Berkeley Lab

Meetings

The UEC meets at least once a month to advance our activities on behalf of the user community. Please check here for copies of our meeting minutes.

2023 Meeting Minutes

December 2023

November 2023

October 2023

September 2023

August 2023

July 2023- Cancelled

June 2023

May 2023

April 2023

March 2023

February 2023

January 2023

2022 Meeting Minutes

December 2022 – Thank you to UEC members ending their tenure, UEC elections, speakers for Foundry’s seminar series, final updates from Cheryl

November 2022 – UEC election, Proposal Review Board, Code of Conduct

October 2022 – UEC election, updating alumni UEC contact list, welcome packet for new Users + list of affiliate benefits, suggestion box, DEI library to encourage self-education

September 2022 – Welcome to Jim Ciston, recap of AUM, feedback from AUM townhall and virtual suggestion box, open discussion with Jim

August 2022 – AUM update, AUM townhall, proposal call, inviting Deputy Director to next UEC meeting, National Postdoc Association week

July 2022 – Voting for AUM Staff Award winner, AUM townhall, safety committee highlights, facility specific reminders document, suggestion box

June 2022 – AUM update, voting process for AUM poster session, UEC speaker picks for Tuesday seminar, Slack, staff communication

May 2022 – PRB meeting, AUM, UEC speaker picks for Foundry seminar series, approved Slack plan, upcoming postdoc/grad student highlights on Twitter, Welcome information for new users

April 2022 – AUM, Twitter, Slack, Facility-specific reminders document, Welcome info for new users

March 2022 – AUM, Internal Vice-Chair name change, Slack, Twitter

February 2022 – SAB meeting, AUM, User Satisfaction Survey 2021, Fostering community and sense of belonging, Safety training

January 2022 – Welcome, Nominations for External and Internal Vice-Chairs, AUM volunteers, AUM keynote speakers, COVID, Foundry seminar series

2021 Meeting Minutes

December 2021 – Thank you, UEC elections, January seminar speaker, Age of omicron, Job opening in Nanofabrication facility

November 2021 – UEC election nominations, Fall proposal review board, seminar speakers for 2022

October 2021 – seminar speakers for next year, lab access and vaccination declaration, UEC elections

September 2021 – feedback from AUM survey results, Fall/Winter seminar speakers, Fall proposal call

August 2021 – finalizing AUM details, user buddies, Fall proposal call, UEC-nominated seminar speakers for Fall/Winter

July 2021 – UEC-nominated seminar speakers, new COVID-19 lab access protocols, AUM update (career panels and student award nomination judging)

June 2021 – AUM poster session and award nominations, access to the Foundry, user code of conduct

May 2021 – AUM career panel planning, Molecular Foundry user code of conduct

April 2021 – AUM update, brainstorming for new strategic plan

March 2021 – finalizing AUM keynote speakers and symposia, COVID updates, proposal writing workshop, strategic plan

February 2021 – upcoming SAB meeting, AUM planning, COVID updates, new podcast

January 2021 – welcoming new members, nominations, AUM planning, COVID updates

2020 Meeting Minutes

December 2020 – Seminar speakers, UEC election, COVID-19 update

November 2020 – Access to Foundry during COVID-19, UEC election, Kristin Persson

October 2020 – Elections plan, AUM keynote speaker suggestions, AUM dates

September 2020 – UEC elections, UEC website, call for proposals

August 2020 – Staff award winner, AUM logistics

July 2020 – AUM update, reopening plans

June 2020 – Starting up research, AUM poster competition planning

May 2020 – AUM updates, starting up research

April 2020 – Proposal system, moving AUM to virtual, website ideas

March 2020 – COVID-19, AUM updates, spring seminar, User Program director update, new user onboarding, code of conduct

February 2020 – New user onboarding, AUM speaker invitations, proposal review considerations

January 2020 – Secretary and Vice-Chair elections, Foundry seminar POC, code of conduct, equipment downtime, AUM organizing committee