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All Federal agencies are required by the provisions of the Federal Activities Inventory Reform (FAIR) Act of 1998 to establish an annual inventory of commercial activities performed in the Agency. NASA Headquarters has now posted its 2002 FAIR Act Inventory list to the following website: http://competitivesourcing.nasa.gov Answers to Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) are also posted on the same website. Center Management encourages employees to check that source since it contains some background information which may be of interest to all. Goddard Education Programs has received a request for: Journey Through the Universe, a cadre of 50-60 scientists/engineers to visit students in partnership with the District of Columbia public schools. The program provides activities during a week long celebration of learning - Journey through the Universe, conducted by teams of researchers, engineers and scientists trained to use earth science education materials that bring the universe into the classroom. Family science events will also be included at three area high schools and the National Air and Space Museum. This year's journey will take place October 21-25, 2002 focusing on the 6th grade. You may wish to join the National team that travels around the nation with the Journey through the Universe message. If interested, please call Rosemary Millham at 6-1976 or John Hamel at 703-683-9740. Training and materials will be provided. Goddard Professionals Needed for High School Campaign - for professional representatives to make presentations to high School freshman in their classrooms about were they want to go in life and how to get there emphasizing the importance of performing well in school, building an impressive transcript, and preparing for the future. The program will be expanded to 12 high schools and are in need of more potential speakers from our surrounding area. The Achievement Counts campaign is looking for articulate, energetic people of various cultural, ethnic and educational backgrounds, to help deliver the Achievement Counts message. There will be a training session available in September prior to any visitations. Presentations will be scheduled during the month of October. For more information, please call Ron Erwin at 6-7504 or email rerwin@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov. If you are interested in participating, click on the response form for pdf of speakers form, which should be completed and faxed to Ron Erwin at 6-1655. Thank you for your consideration. Registration for 12th Annual Fall Crafts Fair GEWA's Fall Crafts Fair will be held Oct. 17 from 10 a.m. til 2 p.m. in the bldg. 8 auditorium. Registration is $15 per space (10'x10' area with one 3'x5' table + 2 chairs) and is open to all GSFC government and contractor employees, retirees, family members and friends. Items must be handmade. Registration forms and checks are due by COB September 27. Forms are available at the GEWA Store, or contact Catherine Simkins (csimkis@pop400.gsfc.nasa.gov) for an electronic copy Volunteers Needed for a Nutrition Study Hispanic and Asian American Men and Women 21 - 65 Years Old The Diet and Human Performance Laboratory, Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Johns Hopkins University are conducting a human nutrition study for Hispanic and Asian American men and women. This study is designed to assess the menus at the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center's Human Study Facility and to study food selection and recall. We will recruit a total of 280 people in groups of 70. Currently we are recruiting Hispanic and Asian American men and women. We also need 25 African American men. Each subject will be asked to have percent body fat measured by dual x-ray energy absorptiometry (the same technique used for determining bone density), to complete questionnaires about their eating habits, and to eat all meals for one day at the Human Study Facility. Those eligible to participate will have free measurements of body fat and estimates of their bone density. Volunteers will be required to visit the Beltsville Human Nutrition Research Center a minimum of 3 times. You will be considered ineligible for this study if you have diabetes, thyroid disease, are pregnant or nursing, or if you are currently participating in a weight loss program or another human nutrition study. Accurate heights and weights will be used to select volunteers, and will be measured on the first visit. Basic English skills related to food and eating are required for participation. No public transportation is available. A U.S. social security number is necessary for payment. Volunteers will receive a total of $100. ($30 for answering questions from a series of questionnaires about their food intake, $30 for eating meals at the Human Study Facility for one complete day, and a $40 bonus for completing the entire study). To sign up, or for further information, please contact nutrition@ba.ars.usda.gov or call Liz Enagonio at 301-504-6904. By U.S. mail:
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