Virtual "Take Our Daughters to Work Day"


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"VIRTUAL TAKE OUR DAUGHTERS TO WORK DAY" THURSDAY
NASA Quest to host online event featuring accomplished women at
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/TODTWD99/overview.html  

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 21, 1999

NASA Quest will host live web chats and forums with a variety of female
NASA professionals during its annual "Virtual Take Our Daughters to Work
Day," set for Thursday, April 22. 

The event includes live web chats from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. (Pacific time) and an
open forum room from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (Pacific time). The web chats require
registration, but the forum does not.

To review the complete calendar or to register for the web chat, visit
http://quest.arc.nasa.gov/women/TODTWD99/overview.html 

NASA experts taking part in the event include an aerospace technologist who
worked on military and attach fighter planes, the first female scientist
trained to be an astronaut who now helps astronauts overcome motion
sickness, a member of the astronaut selection board, a shuttle flight
controller, and the manager of the world's largest motion base simulator in
which pilots train. 

There is also a Spanish bilingual chat available.


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Contact: Marc Siegel
Email: msiegel@quest.arc.nasa.gov
Phone: (650) 604-1518
 
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