Date: July 14th 2006

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Thursday, July 13, 2006

NEWS CONFERENCE WITH NEXT SPACE STATION CREW Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 13, 3:30 p m , Johnson Space Center The next residents of the International Space Station and a Japanese spaceflight participant will discuss their mission during a news conference on NASA TV Participants include: the Expedition 14 crew, NASA astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria and Sunita Williams and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin, and Japanese businessman Daisuke Enomoto

STS-121 COVERAGE ON NASA TV AND ONLINE View NASA TV and Internet coverage of the Space Shuttle Discovery's ongoing mission, STS-121, to the International Space Station For mission information and a NASA TV schedule, visit: http://www nasa gov/shuttle

MANDATORY FY 2006 IT SECURITY TRAINING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 13, 1:45 p m , MIC 5; Tuesday, July 18, 9:15 a m , MIC 5 Contact: Greg Kerr 358-2218 All NASA Headquarters civil service and contractor employees must complete Information Technology Security training by July 31 in a classroom session or online at https://satern nasa gov For details, visit: http://www hq nasa gov/office/codec/codeci/security/Training/awarenes htm

SATERN DEMONSTRATIONS: COURSE REGISTRATION Date/Time/Location: Thursday, July 13, 10 a m - noon, MIC 6-A; Thursday, July 20, 10 a m - noon, MIC 7-A Contact: Sheila Jackson (301) 286-2022 Attend a demonstration and learn more about SATERN, the single source for online training and on and off-site course registration

INTERNATIONAL CONTINUING HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES Date/Time/Location: Friday, July 14, 10 -11 a m , Rm CD61 Contact: Dr Wing Chan 358-0592 Session 4 of "Avian Influenza -- A Potential Pandemic" will feature the presentation "Clinical Management of Avian Influenza" by John Beigel, M D , Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASS Dale Carnegie Training's Leadership Advantage Date/Time/Location: July 25 - 27, 8 a m - 5 p m , Holiday Inn on the Hill, 415 New Jersey Avenue, NW, Washington, D C Contact: Donna Williams 358-3624 For course information, visit: http://www gsa dalecarnegie com

NASA SHARED SERVICES PROCEDURAL CHANGE Contact: NSSC Customer Center 1-877-NSSC-123 (1-877-6772-123) or Joseph Lanasa 358-0974 Effective July 12, the NASA Shared Services Center (NSSC) implemented a procedural change that affects travelers to foreign countries Travelers must now submit receipts, in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations (FTR) 301-52 4 and NASA Financial Management Requirement (FMR) 301-52 4, before payment will be made In the past, receipts have not been requested Please fax the requisite receipts to the NSSC at 1-866-779-NSSC (6772)

NASA DAY AT KINGS DOMINION Date/Time/Location: Saturday, July 15, Paramount Kings Dominion, Doswell, Va NASA Day is open to Headquarters, Langley Research Center, Wallops Flight Facility and Goddard Space Flight Center employees, their families, and friends Admission includes lunch Purchase tickets in the Exchange Store Prices: $36 for adults and $31 for ages 3-12 Children under age 3 are free

WINDOW CLEANING SCHEDULED Date: Monday, July 17 - Wednesday, Aug 9 Contact: Marla Neustadt 358-3741 The custodial staff will be cleaning the interior windows and blinds on each floor To prepare, please clear items off the windowsills in your area Work begins next week on the following floors: 9th floor, July 17-18; 8th floor, July 19-20; and 7th floor, July 21

"DELL DAY AT NASA HQ" Date/Time/Location: Tuesday, July 18, 8 a m - noon, MIC 3 Contact: Noah Nason 358-1334 NASA employees get up to 12 percent off on home computers through Dell's Employee Purchase Program Stop by for special promotional materials and to learn about DellÃ‚Â¹s Home and Home Office systems (Dimension desktops, Inspiron notebooks, etc ) For further information on NASA Headquarters' Employee Purchase Programs, visit: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/gepp/cepp/cepp htm

NASA FIRST PROGRAM NOMINATIONS Date: Monday, July 31 (deadline) Contact: Donna Williams 358-3624 NASA civil service employees at the GS-11-12 level are invited to apply for the NASA Foundations of Influence, Relationships, Success and Teamwork (FIRST) Pilot Program, a one-year development program For details and forms, visit: http://leadership nasa gov/nasa_first/home 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
Return to Flight: http://www nasa gov/returntoflight/main/index html
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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