Newest SEC Outreach Program: 1883 Transit of Venus March Performance

What: In conjunction with NASA's Venus Transit educational programs in June 2004, John Philip Sousa's "Transit of Venus March" will be performed on Nov. 1 at the Schlessenger Auditorium, Alexandria Annex of the Northern Virginia Community College at 8 pm.

On June 8, 2004 at sunrise, the East Coast will be able to witness the rare movement of the planet Venus across the face of the Sun, not seen since 1882. The "Transit of Venus March" was one of John Philip Sousa's earliest marches written while he was still a new conductor for the U.S. Marine Band. It was commissioned by the Smithsonian Institution to honor the great American physicist Prof. Joseph Henry who had died on May 13, 1878.

More informationand direcitons, visit: www.vgmb.com. Tickets can be purchased at the door.

For more on the of Venus crossing the Sun and the commeration of Prof. Joseph Henry, click here

SGI Puts You in the Driver's Seat

What: The SGI Mobile Innovation Center is coming to you! Step inside an 18-wheel tour-de-force of supercomputing power and put a world of innovation and possibility at your fingertips. NASA's Earth and Space Science Enterprises exploration of our planet and our universe is very exciting. It is also very challenging. Models need to run faster with greater resolution. Missions will see more data gathered, assimilated, shared and analyzed than ever before. The problems you solve never get smaller.

SGI has been working closely with NASA for over twenty years to help support
the science and engineering involved in this exploration and meet the many
challenges presented.

Join SGI during open house hours for an update on the work that is taking
place between NASA and SGI in the areas of:

• High Performance Computing
• World Class Management of Data
• High End Visualization
  See SGI's many capabilities that have been important to NASA's Enterprise's.
  Examples of what will be covered include:
• Transition Region and Coronal Explorer (TRACE) showing the solar
  eruptions that arise from sun spots and the hot gases that are released.
• Vis5d showing the output of two models, a regional weather model
  over the Swiss Alps for a 2-day period in February 1999 and the Fleet
  numerical hurricane model used to simulate typhoon Babs, a typhoon that
  occurred over Korea in October 1988.

When/Where: NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Maryland
End of parking lot between buildings 8 and 21

Open House Times:
Nov. 3 - Monday 12noon - 1:00 p.m. and 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Nov. 4 - Tuesday 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. and 12 noon - 1:00 p.m.
"Tour the Truck" and receive a NASA cafeteria coupon (Stop by for details) -
Limited to first 100 attendees

For more information, visit www.sgi.com/go/mic or call (877) 794-8745

Space and Cosmic Ray Physics Seminar

What: Nathan A. Schwadron, Southwest Research Institute, San Antonio, Texas will present on "The Source and Fate of Solar Wind: New Theories that Explain Recent Riddles.' This presentation will focus on how the Sun and heliosphere may be dynamically coupled. Two elements of this coupling are discussed here. First, the source of solar wind appears to be intrinsically tied to the properties of source loops that act as a conduit for solar wind. A scaling law for the solar wind shows that hotter loops yield slower wind since they radiate more energy. The second topic discussed here is how the open magnetic fields of the Sun appear to be in a state of continuous re-organization, which has large and important effects for the structure of the heliosphere's magnetic fields.

When/Where: Monday, Nov 3 at 4:30 p.m., University of Maryland, Computer and Space Sciences Building in room 2400. Tea and cookies will be from 4 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Space and Cosmic Ray Physics Seminars are sponsored by the Department of Physics, University of Maryland, and the Institute for Physical Science and Technology, University of Maryland

For more information: Matthew Hill at (301) 405-6209 or go to the following website, http://space.umd.edu/seminars/Fall_2003_Seminar.html

The Voyager Mission - Special Lecture at Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum

What: On August 20 and September 5, 1977, NASA launched two Voyager spacecraft to study the giant outer planets. Their encounters with Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune proved highly successful and the spacecraft are now leaving the Solar System and are on their way to interstellar space.

All employees are invited to attend a special lecture from Voyager mission team members; professors Edward C. Stone, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena; Gary Zank, University of California, Riverside; and Edward Massey, Voyager Project Manager, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena as they rediscover the project milestones and future.

