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ECT to host
all-day briefing on Microsoft products
Electronics and Computing Technologies will host an all-day
Microsoft product briefing on Wednesday, Sept. 16 in
Argonne-East's Building 200 Auditorium.
The briefing will be presented by Microsoft's Richard Russell and Shawn Carlson. A free packet of Microsoft products will be given to everyone who attends.
From 9 a.m. to noon, the briefing will cover the
Microsoft Server Core, including:
Microsoft Windows NT 5.0:
Microsoft Windows NT 4.0, Terminal Server Edition:
From 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m., the seminar will turn to
Microsoft Server Applications:
Microsoft Exchange server
Microsoft Solutions partners product integratiom
A travel fair at Argonne-East on Thursday, Sept. 17, will give employees a chance to meet with the laboratory's travel service providers, ask questions and suggest improvements.
The fair will be held in the Building 213 Cafeteria Lobby from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. On hand will be representatives of Argonne's corporate travel partners: BTI Americas, Inc., United Airlines, U.S. Bank-VISA and National Car Rental. A raffle will be held for two round-trip airline tickets to any destination in the continental United States.
Argonne-West will have a travel fair on Monday, Oct. 5; details will be announced in a futureArgonne Week.
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Argonne's involvement in a five-year, joint venture research program has led to advances that will enable scientists to produce ascorbic acid, commonly known as vitamin C, less expensively and with less effect on the environment than the current process.
The technology, based on a fermentation system, is a major milestone in the development of new methods to manufacture chemicals from renewable raw materials like corn.
The long-term goal of the ongoing project is to reduce the size of factories by substituting enzymatic processes for chemical processing. Scientists believe this will lead to a reduction in manufacturing costs by lowering equipment costs.
Argonne, as a joint venture partner with Genencor International Inc., Eastman Chemical Company, Electrosynthesis Inc. and Microgenomics Inc., combined its technical expertise in several areas to develop the new system.
TheEnergy Systems, Environmental Research and Mathematics and Computer Science divisions, along with the Center for Mechanistic Biology and Biotechnology, have taken part in the project at Argonne.
"This is a good example of Argonne's ability to develop multidisciplinary collaboration across the laboratory," said Jim Frank, (ES) project manager for Argonne.
The endeavor was the first effort of the biotechnology working group initiated by Andrzej Joachimiak, director of the Structural Biology Center, and Frank.
Over the course of the project, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Advanced Technology Program and the industrial partners will have invested $31.3 million, with more than half the funding coming from industry.
According to Frank, by allowing the formation of industrial partnerships, the government enabled the development of higher risk technology than would normally be possible by individual companies.
In the remaining two years of the project, the group hopes to develop second- and third-generation processes and extend the technology to other commercially valuable chemicals.
TheArgonne Combined Appeal (ACA) will host its second annual used book sale fundraiser Thursday and Friday, Sept. 10-11, in Argonne-East's Building 213 Cafeteria.
The sale will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. and will feature an assortment of used books donated by Argonne employees. Hardcover books will sell for $1 or buy three and get one free. Softcover books will be 50 cents and paperbacks will be three for $1. Children's books will be 25 cents each. Unsold items from the book fair will be donated to local charities either for use in their own libraries or for resale. Last year's sale raised nearly $2,500.
The Combined Appeal provides employees with a way to contribute to the Metropolitan Chicago United Way/Crusade of Mercy, United Way Will County and 18 other charities. This year's campaign will kick off in October with a clothing drive. For more information, see the Argonne Combined Appeal Web page.
The Eastwood Extension bridge over Sawmill Creek at Argonne-East will be closed for about a month beginning 7 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 9. The project is aimed at replacing the old bridge deck and installing a new guardrail.
TheU.S. Department of Energy has announced its intention to negotiate with the University of Chicago to extend the current multi-year, performance-based contract for Argonne's management and operation.
The current contract ends Sept. 30. The new contract extension to be negotiated would extend the agreement for another five years.
A key incentive under the current contract was an option permitting DOE to extend the agreement based on superior performance. DOE recently rated Argonne's science and technology as "outstanding" -- its highest mark -- and operational performance as "excellent."
The full text of DOE's press release announcing the decision to begin negotiations is availableonline.
The U.S. Department of Energy has advised Argonne to change its security gate procedures due to recent terrorist activities targeting U.S. facilities.
Random inspections have begun on vehicles, especially commercial vehicles.
