NESC Job Announcements

Job opportunities for the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) are posted at:

• Internal (NASA): http://www.nasajobs.nasa.gov
• External (open to outside NASA): http://usajobs.opm.gov

The NESC is looking for NASA's best and brightest engineers, scientists and technicians to perform independent technical assessment of NASA's programs. Selection will begin in approximately two weeks.

Tonight's Television Documentary on FIRST

A documentary currently titled "FIRST Robotics 2003" will air on Discovery Digital Networks Friday September 12, 2003 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. It will repeat on Tuesday September 17 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. It will air a third time on Friday November 21, 2003 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.

Tech Briefs Nanotech 2003 Conference - Register Today!

Tech Briefs Nanotech 2003 Conference -- October 23-24 at the Hyatt Regency Cambridge in Boston, MA -- will focus on how collaborations among NASA, other federal labs, academia and industry can foster real-world applications of "small tech" innovations.

Sessions will explore the market potential in aerospace, bio-medicine, microelectronics, and related fields; identify the influential players leading the nanotech revolution; and explain how businesses can secure federal, state, or venture capital funding to compete in this rapidly-evolving field.

In addition to NASA Technology Transfer Program and NASA Tech Briefs, conference sponsors include Boston University, Albany NanoTech, and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative.

For more information visit the website http://www.techbriefs.com/nano/ or contact Darryl Mitchell via email at Darryl.R.Mitchell.1@gsfc.nasa.gov

August ODIN Newsletter is Now Available

The August issue of the ODIN Interchange Newsletter is available at: http://www.acs-odin.com/gsfc/newsletters/GSFCAug03.pdf. This issue features NASA Scanning Requirements, Security News & Tips, Eudora attachment information, desktop services notes, instructions on changing your default browser from Netscape to Internet Explorer and more.

13th Annual Fall Crafts Fair -- Register Today!

GEWA's Fall Crafts Fair will be held on October 15 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 October 3. Contact Catherine Simkins (csimkins@pop400.gsfc.nasa.gov) for an electronic copy of the registration form.