ALS UEC News

by Kenneth Goldberg 2009 UEC Chairman
(Contact: Kenneth Goldberg, KAGoldberg(at)lbl.gov)
January 2009


Kenneth Goldberg
2009 UEC Chair

With the ALS Users' Meeting just around the corner, October 15-17, 2009, we're also getting ready to hold Elections for three new committee members, and one student member. This is your chance to get involved in the inner workings of the ALS, to help shape the strategy and direction, and to advocate on behalf of your fellow ALS users.

I have been working at the ALS since 1993, serving as a beamline scientist for over 10 years. I am especially sensitive to quality of life issues at the ALS, and aware of the essential roles that beamline scientists play in every experiment. Among other issues, I'd like to help make Beamline scientists lives easier, by working with the ALS to simplify and improve how we report new publications and beamline usage. Being a UEC member, and the 2009 Chairman, has been a great way to get to know the ALS Staff, and to advocate issues that really matter to the broad ALS Community. We have helped to shape the Berkeley Lab Guest House project, the recent implementation of new Safety Rules, the construction of the USB, and most importantly, we organize the ALS Users' Meeting every year.

If you'd like to nominate a colleague, or yourself, please do. The deadline for nominations is October 15th, and the nomination form is here.

Now the September 2009 UEC Corner news, in Haiku

Autumn in Berkeley
ALS users converge
jointly with Foundry
  http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/usermtg/

Energy focus:
Talks, posters, Workshops
Or come for the food
   http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/usermtg/agenda.html

ALS User
with great ideas to share
Join the UEC!
   http://ALSUEC.org/elections.html

Three shifts in a row,
Now a great new place to sleep
Berkeley Lab Guest House
   http://www.als.lbl.gov/als/quickguide/housing.html

UEC Corner
Chairman squints at LCD
Do people read this?
   http://alsuec.org/

I'm looking forward to seeing you at the meeting!
-Ken Goldberg (UEC Chair)