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Date/Time: May 23, 2 – 3:30 p.m.
Registration: See instructions below
Location: Room 5D67
Contact: Darline Brown, 358-2039
NASA’s IT Security Awareness and Training Center (ITSATC) invites you to participate in a presentation about protecting information on mobile devices and what to do if your laptop is lost or stolen. IT security experts from HQ will be conducting the presentation. This presentation counts as 1 Continuing Professional Education (CPE) credit, and also fulfills the requirement for the 2013 Privacy Information Training requirement. Pre-registration is required; send an e-mail to csat@hq.nasa.gov with the subject “Presentation – Lost/Stolen Laptops,” and indicate you will attend. You must register in order to receive your CPE credit. Arrive 15 minutes early for sign-in.
Date/Time: May 15, 12 noon
Location: Room 5D42
Contact: Matt Runyon, 358-0926
James Lynch of HEOMD, a retired operational meteorologist with NOAA and the National Hurricane Center, will discuss threats, potential impacts, and preparedness measures for the Mid-Atlantic for the upcoming hurricane season. Bring your lunch and attend this informal group.
Date/Time: May 16, 12 noon – 1 p.m.
Location: Glennan Conference Assembly Room (1O35)
Contact: Nadine Andreassen, 358-0087
Dr. Asif Siddiqi will discuss “New Research on Soviet Space History: Revisiting the Flights of Tereshkova and Komarov.” Siddiqi specializes in the history of science and technology and modern Russian history. He has published works on the history of astronautics, the Soviet space program, and Soviet science and technology. All employees are invited to attend.
Contact: Angela Herring 358-1698
The Exchange Council thanks the NASA community for its generous support of their Soles4Souls shoe drive. Approximately 400 pairs of shoes were collected. The shoes will be distributed to needy communities around the world. To request a tax receipt for your donation, visit: http://www.soles4souls.org/get_involved/tax_receipt.html 
Deadline: June 7, 2013 (midnight)
Contact: Kim Haney-Brown, 358-0433
On April 30, the Office of Personnel Management sent an e-mail to all NASA permanent civil service employees about completing the 2013 Federal Employee Viewpoint Survey (FEVS). This annual survey is one of the best ways to share your opinions and influence NASA leadership to continue improving the way we conduct business at Headquarters to accomplish the agency mission. Please take a moment to complete the FEVS.
Date/Time: May 22, 11:45 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Room 2E39/Balcony
Contact: Denise Holley, 358-2566
Tickets are $5 and can be purchased in the Exchange Store Wednesday, May 1 - Friday, May 17. Buffet includes: hot dogs, Italian sausage, chicken kabobs, potato salad, baked beans, pasta salad, watermelon slices and assorted cookies. Only 200 tickets will be sold for the event. There will also be prizes for games and ticket raffles. TAMO Smoothies will be selling smoothies and fruit cups for $5-$9.
Date: April 25 - May 17
Location: East and West Lobbies
Contact: Debbie Randall, 358-1173
The Exchange Council is collecting new or gently used books (for children in grades K-6) to give to the Amidon-Bowen Elementary School, a Title 1 school, near Headquarters. The books you donate can help students maintain their reading skills over the summer. Note: The Exchange Store has books for students in stock, and you can purchase them to donate to the drive.
Date/Time: Every Monday, May 20-July 29, 5 - 7 p.m.
Location: Amidon Field, 4th and G Streets, S.W.
Contact: Paul Brundage, 358-0481
Coaches have begun organizing teams for the tournament sponsored by the Exchange Council. Teams are open to civil service and contractor employees. To coach a team, contact Paul Brundage. To join a team, players should contact one of the team coaches: Stephanie Stockman, 358-0039; Derek Wang, 358-5185; Cynthia Lodge, 358-0583; Peter Panetta, 358-0696; Cheryl Parker, 358-0252, or Michael Showers, 358-0272.
Date/Time: Tuesdays and Thursdays, April 30 – June 20 (except May 9), 1 p.m.
Location: Room CG69 (Multipurpose Room)
Contact: Fitness Center, 358-0138
Fees for the next session are: $150 for the entire session of classes; $80 for half of the session. Drop-ins are permitted at $15 per class. All employees are invited to register for these classes. Registration checks or money orders are payable to Hot Yoga USA, LLC, and can be submitted to the Fitness Center.
Date/Time: Tuesdays, 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Location: Room 3P86
Contact: Abby Locke, 358-0576
One-on-one career counseling is available to NASA civil service employees on a walk-in basis. Contact Abby Locke, Monday-Friday between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., to schedule an appointment.
