Men's College Basketball

Bracket Pick’Em

Tournament runs March 20th - April 7th

Open to ALL USPTO employees

To Participate you must sign-up & fill out your bracket by noon on March 20th at:

http://www.ptos.org/basketballpickem/

There is no Cost to participate - PTOS membership is not required

This event is cosponsored by PTOS and USPTO Worklife

Grand Prize: Winner’s choice of NCAA Basketball Jersey

Questions - Contact Matt Troutman (0-3654) or Rob Hodge (2-2097)

Be sure to kick off the tournament right with Show-Your-Team-Spirit Day on Thursday, March 20^th

Wear your favorite jersey, ball cap, pullover or sweatshirt and show your school pride!

PTOS and WorkLife to Sponsor Annual Spring Cleaning Collection Drive

Tuesday, April 22^nd :

It's that time of year when many of us start to do some spring cleaning.

The USPTO’s Worklife Team and the Patent and Trademark Office Society will host the Annual Spring Cleaning drive to collect furniture, household items, clothing, animal items, nonperishable food items, and eye glasses for various charities.

Items will be accepted on Tuesday, April 22^nd outside the south entrance of the Madison Building, along Eisenhower Avenue, from 7 a.m. to

2 p.m. (for multiple item drop-off, please drive up and volunteers will help you unload your vehicle).

Donations of goods will be accepted on behalf of the following non-profit organizations.

• The Salvation Army

• Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

• Arlington Food Assistance Center

• One Sight by Lens Crafters

Representatives from these local charities will be on hand to accept your donations and supply receipts.

For information about the types of goods accepted, contact Tonia Dollinger at 571-272-4170.

For more information about the PTO Worklife Team and other upcoming events, please visit: http://ptoweb/patents/worklife/ .

THE “NO STRINGS ATTACHED BOOK CLUB”
SPONSORED BY THE SOCIAL COMMITTEE OF THE PTOS

“The 42nd Parallel (U.S.A. Trilogy)”

John Dos Passos
“With his U.S.A. trilogy, comprising THE 42nd PARALLEL, 1919, and THE BIG MONEY, John Dos Passos is said by many to have written the great American novel. While Fitzgerald and Hemingway were cultivating what Edmund Wilson once called their "own little corners," John Dos Passos was taking on the world. Counted as one of the best novels of the twentieth century by the Modern Library and by some of the finest writers working today, U.S.A. is a grand, kaleidoscopic portrait of a nation, buzzing with history and life on every page.

The trilogy opens with THE 42nd PARALLEL, where we find a young country at the dawn of the twentieth century. Slowly, in stories artfully spliced together, the lives and fortunes of five characters unfold. Mac, Janey, Eleanor, Ward, and Charley are caught on the storm track of this parallel and blown New Yorkward. As their lives cross and double back again, the likes of Eugene Debs, Thomas Edison, and Andrew Carnegie make cameo appearances” (Amazon).

April 8, 2014 (Tuesday)
4:30 PM-5:30 PM
REMSEN CONFERENCE ROOM 4D44

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT
LYNN BRISTOL: LYNN.BRISTOL@USPTO.GOV

An Evening in Slovakia: Embassy of Slovakia Celebration of Art, Culture and Cuisine

WHEN: Friday, March 14, 2014 from 07:00 PM - 09:30 PM

WHERE: Embassy of Slovakia 3523 International Court NW Washington DC, 20008

PRICE:  $40.00 for PTOS Members (10), $49.00 for PTOS Member Guests (10). 
Tickets must be purchased by March 7!
Please use the PTOS Reservation system: (http://www.ptos.org/reservations/catalog/index.php)   Once reserved, please see Stephen Armstrong (Jef 9D64; x05840) for payment or any questions

We cordially request the pleasure of your company at the Embassy of Slovakia for a very special celebration of Slovak culture, art, music and cuisine. The evening starts with a concert of Slovak music. Afterwards you will enjoy a traditional dinner feast of Slovak culinary delights prepared especially for you by the embassy chef. The evening will also provide you with the opportunity to meet diplomatic personnel at the embassy.

This exclusive event includes:

Welcome Remarks Followed by traditional music performance

Learn about Slovak culture, geography, history, and cuisine.

Traditional Slovak dinner feast including the following (subject to change):

Sote alla Bratislava - Thinly sliced marinated chicken breast on a bed of stewed rice

Rolled dumplings

Cabbage ala "Zemplin“

Bratislava sote

Traditional Slovakian Pork Delicacy

Strudel

Requested Attire: Business or cocktail attire requested.

Tentative Agenda (Agenda is subject to change)
7:00 PM Reception commences
7:30 PM Welcome Remarks
9:30 PM Evening concludes

Sponsored by the International Relations Committee

PTOS Education Committee invites you to:

The Law School, Financial Aid, and LSAT Prep Fair

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

1 p.m. - 3 p.m.

Madison Auditorium South

Here’s your opportunity to ask questions and get answers related to law school, financial aid, and the LSAT.

Sponsored by the PTOS Education Committee and USPTO APANET

Please contact Adam Duda, Cathy Loikith or Karthik Subramanian for further details.

No other time has been authorized for this event.