GSD Outreach Calendar

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Calendar for 2009


Category & Names

Dates/
Location

Sector

Purpose

Contact

 

January

     

Colorado-Labs Board of Directors

January 9

Government

DSRC tour and SOS demo by Don Mock for this group of Board of Directors

Don Mock
6643
Sylsvia Hasui
6709

Weather Merit Badge Presentation

January 21

Education

Andy Loughe taught merit badge session on "Weather" for Girl Scouts

Andy Loughe
6211

Center for Innovative and Talented Youth-Denver University

January 21

Education

Tour and SOS Demo by Beth Russell for this group of sixth-eighth graders

Beth Russell
6759
Sylvia Hasui
6709

US NORTHCOM

January 23

Government

SOS Demo by Dr. MacDonald for group from NORTHCOM

Rhonda Lange
6045
Sylvia Hasui
6709

Odessey School, Denver, CO

January 26

Education

SOS Demos by Dave Fischman and Tom LeFebvre for two groups of fourth and fifth graders from Odessey School as well as DSRC tours

Beth Russell
6759
Sylvai Hasui
6709

Joe Golden presents talks at Platte Middle School

January 28

Education

To give three weather talks to three 8th grade classes at Platte Middle School in Boulder

Joe Golden
6098

 

February

     

Oil company executives

February 3

Business

SOS demo by Russ Schnell as part of a scheduled meeting at DSRC.

Russ Schnell
6733
Sylvia Hasui
6709

Polaris at Ebert Charter School, Denver, CO

February 3

Education

SOS demos to three groups of fifth graders by Beth Russell

Beth Russell
6759
Sylvia Hasui
6709

NPOESS Customers Forums

February 4-5

Government

SOS demos by Dave Fischman for two groups from NPOESS Customers Forums

Dave Fischman
4654
Sylvia Hasui
6709

Sierra Elementary School of Arvada, CO

February 6

Education

SOS demo for 25 fourth graders by Dave Fischman

Dave Fischman
6759
Sylvia Hasui
6709

Dr. Abdul Kareem Mohammad, Head of the Space Observatory and Simulation Research Center, Directorate of Aeronautics and Space Technology, Ministry of Science and Technology, Iraq and accompanying delegation

February 19

International

SOS demo as part of a visit to ESRL for presentations on GPS Meteorology, weather modification/cloud seeding,and ionospheric propogation

Seth Gutmas
7031
Rhonda Lange
6045

Bromley East Charter School of Brighton

February 20

Education

SOS presentations for 50 eighth graders by Tom LeFebvre and George Sharman

Beth Russell
6759
Sylvia Hasui
6709

Sent Hazard Maps to Hot Springs AR

February 20

Public

Sent maps - request through Joe Golden

Annie Reiser
6634

Boulder Chamber of Commerce Board

February 23

Business

SOS and DSRC tours by Don Mock for Chamber Board who held their February meeting here on site.

Sylvia Hasui
6709
Don Mock

American Academy of Lone Tree, CO

February 23

Education

SOS demo for 50 seventh graders by Beth Russell

Beth Russell
6759
Sylvia Hasui
6709

Ed Biegert - Shell Oil Company

February 25

Business

SOS Demo as part of NGDC tour led by Dave Fischman

Dave Fischman
4654
Sylvia Hasui
6709

Roche Colorado Regional Science Fair

February 26

Education

GSD's Tracy Hansen, Joe Wakefield, and Lee Cohen participated as judges in this science fair.

Tracy Hansen
6569
Joe Wakefield
6053

 

March

     

Two groups of 20 second graders from Ryan Elementary School, Lafayette, Colorado

March 2

Education

Site tour and SOS demonstrations by Beth Russell.

Beth Russell
6759

A group of third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders from the Centennial Christian School, Centennial, Colorado

March 4

Education

Site tour and SOS demonstration

Carol Knight
6401
Annie Reiser
6634

A group of eighth graders from the Denver Waldorf School, Denver, Colorado

March 5

Education

Site tour and SOS demo

Beth Russell
6759

A group from the University of Colorado-Boulder/Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC)

March 6

Education

SOS demo as part of their meeting being held in the DSRC

Rhonda Lange
6045

Two groups of 20 second graders from Ryan Elementary School, Lafayette, Colorado

March 6

Education

Site visit and SOS demos by Tom LeFebvre and Dave Fishman

Beth Russell
6759

A group of third, fourth, fifth, and sixth graders from the Centennial Christian School, Centennial, Colorado

March 11

Education

Site tour and SOS demo by George Sharman and Tom LeFebvre

Carol Knight
6401
Annie Reiser
6634

A group from Argentina's National Space Activities Commission (CONAE – Comision Nacional de Actividades Espaciales)