When/Where: Wednesday, Nov. 5 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Albert Einstein Planetarium in the National Air and Space Museum. At 7:30 p.m. a free showing of Infinity Express: A 20-Minute Tour of the Universe will be available to the first 200 lecture guests. Admission is free however tickets are required.

For more information, visit: http://www.nasm.si.edu/events/eventDetail.cfm?eventID=90

Upcoming Training

Continuous Risk Management Course

This course familiarizes the student with the fundamentals of Continuous Risk Management (CRM) using hypothetical space flight project case study with an interactive teaching approach that combines lecture with exercises and group discussion. This training is consistent with CRM requirements identified in NPG 7120.5, NASA Program & Project NASA Program and Project Management Processes and Requirements, and NPG 8000.4, Risk Management.

You will learn

• How to: (1) Identify risks in a specific format; (2) Analyze risk probability, impact, and timeframe; (3) Plan approaches; (4) Track risks through data compilation and analysis; (5) Control and monitor risks; (6) Communicate and document the process and decisions
• How to implement CRM within an organization using a variety methods and tools;
• How to tailor the CRM process for your organization.

Who Should Attend
All GSFC personnel interested in learning basic risk management skills. Personnel with flight program/project management, resource management engineering, mission operations, and assurance responsibility; Professionals involved in managing, identifying, or reviewing of risks, risk management plans, or risk assessments.

When/Where: Thursday, Nov 6 and Friday, Nov 7 in the bldg 1training center Room E100D from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Minimum/Maximum number of students: Class size is limited to 20

Registration and Information: Completed and approved Goddard Training Requests (Form 17-117) should be emailed to Dianne Severn at Dianne.Severn.1@gsfc.nasa.gov. For additional information contact Dianne at x6-4121

For more information please visit the Systems Management Office Continuous Risk Management (CRM) web site at http://crm.nasa.gov or contact Steve Botzum at (301) 286-8521.

IDP Workshops

In the IDP Workshop for Supervisors and the IDP Workshop for Employees, many questions have come up around the IDP process. Under OHR's career development page, there is a list of Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) that have come from both supervisors and employees. These questions have been answered by OHR staff and legal counsel. Please take time to review these FAQs at http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/idp.htm. Questions? Please contact Tracey White.

The view all of the upcoming training courses, visit: http://ohr.gsfc.nasa.gov/DevGuide/Calendar/home.htm

Information Science & Technology (IS&T) Colloquium

Who: Robert Grossman, director, Laboratory of Advanced Computing and National Center for Data Mining at University of Illinois at Chicago will discuss "ROADWeb, a Data Web."

When/Where: Wednesday, Nov 12 at 3:30 p.m. in the Goett Auditorium. (Refreshments at 3 p.m.)

For more information, visit: http://isandtcolloq.gsfc.nasa.gov/fall2003/calendar_fall2003.html

Technology Expo

What: Code 290, the Information Services Division, is pleased to invite all GSFC personnel to attend the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Technology Exposition. Over 25 exhibitors will be on hand to demonstrate the latest in information technology. Complimentary refreshments and free giveaways will be available

What/Where: Tuesday, Nov 18th, from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m., in the Building 8 auditorium.

For more information, address: Charlene Malloy at 6-5869 or Dr. Jean-Marie Jean-Pierre at 6-4860.

Paella Night

What: Paella Night has been rescheduled, come join in the celebration of Hispanic Heritage in December. Dinner includes: Soft drinks, beer, sangria, Paella (w/ and w/o seafood) and dessert. Tickets: $18 for general admission, $14 GHHC members and $7 young adults (12 to 17 years) Free for children under 12.

When/Where: Friday, Dec 5 at the Goddard Recreation Center

For more information or to purchase tickets, contact: Rosa x6-7972 Bldg. 8, Gil x6-2113 Bldg. 6, Dan x6-7913 Bldg. 8, Gab x6-4406 Bldg.16W, Roberto x6-6280 Bldg.6

MAD's Fall Dinner Theater - "Barnum"

"The Greatest Show About America's Greatest Showman" comes to Goddard, directed by Eliot Malumuth and produced by Suzy Crabb. Tickets cost $25 on Thursdays/Fridays and $27 on Saturdays/Sundays and include a full buffet dinner, beer/wine/sodas, and the show. "After Dinner" tickets are available for $15 on select dates.

Check out MAD's website for complete details, http://www.madtheater.org. Call 240-475-8800 to order tickets