TEDMED organizers have started to add the 2012 videos to their Website.  Each TEDMED 2012 speaker will be made available over the next few months and they will add 2 to 3 videos each week.  As the video list grows, take advantage of organizing the display by most recent, most popular, or see all — from A to Z!

TEDMED is an annual conference focusing on health and medicine and is unlike any other medical meeting.  Attending just one session can change your perspective on what the future might bring!  Speakers and attendees come from all sectors of society to explore possibilities, share ideas, and ponder fresh insights.

Librarians Christine Beardsley and Sylvie Larsen recently won the Earth Day “Green Ideas Contest” with their idea to convert the MSKCC shuttles to bio-diesel or hybrid. Congratulations, Christine and Sylvie!

They are part of an eco-conscious team in the Library that attempts to implement environmentally friendly practices wherever possible. If you are an MSKCC Library patron with a suggestion for how we can improve current practices, please let us know!

You can also read more about sustainability activities at Memorial Sloan-Kettering, where an organization-wide “Green Team” committee was established in 2009.

Formally recognized as National Nurses Day (May 6th) by the American Nurses Association in 1982, then National Nurses Week in 1990, every year the celebration begins on May 6 and ends on May 12, the birthday of Florence Nightingale.

Please join MSK in thanking our nurses for their dedication to  providing the best quality care to our patients. Some of  the events on campus include

• Rudin Awards Ceremony and Reception on May 9th in RRL Auditorium from 8am-10am
• Guest Speaker Pat Polansky, RN, MS:  IOM Report: “The Future of Nursing – Leading Change, Advancing Health” in M107 on May 9th from 1pm-2pm
• Nurses Week Night Dinner on May 10th in the West Dining Room from  6pm-8pm and 10pm-12am.

Congratulations to all our nurses!