March 11

International

SOS demo as part of their CIRA meetings at DSRC

Bernie Connell
970-491-8689

Two groups of 15 second graders from Mark Hopkins Elementary School, Centennial, Colorado

March 16

Education

Site tour and SOS demos by Tom LeFebvre and Dave Fishman

Beth Russell
6759

15 students from the Havern School, Littleton, Colorado

March 20

Education

Site tour and SOS demo

Carol Knight
6401

Hosting Visitor from the Japanese Meteorological Research Institute/JMA

March 25

International

GSD hosting a talk presented by Yoshinori Shoji on "Overview and Recent Progress of GPS/MET Japan

Dan Birkenheuer
5584
Diane Vinaske
6629

A group from the Denver Museum of Nature and Science

March 26

Education

SOS Demo

Beth Russell
6759

Dan Birkenheuer judged and presented awards at the Colorado Regional FIRST Robotics Competition

March 26-28

Education

FIRST stands for Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology. The organization's mission is to inspire young people to be science and technology leaders, by engaging them in exciting mentor-based programs that build science, engineering and tech

Dan Birkenheuer
5584

Two groups of 25 fifth graders from Edgewater Elementary School, Edgewater, Colorado

March 27

Education

Site tour and SOS demo

Beth Russell
6759

Educational Materials to student teacher in Illinois

March 30

Education

Sent large box and poster tube of general outreach materials/posters - through Stan Benjamin

Annie Reiser
6634

 

April

     

Denver Museum of Nature and Science

April 1

Business

Tour and SOS demo by Beth Russell

Beth Russell
6759

MAES Visit and tour

April 3

Education

Tour and SOS demo by David Fischman for MAES, a society that promotes, cultivates, and honors excellence in education and leadership among Latino engineers and scientists.

Carol Knight
6401
Sylvia Hasui
6709

ITT Space Foundation Workshop

April 3

Education

Group of ca. 30 teachers from the ITT Space Foundation Workshop for a tour and SOS demo by Tom LeFebvre

Beth Russell
6759
Sylvia Hasui
6709

ITT Space Systems Division Visit

April 3

Business Government

SOS Demo by Sandy MacDonald as part of the Space Symposium being held in Colorado Springs

Rhonda Lange
6045

Sent Wooly Magma Kits (30) to Field-Stevenson School-Forest Park, IL

April 3

Education

Request from teacher Grace Finn for project use in classroom.

Annie Reiser
6634

York International School, Thornton Two groups of 3-6 grade

April 7

Education

Tours and SOS demos by Tom LeFebvre and Dave Fischman

Beth Russell
6759

Colorado State Science Fair Judging

April 9

Education

Russ Chadwick and Bill Moninger judged at this year's Colorado State Science Fair/CUS Fort Collins

Bill Moninger

Russ Chadwick

CU Journalist Visiting

April 10

Education

SOS Demo as part of a series of talks at DSRC

Anatta
6288

Katrina Books

April 14

Education

Provided 60 Hurricane Katrina books to Dacono schools librarian

Annie Reiser
6634

Gilpin County Middle School Visit

April 15

Education

A group of 20 7th graders from Blackhawk, CO will tour DSRC and see SOS presentation by Beth Russell.

Beth Russell
6759

Rocky Mountain Hang Gliding and Paragliding Association

April 15

Public Organization

As President of this association, Rich Jesuroga is giving a weather presentation tonight at their regular meeting.

Rich Jesuroga
6936

Society for Quality Assurance

April 16

Public

Tour and SOS demo by George Sharman

George Sharman
6345

Stan Benjamin visits Pioneer Elementary, Lafayette

April 16

Education

To teach K-level kids about weather and NOAA - and distribute educational materials.

Stan Benjamin
6387

Green Fair and Bring Your Child Down to Earth Day

April 23

Business and Public

Local "green" businesses will display their products and ideas at the NOAA campus and we will introduce them and the public to our NOAA "green activites".

Annie Reiser
6634

Sheridan High School Visit (25 12th grade students from Denver, CO)

April 24

Education

DSRC tour with Beth Russell and SOS demo by Dave Fischman

Beth Russell
6759

Boyscout Camporee at Peaceful Valley Scout Ranch

April 25

Education

Andy Loughe will present weather-related hands-on activities to scouts attending this camporee.

Andy Loughe
6211
Annie Reiser
6634

Zion Lutheran School Visit; group of 10 third grade students from Brighton, CO.

April 28

Education

DSRC tour and SOS demo by Beth Russell

Beth Russell
6759

Judge at Legacy High School (Broomfield, CO)

April 28

Education

Steve Lack judged capstone project presentations for the senior class of Legacy High.

Steve Lack
4469

Lincoln Academy Visit; a group of 60 fourth graders from Arvada, CO

April 29

Education

DSRC tour and SOS demo by Beth Russell

Beth Russell
6759

 

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