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EVENTS AND AWARDS
Purpose of Events
EMD coordinates recurring and special events including the bienniel NASA
Environmental and Energy Conference and the NASA Headquarters Earth Day
observance. These activities strengthen communication and promote
synergy across the Agency's environmental management community, provide
opportunities to share innovative risk mitigation measures and best
management practices, and increase awareness of across the NASA
workforce of the Agency's successes and ongoing challenges in
environmental stewardship.
2008 Blue Marble Awards - Call for Nominations (Posted 11/5/07)
NASA HQ EMD is very pleased to announce a call for nominations for the 3nd Annual NASA Environment and Energy Awards. The Office of Infrastructure and Administration will administer the program again this year, and is currently seeking nominations based on excellence demonstrated during Fiscal Year 2007. One individual and one group award may be awarded in three awards categories; 1) NASA Environmental Quality Award, 2) NASA Excellence in Energy and Water Management Award, and 3) NASA Environmental Management Division Director’s Environment and Energy Award. Awardees will receive non-monetary "Blue Marble" Awards as part of the 2008 Environment and Energy Conference in tentatively scheduled for May/June 2008.
Nominations may be submitted by any NASA employee but must be coordinated with the Center Blue Marble Awards Representative and endorsed by the Official-in-Charge. Nominations must be received by January 11, 2008. This program is an opportunity for NASA to raise internal awareness of the important role employees and contractors play, often behind the scenes, in enabling environmentally sound mission success and mitigating environmental risk. It also provides a NASA-wide approach for meeting specific employee recognition requirements in the Greening-the-Government series of Executive Orders. Additionally, the program will enable NASA to increase participation in and potentially gain wider recognition of NASA employee achievements through prestigious external environment and energy award programs.
If you have any questions, please contact Kathleen Callister, NASA Blue Marble Award Program Coordinator at 202-358-1953.
NASA Blue Marble Award Certificate.
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How Events and Awards Support NASA's Mission
Information shared at these events con¬tributes to risk reduction,
mission success, and lower environmental liability. The NASA
Environment and Energy "Blue Marble" Awards Program provides a NASA-wide
incentive for NASA civil service employees and contractor personnel to
perform in a highly effective manner in furthering NASA's mission and
the Vision for Space Exploration and to assist NASA in carrying out its
Federal stewardship responsibilities consistent with numerous Federal
policies, laws, and regulations.
Events and Awards Regulatory Drivers
- Executive Order 13148 requires each federal agency to develop an
internal agency-wide awards program to reward and highlight innovative
programs and individuals showing outstanding environmental leadership in
implementing the order.
Recent Accomplishments & Ongoing Activities
- The 2006 NASA Environmental & Energy Conference held in Portland,
Oregon on June 6-9, 2006 focused on identifying and mitigating
environmental risk to mission. The 1st annual NASA Environment and
Energy “Blue Marble” Awards were presented at the Conference.
- A call for nominations underway for the 2nd Annual NASA Environment
and Energy “Blue Marble” Awards to be presented at NASA Headquarters on
April 22, 2007.
Additional Program Information
EMD Events and Awards Points of Contact(s)
+ James Leatherwood, Director, EMD
+ Rich Wickman, Deputy Director, EMD
+ Kathleen Callister, Events and Awards Coordinator, EMD
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