[Noisebridge-discuss] Tour NIF

Christie Dudley longobord at gmail.com
Tue Jun 30 18:41:03 UTC 2009


Hm.  I know of one that's a good tour that will take non-citizens.  Just
gotta talk him into doing one for Noisebridge.  Soon, soon...

Christie

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Disrupting paradigms since 1967


On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 11:28 AM, Mikolaj Habryn <dichro at rcpt.to> wrote:

> 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
> >>
> >> ---
> >> Disrupting paradigms since 1967
> >>
> >>
> >> 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
> >>>>
> >>>> ________________________________
> >>>> From: noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net
> >>>> [mailto:noisebridge-discuss-bounces at lists.noisebridge.net] On Behalf
> Of
> >>>> Laura Khalil
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 9:53 AM
> >>>> To: NoiseBridge Discuss
> >>>> 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
> >>>> --
> >>>> Twitter:  zazenergy
> >>>> sexistentialcrisis.com  - As eclectic as its author
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
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