NOGLSTP at Baltimore Pride 6/22/08

Posted: June 16th, 2008

Come visit us at our booth at Baltimore Pride on Sunday 6/22/08, at Druid Hill Park, starting at 11am! We will have informational brochures, membership forms, business cards and newsletters. You can also join our mailing list and/or enter a drawing to win a $30 Best Buy gift card!

http://www.baltimorepride.org/glccb.php

For more information please contact us.

NOGLSTP-CR business meeting 4/24/08 - guest speaker Lawrie Hollingsworth

Posted: April 16th, 2008

The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals - Chesapeake Region, will be holding a general meeting on Thursday, April 24. The meeting will take place at the Maryland City at Russett Branch of the Anne Arundel County Public Library, 3501 Russett Common, Laurel, MD 20724.

What: NOGLSTP-CR general meeting and ART (see below) presentation
Where: MDC branch of AACPL (see text, above, for address)
When: Thursday, April 24, 6:30 pm
RSVP: NOGLSTP-CR-owner@yahoogroups.com, by Monday, April 21

We will start with light refreshments at 6:30 pm, followed by the meeting agenda at 7pm. We will be discussing upcoming officer elections and our participation in Pride events in June. We are excited to announce that one of our members, Lawrie Hollingsworth, will give a presentation on disaster recovery. Lawrie, an electrical engineer, is the founder and CEO of Asset Recovery Technologies, Inc., a company that performs high-tech equipment recovery in a variety of disaster situations, nationwide. For directions or other information about the library, we suggest that you contact them directly at (301) 725-2390 or visit them on the web at http://www.aacpl.net/branch_info/mdc.htm.

The library address is: 3501 Russett Common, Laurel, MD 20724 (right off the B/W Parkway at Rt. 198), behind MacDonald’s, across Russett Green East from Sam’s Club.
Here is the mapquest link: http://www.mapquest.com/maps/3501+Russett+Common++20724/

01/15/2008 Business Meeting & Presentation @ Human Genome Sciences, Inc.

Posted: January 7th, 2008

Happy New Year!

The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals - Chesapeake Region will be holding a general meeting on Tuesday, January 15, at 7pm. We are being hosted by Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (http://www.hgsi.com/), located at 14200 Shady Grove Rd. in Rockville, MD. In addition to a regular business meeting, we are pleased that an HGSI representative will be giving a presentation on the Mid-Atlantic Biotech Corridor and the history of HGSI’s biotech research. Refreshments will be served.

What: NOGLSTP-CR general meeting and HGSI presentation
Where: Human Genome Sciences, Inc. (see text, above, for address)
When: Tuesday, January 15, 7pm
RSVP: NOGLSTP-CR-owner@yahoogroups.com, by Wednesday, January 9

When you RSVP, please include your full name in your message; HGSI will be compiling a list of attendees for their front desk. We will send out an update with the specific meeting location within the facility and a preliminary agenda when available.

Thanks!

We hope to see you there!

October meeting: 10/24 at NASA GSFC (Greenbelt, MD)

Posted: October 16th, 2007

The National Organization of Gay and Lesbian Scientists and Technical Professionals - Chesapeake Region will be holding a general meeting on Wednesday, October 24, at 6pm. The meeting venue is the Visitor Center at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/visitor/directions/index.html. In addition to a regular business meeting, we are delighted to announce that Rick Obenschain, Deputy Director of the Goddard Space Flight Center, will be giving a presentation on current NASA missions and the organization’s future outlook.

What: NOGLSTP-CR general meeting and NASA presentation

Where: Earth Science Gallery, Visitor Center, Goddard Space Flight Center (see website, above, for directions)

When: Wednesday, October 24, light refreshements at 6pm, program starts at 7pm

RSVP: NOGLSTP-CR-owner@yahoogroups.com, optional

Light refreshments will be served beginning at 6pm, and the Rocket Garden and other exhibits will be open at this time. The brief business meeting will be held at 7pm, followed by Deputy Director Obenschain’s presentation. The event is open to all NOGLSTP-CR members, perspective members, and interested parties.

For more information please contact us.