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IT Jams

Introducing a new VPN experience

Learn more about SLAC's new Virtual Private Network (VPN).

Date Wednesday, October 29, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
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Oct29

ServiceNow Office Hours

Join the ServiceNow team to ask questions and share knowledge with the SNOW community.  Find Zoom link in   the  #slac-it-snow-power-users  Slack channel...
Date Friday, October 17, 2025 · 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.  PT
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Oct17
IT Jams

Co-piloting your way to more efficient operations

Learn how you can leverage Copilot

Date Wednesday, October 15, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Kavli (051) 3rd Floor Conference Room
Copilot logo
Oct15

ServiceNow Office Hours

Join the ServiceNow team to ask questions and share knowledge with the SNOW community.  Find Zoom link in   the  #slac-it-snow-power-users  Slack channel...
Date Friday, October 3, 2025 · 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.  PT
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Oct3
IT Jams

LISTSERV 101 - How to get your LISTS served the right way! - CANCELLED

Join us as we explore how you can make SLAC's listserv work for you!

Date Wednesday, September 17, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
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Sep17
IT Jams

CUI: What, why, when, and how to protect Controlled Unclassified Information

Join us to learn more about the Controlled Unclassified Information (CUI) program, launching on October 1, 2025.

Date Wednesday, September 3, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
Controlled Unclassified Information
Sep3
IT Jams

Office 365: Upgrade steps and productivity tips

Join us to learn about the upgrade to Office 365 and tips  to  enhance your productivity

Date Wednesday, August 6, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
people discussing something around a table
Aug6
IT Jams

SLAC IT Onboarding: A Roadmap for Manager & New Hire Success

Learn how to guide and support new hires IT journey during their critical first weeks.

Date Wednesday, July 9, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
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Jul9
IT Jams

Getting the Most Out of Your SLAC iPad

Tips and tricks on how to use your SLAC iPad to boost productivity.

Date Wednesday, June 18, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
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Jun18
IT Jams

From Plan to Launch: Effective Techniques for IT Service Rollouts

Join us to learn key strategies for managing IT projects.

Date Wednesday, June 4, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
people discussing something around a table
Jun4
IT Jams

CUI Essentials: Protecting Controlled Unclassified Information

Join us for an update on the progress of the five key initiatives to modernize SLAC's digital infrastructure. 

Date Wednesday, May 14, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
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May14
IT Jams

Big 5 in 2025 monthly update

Join us for an update on the progress of the five key initiatives to modernize SLAC's digital infrastructure. 

Date Wednesday, April 30, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
Big 5 in 2025
Apr30
IT Jams

Unleash efficiency with AI

Join us to unveil the power of AI to optimize tasks and workflows, and achieve more in less time. See presentations slides.

Date Wednesday, April 16, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
Connections leading to a board with the word AI on it
Apr16
IT Jams

Introducing On-Demand Cloud Services at SLAC

Join us for an IT Jam introducing SLAC IT's new On-Demand Cloud service. . Learn how this service can simplify your cloud adoption and...

Date Wednesday, April 2, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar (Building 50, Room 359)
Big 5 in 2025 diagram, highlighting the On-Demand Cloud services initiative
Apr2
IT Jams

Role-Based Access initiative overview

Join SLAC CIO Jon Russell for an IT Jam dedicated to solving this challenge with our new Role-Based Access initiative.

Date Wednesday, March 26, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Trinity (Building 53, Room 1350)
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Mar26
IT Jams

New process for sponsoring non-employees

Learn about the new process for onboarding non-employees at SLAC and the enhanced role of sponsors, who will be key to ensuring a smooth...

Date Wednesday, March 19, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Redwood Rooms C/D
Big 5 components with Identity and Access Management highligthed
Mar19
IT Jams

Data Governance journey

Join us to discover how SLAC is effectively addressing policy, planning, oversight, and control over the management of operational data. Learn how these efforts...
Date Wednesday, March 5, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
big 5 diagram, highlighting Operational Data Transparency
Mar5
IT Jams

Get ready for Windows 11

Join us to learn how to upgrade to Windows 11 before Windows 10 support ends in October.  *Slides available

Date Wednesday, February 26, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
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Feb26
IT Jams

Big 5 in 2025

Learn about how SLAC is embarking on an ambitious transformation of our business systems. *Recoding and slides available.

Date Wednesday, February 19, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Berryessa (Building 53)
Big 5 in 20205
Feb19
IT Jams

Explore Cloud-based enterprise dashboarding solution

Join us to learn how dashboards can enhance decision-making and provide real-time insights across SLAC. *slides available

Date Wednesday, February 12, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
Data visualization
Feb12
IT Jams

AI-Enabled Enterprise Search at SLAC

Join us to learn how SLAC IT is implementing AI-powered technologies to enhance enterprise search capabilities. 

