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| “These pubs--plus the m-pegs, the
DVDs, satellite downloading, and the other state-of-the-art access
to information here--will definitely help get USDA’s message
out to the public,” affirms OC visual project manager Arabella
Juarez (left). She and OC printing specialist Mark
Emery are checking out the Departmental publications on display
at USDA’s recently renovated Visitor Information Center in Washington,
DC. --Photo by Ken Hammond |
OC visual information specialist Earthaline
Harried listens on a phoneset to the narration accompanying
the images, on a screen, depicting one of USDA’s many programs
and services. The setting: USDA’s recently renovated Visitor
Information Center, located in the Whitten Building at USDA headquarters
in Washington, DC. Harried maneuvered her three-wheel scooter through
the handicap-accessible entrance which was installed as part of that
renovation. According to Pam Scalco, director of
executive services in the Office of Operations, the renovated Visitor
Information Center is designed to be a technical information staging
area--so USDA program agencies can schedule it for various outreach
activities to the general public. Additional uses include relying
on its high-tech, state-of-the-art access to information, such as
satellite downloading, webcasting, DVDs, m-pegs, and videos. To all
USDA employees and the general public: When in Washington, DC, stop
by the Center for a visit, anytime from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekdays. --Photo by Ken Hammond |