Systems Engineering Seminar

Who: Joe Rothenberg, Associate Administrator of NASA for Space Flight in charge of NASA's Human Exploration and Development of Space, retired will present, "A Broad Look At Some Of The Non-Technical Systems Engineering Challenges at NASA." This presentation will discuss non-technical impacts on the system-engineering role in an organization and provide ideas to improve the effectiveness of systems engineering in the future.

What/When: Tuesday, Jan. 7 at 1:00 p.m., in the bldg 3 Goett Auditorium. Systems Engineering Seminars are open to all.

For more info please contact: Tom Bagg at 301-867-0063 or visit: http://www.qssmeds.com/~tbagg/SE_Seminar/ The seminar will be webcast live to the NASA domain.

Systems Engineering Seminar/Engineering Colloquium-Joint Session

Who: Gary L. Martin, NASA Space Architect will present, "NASA's Space Architect, Roles, Responsibilities and Development of an Integrated Space Plan." This presentation will discuss the roles and responsibilities of the NASA Space Architect in: One NASA - One Strategy - One Message when it comes to space exploration.

When/Where: Monday, Jan. 13, at 3:30 p.m., in the bldg 3 Goett Auditorium. Systems Engineering Seminars are open to all.

For more info please contact: Tom Bagg at 301-867-0063 or visit: http://www.qssmeds.com/~tbagg/SE_Seminar/

The seminar will be webcast live to the NASA domain.

Information Science and Technology Colloquium

Who: Dr. James Hendler, Professor at the University of Maryland, will talk about "The Semantic Web: Is It Rocket Science?" The World Wide Web is often referred to as a web of information, but is it? When you ask a query on the web you get pointers to pages, not answers. If you're looking for something beyond text, you're often unable to find it. The next generation of the Web, already in the works, aims to fix this by making more of the content on the web "understandable" to the programs that help us find, filter, and use what is out there.

When/Where: Jan 15, at 3:30 p.m. in the Bldg. 3 Goett Auditorium followed by a Q&A session. Refreshments at 3:30 p.m. courtesy of GEWA.

For more info visit: http://ISandTColloq.gsfc.nasa.gov

Upcoming Training

New! Online Course Calendar http://ohr/DevGuide/Calendar.htm

January 2003

Establishing, Maintaining & Assessing VPP Safety & Health Programs 2-days. Jan. 8. 8:30-4:30. Contact: Jeannine Womack 6-6118 or Matt Jarvis 6-4126

Root Cause Analysis 2-days. Jan. 22-23. 8:30-4:30 Contact: Jeannine Womack 6-6118 or Matt Jarvis 6-4126

Source Evaluation Board 4-days. Jan. 27-30. 8:30-4:30. Contact: Julia Williams 6-6703

February 2003

System Safety Fundamentals 5-days. Feb. 24-28. 8:30-4:30 Contact: Jeannine Womack 6-6118 or Matt Jarvis 6-4126

Commercialization Overview Feb. 27. 9:00-12:00 Contact: Carol Jorgensen 6-3093 or Kara Forward 6-5378.

The Goddard Dance Club

The Goddard Dance Club continues to offer classes in Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Ballroom Dancing. The club's next Basic Ballroom Dancing Lessons series, featuring Waltz and Disco Hustle, will start on Wednesday, January 8 and will run through February 26, 2003. The price is $60.00 for this set of two hour lessons. For more information contact the class representative, Ike Orlowski by e-mail at ikeorl@aol.com or by phone at (w) 301-805-4545 or (h) 301-805-8125. For information regarding the club's Intermediate and Advanced Classes and Special Events, visit the Club's web site at: http://members.aol.com/tangomambo/goddard.htm