Director's Note

Jenny Hackel

December is one of my favorite months of the year. Before you decide to pelt me with snowballs or wads of soggy leaves, please let me explain. It’s a sensory smorgasbord. The days are shorter but the nights are decorated with twinkling lights and sounds of seasonal music...more

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Department News

Technical Computing

Over the last few weeks, the Technical Computing group has fielded questions from our SSEC co-workers about the increased volume of junk mail (a.k.a. 'spam'), and what TC is doing about it...more

Data Center

Two things will be missing from our 11-meter Orchard Street antenna this winter: students with snow rakes, and the snow in the dish...more

Media Team

Thanks to all who took the From Orbit survey in September. The media team has reviewed and discussed the results -- we’re taking your thoughtful comments and feedback into consideration as we continue our redesign of the From Orbit newsletter. Look for the launch of a redesigned in-house newsletter, including look, feel and content, early next year. To give you a hint at where we’re headed, we’re moving towards email delivery with a web-based landing page, very similar to Inside UW-Madison. Stay tuned!

Human Resources

A reminder for everyone to please review:

• Pay-stubs for an open enrollment changes
• Check for ERA enrollments
• SSEC phone list for accuracy

Live Webinars Scheduled for December 2013

ETF is offering a series of 30-minute, live, interactive webinars designed to increase your understanding of Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) benefits. Individuals can also ask questions at the end of these sessions...more

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Comings and Goings

Birthdays

	CIMSS Symposium “Where are we going in the future? What directions might we take?” CIMSS Director Steve Ackerman asked these questions...more
	Bringing Satellite Data Down to Earth Local representatives of the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) global community gathered on November 20 from 10 am to 2 pm at the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery to promote GIS Day...more
	"A Measure for Measures:" SSEC Technologies Benchmark Climate from Space Detection and prediction of decadal climate trends is crucially dependent on the collection of data with extremely high accuracy and information content. Collecting the necessary data is the goal of NASA’s proposed Climate Absolute Radiance and Refractivity Observatory (CLARREO) mission...more
	2013 AOSS Photo Contest It's back!  Enter your best weather photo in the Fourth Annual AOSS Photo Contest...more
	Science Mentors Who Make a Difference Science mentors matter. Combine a science mentor with a group of kids brainstorming to solve a scientific problem and you’ve got a recipe for unbridled excitement, education, and possibly, future scientists in the making...more
	Outreach Out West CIMSS has two new new partnerships: The Space Foundation in Colorado Springs and the National Park Service at the Grand Canyon...more