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GSD Outreach Calendar

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Calendar for 2008

Category & Names	Dates/ Location	Sector	Purpose	Contact
	January
Marla Trollan and her guest Bill Gillette	January 11	Government	SOS demo by Beth Russell	Sylvia Hasui 6709
Denver University Students	January 16	Education	SOS demo by NGDC's Dave Fischman	Sylvia Hasui 6709
Carolyn Kaichi and Marie Kubo	January 16	Public Education	SOS demo by Beth Russell	Sylvia Hasui 6709
Group of 8th graders	January 22	Education	SOS Demo by CSD's Rebecca Matichuk	Sylvia Hasui 6709
Climate Service Group and staff from OAR HQTR	January 28	Government	SOS demo as part of NOAA tour/ Sandy MacDonald	Rhonda Lange 6045 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Group from USAF Academy	January 31	Government	SOS Demo	Sylvia Hasui 6709
	February
CU oceanography students	February 4	Eduation	SOS Demo by Will von Dauster	Sylivai Hasui 6709
4th graders and sponsors from The Friends School of Boulder	February 5	Education	SOS Demo by Dave Fischman	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Group from the Wildlife Experienc	February 6	Public	SOS Demo by Will von Dauster	Sylvia Hasui 6709
GSD staff judging Eisenhower Elementary School Science Fair/Broomfield	February 8	Education	John Schneider and Tom LeFebvre will judge the school's science fair	George Sharman 6345 Annie Reiser 6634
The U.S. Arctic Commission	February 8		SOS Demo by Will von Dauster and Betsy Weatherhead	Sylvia Hasui 6709
A group from Women's Magazine	February 11	Business	A photo shoot in conjunction with a Science On a Sphere® demonstration. Beth Russell is giving the SOS program presentation.	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
COMET Satellite Workshop planning meeting attendees	February 21		SOS demo as part of workshop	Sylvia Hasui 6709 Rhonda Lange 6045
Noel Dockstader	February 22	Public Education	Film NOVA documentary piece on glacier ice melt featuring SOS/Will von Dauster presenting	Rhonda Lange 6045 Sylvia Hasui 6709
David Skaggs and friends	February 23	Public	SOS demo as part of building tour/Will von Dauster presenting.	Carol Knight 6401 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Girl Scouts	February 25	Education	SOS Demo by Beth Russell	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
NOVA PBS Group	February 26	Public Education	Photo shoot in Planet Theater as part of interview with SWPC	Anatta 6288 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Area Middle School students	February 26	Education	SOS Demo by CSD's Rebecca Matichuk	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Chiang-Lin Hsin, Director-General and three associates from the CWB	February 27	Foreign	SOS Demo by Sandy MacDonald	Fanthune Moeng 6065 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Chris Liedel	February 28	Public	SOS Demo by Sandy MacDonald	Sylvia Hasui 6709
Allison Larkins	February 28	Education	SOS Demo with Don Mock	Don Mock 6643 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Jared Polis, democratic candidate for second congressional district and two staffers	February 29	Government	SOS tour by Will von Dauster as part of building tour	Don Mock 6643 Sylvia Hasui 6709
	March
Cindy Carlisle	March 3	Education	SOS Demo with Will von Dauster as part of building tour.	Don Mock 6643 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Group of Second Graders (25)	March 5	Education	SOS Demo with Beth Russell	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Professor Havlick with CU Environmental Design students	March 5	University of Colorado	SOS Demo	Sylvia Hasui 6709
Mary Glackin, Deputy Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere	March 6	Government	SOS Demo featuring GSD's FIM	Rhonda Lange 6045 Sylvia Hasui 6709
2 Groups of Second Graders (50)	March 7	Education	SOS Demos with Beth Russell	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
CU students (Dept. of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences)	March 7	Education	SOS Demo	Rhonda Lange 6045 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC)	March 7	Education	SOS demonstration by Tom LeFebvre	Rhonda Lange x6045
GSA Interns (20-30)	March 11	Government	SOS Demo	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
MESA 8th Grade Students	March 12	Education	SOS Demo	Larry Combs 5299 Sylvia Hasui 6709
CT State Science Fair	March 12 at Quinnpiac University, Hamden, CT	Education	John Brown participated in and acted as an advisor for meteorologicaly-related entries at the CT State Science Fair.	John Brown 6867
Second Graders (45)	March 13	Education	SOS Demo	Beth Russell 6759 Sylvia Hasui 6709
Iowa State University	March 18	Education	SOS Demonstration by Dave Fischman	Rhonda Lange x6045
Louisville Senior Center	March 19	Education	SOS Demonstration by George Sharman and DSRC tour.	Sylvia Hasui x6709
Attorneys (10-12)	March 20	Education	SOS Demonstration by Will von Dauster and DSRC tour.	Don Mock x6643
Fiske Planetarium	March 26	Education	Test new software for SOS	Sylvia Hasui x6709
Judge for NASA's "First" Regional Robotics Competition	March 28-29	Education	Dan Birkenheuer acting as a NOAA judge at this competition	Dan Birkenheuer 5584
	April
Fifth Graders (50)	April 8	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
Charlie Baker	April 8	Education	SOS Demonstration by Dave Fischman and Chris Fox	Sylvia Hasui x6709
Students	April 9	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
Colorado State Science Fair Judging	April 10-12, CSU Fort Collins, CO	Education	Bill Moninger was Captain of the Jr. Division "all fair" team judging the Colorado State Science Fair.	Bill Moninger 6435
