Tuesday, Aug 15, 2006

POST-FRR NEWS CONFERENCE ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Aug 16, no earlier than 2 p m , Kennedy Space Center, Fla NASA officials will host a news conference following the two-day Flight Readiness Review for the STS-115 mission on the Space Shuttle Atlantis The Aug 15-16 meeting is designed to produce a number of key decisions about STS-115, including selection of an official launch date The briefing will air live on NASA TV and online

WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY EVENT Date: Wednesday, Aug 16, 10 - 11 a m Cohen Building, Snow Room 5051, 330 C Street, SW, Washington, D C Contact: Claudia Silver 358-0936 NASA Headquarters employees are invited to attend a panel discussion entitled ³Progress of Women in the United States Workforce " The guest panelists are: Libby Liu, Radio Free Asia; Vivian Gallups, International Bureau of Broadcasting; Betty Ward, Department of Education; Linda Miller, Federal Communications Commission; and Denise Rodriguez-Lopez, Department of Transportation The event is sponsored by the International Bureau of Broadcasting, a member of the Southwest Interagency Commemorative Committee which includes NASA Headquarters in its membership

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 17, noon - 1 p m , MIC 6-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 All employees are invited to attend Toastmasters offer a proven way to improve your communication skills By participating in a Toastmasters group, you can develop your skills, become a better speaker and leader

EQUIPMENT INVENTORY UNDERWAY AT NASA HQ Date: Aug 14 - Sept 30 Contact: Mike McDonough 358-5124 The Headquarters Property Branch is conducting a wall-to-wall inventory of tagged government-owned equipment in the Headquarters building Staff will visit all offices to scan equipment Final reconciliations will take place during September

NASA PROJECT MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE Date/Time/Location: Feb 6 - 7, 2007, Galveston, Texas Contact: Niloo Naderi (301) 286-5694 Niloofar Naderi 1@gsfc nasa gov The call for speakers is open for the PM Challenge 2007, NASA¹s fourth annual project management conference Speaker proposals are due no later than Sept 15 For details, visit: http://pmchallenge gsfc nasa gov

INTERNATIONAL CONTINUING HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES Date/Time/Location: Friday, Aug 18, 10 a m - noon, Room CD61 Contact: Dr Wing Chan 358-0592 Attend Session 6 of the series "Avian Influenza--A Potential Pandemic " There will be two presentations: "NASA Preparedness Action Plans for Avian Influenza" by Richard S Williams, M D , M P H , F A C S , NASA chief health and medical officer and "Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: Is the Federal Government Ready?" by Rear Admiral Kenneth P Moritsugu, M D , M P H , acting U S surgeon general, Department of Health and Human Services

NASA DAY AT SIX FLAGS Date/Location: Sunday, Aug 20, Six Flags America, Largo, Md NASA Day is open to Headquarters and Goddard Space Flight Center employees, their families and friends Admission includes lunch (fried chicken, baked ziti, tossed salad, coleslaw, ice cream and soda) Purchase tickets in the Employee Store for $33 Children under 4 are free

NASA BLOOD DRIVE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 24, 7:30 a m - 1 p m , MIC 6 Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 NASA civil service and contractor employees are invited to participate To donate, schedule an appointment with your office coordinator Donors should drink plenty of non-caffeinated fluids the day before donation, and have something substantial to eat within four hours before donating It is also important to have a good night¹s sleep and avoid strenuous physical activity before donating Refreshments will be served

EXCHANGE COUNCIL CRAB FEAST Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 24, 4:30 - 6:30 p m , 2nd floor patio Contact: Karen White 358-1056 Tickets are on sale in the Exchange Store Adult tickets are $18; children¹s tickets are $12 After Aug 21, adult tickets will be $20

VOIP OUTAGE REPORT Contact: Mike Barrett 358-2516 The NASA Headquarters Information Technology and Communications Division has prepared a VoIP Outage Report for the service disruption that occurred on April 12, 2006 This document provides details pertaining to the outage, the steps that were taken to restore the system and changes to prevent future incidents Employees are encouraged to review the report, which is available at: http://voip hq nasa gov/news htm

FREQUENTLY REQUESTED LINKS

• NASA Home Page: http://www nasa gov
• Inside NASA: http://www insidenasa nasa gov
• NASA FY 2007 Budget and Planning Documents: http://www nasa gov/budget
• NASA Missions: http://www nasa gov/missions/timeline/current/current_missions html
• Executive Biographies: http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/biographies_index html
• Educator Astronaut Program: http://edspace nasa gov
• Office of the Chief Financial Officer (CFO): http://www hq nasa gov/cfo/internal
• Financial Management Requirements: http://www hq nasa gov/cfo/internal/fmr
• Office of Diversity and Equal Opportunity: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codee
• NASA Family Assistance Fund: http://www nasa gov/about/highlights/AN_FAF html
• Full Cost Initiative: http://www hq nasa gov/fullcost
• NASA History Home Page: http://history nasa gov
• Widely Attended Gatherings (WAGs): http://www nasa gov/offices/ogc/wag_collection/waglog05 html
• NODIS Document Library: http://nodis3 gsfc nasa gov
• NODIS Document Mgt System: http://nodis-dms gsfc nasa gov/dms/dms cfm (NASA Only)
• HQ e-Directory: https://polaris hq nasa gov/HQeD (NASA HQ Only)
• Directory of HQ Service Contacts: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/service-contacts doc
• Job Opportunities: http://www nasajobs nasa gov
• Training: http://ohr gsfc nasa gov/DevGuide/Hq/hqtrngopps htm
• Safety: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/safety htm
• NASA OIG: http://www hq nasa gov/office/oig/hq
• VoTS: http://www nisn nasa gov/vots
• ViTS (Video Teleconferencing Service) : https://intranet hq nasa gov/vits
• Computer Training: http://ctc hq nasa gov
• IT Security: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/security/security htm (NASA HQ ONLY)
• IT Notices: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/whatsnew/itnote htm
• Exchange Store: http://www hq nasa gov/exchange

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