Date: August 3rd 2006

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Thursday, Aug 3, 2006

EXPEDITION 13 SPACEWALK ON NASA TV Date/Time: Thursday, Aug 3, 9 a m International Space Station Expedition 13 crew members Jeff Williams and Thomas Reiter are scheduled to begin their six-hour spacewalk at 9:55 a m NASA TV coverage begins at 9 a m For details, visit: http://www nasa gov/station

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 3, noon -1 p m , MIC 5-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 All employees are invited to attend and learn about the Toastmasters program

INTERNATIONAL CONTINUING HEALTH EDUCATION SERIES Date/Time/Location: Friday, Aug 4, 10 - 11 a m , Room CD61 Contact: Dr Wing Chan 358-0592 This is Session 4, Part b in the series, "Avian Influenza -- A Potential Pandemic " The presentation, "Avian Influenza Vaccine Research and Production," is by Barney Graham, M D , Ph D , National Institutes of Health

MAIL AWARENESS WEEK - AUG 7 - 11 Contact: Patricia Best 358-0119 Visit the exhibits all week in the west lobby

Identity Theft Seminar Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Aug 9, 10 a m - noon, auditorium If you are concerned about identity theft, attend this "must see" presentation on how to protect yourself by keynote speaker David C Forde, U S Postal Inspector

Mail Center Open House Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 10, 9 - 11 a m , Mail Center (1M40) Visit the Mail Center, meet the staff and new supervisor, and gain valuable insight into Mail Center operations Refreshments will be served

WOMEN'S EQUALITY DAY EVENT Date: Wednesday, Aug 16, 10 - 11 a m Cohen Building, Snow Room 5051, 330 C Street, SW Contact: Claudia Silver 358-0936 NASA Headquarters employees are invited to attend a panel discussion entitled "Progress 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

HEADQUARTERS TRAINING CLASSES Staying Sane in an Insane World Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 17, 8:30 a m - 4:30 p m , Room 3P50

Leaders Who Make a Positive Difference Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Sept 7, 8:30 a m - 4 p m , Room 3P44

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

EXCHANGE COUNCIL CRAB FEAST Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Aug 24, 4:30 - 6:30 p m , 2nd floor patio Contact: Karen White 358-1056 Join the Exchange Council for this annual event Tickets go on sale in the Exchange Store next week Adult tickets are $18; children's tickets are $12 After Aug 21, adult tickets will be $20

NEW NASA HISTORY BOOK Contact: NASA History Division 358-0384 The NASA History Division's new book "Critical Issues in the History of Spaceflight" was edited by Dr Steven J Dick, NASA chief historian, and Dr Roger D Launius, chair of the National Air and Space Museum's Space History Division and former NASA chief historian The volume includes scholarship on the current state of the discipline of space history presented during a joint NASA-NASM conference in 2005 Headquarters employees may pick up free copies in Room C072

STAY COOL WHILE SAVING ENERGY TOO Contact: Rebecca Bythewood 358-1253 The Facilities and Administrative Services Division suggests five simple ways of saving energy: Turn out lights when not in use (i e , conference rooms, task lights, etc ); turn off appliances when not in use (i e , coffee pots, fans, space heaters, etc ); turn off all equipment at the end of the day (i e , computer, copier, etc ); shut refrigerator and microwave doors tightly after use; use sensible set points for air conditioners (i e , 70-75 degrees Fahrenheit) to prevent overheating of motors For more information on energy conservation, please visit the U S Department of Energy Web site on energy efficiency and renewable energy at: http://www eere energy gov/consumer/save_energy/

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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