Dr. Mike Simpson, President and Steve Brady, Vice President	April 11	Education	SOS Demonstration by Tom Schlatter as part of a space weather and ESRL overview visit to the DSRC.	Rhonda Lange x6045
Sixth Graders	April 15	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
Weather Presentations at Eagle Crest Elementary School, Longmont	April 15	Education	Steve Weygandt presented 4 45-minutes weather classes for Eagle Crest 2nd graders	Steve Weygandt 5529
Fifth Grade Students	April 16	Education	SOS Demonstration by Tom LeFebvre and Dave Fischman	Beth Russell x6759
Einar Rustad and Keith Murphy	April 18		HPCC/Raytheon Meeting	Nathan Dauchy x4675
Front Range Community College	April 21	Education	SOS Demonstration	Rhonda Lange x6045
Syun-Ichi Akasofu	April 21	Education	SOS demonstration by Sandy MacDonald and presenting a seminar, as part of a DSCR tour and meetings.	Sylvia Hasui x6709
Guests	April 22	Education	SOS Demontrations	Sylvia Hasui x6709
guests	April 24	Education	SOS Demonstrations	Sylvia Hasui x6709
Fifth Grade Students (30)	April 24	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
AMS Weather Modification Workshop attendess	April 24	Education	SOS demonstration as part of the workshop presentations, demonstrations, and discussions.	Rhonda Lange x6045
Boulder City Council Group	April 24	Education	SOS Demonstration by Don Mock.	Don Mock x6643
Students (30)	April 25	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell.	Beth Russell x6759
High School Students (30)	April 25	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
Home Schooled Students (15)	April 30	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
	May
Will Shafroth	May 2	Education	SOS Demonstration by Sandy MacDonald as part of a DSRC tour.	Rhonda Lange x6045
Fifth Grade Students	May 5	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
High School Students	May 5	Education	SOS Demonstration by George Sharman	Holly Palm x6000
Bill Glover, Deputy Director, and other Department of Energy personnel	May 6	Education	Learn about SOS System	Dave Himes x5447
National Geographic Space and Weather group	May 6	Education	Filming of SOS System	Anatta x6288
11th and 12th grade students	May 8	Education	SOS Demonstration by Dave Himes	Beth Russell x6759
Middle School Students	May 8	Education	SOS Demonstration by George Sharman	Beth Russell x6759
Family of GSD Deputy Director John Schneider	May 9	Education	SOS Demonstration by Will von Dauster	Beth Russell x6759
11th and 12th grade students	May 13	Education	SOS Demonstration by Beth Russell	Beth Russell x6759
Joan Fitz-Gerald	May 13	Education	SOS Demonstration by Sandy MacDonald as a part of a DSRC tour.	Katy Stewart x6000
COMET Satellite Curriculum Development Workshop attendees (30)	May 13	Education	SOS Demonstration by Sandy MacDonald	Rhonda Lange x6045
Space Foundation	May 16	Education	SOS Demonstration as a part of a DSRC tour.	Beth Russell x6759
Kindergarten Students	May 19	Education	SOS Demonstration by Paula McCaslin as a part of a DSRC tour.	Carol Knight x6401
Tour for Dan Probert and family by John Brown for high-school student interested in science career	May 21	Education	Inform and inspire student interested in a science career.	John Brown 6867
Fourth Grade Students	May 21	Education	SOS Demonstration by Dave Fischman	Beth Russell x6759
	June
Summer Students to NOAA Boulder	June 3	Education	Student orientation with bldg tour and SOS demo	Ann Thorne Ann Reiser x6634
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)	June 3	Education	SOS Demonstration	Sylvia Hasui x6709
National Marine Fisheries Service staff	June 4	Education	SOS Demonstration	Rhonda Lange x6045
Boulder Rotary Club	June 6	Education	SOS Demonstration by Don Mock as part of a DSRC tour.	Don Mock x6643
	July
Dan Wakefield, JT Wakefield, Mariana Wakefield, Marlene Barros, Marcelo Barros, Kristen Maxson, and Ali Merrill	July 22		Tour of the GSD lab	Joe Wakefield
	August
Sea Grant Visitors Jim Hurley and Mike Liffman (Research, Outreach, and Extension.	August 28	Government	To introduce visitors to our lab with tour, talks and an SOS demo and hear from them about how they, as extension experts, communicated their research - and brainstorm ways for collaboration, leveraging our outreach efforts.	Annie Reiser 6634
	September
Sally Ride Festival, Colorado Springs	September 12	Education	Annie Reiser organized NOAA Boulder participation in the Sally Ride Festival, Colorado Springs. Included a NOAA booth with handouts and two women scientists who presented 4 sessions to the ca. 500 participating girls.	Annie Reiser 303-499-0488
Warren Qualley, Neal Tombyln, Beth Findly	September 23	Industry	NextGen discussions with Aviation Branch	Jennifer Mindek 6122
	October
8th Grade Science Days (1)	October 16	Education	Provide science presentations and demos for six groups of 8th graders from the BVSD	Beth Russell 6759 Annie Reiser 6634
Science Discovery Filming Crew	October 17	Public	Science Discovery crew filming Tom Schlatter who will be explaining and demonstrating downslope winds	Tom Schlatter 6938 Annie Reiser 6634
Wooly Magma Demo at Rocky Mt. Dinosaur Resource Center	October 19	Public	To give two Wooly Magma demos and provide NOAA handouts at an "earth event" being held at the Rocky Mt. Dianosaur Resource Center, Woodland Park, CO	Annie Reiser 6634
8th Grade Science Days	October 23	Education	Provide science presentations and demos for five groups of 8th graders from the BVSC	Beth Russell 6759 Annie Reiser 6634
	November
	December
David Skaggs and family	December 27	Public	SOS demo by Will von Dauster	Sylvia Hasui 6709