Concerts on the Square
Wednesdays, 7:00 p.m.
Capitol Square
FREE

Roll out the picnic blankets for Madison's favorite summer music series! Downbeat is at 7:00 p.m. and concerts run through August 1st. You can save a spot anytime after 3:00 p.m.

For concert details visit the WCO website here.

Opera in the Park
July 21st, 8:00 p.m.
Gardner Park
FREE

Keep those picnic blankets handy! A new Madison tradition, Opera in the Park highlights famous opera tunes and Broadway numbers with performances by the Madison Opera Chorus (including yours truly, Sean Hubbard), the Madison Symphony Orchestra and some of opera's brightest young stars!

More details at http://www.madis onopera.org

Art Fair on the Square
July 14th, 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
July 15th, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Capitol Square
FREE

One of the top fine arts fairs in the country, the annual Art Fair on the Square attracts over 200,000 visitors each summer! Proceeds from the AFOTS go to support the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art.

For more information please visit the MMOCA website.

Dane County Fair
July 18th - July 22nd
Alliant Energy Center, Madison
Adults $6.00, Youth 6-11 $3.00, Children 5 and under, FREE

A tradition since 1851, the Dane County Fair features over 9,000 youth exhibits, kiddie barn, food court, crazy carnival midway, indoor and outdoor exhibitors, spectacular and wacky entertainment and more!

Dane County Fair online

Maxwell Street Days
July 20th - 22nd
State Street

Madison's own version of the famous Maxwell St. market, showcasing the many businesses and vendors along State Street. Great bargains, food and entertainment to be had!

Check it out online.

The tenant handbooks are ready to go! I will be distributing them this week and will be available to answer any questions you may have. Please take some time to look over the handbook as many things were updated or added to this edition.

Especially important is the Emergency Procedures Section (Section 4). We recommend that you print extra copies of these plans for your office and discuss them at your next staff meeting. We've also included updated floor plans that highlight the life safety devices and emergency exits on each floor.

We hope you find this handbook helpful and look forward to your feedback. In the future, all updates to the handbook will be uploaded directly to the Network222 website where you can download a .PDF copy of the handbook and print updated sections as necessary.

The Fiore Companies and Community Car are inviting you to a Miniscooper Social on August 8th, from 12- 1pm, in front of the Network 222 building. Join us for a refreshing scoop of ice cream served from the Community Car Mini Cooper.

Community Car, Wisconsin's first and only carsharing organization, provides cars by the hour that include everything - even gas and insurance. Members share access to a fleet of hybrids, a minivan, pick-up truck and more. The Mini Cooper is conveniently parked in the Network 222 parking garage! Bus, bike, walk or carpool to work, then use Community Car when you need a vehicle. Learn more about Community Car at the Miniscooper Social or visit us at our website..

This month we will focus our attentions on the IceCube project, which is housed on the fifth floor of Network222.

So what exactly is the IceCube project? Evelyn Malkus, Education and Outreach Specialist at IceCube explains:

IceCube is a project to build a neutrino telescope in the deep ice of the South Pole. By inserting 4800 light sensors at depths from 1450 to 2450 meters below the surface, physicists will be able to detect extremely high energy neutrinos from supernovas, black holes, and other cosmic sources.

Project engineers designed a special drilling system using hot water to create the deep holes into which the sensors are inserted. This drill was constructed at the Physical Sciences Lab in Stoughton where the sensors are assembled and tested as well. Signals from the sensors, called Digital Optical Modules or DOMs, are received and interpreted at the South Pole before being transmitted to Madison to our Data Warehouse at 222. The National Science Foundation administers this $270 million dollar project which will be completed in 2011.

The project office of IceCube is on the fifth floor where project management, accounting, engineering, data storage, communications, and science analysis take place. Visitors are welcome to see the display in the fifth floor reception area. Tenants of 222 can arrange a lunch-time talk by IceCube staff in one of the IceCube conference rooms or in their own facilities.

Some interesting South Pole facts:
- Between November 1 and February 15 there are about 250 people at the South Pole. Of these, about 50 are IceCube scientists and engineers.
- The South Pole is at an elevation of about 10,000 feet!
- Water use is restricted so bathing is limited to two, 2 minute showers per week!

For more information about the project, go to the IceCube website, or contact Evelyn Malkus, 608-263-0643.

Thanks Evelyn!

Q: When should I submit a maintenance request online?

A: Good question! The online maintenance request form should be used for all non-emergency maintenance issues that occur within your suite.

When filling out the maintenance request, please be a specific as possible - which corner of your suite is the problem in? Does this happen all the time or just specific times of the day? Has this been going on for awhile now?

Q: What doesn't require a maintenance request?

A: Another great question! The two main things that don't require a maintenance request anymore are janitorial issues and building/parking access requests. For both those, you should contact the front desk.

Q: What should I do in an maintenance emergency then?

A: Fiore maintenance staff is on-call 24/7. Should such an event occur, please dial our emergency maintenance line at 608-282-6620. You will be prompted to dial '0' and then be routed to an answering service, who will connect you to an on-call maintenance staff member.

If this is a true building emergency you should follow the emergency procedures found in the tenant handbook, which is located online.

Q: What if I notice something in a common area?

A: We try to catch things in the common areas during our weekly building inspections, however we can't always catch everything! We ask that you please use the online maintenance request form to report such issues. We appreciate your help in keeping the building well-maintained!

Some common maintenance requests:
Q: The toilet is overflowing!
A: Call 608-282-6620!

Q: The bathroom sink doesn't turn on!
A: Fill out an online maintenance request!

Q: I just spilled coffee on the floor!
A: Contact the front desk!

Q: My refrigerator's running!
A: Nice try. :)

Developed by the Fiore Companies in 1984, the InnTowner is a full-service hotel located adjacent to the University of Wisconsin west campus. This property enjoys an outstanding reputation for the quality of its facilities and service.

The InnTowner offers eight meeting rooms yielding over 7,200 square feet of meeting space. The Ameche Grand Ballroom can accommodate 230 banquet style. Other amenities include an indoor pool, fitness center and free wireless Internet access.

The Highland Club, the InnTowner's executive-level concierge floor, won Best Western's "Best of the Best" design award. Renovated in Spring 2006, The Highland Club offers premium pillowtop mattresses, free T1 and wireless Internet, complimentary breakfast, hors d'oeuvres and beverage service, a concierge and turn down service with freshly baked cookies!

Stay tuned for more information about special discounted rates for Network222 tenants!