Agenda

The meeting will take place in the Building 66 Auditorium.

Monday, June 4
8:30 a.m.   Welcome and Opening Remarks
Graham Fleming, Deputy Director – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
8:45 a.m.   Welcome and Plan for this Meeting
Tony Van Buuren, ALS UEC Chair – Lawrence Livermore National Lab
9:00 a.m.   Coffee Break
9:15 a.m.   Universities, National Laboratories and Public/Private Partnerships to Improve National Competitiveness
Richard Herman, Chancellor, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Member, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
10:00 a.m.  

What Do Democrats Have in Store for Science?
Representative Nick Lampson, Chairman, Science Committee’s Subcommittee on Energy and the Environment – Taped Remarks

10:30 a.m.   Update from Congress
Chris King – House Science Staff

11:00 a.m.

 

Update on Grass Roots Campaigns: An American Physical Society Perspective
Steve Pierson, American Physical Society

12:00 p.m.   Lunch

1:00 p.m.

 

The Role of National Laboratories in Rising Above the Gathering Storm
Steve Chu, Director – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

1:45 p.m.   So What? Getting Our Message Across
Judy Jackson, Public Relations – Fermilab
2:15 p.m.   The Year in Review: Notes From Coordinating User Groups
Sacha Kopp, UEC Fermilab – University of Texas  
2:45 p.m.   Coffee Break
3:00 p.m.   NUFO 2.0 – Mission, Structure, Goals
All attendees
4:00 p.m.   What Comes Next: Discussion and Plans for the Future
All attendees
4:30 p.m.   Adjourn
6:00 p.m.  

No-Host Dinner; Adagia Restaurant

Tuesday, June 5
8:30 a.m.   Welcome and Plan for Day 2
Tony Van Buuren, ALS UEC Chair – Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
8:45 a.m.   Coffee Break
9:00 a.m.   How the User Office Supports Safety at the ALS
Jim Floyd, ALS Environment Safety & Health Manager – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
9:30 a.m.   Proprietary Usage at the Advanced Photon Source: Issues and Status
Susan Strasser, Manager, APS User Administration and Support – Argonne National Laboratory
10:00 a.m.   Computer Security at Brookhaven National Laboratory
Martin Purschke, Head of Cybersecurity Advisory Council - Brookhaven National Laboratory
10:45 a.m.   Computer Security Issues: How They May Affect National User Facilities
Dwayne Ramsey, Computer Protection Program Manager – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Adam Stone, Associate Liaison to DOE for Information Technology – Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
11:30 a.m.   Are There Areas Where We Can More Effectively Standardize User Access?
All attendees
12:30 p.m.   Lunch
1:30 p.m.   Breakout sessions for each type of facility
Agenda will be developed by a lead from each type of facility:
Light Sources – Jeff Troutman
High-Energy Physics - Susan White-DePace
Supercomputing – Francesca Verdier
Nanoscience – Jim Bustillo
Electron Microscopy – Jane Cavlina
Neutron Scattering – Al Ekkebus