Badging Project Update

November 2024

Plan to wear a badge starting in January

• Starting in January 2025, wear whichever badge you have in Ames Lab buildings.
• Wear: PIV Badge, Ames Lab Badge, or ISUCard
• Don’t wear badges in ISU buildings or in public
• What you can do now: Stop by the Badging Office in 105 TASF to pick up a lanyard, clip, or armband if you don’t have one.
• Visitors need to wear badges too.

What kind of badge will I get?

PIV Badge

• Most Ames Lab employees, including
• Permanent employees
• Joint employees
• Foreign nationals who have lived in the U.S. for at least 3 years
• Postdocs

Ames Lab Badge

• Employees who aren’t eligible for PIV Badges, including
• Temporary employees
• Contributors
• Foreign nationals who have lived in the U.S. for less than 3 years
• Graduate students
• Undergraduate students

Employees will get either a PIV Badge or an Ames Lab Badge depending on their role and how long they will be at the Lab.

What you need to do now

• Everyone: Get a lanyard, clip, or armband from 105 TASF.

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• If you’re eligible for a PIV Badge: Nothing! The Badging Office will notify you when it’s your turn to start the process to get your new badge.
• If you’re not eligible for a PIV Badge: Come get your Ames Lab Badge! Stop by 105 TASF during business hours or email us at badgingoffice@ameslab.gov to make an appointment.

Wearing badges while working

• It’s okay to remove your badge in a place it cannot be safely worn and put it back on when you exit that area.
• If you have a safety concern, talk to us – we’ll work with you on a solution. We’ve already met with several groups.
• We’re here to help: 105 TASF, badgingoffice@ameslab.gov, and 515-294-6076.
• Resources and FAQs: badging.ameslab.gov

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