NUFO 2007

The 2007 National User Facility Organization (NUFO) meeting will be held at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from Monday, June 4 through Tuesday, June 5. This year will be the fourth occasion for all user administrators and user organization chairs to meet and discuss issues of common interest to the community which utilizes these laboratories. This meeting builds upon the workshops held since 1990 of the light source users' administrators. It has since expanded to include user administrators and User Executive Committee chairs of all the Department of Energy's user facilities for basic research.

We have scheduled the items of most importance to the UEC Chairs on Monday, June 4. Agenda items will include updates on how science is being handled by a new congress, and what we’re doing as a country to improve the competitiveness of the United States in a global economy. We’ll continue with updates on grass-roots efforts and coordinating our various user groups. There will be a no-host dinner held at a location to be determined.

Tuesday, June 5 is geared more towards user administrators. Agenda items include proprietary usage, computer security, safety, and user access. We’ll also provide meeting space for specific communities to meet in the afternoon and discuss items unique to those facilities.

There is no charge to attend this meeting, but all attendees must register so that adequate space and refreshments are provided. Visitors from outside Berkeley Lab must provide all needed information to avoid delays at the gate.

Last-Minute Meeting Details

Site Access
I encourage you to carpool as parking is tight. You will need to show your ID at the gate; names of those who registered will be on the gate access list. Please follow the posted signs to the conference location at Building 66.

Parking (see map)
Please proceed to the U5 parking lot on the South side of the Laboratory, just down the street from the Building 66 auditorium. You may also park at other locations as indicated on the attached map. Please do not park in any blue triangle parking spots. Note for LBNL employees: You may not park in the conference reserved parking spaces, they are for offsite conference attendees only.

Dinner
A no-host dinner will be held at Adagia Restaurant at 2700 Bancroft Way (on the corner of Bancroft Way and College Ave, just South of UC Berkeley). There will be a salad, a choice of 3 entrees (1 vegetarian), a choice between 2 desserts, and a soft drink and coffee. The cost is $45 per person, which includes tax and gratuity. There is a bar at the restaurant if you want drinks, but for that you're on your own. We'll have maps available for you at the conference. If you're not sure whether or not you have signed up, you can check the 'participants' page on the web.

Breakout Sessions
At this point, only 3 breakout sessions have been planned: Light Sources, Nanoscience, and Neutron Scattering. There may be an informal meeting for High Energy Physics. No other sessions have been planned.

Day of Conference Assistance
If you need any help during the day of the conference, please contact the ALS User Services Office at 510.486.7745.

This meeting is sponsored by