 Date/Time: July 27, 3:05 p.m.
The Exchange Council is sponsoring NASA Day at Nationals Park. Bring your family and friends and watch the Nationals take on the Mets. Tickets are $24 per person and are available in the Exchange Store.
Contact: Brett Smith, 358-0889
The 2013 Annual Telework Preparedness Drills start at the end of February. The NASA HQ Emergency Management Team will work with representatives from each office/directorate to schedule a drill date. Before a drill, employees should review telework agreements with their supervisors, and contractor staff should contact their COTRs. All participating personnel will receive a short survey after the drill. For HQ Telework Program information and resources, visit the Telework Drills Web page.
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Deadline: June 29, 2013
Contact: Darline Brown, 358-2039
All Headquarters personnel with IT access are required to complete the FY 2013 Annual Information Security Training Course in SATERN (#ITS-013-001). Check your SATERN Learning History to ensure you complete this training within your 1-year period, as your information security training credentials could expire prior to the training deadline. The course takes approximately 1 hour to complete. Failure to complete the training by the deadline will result in suspension of access to HQ IT resources. No Extensions will be granted. For details, visit http://itcd.hq.nasa.gov/itsecurity/training.html.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search “Around Outlook”)
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
This 2 hour workshop is for Macintosh users. The session covers What's New; Understanding the Outlook screen, panes, menus, toolbars, and ribbon; Working with personal settings and E-mail preferences, Categories, Autocorrect and AutoFormat settings, creating e-mail Signatures, Delegates and Out of Office Assistant; customizing Toolbars and Views, Sorting, Filtering, and using Search tools including Smart Folders and Advanced Search; creating sub-folders; Working with the Calendar preferences, creating Appointments, meetings and Recurring Patterns; working with Contact preferences, creating new Contacts, arranging the Address Book, sharing Contacts, and creating a Contact Group; creating Tasks and creating a task from a message using the Automator. For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the Outlook Training Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search “SWAC”)
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
In 2 hours you will learn Excel basics to include the uses for Excel; exploring the screen, ribbon, and views; Excel mouse displays; navigating In a worksheet; entering and editing data in a worksheet; formatting data and cells; working with workbooks; learning simple formulas; order of operations (or precedence); and creating functions using the Formula Wizard. For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the Excel Training Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search "HQ Softphone")
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
Using your NASA-issued computer and your HQ extension, SoftPhone enables you to place and receive calls from virtually anywhere you have an Internet connection. Learn about the features of SoftPhone and take advantage of this powerful tool. Computer headsets for use with SoftPhone will be distributed at each class. Deadline to register is the day before each class is held. For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the SoftPhone Training Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search "BYOP")
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
Bring Your Own Project to the CTC… Bring any computer project or issue you’re working on and get real-time help. Or bring a concept or problem and work through your design with a trainer. For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the BYOP Wednesdays! Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search "gremlins")
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
Learn how to rid your calendar of those pesky gremlins! This Microsoft Outlook workshop will teach calendar management, calendar sharing, scheduling attendees, replying to and saving invitations. In only 1 hour, you’ll be an Outlook pro! For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the Outlook Training Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search "en pointe")
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
In only 1 hour, you’ll learn advanced features of Microsoft PowerPoint. Learn how to easily control formatting with Master Slides, add zing to your presentations with embedded video, music, and Excel spreadsheets, as well as how to troubleshoot your presentations. For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the PowerPoint Training Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search "edge!")
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
Learn about the most asked about advanced features of Excel. Make a visual impact with conditional formatting, use sorting/filtering to aid in data analysis, learn how to link spreadsheets with Word and PowerPoint. For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the Excel Training Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search "in the pits")
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
Learn how to create pivot tables – take raw data and turn it into drillable tables that make sense. For more information and a detailed training schedule, visit the Excel Training Web page.
Date/Time: See Training Schedule
Register: SATERN (search "H-Word Play!")
Location: Computer Training Center (CTC), Room 3R55
Contact: Computer Training Center, 358-1111
In only 1 hour, you’ll learn some of the most-asked about advanced features of Microsoft Word, including embedding and linking with Excel, working with styles, automatic table of contents, formatting, templates, flowcharts, organizational charts, headers/footers, page numbering and mail merge. For more
information and a detailed training schedule, visit the Word Training Web page.
ARCHIVES: See previous news and training items in the archives.
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