Date: November 15th 2006

Thursday, Nov 16, 2006

ISS SPACEWALK BRIEFING ON NASA TV Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 16, 2 p m , NASA HQ Channel 36 During the briefing, NASA officials will preview an upcoming spacewalk from the International Space Station (ISS) Expedition 14 Commander Mike Lopez-Alegria and Flight Engineer Mikhail Tyurin will be the participants in the six-hour spacewalk on Nov 22 NASA TV coverage begins at 4 p m on Nov 22 The spacewalk begins at 5 p m For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/station

COLUMBIA CAFE PIE TASTING AND SALE Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 16, 7:30 - 9:30 a m , west lobby Contact: Marla Neustadt 358-3741 The Columbia Cafe is taking orders for pies Order forms are available in the cafe and at the pie tasting All orders must be prepaid

The cafe will also offer a special Thanksgiving plate on Tuesday, Nov 21 for $6 99 On Wednesday, Nov 22 the cafe will offer only take-out salads and soup and close at 1:30 p m It will be closed on Friday, Nov 24 and re-open Monday, Nov 27

EXCHANGE COUNCIL SALE - PECANS/SPECIALTY NUTS Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 16, 10 a m - 2 p m , west lobby Contact: Darwina Marks 358-0989 Purchase bags of pistachios, walnuts, cashews, almonds, peanuts and a variety of fresh pecans (plain, roasted, chocolate, pralines, etc ) Prices: pecan halves and other specialty nuts, $8: pecan pieces, $7 50; roasted peanuts, $3 50; and raw peanuts, $ 2 50 Save ten percent on cases (24 bags)

EXCHANGE COUNCIL "SWEET NOVEMBER" SOCIAL Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 16, 12:45 - 1:45 p m , west lobby Contact: Karen White 358-1056 The Exchange Council will be offering a variety of sweet treats and small desserts All employees are invited to attend

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 16, noon, MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 The NASA Headquarters Toastmasters Club meets the first and third Thursday each month at noon All employees are invited to attend a meeting and learn about the Toastmasters program

HEADQUARTERS HONOR AWARDS CEREMONY Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, Nov 21, 1 p m , auditorium Contact: Denise Hurey 358-2105 denise hurey@nasa gov During this year's ceremony, NASA Associate Administrator Rex Geveden and Associate Administrator for Institutions and Management Charles Scales will make the award presentations All employees are invited to attend the ceremony and the reception that follows in the west lobby The program will be broadcast on NASA HQ Internal Channel 31 For details and a list of this year's honorees, visit: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/06awards htm

FLU SHOTS FOR ALL HEADQUARTERS STAFF Date/Time/Location: Tuesday - Thursday, Nov 14 - 30, 1 - 3 p m , Health Unit Contact: Beverly Vaughn 358-2600 Effective immediately, flu shots are available to all NASA Headquarters staff (civil service and contractors) on a first-come, first-serve basis No appointment is necessary For details, visit: http://www cdc gov/flu

IT EXCHANGE: SKILLSOFT E-LEARNING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Nov 16, 2 p m , MIC 5-A Contact: Computer Training Center 358-1111 ctc@hq nasa gov Learn more about NASA Headquarters' new Web-based e-Learning program, SkillSoft See a demonstration and receive a Web-based training account during the session All you need is a computer and Internet access to use SkillSoft and start and stop courses at your own pace

CHILDREN'S HOLIDAY PARTY Date/Time/Location: Saturday, Dec 16, 11 a m - 4 p m , Building 8, Goddard Space Flight Center Contact: Debbie Randall 358-1173 The Exchange Council and the Goddard Employee Welfare Association are sponsoring this event Admission for children (ages 0 - 8) is $13 and includes a gift from Santa and Mrs Claus, a magic show, face painting, clowns, movie and refreshments Admission for ages 9 and up is $4 Registration ends Dec 13 Forms are available in the Employee Store

MANDATORY NO FEAR ACT TRAINING Date: Sunday, Dec 17 (deadline) Contact: Craig Cassidy 358-1538 Effective Sept 18, 2006, the Office of Personnel Management is requiring that all federal employees complete No FEAR Act training NASA Headquarters personnel must complete No FEAR Act training by Dec 17 via SATERN at: https://satern nasa gov/elms/learner/login jsp

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
(IEMP) i-View Home Page, https://iview ifmp nasa gov
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
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)

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