[Noisebridge-discuss] Tour NIF

[Mikolaj Habryn]

On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:13 AM, Laura Khalil<zazenergy at gmail.com> wrote:
> It appears that they run a pretty tight ship (not surprising) so tours only
> run the first and third Fridays in the morning, unfortunately.

Also, if you pose for a photo by the LLNL sign at the gate on a fine
Sunday morning, expect a security jeep to show up within 90 seconds to
politely ask what you're up to and keep an unobtrusive eye on you
until you leave. I don't recommend you try this wearing a turban.

m, once again faintly sad at the US-citizens-only rules around some of
the best tours around.

>
> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:11 AM, Christie Dudley <longobord at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> I'd definitely be interested if it could happen after normal working
>> hours.  Would there be any possibility of that?
>>
>> Christie
>>
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>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:02 AM, Laura Khalil <zazenergy at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> So as it turns out this current tour is booked up, so fuck that; we can
>>> arrange to go on our own tour!  We need a minimum of 6 people.  The tour
>>> will likely be on the first or third Friday in August (this is when they
>>> normally conduct them).
>>> So far, Lee, myself and Adam have expressed interest.  If there a few
>>> more that would like to attend I will contact NIF to organize the outing.
>>> Cheers,
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 10:50 AM, Lee Sonko <leelist at lee.org> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Ah, I see on the http://www.sciencecafesf.com/ website that the NIF tour
>>>> is full. I'm on the waitlist. We'll see what happens....
>>>>
>>>> Thanks!
>>>> Lee
>>>>
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>>>> Laura Khalil
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:53 AM
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>>>> Subject: [Noisebridge-discuss] Tour NIF
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>> I've recently heard that there will be a tour happening in the National
>>>> Ignition Facility (NIF) on July 24th.  I've requested to attend and if
>>>> anyone else is interested in carpooling with me shoot me an email.
>>>> I've included the details below.
>>>> -- Laura
>>>> When: Friday, July 24th, 9 AM - 1 PM
>>>> What: Science Tour of NIF Facility
>>>> Where: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA
>>>> The Deets: Due to overwhelming popularity, we're going back on a tour of
>>>> the National Ignition Facility. We'll start with a short overview of the
>>>> facility, move through the field of capacitors, and finally end at the
>>>> target chamber. You'll have all of your questions answered and then some.
>>>> This was one of the best tours I have ever been on, I highly recommend it.
>>>>
>>>> Due to security restrictions, only US citizens will be able to attend
>>>> the tour. In addition, you will need to file a tour info form by July 3rd
>>>> with NIF so they can conduct a background check. Tour will be limited to 14
>>>> people. Last time, we had a number of people flake at the last minute which
>>>> prevented others from going on the tour. Please sign up only if you know
>>>> you'll be able to attend.  For more information and to sign up,
>>>> email info at sciencecafesf.com
>>>> --
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