This year’s keynote speaker, veteran Washington reporter Maggie Fox, currently Managing Editor for Technology and Healthcare at the National Journal Group. Maggie is well known to the NIH community by the many stories she filed over a 20-year period as a correspondent for the news agency Reuters. AIDS, H1N1, heart disease, and cancer are just a few of the many topics Maggie has covered globally, helping transform medical and health reporting into a widely respected career field within journalism. "Losing the Static:  How Compromise Helps People Hear You" (is a timely topic for Washington in 2011).    

ORS and ORF PLAIN LANGUAGE WINNERS: 

Taking Our Own Best Advice
Sponsoring IC: Office of Research Services (ORS), Office of the Director (OD)
Authors:
Mr. Robert J. Ostrowski
Ms. Lynnda Regan
Mr. Chris Dame
India Taylor (CONTRACTOR)
Description: This poster uses an upbeat and supportive message to: assist smokers to quit; raise general awareness to the NIH Tobacco Free Policy and list various avenues for obtaining assistance to quit smoking. 

Instructional Video: DVR Animal Transportation Request Forms
Sponsoring IC: Office of Research Services (ORS) Division of Veterinary Resources (DVR)
Authors:
Charmaine Foltz, DVM, DACLM
Mr. Scott Green
Mr. Fred Gardner (CONTRACTOR)
Mr. Andy Paul (CONTRACTOR)
Mr. Kelly Prevost
Mr. Michael Furlow
Ms. Margaret Novicky
Description: This training video is to instruct all IC users in the proper procedures for initiating the new DVR web-based Animal Transportation Request Form.                

Summertime is Food Safety Time
Sponsoring IC: Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS)
Author: Mr. William Lee
Description: This educational table tent, placed in all NIH-supported dining areas provides staff, patients and visitors a brief overview of actions to keep food safe during summertime events. 

Lights Out When You’re Out
Sponsoring IC: Office of Research Services (ORS)
Authors:
Ms. Martha Blalock
Mr. Bradley Moss
Description: This slogan and illustration were incorporated into a sticker to superimpose over NIH-wide light switch covers to encourage all NIH employees through this reminder to participate in reducing energy usage with the simple task of turning lights off when out of the office. 

ORF and ORS E-FOIA Request Form
Sponsoring IC: Office of Research Services (ORS), Office of Research Facilities (ORF)
Authors:
Ms. Wanda Malave
Ms. Colleen Guay-Broder
Ms. Karen Cook
Ms. Nicole Oandasan (CONTRACTOR)
Description: This online E-FOIA request form improves and streamlines the request for records and documents by the public. 

NIH Continuity of Operations (COOP) Orientation
Sponsoring IC: Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Emergency Preparedness and Coordination (DEPC)
Authors:
Mr. Michael Spillane
Mr. Jordan Southers
Mr. William Magers (CONTRACTOR)
Description: This COOP awareness training course provides NIH personnel with a fundamental understanding of COOP and COOP objectives within NIH.  

NIH Nursing Mothers Program 
Sponsoring IC: Office of Research Services (ORS), Division of Occupational Health and Safety (DOHS)
Authors:
Ms. Nancy McLean-Cooper
Mr. Michael Dunn
Ms. Jane Balkam (CONTRACTOR)
Ms. Kerstin Haskell (CONTRACTOR)
Description: This brochure provides information on the services provided by the NIH Nursing Mothers Program to target new or prospective mothers and those interested in the amenities available for employees at the NIH.