Book Forums and Presentations

Scenes from book forums and presentations where authors discuss their works, capturing an educational and communicative atmosphere.

Presentation at Main Interior marking World AIDS Day

The arnual conference for the Educator Resource Center Network (ERCN) Coordinators was held at Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field in Cleveland, Ohio. The conference included participants from NASA's Educator Resource Centers located throughout the country. The Microgravity Science Division at Glenn sponsored a Microgravity Day for all the conference participants. Kathy Higgins of the National Center for Microgravity Research at GRC explains educational resources to teachers. This image is from a digital still camera; higher resolution is not available.

Office of External Affairs and Environmental Education - Camp Green , Environmental Protection Agency

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne with Take Pride in America (TPIA) officials and volunteers at signing event for order extending the authorization of TPIA within the Department of the Interior through the year 2010. Among officials and guests joining Secretary Kempthorne for the proceedings at Main Interior were Deputy Secretary P. Lynn Scarlett; TPIA Executive Director Katie Loovis; Appalachian Trail volunteer Scott Wilson; Chesapeake and Ohio (C and O) Canal National Historical Park volunteers Barbara Brown and Jane Collins; Hyattsville, Maryland Elementary School students Billy Kennedy and Jose Cruz, and Hyattsville teacher, Ms. Davis.

Secretary Dirk Kempthorne hosting event at Main Interior honoring student national finalists, along with teachers and administrators, from The National Campaign to Stop Violence-sponsored "Do the Write Thing Challenge" involving middle school students writing about ways to stop violence in their communities

a girl talking to a judge

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Bell Multicultural High School, Earth Day 2007 Activities , Environmental Protection Agency

STENNIS SPACE CENTER, Mississippi (Oct. 7, 2022) - Rear Adm. John Okon, Director, Warfare Integration Directorate, N2N6I, Office of the Chief of Naval Operations, presided over the retirement of Lt. Cmdr. Kabran KJ Johnson at NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi Oct. 7, 2022. Johnson enlisted in the Navy in 1992, and graduated the from Aerographers Mate (AG) A-School in 1993 before being selected for Chief and eventually earning a commission. His efforts in support of various Fleet and Naval Special Warfare commands worldwide over the course of his 30-year career were highlighted by colleagues and family at the ceremony. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command directs and oversees more than 2,500 globally-distributed military and civilian personnel who collect, process and exploit environmental information to assist Fleet and Joint Commanders in all warfare areas to make better decisions faster than the adversary.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At the podium, KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow talks to students in the gymnasium at Trojan Intermediate School in Potosi, Mo. At left is Amber Marek, with the NASA News Center; at right is astronaut Dom Gorie. Students from three area schools Potosi High School, John Evans Middle School and Trojan are on a team taking part in NASA’s Explorer Schools program. Whitlow and Gorie are visiting the school to share America’s new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. They are talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASA’s stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored presentation by journalist and author Ron Suskind, discussing his book, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clemente Middle School , Environmental Protection Agency

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Attends Teen Press Conference Youth Rules

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

Lakes to Locks Passage - Lecture at the Slate Valley Museum. The audience listens to the Welsh Lecture at the Slate Valley Museum. New York

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

Fort Jackson military spouses enjoyed a night filled with information and fun Aug. 23 at the NCO Club during the Army Community Service hosted Military Spouse Appreciation Night.ACS offered a variety of information available to military spouses such as the volunteer program, education and employment to new and established community members. The appreciation night also offered spouses an opportunity to network and establish new friendships throughout the evening. After a short introduction to the dice game BUNCO, teams were established, and the gaming began. Winners were awarded with small prizes.Swag bags were also offered to spouses who brought a new community member with them to the appreciation night to encourage the sharing of information and program opportunities and be welcomed by fellow community members and their spouses. Though the appreciation night has concluded, information about ACS programs and learning opportunities continues. To learn about available resources and upcom

Presentation at Main Interior marking World AIDS Day

Civil service mid term evaluation session in Loy Henderson Auditorium

Office of Disability Employment Policy - Computer Accommodation Program Francis Perkins Building Great Hall

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Leland Melvin (far right) listens to Sarah Copelin-Wood (far left), chair of the Board of Education, at Ronald E. McNair High School in Atlanta, a NASA Explorer School. Melvin accompanied KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. on a visit to the school to share the vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Whitlow talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

students enjoying the receptionon in lobby of the Ames Administration building N-200.

Material from Vice Admiral Allen - Principal Federal Official - 26-HK-370-39. File Unit includes photographs of Admrial Allen on CNN and Visits by Presidents George H.W. Bush and Bill Clinton among others. Hurricane Katrina

Visit of figure skating star Michelle Kwan to State, where she joined Secretary Condoleezza Rice and Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs Karen Hughes in the Treaty Room for the announcement of Kwan's appointment as the first American Public Diplomacy Envoy. In the role, Kwan, a five time World Champion and two time Olympic medalist, will reach out to international young people by visiting their schools and clubs to speak about leadership and to engage them in dialogue on social and educational issues.

