From kathy at fred.net Mon Jul 2 11:43:05 2018 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2018 12:43:05 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] FW: Message from the Under Secretary: Update on Parking at the Smithsonian Message-ID: Robin Everly forwarded this email to be sent out to the BSW concerning the lot near the NMNH which will no longer be available to us for parking as of October 1. ---------------------------------------------------. From: SI Email Announcements Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2018 10:15 AM To: SI-GEO-National Capital Region ; SI-GEO-NZP-SCBI Front Royal, VA ; SI-GEO-SERC Edgewater, MD Subject: Message from the Under Secretary: Update on Parking at the Smithsonian Dear Colleagues, This is a reminder that effective Oct. 1, the parking program at the National Air and Space Museum, the National Museum of Natural History and the National Museum of American History will be suspended due to the upcoming renovation of NASM and construction at NMNH. This means that daily and monthly paid parking, and post-3 p.m. daily/weekend parking (currently available free to staff) will cease at these three locations. We anticipate the existing staff parking program will be suspended for approximately five to seven years.? NASM parking will be completely closed to all vehicles other than those related to construction. NMNH and NMAH parking lots will be used only for official SI vehicles and business. Any access to these lots?including for official SI vehicles?will require a special parking permit for docents/volunteers/official guests. Additionally, some parking will be provided at NMNH and NMAH for the following purposes: ????????? SEEC: Parents of SEEC children will continue to be able to temporarily park for child drop-off and pickup. ????????? Second and third shift staff: Some parking for Smithsonian Facilities and Office of Protection Services second and third shift staff will be provided on a first-come, first-served basis as available. More details on this will be provided in the near future. ????????? Accessible Parking: There will be a limited number of paid accessible spaces. Accessible parking requests will go through the same approval process as they currently do. We strongly encourage everyone to develop alternative parking and/or commuting plans as soon as possible. As a reminder, WageWorks enrollment, changes, and cancellation must be entered?online via?the?WageWorks? website or by calling 877-924-3967?by the 10th of the month two months prior (one month prior for SE employees only) to the benefit month by employees.?This means staff must make changes in WageWorks by July 10 to be effective Oct. 1.? We have investigated arrangements with other parking garages around the National Mall, and Smithsonian Enterprises has negotiated parking discounts for both daily and monthly options.? Daily parkers will receive a 10% discount from any participating ParkWhiz garage nationwide. Monthly parkers will have a choice of several local garages with reduced market rates. For more details, please visit the Smithsonian?s ParkWhiz page. We will continue to share more information as it becomes available in the coming weeks. Sincerely, Al Horvath? Under Secretary for Finance and Administration/Chief Operating Officer ________________________________________________________ Please do not reply to this e-mail. SI Announcements are sent from an unattended mailbox. If you are using Outlook, you do not need to save any SI-wide announcements. All past SI-wide announcements are available on PRISM at http://prism2.si.edu/Pages/SI-WideArchive.aspx. ? ? From kathy at fred.net Thu Jul 12 16:06:48 2018 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 17:06:48 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Volunteer Opportunity with School Programs (fwd) Message-ID: Here is a link to the flier mentioned below: http://botsoc.org/2018_SI_volunteer.pdf ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 20:46:34 +0000 From: NMNH School Programs To: "kathy at fred.net" Subject: Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History Volunteer Opportunity with School Programs Hello, My name is Carolyn Giroux, and I am an Educator at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History.? I?m contacting because you have helped us previously in our recruitment efforts for volunteers.? I would like to request your help once more.? We are currently looking for volunteers to work with our School Programs, and we think this opportunity may be of interest to your community.? I?ve attached a flyer with information, but to summarize some of the main points: ????????? Our trainings prepare volunteers to assist with inquiry-based, natural science focused school programs for grades K-12. ?The training dates are September 25, 26, 27 and 28 ????????? The volunteer requirement is for a minimum of 2 shifts, 8 hours, per month for 1 year ????????? Shifts are from 9:30 AM-1:30 PM, Monday through Friday ????????? You must pass a background investigation prior to attending trainings ????????? New volunteers must also attend an NMNH museum orientation, offered from 10am-1:30pm on either September 16th, September 20th, or October 14th? Individuals who are interested should contact nmnhvolunteer at si.edu for more details.? Additionally, please feel free to distribute the attached flyer to listservs or bulletin boards as you see fit.? If you have any questions, don?t hesitate to contact me! Best, Carolyn L. Giroux ? School Programs Office of Education & Outreach w 202.633.4039? nmnhschoolprograms at si.edu SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY From kathy at fred.net Sun Jul 15 11:30:18 2018 From: kathy at fred.net (Kathy Bilton) Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2018 12:30:18 -0400 (EDT) Subject: [BSW] Article about one of our members in the Smithsonian Magazine! Message-ID: A friend just sent me this link about Alice!! https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-woman-who-meticulously-illustrates-plants-name-science-180969544/