Date: August 17th 2006

Thursday, Aug 17, 2006

EXPLORATION SYSTEMS MEDIA BRIEFING ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Friday, Aug 18, 4 p m , NASA Headquarters NASA Exploration Systems managers will host a press conference to announce the organizations selected to develop and demonstrate commercial orbital transportation services The services could pave the way for contracts to launch and deliver crew and cargo to the International Space Station Associate Administrator for the Exploration Systems Mission Directorate Scott Horowitz and Commercial Crew/Cargo Project Manager Alan Lindenmoyer will announce the selections and discuss the program The briefing will air live on NASA TV and online

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 offers 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

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 Refreshments will be served For further information, see the tips for blood donors listed at: http://www givelife2 org/donor/tips asp

SILVER SNOOPY AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR HQ Date: Wednesday, Aug 23 (deadline) Contact: Dawn Brooks 358-2095 NASA Headquarters civil service and contractor employees are invited to nominate Headquarters employees for the Silver Snoopy award, the astronauts' personal achievement award The award provides special recognition for government and industry employees who have demonstrated outstanding performance in support of NASA's space flight program Recognition may apply to all job classifications and task assignments Submit nominations to Dawn Brooks, the Headquarters Space Flight Awareness Panel Member, in Room 7S58 (mail suite 7H39-A) Use NASA Form 1738 available at: https://pollux hq nasa gov/nef/user/form_search cfm For award criteria, visit: http://sfa jsc nasa gov/sfaawards cfm

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; children's tickets are $12 After Aug 21, adult tickets will be $20

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASSES Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Certification Date/Time/Location: Sept 12 - 14, 8:30 a m - 4 p m , Room 3P50

Contracting Officer's Technical Representative (COTR) Refresher Date/Time/Location: Sept 15, 8:30 a m - 4 p m , Room 3P44

Contact: Sharon Boykins (301) 286-7508 Sharon L Boykins@nasa gov For details and registration, visit: https://satern nasa gov

NASA HISTORY CONFERENCE IN SEPTEMBER Date/Location: Sept 19 - 21, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Contact: NASA History Division 358-0384 The NASA History Division is hosting a free conference on the societal impact of spaceflight Early registration is recommended For details, see: http://history nasa gov/socimpactconf/index html

EXCHANGE COUNCIL FALL GOLF TOURNAMENT Date/Location: Friday, Sept 29, Courses at Andrews Air Force Base Contact: Marla Neustadt 358-3741 or Chris Jedrey 358-2100 Come out and have a great day of golf, food and prizes The price per player is $70 before Sept 6 and $80 through Sept 22 Sign up your foursome or register individually Submit reservations and payments to Marla Neustadt in Room 1C66

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
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)
- Exchange Store: http://www hq nasa gov/exchange

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