News Briefs: April 24, 2009
Employer partnership with Army Reserve
The Laboratory, along with three Bay Area cities, four companies and a community college, has signed a memorandum of agreement (MOA) with the U.S. Army Reserve’s, Northern California Employer Partnership Initiative. Bill Bruner, director of Government and External Relations, represented LLNL at the signing ceremony Tuesday, at Camp Parks in Dublin, Calif.
The Employer Partnership Initiative was launched by the U. S. Army Reserve in April 2008 to formalize the relationship between the Army Reserve and the private sector, both of whom share the common goals of strengthening the community, supporting soldiers and families, and maintaining a strong economy. Currently, there are 300 partners across the country.
The program is equally beneficial to communities, corporations and companies that participate, as well as soldiers in the Army Reserve, explained Richard (Phil) Stage, program support manager for the Employer Partnership Initiative.
Partnering employers such as LLNL are given assured access to skilled and qualified soldiers serving in various capacities. Soldiers benefit from increased job opportunities and greater stability, resulting in continuity in their civilian careers and lives.
In welcoming the participants to the ceremony, Maj. Gen. Mari Eder, deputy chief, Army Reserve, remarked "what a great community we have here this morning." She went on to explain how the partnership is about "building a network of support for our soldiers." She also stressed the need to steer young people towards careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Representatives who joined LLNL in signing the agreement included: James D. Davis, mayor of Antioch; Marj Leider, Livermore City Council member; Hermnio Sunga, mayor of Vallejo, John Simon, PG&E; John Swenson, DeAnza College; Danyelle Gibson Grant, Fremont Bank; and Chris Seymour, Westmed Ambulance. Prudential Insurance Company, based in New Jersey, was not represented.
In addition, representatives from the offices of both Congresswoman Ellen Tauscher and Congressman Jerry McNerney attended the ceremony.
For more information on the Employer Partnership Initiative, go to the Web.
- - Linda Lucchetti
Lab to hold Family Days Open House May 30-31
The Laboratory will hold a Family Days Open House from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, May 30 and 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 31 for employees, contractors and their invited family and friends.
LLNL retirees are also welcome to attend. But, because of current site access security requirements, retirees will need to find an employee with a current badge to serve as an escort for the visit. A limited number of volunteer escorts will be available to host visitors. More information for retirees will be provided in next week’s Newsline .
Employees will be allowed to bring eight guests per visit; a guest card must be filled out by the escorting employee and submitted for each visit. The forms are available to employees on the internal open house Website. Employees planning to invite family or friends who are foreign nationals are reminded that the deadline for submitting "Non-U.S Citizen Forms" is COB Monday, May 4. Foreign nationals include all non-U.S. citizens residing in the United States on a green card.
Additional information/publications for guests will be made available through Newsline as the date of the event approaches.
-- Don Johnston
Lovins to speak about ‘Rethinking Electricity’
Amory Lovins, co-founder, chairman and chief scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute, an independent, entrepreneurial, nonprofit, think-and-do tank, will present "Rethinking Electricity," at 1 p.m. Thursday, April 30, in the Bldg. 123 auditorium.
Lovins advises governments and major firms worldwide on advanced energy and resource efficiency, and has led the technical redesign of over $30 billion worth of facilities to achieve huge energy savings at typically lower capital cost. There will be a question and answer period following the talk.
Lovins also will be briefed on energy technologies at the Laboratory including wind, carbon and water, the hydrogen car, truck efficiency and aerodynamics, flywheels and energy storage, the National Ignition Facility and the laser inertial fusion engine.
- - Linda Lucchetti
