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Category Archives: Newsletter
Connecting With Satellite Offices
This week, the Affinity Groups have been asked to prepare items for Care Boxes, which will be sent to all of our Satellite Offices, just in time for Community Day. Our packages (pictured on the left), are full of brochures and Common Ground magnets and ready to go! We’d like to also send warm greetings to all our colleagues in Colorado, Michigan and California, as well as to those who hotel away from the main campus.
The Office of Equal Employment Opportunity & Diversity would like for us to come up with ways in which we can help those who are away from the main agency feel included and engaged in the USPTO community. Have a suggestion, experience or a good idea you can share? Contact us!
Featured Group: The DC Center
“The DC Center for the LGBT Community educates, empowers, celebrates, and connects the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities. To fulfill our mission, we focus on four core areas: health and wellness, arts & culture, social & support services, and advocacy and community building.”
Events Around Town
Supreme Court Rally for Marriage Equality
Tuesday, April 28, 2015 from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM (EDT)
Washington, DC
More info…
Gay Day at the Zoo
Sunday May 3rd, 2015 from 11:00 AM to 7:00 PM
Smithsonian’s National Zoo
3001 Connecticut Ave NW
More info…
NOH8 Open Photo Shoot in WASHINGTON, D.C.
Sunday, May 17 at 1:00pm
The Dupont Circle Hotel
noh8campaign.com
Join us for the Community Day Parade!
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!
Did you know we have a Facebook Group?
Our members and their personal level of comfort are important to us, so our Facebook group’s privacy level is set to “secret”. This means the group is not listed, or visible on member’s profiles. To join, you must be invited in, either by a Facebook friend, or by e-mail. Once in the group, your Facebook profile keeps your personal privacy settings as they are. You will also be able to post on the group’s timeline, share links, photos, articles, invites and connect with other members. This group is best for those of us who are frequent Facebook users and like to keep in touch online.
If you’d like an invite to our Lambda PTO Facebook group, send a message to the lambda inbox and one of our admins will send you an invite by e-mail.
Upcoming Webinar: Feel More Comfortable With Your Gay Identity at Work
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.
Around Town
7th Annual LGBTA Mega Networking, Recruiting & Social Event On March 25th 2015 The Capital Area Gay & Lesbian Chamber of Commerce (The Chamber) hosts Metropolitan DC’s largest LGBTA Professional networking and social event of the year! Connect with thousands of LGBTA professionals who come to mix, mingle, find connections, recruit new employees and have a great time. More info…
CHAWbaret 11: Oceans Eleven on Friday, April 10 and 11 at 8:00pm at the Capital Hill Arts Workshop in Washington, District of Columbia. Directed by our very own, Dean Richard! More info…
Save the Date!
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.
On Campus
Wise Women’s History Month “Weaving the Stories of Women’s Lives” is happening TODAY at 11:30 in the Madison Auditorium.
Volunteers Needed for Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work Day at the Alexandria Campus on April 23, 2015. We need greeters, registration personnel, escorts, hosts, photographers, session monitors, floaters, set-up personnel, break-down personnel, pre-event help.
For more info, contact Cheryl Hardy.
BIG 2015 Scholarship Video Essay Contest. The United States Patent and Trademark Office Chapter of Blacks In Government (PTO-BIG) Constance E. Green (CEG) Scholarship, invites currently enrolled 12th grade students, who will attend college in the Fall of 2015, to apply for a $500.00 scholarship that addresses the challenges of empowering school aged girls to pursue Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) related fields. More info…
IPSIA Noruz Ball 2015 at Madison Auditorium on Saturday March 28, 2015 from 6pm-12pm. We would like to remind you that IPSIA Norouz Ball 2015 (6th annual Norouz Ball) tickets are being sold. Please consider purchasing your tickets by COB Tuesday March 24th since the seating assignment is based on First Come First Serve. More info…
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