Date Wednesday, January 29, 2025 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
Connections leading to a board with the word AI on it
Jan29

IAM Office Hours

Application Administrators, the Identity and   Access Management (IAM) team is available every Tuesday 1-2PM to help you web-enable your applications. YubiKeys and SLAC...
Date Tuesday, December 10, 2024 · 1:00 p.m.–2:00 p.m.  PT
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Dec10
IT Jams

Getting the best from the new AV equipment

Join the AV team as they introduce the new Neat equipment and the latest Zoom features. Learn how to make the most out of...
Date Wednesday, November 20, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
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Nov20
IT Jams

Exploring GitHub Enterprise at SLAC

Discover how this new platform enhances centralized code management and strengthens security measures. We'll delve into the ways GitHub Enterprise streamlines development workflows, enables...
Date Wednesday, November 13, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Hybrid
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Nov13

Google Apps 101: Docs and Sheets

In this session, you will have the opportunity to learn the features and functionality of Google Drive, along with creating and managing Google Docs...
Date Wednesday, October 23, 2024 · 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Oct23

Stanford Cybersecurity and Privacy Festival: Showdown at the AI corral

Learn more and register: https://uit.stanford.edu/security/cyberfest/2024 
Date Thursday, October 17, 2024 · 8:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.  PT
Location Frances C. Arrillaga Alumni Center, Stanford University
Showdown at the AI Corral
Oct17
IT Jams

Unlocking efficiency: agile processes in ServiceNow

Learn from Reich Bautista of the SLAC IT SNOW Team about their journey in implementing agile processes within ServiceNow and the significant efficiencies they...
Date Wednesday, October 9, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
people working on a agile process
Oct9
IT Jams

IAM Key Players: Unlocking Yubikey's full potential

Join this session to learn how to get your Yubikey, set it up, and master tips and tricks to boost your security and efficiency...
Date Wednesday, September 11, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Location Zoom + Avatar Room (Building 50)
image of digital key
Sep11
IT Jams

Navigating the new IT Policy for Foreign Travel

Join Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Michelle Jost, for an in-depth discussion on SLAC's new IT policy for foreign travel. This session will cover...
Date Wednesday, August 28, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
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Aug28
Technical Training

Excel Efficiency Unleashed: Mastering Keyboard Shortcuts and Time-Saving Techniques

This class introduces a comprehensive collection of Excel keyboard shortcuts and time-saving techniques to enhance speed and efficiency.   Learn more and register
Date Thursday, August 22, 2024 · 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Aug22

Special Unix Townhall: AFS retirement

Learn more about AFS retirement and migration options from SLAC IT and TID --------------- View meeting recording (Stanford login required) View TrueNAS slides (...
Date Wednesday, August 21, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:30 p.m.  PT
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Aug21
Technical Training

Zoom: Beyond the Basics

This session will examine application setting, advanced and individual meeting settings, steps for holding breakout sessions, annotation, dynamic viewing, and more.   Register
Date Monday, August 19, 2024 · 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Aug19
Technical Training

Gentle Introduction to Google Drive

This session will start from the beginning by introducing an overview of Google Drive. You will have the opportunity to learn the basic features...
Date Thursday, August 15, 2024 · 9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Aug15
IT Jams

Andrew File System (AFS) Retirement

Join SLAC IT and TID for an overview session on migrating your non-science data from the Andrew File System (AFS), a distributed file system...
Date Wednesday, August 14, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
Woman holding folder full of documents.
Aug14

IT Change Advisory Board meeting

The Change Advisory Board is established to communicate, coordinate, and certify comprehensive changes that are scheduled to be implemented into the Information Technology production...
Date Monday, August 12, 2024 · 11:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Aug12
IT Jams

Inside AV: Meet the team and discover what's new

Join us to meet the AV team and explore the new, user-friendly AV webpages. Learn about the AV services and the new streamlined request...
Date Wednesday, July 17, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
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Jul17
Technical Training

Pivot Table Essentials: An Introduction to Mastering Data Analysis in Excel

When it comes to analyzing data in Excel, almost nothing compares to the power and functionality Pivot Tables can provide. We will start at...
Date Tuesday, July 16, 2024 · 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Jul16
Technical Training

Gentle Introduction to Google Drive

This session will start from the beginning by introducing an overview of Google Drive. You will have the opportunity to learn the basic features...
Date Thursday, June 27, 2024 · 1:00 p.m.–4:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Jun27
Technical Training

Creating Efficient Surveys with Google Forms

Learn how to use Google Forms to create questionnaires, surveys, or quizzes. With Google Forms you can analyze data directly from the tool, and...
Date Friday, June 21, 2024 · 9:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.  PT
Location Virtual event
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Jun21
IT Jams

IAM Key Players: Boosting security and speed with YubiKeys

Join us to discover the advantages of using YubiKey for Multi-factor Authentication and learn how to get your own YubiKey for a faster and...

Date Wednesday, June 19, 2024 · 2:00 p.m.–3:00 p.m.  PT
image of digital key
Jun19