Shuttle Update
Columbia Rolling to VAB. Taking the first step on the journey to the Launch Pad, orbiter Columbia was scheduled to be transferred to the Vehicle Assembly Building yesterday at 4 p.m. where it will be mated with the external tank-solid rocket booster stack. Rollout to Pad A is scheduled for the middle of next week.

SWE Workshop for Daughters
Registration deadline for the Society of Women Engineers Space Coast Section (SWE-SC) First Annual Introduce a Girl to Engineering Workshop (for 4th-8th graders) is Jan. 19. For more information, please call Barbara Hoelscher at 268-5888 or e-mail barbara.hoelscher@swe.org.

Rescheduling The Energy Efficiency And Water Conservation Course At WFF
Sponsored By NASA Headquarters, the Energy Efficiency and Water Conservation (EEWC) course has been rescheduled to Feb. 25-March 1, at the Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops, Va. This is a four-day program offered to enable personnel:

• to understand how to utilize outside resources to finance energy projects;
• educate personnel on how to use metrics and lifecycle cost analysis;
• engage trainees in best practice scenarios and scenario-based exercises;
• improve energy efficiency and water conservation programs;
• and provide sufficient training with minimal disruption to the user's work pattern.

This residential program will include meals, lodging, tuition, tips and gratuities, funded by NASA Headquarters. Centers will be responsible for travel funds to and from the training site. Transportation is the responsibility of the participant. In some cases an airport shuttle is available for transportation. For information, visit http://appl.nasa.gov/managers/schoolhouse/eewc.htm. If you have questions, please contact Melanie Wiker (RGI, Inc.) at 703-820-4900, extension 103, or mwiker@rgi-inc.com .

Nominations For CCTS Engineer Of The Year Awards
The Canaveral Council of Technical Societies is soliciting nominations for the 2002 Engineer of the Year and 2002 Engineer Achievement Awards. Nominations are being solicited from engineering companies, government agencies and technical organizations. Nomination forms and award criteria are available at the Web site http://canaveralcts.org/Activities.htm . Deadline for submittal is Feb. 8, 2002. For more information, please contact Susan Hutchison, Awards chair, at 867-5828 or Susan.Hutchison-1@.ksc.nasa.gov.