The Bangladeshi-American Intellectual Property Organization (BAIPO) is celebrating its Pohela Boishakh, the Bengali New Year, on April 22nd (Friday) from 7.00PM-10.30PM @ Madison Auditorium. The event features cultural program, fashion show and dinner. Last year a number of Affinity Group Leaders joined us in the celebration. We are sincerely requesting the same support from you this year.
Tickets are on sale now (cutoff date 04/18/2016). See flyer for more details.
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On June the 2nd, Lambda will host its annual Pride Event at 2PM. Our speaker this year, Chai Feldblum has been the Commissioner of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) since 2010 and a great LGBT rights activist. More details to come… stay tuned!
The Leadership & Innovation Network in Commerce (LINC) will host “Get to Know the USPTO,” a Department of Commerce (DOC)-wide networking event, Wednesday, March 2 from 2 – 4 p.m. Participants will start their overview and tour in Madison West Room 207, and a happy hour will follow at Zikrayet at 2600 Eisenhower Avenue sponsored by the Supervisory Patent Examiners and Classifiers Organization (SPECO).
This is a great opportunity for USPTO employees to come and connect with our colleagues from across Commerce to share development opportunities, collaborative problem solving ideas, and best practices. It’s also a great opportunity for you to let others know about your affinity group here at the USPTO.
The LINC “Get to Know” series is designed to introduce DOC’s inner agencies to each other. LINC is a network of like-minded, action-oriented Commerce employees who engage across bureaus, innovate, and lead, to enhance the DOC workplace and contribute to operational excellence. For more information visit LINC contact Amber Ostrup, Laura Kahn, or Maryam Ipakchi.
The Network of Executive Women (NEW)
and Women in Science and Engineering (WISE)
Present: Outstanding Women in IP What I Know Now that I Wish I Knew Then
Madison Auditorium
Wednesday, November 18th, 3:00pm-4:30pm
Reception/Cash Bar to Follow
To register, visit: https://uspto.emscloudservice.com/EmsRegics/NEWWISENetworkingEvent
Please join us for the first collaboration event between the USPTO Network of Executive Women and USPTO’s Women in Science and Engineering as we host a panel discussion with four of the top women in the IP field today! Michelle Lee, the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office; Chief Judge Sharon Prost of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; Lisa Jorgenson, the Executive Director of the American Intellectual Property Law Association; and Erika Arner, partner at Finnegan will talk informally about what they know now that they perhaps wished they had known coming up in the ranks throughout their impressive careers.
Opening Welcome – Sarah Harris, NEW Chair
Introduction of Panel – Janet Gongola, NEW Program Director
Q&A, Moderated by Wynn Coggins, NEW Vice Chair
Questions from the Audience
Closing – Sarah Al-Hashimi, WiSE President
The International Food Sample Festival is coming by! Our theme this year is boozy cupcakes! We need a few good members to help us throw a baking party the day before and a few to volunteer and help distribute our food samples at our table.
Baking day is July 28th, and the Festival happens on Wednesday, July 29th. We need to set up at 11:00 AM, start serving from 11:30 to 1:30, then clean up ending no later than 2:00. Are you in?
Hey Baseball Fans!
This year’s “Night OUT at the Nationals” takes place on Wednesday, June 17, 2015 when the Nats take on the Tampa Bay Rays at Nationals Park. Pre-game activities begin at 5 pm, and game time is 7:05 pm. Tickets this year are $25 apiece but if we can get 60 people to go, we can get tickets as an “All Star Series Partner” for $18 apiece. Feel free to invite your friends and family as well! For more event info go to www.teamdc.org or check out the event on Facebook.
As an “All Star Series Partner” group, we would have access to special benefits and incentives including:
• First chance to purchase the lowest priced tickets for “Night OUT at the Nationals” at $18 each. This section will definitely sell out so the sooner we can get a group together the better. Only “All Star Series Partners” will be able to access the $18 level tickets.
• Listing of Lambda on the official Night OUT Series t-shirt created by Nellie’s Sports Bar.
• Limited number of free “Night OUT Series” t-shirts for members of our group.
• Listing of Lambda on the Team DC website as an “All Star Series Partner”.
• “Shout-out” of Lambda on the Team DC Twitter/Facebook feeds as an “All Star Series Partner”. (this “shout-out” can be linked to one of our online resources; e.g., Facebook, Twitter, Website)
• Recognition on the Jumbotron/Scoreboard at all Night OUT Series events.
• The opportunity for our leadership team (up to 4 people; two beer or soft drink tickets each) to join us for a private pre-game gathering the night of the “Night OUT at the Nationals” game
• No additional online ticket/service fees.
Matt Lewis will be coordinating tickets for this year’s event! Please let him know by May 15th if at all possible if you would like to go and be part of the Lambda group or if you have any questions. Hope to see you at Nats Park in June!
Come meet new members and represent our group! We need volunteers to sit at the Lambda PTO table during Community Day tomorrow Tuesday May 5th. All those interested, please share your availability using the link below.
Last year, was the first time for Lambda at the Community Day Parade. We had a good time, carried a huge rainbow flag and walked with pride with our colleagues and friends. This year, we’re doing it again! Come join us as we assemble by the Command Booth this May 5th at 10:30 AM. We usually try to wear a pink shirt or the colors of the rainbow, your choice. Any ideas for props, trinkets or noisemakers we could use is very welcome. Let’s fly the rainbow flag!
The Office of Human Resources Benefits and Worklife Branch, in partnership with LifeCare, will host a “Confidence: Feel More Comfortable with Your Gay Identity at Work” webinar Tuesday, April 7 from noon – 1 p.m. ET. Register here. LifeCare Consulting Trainer Steve Earley will discuss how confidence is built over time, developing your core competencies in your work, being aware of how secrets can limit you, and letting go of shame and discomfort about yourself. For inquiries related to the “Confidence: Feel More Comfortable with Your Gay Identity at Work” webinar or other USPTO Wellness events, contact the Compensation and Benefits Division.
Visit the USPTO Worksite Wellness online site and select calendar of events to view program details.All seminars are open to USPTO employees and their family members. All participants who are not USPTO employees must obtain visitors’ passes at the nearest security desk.All programs are physically accessible to employees with disabilities. Requests for sign language interpretation, other auxiliary aids, or special arrangements should be made as far in advance as possible to the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity and Diversity (OEEOD) or Tamika Beverly.
Our Pride celebration this year will take place on Wednesday, June 17th 2015 at the Madison Auditorium South from 3:30 PM to 5 PM. Our Guest Speaker, Mr. David Do, is the Director of the Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs in DC. The theme will be “Coming Out” in different cultures. Mr. Do will speak about his experience coming out as an Asian-American and his work for the city.
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