Register for LabTech 2023

Join the IT Division in-person or online at LabTech 2023 on Thursday, November 2 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. LabTech is a free, hybrid event focused on computing and technology. From productivity tools to the Lawrencium Supercluster, everyone will find a topic of interest!

Berkeley Lab staff, affiliates, and external collaborators are invited to register at labtech.lbl.gov before the deadline on October 18.

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Jimmy Mai and Mentoring@LBNL Team Recognized with 2023 Director’s IDEA Award 

Congratulations to Jimmy Mai, recipient of the 2023 Director’s IDEA Award for Exceptional Achievement in IDEA-Mentoring! Jimmy is a Computer Systems Engineer in the IT Support Services group and a dedicated member of the Mentoring@LBNL team. 

Nominated by Aditi Chakravarty, the Lab's Chief Culture Officer, the team was recognized for “building the critical foundations of a complex mentoring ecosystem that fulfills different employee needs around mentorship while also modeling the value of team science and cross-Lab collaboration over a 3 year period.” 

Collaborate with ScienceIT Consultants

Are you interested in exploring scientific computing services provided by the IT Division? Do you need help with cloud platforms or managing vast amounts of data?

Invite ScienceIT consultants to join your next staff meeting! Subject matter experts are available to present an overview of services and are ready to work closely with scientists to accomplish critical research goals. Get in touch with ScienceIT today at scienceit@lbl.gov.

October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Support computer safety at Berkeley Lab and incorporate One Minute for Cyber Security into meeting agendas for a quick refresh on best practices.

Google Workspace Updates, September 2023

Read about new and upcoming productivity features in Google apps, including improvements to Google Chat on the web and better collaboration across Google Drive and Slides. Reading time: 5 minutes

IT Training, October to November 2023

IT offers technical training courses to Berkeley Lab employees in partnership with UC Berkeley. Course topics include web scraping and machine learning with Python, introduction to Bash + Git, data analysis with Excel, and more.