Mozilla’s bike program was launched in San Francisco in May on the streets of the Embarcadero. These bright orange bikes with Firefox  panniers and branded helmets encourage San Fran employees to enjoy their beautiful city in style and health.

WPR was happy to help launch this program that we hope which we hope to grow to other Mozilla destinations in coming years.

What is your favorite lunch time destination in San Francisco?

WPR’s own Cristina Akimoff  showing off her Mozilla pride.

Please join us in welcoming Elisabeth Laude to our Mozilla WPR team.

Elisabeth is the new Office Services Coordinator for our Paris site. In addition to having experience in office management and administration, Elisabeth is devoted to the open web and has worked tirelessly as a volunteer for open source non-profits fighting against ACTA, SOPA and PIPA.  Her goal is to be able to combine this passion with a career and working at Mozilla will make that dream a reality.  We are extremely excited to have her on board. Bienvenue a` Elisabeth!

You asked. We delivered.

You now can book flights and earn Rapid Rewards points through Southwest Airlines via Egencia.

Egencia’s Southwest Airlines partnership is landing in two phases.

Phase 1:

You’re now able to view Southwest flight options by clicking on a link on your flight search results page.  This link will bring you to our SWABIZ  (Southwest Airlines Business) account page.

If you are a frequent Southwest traveler you can log in with your Rapid Rewards number. If you do not have a Rapid Rewards number you can enroll in the program on this page. You can book and earn flight credits for Southwest Flights booked through SWABIZ and flights will be billed directly to Mozilla.

Important notes:

*Flights are booked through Southwest’s SWABIZ site, not Egencia.

*Please select the appropriate department code.

*Flight purchases will not notify an approver. Please check with your manager before purchasing your flight.

Phase 2:

Coming this Summer, Egencia will allow you to see and book Southwest flights directly from your Egencia results page.  Approvers will be notified and Rewards points will continue to be applied to your personal Southwest account.

Please contact Karen Esterly for all travel related questions.

Happy Travels, Mozillians!

Introducing Secure Printing

Do you need to print confidential documents? Our new Ricoh Multi-Functional Devices (printers) now have a secure printing option that allows you to send your private files to a machine and print with a password on demand.  Secure printing instructions are located on the wiki. Talk to your local WPR friend for help.

*Currently available in Mountain View and San Francisco, but coming soon to an office near you!

Toronto

The Toronto office is hosting the Thunderlympics! (Thunderbird Work Week) from February 6-10.

They are also hosting a Gaming Work Week focusing on improving HTML5 for in-browser gaming on February 13-17.

They will be closed on Monday February 20 for Family Day.

US Offices

US offices will be closed on Monday February 20 for President’s Day.

Auckland

The Auckland office will be closed for Waitangi Day on February 6.

Aucklanders have tentatively scheduled a gumboot throwing competition on February 10.

*Reminders*

Don’t forget your sweetie on February 14th!

2012 is a leap year! There are 29 days in February this month.

News and Events

The Paris office is hiring an Office Services Coordinator. For more information, check out the job posting.

The Auckland office is hosting a video workweek January 23-27. They will be closed on January 30 for Auckland Anniversary Day and February 6 for Waitangi Day.

The San Francisco office is hosting a Web Dev community event on January 24. Contact Cristina for more information.

The Vancouver office is extending its stay at its temporary space in the Hive Vancouver. Please continue to forward all packages to the temporary address at 128 W Hastings St.