Online Professional Development Workshop: Space Weather, the Sun and Light

John Ensworth at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies and the NASA Science Mission Directorate invite you to attend an upcoming online professional development workshop science content presentation.

Topic: Space Weather, the Sun and Light

Dr. Sten Odenwald will give a science content/background presentation on Space Weather, Solar science, the nature of light and how astronomers use it to do astronomy. Participants may ask questions and work along in this fully interactive Webinar environment. http://spacemath.gsfc.nasa.gov

Date: Friday, Nov. 21, 2008

Time: 3:00 p.m., EST (Greenwich Mean Time -05:00, New York)

Participants must first register for this meeting. There is no cost for this event. Note: Only the first 80 registrants will be accepted. Register ASAP!

If this meeting is full, you will receive an e-mail that reads: “Your registration for this meeting is denied.” In that case, we ask you to please join us in the next workshop! If you do miss this event, we will send you the link to a video archive of the workshop so you will still be able to benefit from the exercises.

Please join the meeting 10-15 minutes before start to make sure your computer is prepared to run the Webex software. You may also pre-install the Webex plug-in following the instructions at the bottom of this e-mail.

Where to register for this meeting

1. Go to https://nasa.webex.com/nasa/j.php?ED=110410362&RG=1&UID=1073751852.

2. Register for the meeting.

Once the host approves your request, you will receive a confirmation e-mail with instructions for joining the meeting.

Closed Captioning is available during the Webinar at: At the start time of the event, please login to your event by clicking on the link below: http://www.fedrcc.us/Enter.aspx?EventID=1167977&CustomerID=321

Alternately, you can visit http://www.fedrcc.us/ and input your event confirmation number, 1167977.

For assistance

1. Go to https://nasa.webex.com/nasa/mc

2. Click “Assistance”.

3. Click “Support”.

For more information, contact John Ensworth by e-mail at john_ensworth@strategies.org or by telephone at 703-312-0563.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, do not join the session. This video and earlier product videos will be available via a Web-based archive tool will soon be located at: http://www.strategies.org/education/index.aspx?sub=education&sub2=professional

To check the setup of your computer and pre-install the plug-in software, use the following links: Downloads

WebEx will automatically setup Meeting Manager for Windows the first time you join a meeting. To save time, you can setup prior to the meeting by clicking this link: https://nasa.webex.com/nasa/meetingcenter/mcsetup.php

The host requests that you check for compatibility of rich media players for Universal Communications Format (UCF) before you join the session. UCF allows you to view multimedia during the session. To check now, click the following link: https://nasa.webex.com/nasa/systemdiagnosis.php

Meeting Manager for Microsoft(R) Windows(R) – MSI Installer

* Meeting Center automatically downloads, installs and configures Meeting Manager for Windows the first time you start or join a meeting. However, you may choose to download and run the Meeting Manager Installer before starting or joining a meeting. You must have administrator privileges on your computer to use this installer.

* Download Meeting Manager Installer for Internet Explorer https://nasa.webex.com/client/T25L/atmcie.msi

* Download Meeting Manager Installer for Mozilla Firefox/Netscape Navigator https://nasa.webex.com/client/T25L/atmcns.msi Meeting Manager for Mac(R) OS X (PowerPC)

* Meeting Manager for Mac OS X (PowerPC) is set up automatically the first time you start or join a meeting. The Installer for Mac OS X (PowerPC) can be used to manually install or uninstall Meeting Manager for Mac OS X (PowerPC).

* Download Meeting Manager Installer for Mac OS X (PowerPC) https://nasa.webex.com/client/T25L/mac/powerpc/webexinstaller.hqx