Seminar on gay history, sponsored by Interior's Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Employee Organization (GLOBE)

Department officials, including Deputy Secretary Richard Armitage, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs Roger Noriega, Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights Barbara Pope, and Department Hispanic Recruitment Coordinator Harvey Issa, speaking to group of Hispanic high school students from Washington, D.C., Virginia, and Maryland participating in Department's inaugural Latino job shadowing day

Secretary Gale Norton, fourth from left, and Navajo Nation President Joe Shirley, Jr., third from left, among officials on dedication day tour of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation

Office of the Administrator (Stephen L. Johnson) - Clemente Middle School , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hollings Student Scholarship Presentations_Student Scholarship Poster Presentations

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Elaine Chao Attends Teen Press Conference Youth Rules

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Center Director Jim Kennedy and Hortense Burt, with the Education Office at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, greet a student at South Plantation High School in Plantation, Fla. Kennedy, Burt and other Kennedy representatives are visiting the NASA Explorer School (NES) to share the vision for space exploration with the next generation. Astronaut Roger Crouch joined the Kennedy team. During the visit, Crouch is talking with students about our destiny as explorers, NASA's stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. The Agency's NES program establishes a three-year partnership annually between NASA and 50 NASA Explorer School teams, consisting of teachers and education administrators from diverse communities nationwide.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Lis Wiehl, lawyer, television commentator, author of Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Lis Wiehl, lawyer, television commentator, author of Winning Every Time: How to Use the Skills of a Lawyer in the Trials of Your Life

Technology Administration - Commerce Science and Technology (ComSci) Graduation

Guest Speaker Shaundel Washington-Spivey of La Crosse, Wis., gives his presentation Feb. 20, 2024, at during the 2024 Black History Month Observance at Fort McCoy, Wis., at McCoys Community Center. Spivey, the co-founder and executive director of Black Leaders Acquiring Collective Knowledge Inc., brought a wealth of experience and passion to the event. With roots in the La Crosse community since 2007, Spiveys commitment to community organizing shows through in his every venture. During his address, Spivey shared insights from his extensive involvement in community-based discussions, action planning, and advocacy efforts while leading interactive discussions with those who attended the observance. His dedication to fostering a more equitable and collective community resonated with attendees, who were inspired by his commitment to social change. Army

Department of the Interior University-sponsored presentation by journalist and author Ron Suskind, discussing his book, A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League

The Inter-American Defense College and United States Northern Command hosts the inaugural North American Defense Framework for Women, Peace, and Security Workshop at IADC Kennedy Hall on Fort Lesley J. McNair in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 27-29, 2024. The event brought together military and civilian experts from Canada, Mexico, the United States, and the Bahamas. The collaborative event focused on integrating gender perspectives into military education, addressing gender-based violence, and enhancing gender equality in military operations. Participants, representing diverse ranks and branches, formulated actionable recommendations and formed partnerships, signifying a transformative shift toward a more inclusive defense framework. Air Force

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

President's Environmental Youth Awards - President's Environmental Youth Awards, Teams , Environmental Protection Agency

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hollings Student Scholarship Presentations_Student Scholarship Poster Presentations

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, joined by U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues Catherine Russell and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield, meets with a group of young women who have been empowered, or are encouraging others to be empowered, through women's education on August 24, 2016, in the Rosa Parks Room at the U.S. Embassy in Abuja, Nigeria.

Technology Administration - 2002 NATIONAL MEDAL OF TECHNOLOGY LAUREATES RECEPTION

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management - DC Summer Initiative

Guest speaker Marcus Gentry gives his presentation about Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 19, 2023, at McCoy's Community Center for the 2023 Fort McCoy, Wis., Martin Luther King Jr. Day observance. Gentry gave an excellent presentation about many things representing the memory, history, and meaning of the life of MLK Jr. Gentry is the founder of The Respect Academy. He is an innovator, speaker, and consultant. According to his website, www.marcusgentry.com, The Respect Academy is is a web-based service organization that uses the Socratic method of teaching, coaching, and creative empowerment strategies for the application of universal principles. Americans celebrated the first official Martin Luther King Day, which is the only federal holiday commemorating an African American, on Jan. 20, 1986. In 1994, Congress designated the holiday as a National Day of Service and made the third Monday in January every year the Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service a Day On, Not a Day Off. King advoc

Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan and Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Linda Thomas-Greenfield meet with Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) participants at the U.S. Department of State in Washington, D.C., on July 16, 2014.

