway Federal Sales at (800) 846-2042. Employees will need
to verify their employment with an Argonne ID.
HP Computer Corporation -- HP's
federal employee purchase program is online. Select "new user registration." Complete the brief registration form, and enter
US7439 in the company information code field. The company information code is case-sensitive and
must be entered as capital letters. For additional assistance, call (888) 999-4747.
Micron PC Corporation -- Call the
Micron Employee Purchase Program at (800) 723-2998
or access the Web site. Select Federal Government, Department of Energy, Employee Discounts, and follow the
directions.
Retirement vendors to visit ANL-E
Argonne's retirement vendors will visit Argonne-East during January to meet with employees and answer questions about their retirement plans and assets. To schedule an appointment, call the number listed.
Fidelity: Tuesday, Jan. 7, and
Tuesday, Jan. 21. Call (800) 642-7131.
TIAA-CREF: Thursday, Jan. 23, and
Friday, Jan. 24. Call (800) 842-2005.
Prudential: Wednesday, Jan. 8,
and Wednesday, Jan. 22. (Half-day appointments). Call Cheryl at (847) 619-3519.
ECT Classes
Classes offered by Electronics and Computing Technologies are held in Argonne-East's Building 201, Room 167. Unless otherwise specified, class sizes are limited to eight and cost $215.
"Introduction to Word 2000"
(ECT369) -- Tuesday, Jan. 7, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
"Introduction to Excel 2000"
(ECT370) -- Wednesday, Jan. 8, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
"Introduction to Access 2000"
(ECT371) -- Thursday, Jan. 9, 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
"Introduction to PowerPoint 2000"
(ECT372) -- Friday, Jan. 10, 8:30 a.m. - noon. Cost: $140.
"Intermediate PowerPoint 2000"
(ECT373) -- Friday, Jan. 10, 1-4:30 p.m. Cost: $140.
Complete class descriptions, schedules and enrollment forms are available online.
For information about enrollment, contact Diane Cavazos (ECT) at ext. 2-7153 or dkcavazos@anl.gov.
Argonne News returns Jan. 13
The deadline for the first issue of the new year, on Monday, Jan. 13, will be Monday, Jan. 6.