Date: September 5th 2006

Wednesday, Sept 6, 2006

NASA TV AND WEB COVERAGE OF STS-115 LAUNCH Date/Time: Wednesday, Sept 6, 12:29 p m (scheduled launch time) The Space Shuttle Atlantis' STS-115 mission to the International Space Station is scheduled for launch at 12:29 p m from the Kennedy Space Center, Fla Launch day coverage on NASA TV begins at 6:30 a m To view NASA TV online from Headquarters, go to: http://aquarius hq nasa gov:8080/ramgen/encoder/hq rm For mission and crew information, the STS-115 press kit and the STS-115 NASA TV schedule, visit the Space Shuttle Main page at: http://www nasa gov/shuttle

STS-121 CREW PRESENTATION FOR HQ EMPLOYEES22 Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Sept 7, 1 p m , auditorium Contact: Joanna Adamus 358-1716 or Pat Smith 358-1928 NASA Headquarters employees and their families are invited to join the crew of the Space Shuttle Discovery's STS-121 mission for a special post-flight presentation During the program, the crew will share highlights of their mission to the International Space Station in July Please plan to attend and meet Commander Steve Lindsey, Pilot Mark Kelly, Mission Specialists Piers J Sellers, Michael E Fossum, Lisa M Nowak and Stephanie D Wilson

IT SECURITY: SECURING YOUR HOME COMPUTER Date/Time/Location: Wednesday, Sept 6, 11:30 a m - 1 p m , MIC 3-A Contact: Steven Adair (202) 552-2731 This IT Exchange will explain how to keep your computer safe; use and secure wireless Internet; protect against spam, viruses, worms and phishing attacks The presentation is also available via WebEx and teleconference

TOASTMASTERS MEETING Date/Time/Location: Thursday, Sept 7, noon - 1 p m , MIC 6-A Contact: Jamiel Commodore 358-0302 All employees are invited to attend a meeting and learn about the Toastmasters program

FAST FACTS FOR RECORDS MANAGEMENT Contact: Baruti Jahi 358-0621 or Rhonda Benning 358-0148 For questions regarding records management, go to the "Records Management" link on the NASA Headquarters Web site's Inside NASA page The site includes fast facts about forms, directives and points of contact and answers to frequently asked questions You may also access the page directly at: http://www hq nasa gov/hq/records html

IMPORTANT CMS DEADLINE FOR HQ EMPLOYEES Date: Friday, Sept 15 (deadline) Contact: Jody Williams 358-3706 or Luke Weaver 358-1218 Headquarters employees are required to update their competencies and select corresponding proficiency levels in the Competency Management System (CMS) by Sept 15 To learn more about this requirement and how the information entered in the CMS will be used, attend an information session: Thursday, Sept 7, 10 - 11 a m , in the PRC (9H40) or Monday, Sept 11, 11 - noon, in MIC 5-A For details and a list of additional information sessions, contact the BASO Support Center at 358-IEMP (4367) or visit the BASO Web site at http://baso hq nasa gov

NASA PROJECT MANAGEMENT CHALLENGE Date: Friday, Sept 15 (deadline) NASA's Academy of Program/Project and Engineering Leadership has issued a call for speakers for the NASA PM Challenge 2007 This fourth annual project management conference will be held Feb 6 - 7, 2007, at the Moody Gardens Hotel and Convention Center in Galveston, Texas Speaker proposals are due no later than Sept 15 For details, visit: http://pmchallenge gsfc nasa gov or contact Niloo Naderi at: Niloofar Naderi 1@gsfc 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

NEW NASA HISTORY PUBLICATION Contact: NASA History Division 358-0384 The NASA History Division has announced the publication of a new book, "Science in Flux: NASA's Nuclear Program at Plum Brook Station, 1955-2005" (NASA SP-2006-4317) by Mark D Bowles NASA employees may pick up free copies in Room CO72 An online version of the book, with full text and accompanying images, is also available at: http://history nasa gov/sp4317 pdf

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

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