Technology Administration - NATIONAL MEDAL OF SCIENCE

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

Department of Interior officials and staff joining counterparts from other agencies in explaining government programs, and promoting Take Pride in America initiatives, at the Boy Scouts of America National Scout Jamboree, Caroline County, Virginia

Secretary Gale Norton, left, during dedication ceremonies at the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation. School design, by architectural firm headed by Navajo member, incorporates Navajo cultural elements

Presentation at Main Interior marking World AIDS Day

National Park Service staff among participants at briefing and discussion session at Oregon Historical Society Museum in Portland, where Secretary Gale Norton reaffirmed her commitment to Congressional legislation expanding Oregon's Fort Clatsop National Memorial and renaming the site as the Lewis and Clark National Historical Park

Department of the Interior University-sponsored book forum, featuring presentation by Ronald Shapiro, attorney, sports agent, co-author of Bullies, Tyrants, and Impossible People: How to Beat Them Without Joining Them

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

Tesha Crawford, sexual assault response coordinator and SHARP program manager for the Army Reserves 99th Readiness Division, delivers remarks April 1 during the Sexual Assault and Alcohol Awareness and Prevention Month ceremony on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey.

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - Astronaut Leland Melvin involves students at Ronald E. McNair High School in Atlanta, a NASA Explorer School, during a presentation. He accompanied KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr., who is visiting to the school to share The vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Whitlow talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space. Melvin talked about the importance of teamwork and what it takes for mission success.

Appearance by Secretary Gale Norton at the Great Lakes Lighthouse Conference, Northwestern Michigan College, Traverse City, Michigan, to announce transfer of four Michigan lighthouses, one Washington lighthouse from Coast Guard to state, county, non-profit control; and to bestow lighthouse awards

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration - Hollings Student Scholarship Presentations_Student Scholarship Presentations

Acting Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Aurene Martin, center, with students during dedication day tour of the newly opened Baca/Dlo'ay azhi Community School in Prewitt, New Mexico, Bureau of Indian Affairs-operated school serving the Prewitt and Thoreau communities on the Navajo Nation Reservation

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

Summer Internship for 2008 closing ceremony students enjoying the receptionon in lobby of the Ames Administration building N-200.

Meghan McCain Book signing

Office of the Secretary - Secretary Alexis Herman's Farewell to Department of Labor Esther Peterson Child Development Center

National Institute of Standards and Technology - Baldridge Award Ceremony

Staff of the Darnall Medical Library of the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center posing for a photo holding books in appreciation of the award,. The library was awarded the 2022 Research Advancement Award by the Medical Library Association for their support to medical research and evidence based medical services. Photo by Alpha Kamara, March 30, 2022.WRNMMC, Bethesda, MD - The Darnall Medical Library at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center (WRNMMC) has been selected as one of the recipients of the 2022 Research Advancement in Health Sciences Award.The announcement was made by the Medical Library Association, the umbrella body of medical libraries, for its dedication and efforts to advancing health information research and evidence-based health science practices.The Darnall Medical Library, located on the 3rd floor of the WRNMMC admin building, is named after Navy CAPT William L. Darnall Sr. He served as Officer in Charge at the National Naval Dental Center from Jul 19

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A school board member of Ronald E. McNair High School in Atlanta welcomes astronaut Leland Melvin (second from right) to the school. McNair is one of NASAs Explorer Schools. Melvin accompanied KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. on a visit to the school to share the vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Whitlow talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

Visit of Secretary Dirk Kempthorne to the Tuba City Boarding School on the Navajo Reservation in Arizona--largest school in the Bureau of Indian Education system. Joining Secretary Kempthorne for the tour of new buildings and classrooms, and for discussions with students, teachers, and parents, were education officials including Bureau of Indian Education Director Kevin Skenandore, Indian Affairs Office of Facilities, Environmental and Cultural Resources Director Jack Rever, Tuba City Boarding School Principal Don Coffland, and Tuba City School Governing Board President Frieda Maloney.

African American History Celebration, in Dean Acheson Auditorium, featuring performance by Morgan State University Choir, and remarks by guest speakers including: Secretary Condoleezza Rice; Bernard LaFayette, Jr., 1960's civil rights leader, Director of the Center for Nonviolence and Peace Studies at the University of Rhode Island; Dorothy Height, long time civil rights and women's rights activist, President Emeritus of the National Council of Negro Women; and Romeo Crennel, head coach of the National Football League's Cleveland Browns.

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - KSC Deputy Director Dr. Woodrow Whitlow Jr. and Deputy Associate Administrator for Institutions and Asset Management at NASA Headquarters Jim Jennings visit Gainesville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer School in Gainesville, Ga. Jennings is visiting the school to share the new vision for space exploration with the next generation of explorers. Whitlow talked with students about our destiny as explorers, NASAs stepping stone approach to exploring Earth, the Moon, Mars and beyond, how space impacts our lives, and how people and machines rely on each other in space.

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