Anyone wishing to enter the site without an employee badge or vehicle sticker must report to the Argonne Information Center (Building 224) for a gate pass.
Contractors, vendors or any visitors will need to be cleared before their arrival. Employees expecting visitors should call the Argonne Information Center at ext. 2-5755.
Argonne employees can access the Internet and Argonne network services, such as e-mail accounts, from anywhere in the continental United States with a new remote access service being offered by the Electronics and Computing Technologies Division (ECT).
This nationwide system can provide service at up to 53,200 bits per second (Kbps) if the user has an analog 56 K-Flex modem, and at lower speeds with other modems. It can be accessed from anywhere in the continental United States with a 1-800 phone number.
This new service supports general terminal sessions, Macintosh and Microsoft Windows 95/98/NT platforms. The 800 service supports the Point to Point Protocol (PPP) and its predecessor the Serial Line Interface Protocol (SLIP). The access number for this new service is 1-800-997-1926.
Costs for this new service are $20 per month for the remote access account and 15 cents per minute for 800 number access.
To sign up for a remote access account, call ECT Account Services at ext. 2-5405. For information about configurations or access, call ECT Telecommunications Engineering at ext. 2-4181.
Detailed information on the new remote access system is available on the World Wide Web.
The Predators captured the championship at Argonne's annual softball tournament on August 13-14 in Argonne Park.
Four teams vied for the top spot this year. According to Jack Burke (XFD), Predators team captain, the win was a total team effort. Standouts included pitcher Bob Bilitzki, who batted .692 for the series, and Dan Burke, who batted .769 and had a home run in each of the three games.
During September, coffee machines in some buildings at Argonne-East will dispense free coffee, courtesy of the Canteen Corporation. There will be no advance notice of the days or locations of the free vending.
Notices of future vending promotions will appear in the Argonne News.
"Bridging Gender Gaps: Communication Between Men and Women," a seminar by clinical psychologist Victor Dye of the Family Institute, will be held Tuesday, Sept. 8, from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in Argonne-East's Building 200 Auditorium.
Dye will address the differing communication styles of men and women, and whether they are "learned roles." He will also discuss how to appreciate gender differences rather than fight them.
All Argonne and DOE employees and adult family members are invited to attend the free seminar, sponsored by the Employee Assistance Program and Preventive Health and Wellness Program.
Argonne-East'sWeight Watchers group is inviting employees interested in learning how to lose weight to free open house meetings on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and Tuesday, Sept. 15, at noon in Argonne-East's Building 200, Room J183.
Those interested in the program may sign up for a 15-week series at the open house. A minimum of 18 members is required to continue the series.
For more information, contact Danielle Marn (HR) at ext. 2-2813.
The Argonne Pool League Fall session is scheduled to begin Tuesday, Sept. 15, at Crickets and Cues in Bolingbrook. Play begins at 6 p.m.
New players and teams of all levels of play are welcome. Employees interested in joining the league should contact Stephan Wegerich (RA) by e-mail at poolleague@anl.gov or by phone at ext. 2-3885.
The Argonne Running Club will sponsor one or more Argonne teams in this year's Chicago Marathon, to be held Oct. 11.
The club will pay the team entry fee and contribute $10 toward each runner's basic marathon registration fee. To register for the team, or for more information, contact Karl Grimm (RA) at ext. 2-6721 or Aziz Uras (RE) at ext. 2-5847. The deadline for team registration is mid-September.
The club will again have volunteers on hand at the finish line to distribute food to the finishers. Each volunteer will receive a distinctive jacket, hat and T-shirt. To register, or for more information, contact Corrie Patterson (TD) at ext. 2-9246 by Oct. 1.
Human Resources is sponsoring a special course for Argonne Employees on "Program Development," to be held at Argonne-East October 19-21.
This course was specially designed for federally funded research and development centers seeking to expand their sponsor base in a world of reduced government spending.
The seminar will cover the methods, skills, tools and techniques needed to both establish new business alliances and better manage ongoing sponsor relationships.
By understanding the program development process and by developing specific implementation plans, participants will learn how to better position their organizations in the marketplace and how to build their reputation with existing and potential customers.
The Program Development course is designed for program directors and managers, engineers and scientists, and legal, technical support and technology transfer employees.
The cost for this three-day course is $775. Registration deadline is Wednesday, Sept. 16. To register, contact a Training Management System representative. Call ext. 2-3410 for more information.