'07 RTP Schedule of Events

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* * * ARRIVAL * * *

* Sunday, 27 May 2007 *

3:00 p.m. : Apartment check-in

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* Monday, 28 May 2007 (Memorial Day Holiday) *

8:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. : PROGRAM ORIENTATION

8:30 a.m. : Arrival.

Assemble at the Constitution Avenue lobby area entrance.

PLEASE BE PROMPT!

Receive a temporary behind-the-scenes identification badge from security.

Issue of temporary ID requires that a photo ID be exchanged for a one-day SI badge.

Please DO NOT use a passport for the photo ID exchange, unless you have NOTHING else!

9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. : Program Orientation / Completion of Registration Forms.

Location: Academic Resources Center (ARC)
Main Building, Room 60A
Natural History Building
10th Street & Constitution Avenue, NW
Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC 20560

Speaker: Mary Sangrey

Topic: Everything you ever wanted to know about the Research Training Program - here's the chance to ask.

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Forms to be completed:

"Intern Registration Form"

"Copyright Agreement"

"Photographic Release Agreement"

"Background Survey Questionnaire"

"Request for Network/E-mail Account Form"

"SI Libraries Borrowing Registration/Authorization Form"

"Office Registration Form"

Pre-program Survey
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Required orientation information:

Insurance information

One sentance description of your research project

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Other topics to be discussed:

What is the role and responsibility of Security at NMNH?
What is a Smithsonian ID badge and when is it needed?
What do I do if I lose or forget to bring my Smithsonian ID?
What is a "Property Pass?"
What are the hours of access?
What do I do if I choose to work late?
Who do I call in case of medical or other emergency?
Where is the lost and found?
What do I do in case of a bomb threat?
Where is the Health Unit?
Can other guests visit behind-the scenes?

"Project Proposal and Budget Request" due Wednesday,
6 June 2007.
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Leave and Absence policy.

Additional requirements if attending professional meetings, joining field research during the program.

Required Attendance at RTP Curriculum Events.

Hosting Program Events.

Poster reception.

Oral Presentations.

Research Paper.

Virtual poster session.

Collections policies and processes.

Plummers Island Field Trip.

Begin TODAY with your list of "Other things I did during the summer" for the final exit information list

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12:30 - 4:00 p.m. ORIENTATION OPTIONS:

a) Individual Question/Answer session.

b) Individual tour from Constitution Avenue entrance
to YOUR office space.

c) Free time to tour the building.

* Tuesday, 29 May 2007 *

8:00 - 8:30 a.m. :GROUP PHOTOGRAPH

Location: NHB front steps
Meet outside NHB, "Mall side," at the front doors.

Photographer: Mary Sangrey

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8:45 - 10:00 a.m. : PHOTO ID & PROXIMITY CARD

Location: Capitol Gallery, 600 Maryland Avenue, Suite 4310

A photo identification is required to obtain your Smithsonian ID and proximity card. International students MUST bring their passport to this registration session so as to receive their ID!

10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. : INTRODUCTIONS
- host: Gene Hunt

Location: Academic Resources Center
NHB, Main Building, Ground Floor, Room 60A

Informal gathering to introduce students and advisors.

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1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. : PROJECT ORIENTATION

All RTP participants will meet with their research team for detailed orientation to their specific research facilities, to complete registration forms, and to obtain signatures.

Department Orientation includes:

Department Photocopier, available for the student's use.

Department Computers, available for the student's use.

Department administration office and contacts.

Department mailboxes where students can send and receive mail.

Department specialties.

1:30 - 3:30 p.m. : ADMINISTRATION

Foreign Student Expense Calculation and Tax Information. (foreign students only)

Foreign students will meet with Will Morrison to complete a calculation of summer expenses so these can be deducted before income tax withholding is calculated. In preparation of this meeting all foreign students should prepare an outline of their summer expenses and have obtained a social security number. Foreign students attending this session must also bring along their passport and visa. Please note that one of the documents issued by Will will need to be signed in front of a notary and sent back to Will before Friday, 2 Jun 07. To help this process, Will will provide the name and location of a notary at NMNH.

Foreign Student Forms Check & Visa Confirmation. (foreign students only)

Foreign students will meet with Francine Berkowitz to confirm visa and travel papers.

* Wednesday, 30 May 2007 *

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. : RESEARCH ORIENTATION

* Thursday, 31 May 2007 *

9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. : RESEARCH ORIENTATION

* Friday, 1 June 2007 *

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http://www.nmnh.si.edu/anthro/

9:00 - 10:00 a.m. : LECTURE
- host: Suzanne Pilaar

Location: Academic Resources Center
NHB, Main Building, Ground Floor, Room 60A

Speaker: Dennis J. Stanford

Topic: Who were the First People in the Americas: Constructing the Solutrean Solution

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10:30 - 11:30 a.m. : COLLECTION TOUR
- host: Suzanne Pilaar

Meeting Location: Academic Resources Center
NHB, Main Building, Ground Floor, Room 60A

Tour Guide: Dennis Stanford

Topic: The Stone Tools Collection

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Noon - 12:30 p.m. LUNCH BREAK / TRAVEL TO MSC

Option: 12:30 - 2:30 p.m. OPTIONAL TOUR
- host: Lynn Copes

Meeting Location: Academic Resources Center
NHB, Main Building, Ground Floor, Room 60A

Guide: Deb Hull-Walski and David Rosenthal

Topic: The US National Anthropological Collections at the Museum Support Center

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Option: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. OPTIONAL TOUR
- host: Lynn Copes

Meeting Location: Botany Research Greenhouse

Guide: Mike Bordelon & Leslie Brothers

Topic: The Botany Research Greenhouses

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Option: 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. OPTIONAL TOUR
- host: Mary Sangrey

Meeting Location: Academic Resources Center

Guide: Dave Hunt

Topic: What the Bones Tell & Mummy Vault

Logistics:

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* Saturday, 2 June 2007 *

OPEN

* Sunday, 3 June 2007 *

Option: 7:30 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. : FIELD TRIP
- host: Lynn Copes

Location: Plummers Island

Guides: John Brown and Al Gardner

Topic: The Biology of Plummers Island

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* * * Advisors and their families welcome to join * * *

Itinerary:

7:40 a.m. Gather at dorm, depart for Foggy Bottom metro

8:30 a.m. Arrive Vienna metro station, depart for island