The University of California Board of Regents will make an official visit to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory on Thursday, June 15, to tour major program facilities and hear presentations on key research and national security programs.

While portions of the visit will be open to the media and the public, certain presentations require national security clearance. The general public and media who wish to attend the remaining open portions of the meeting must obtain a badge [ U.S. citizens only]. General public wishing to attend the meeting should call the laboratory's Protocol Office at (925) 423-6820 no later than Monday, June 12, to make arrangements for obtaining a badge.

Media wishing to attend should contact the LLNL public affairs office at (925)423-6627 to obtain a badge no later than June 12.

The regents' visit will include:

8:30 a.m. Welcome/Public Comment Session Hertz Hall, Bldg. 661 9:00 a.m. Laboratory Overview (open)   9:30 a.m. Remarks by DOE/NNSA Site Manager (open)   9:50 a.m. National Security Overview (closed) Bldg. 111, NSV 10:35 a.m. National Ignition Facility Tour (open) Bldg. 581, Lobby 12:00 p.m. Lunch   Noon Advanced Simulation and Computing Overview (closed) Bldg. 453, Rm. 1205
and 1012 1:45 p.m. Terascale Simulation Facility Tour (open) Bldg. 453, Lobby 2:30 p.m. Science and University Research Collaborations (open) Bldg. 170, Courtyard 3:15 p.m. Nonproliferation, Homeland and
International Security (closed) Bldg. 170, Rm. 1153
and Rms. 1091/1092 4:00 p.m. National Atmospheric Release Advisory Center /
Energy and Climate Research (open) Bldg. 170, Rm. 1018

The full agenda for the meeting can be viewed at ww.universityofcalifornia.edu/regents/regmeet/june06/june15.pdf

Closed sessions for matters affecting national security: Education Code Section 92032(b)(1)

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