International Space Station Trailers at Healthfest 2003

June 21-22, 10am-3pm, National Mall, between 3rd and 4th Streets. Walk through a mock-up of the International Space Station at Healthfest, organized by the Biotechnology Industry Organization. Healthfest will have over 100 interactive exhibits and fun, educational activities for all ages. NBA Wizards star Jerry Stackhouse will be shooting hoops to promote healthy habits. For more information, contact Chanelle Cohen, 202-358-1996. www.healthfest2003.com

ODIN May Newsletter Now Available

The May issue of the Interchange Newsletter is available on our Website
at: http://www.acs-odin.com/gsfc/newsletters/GSFCmay03SpelEd.pdf. This
Special Edition highlights ODIN accomplishments and major deployments since
contract implementation. Topics include Email Services, Security, System
Refreshes, Server Management, and more."

Awards of Excellence

Nominations to be considered for the second Annual Awards of Excellence must be submitted to the Awards Office, Code 114, by c.o.b., Monday, June 23, 2003. The ceremony will be held in mid-October 2003. Please refer to the OHR Home Page - http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/forms/Ohr/home.htm for the form and criteria. Please contact Khrista White at 6-9059, Esther Johnson at 6-0023, or Marlene Howard at 6-4775 for additional assistance.

Call for Papers - 6th MAPLD International Conference

Abstracts are being accepted for the 6th annual Military and Aerospace Programmable Logic Devices (MAPLD) International Conference. Programmable devices, technologies and related aspects of digital engineering will comprise the major emphasis of this conference.

This year, there will be a special emphasis on papers with the following themes:

• Reliability of Hardware and Designs; Fault Tolerance
• Reconfigurable/Adaptive Computing Systems
• Long-term Space Missions: > 15 Years
• Hardware and Software: The line is blurring
• Radiation Hardening by Design
• Digital Signal Processing with Programmable Devices
• Design Security
• "War Stories" and Lessons Learned

The event will occur on September 9-11, 2003 at the Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, D.C.

For more info, visit: http://klabs.org/richcontent/MAPLDCon03/admin/mapldcon03_cfp.html

NASA Day at King's Dominion

Tickets are on sale now at the GEWA Store for this special offer to all Goddard employees (government and contractor), retirees, and their families and friends: All-day park admission on July 12 and an all-you-can-eat classic picnic lunch (1:30-3:30 p.m.) of roast chicken, burgers/hot dogs and all the trimmings, plus sodas/iced tea and ice cream. BUY YOUR TICKETS EARLY -- Cost until July 1: $31 (ages 13 & up), $25 (ages 3-12). Prices go up $3/ticket on July 2. FREE ages 2 & under, and parking costs $6/vehicle.