Public Events Calendar Management

What is this?

This page is a guide on how any NIST staff member working on OSCAL can add a public event to our calendar.

Instructions

Requirements

• You must be a member of the [email protected] alias. If you are not, please reach out to project managers.
• You must have the current Outlook client installed in your NIST macOS or Windows computer and configured for your account. (NOTE: The Outlook Web Access (OWA) client will automatically add a Microsoft Teams invite and this is undesired in almost all cases for our public events. Do not use it.)

Configure the OSCAL Events Calendar

• Open Outlook on your NIST macOS or Windows laptop.

• Click the My Calendars group, select the Add Calendar sub-menu, and select the From Address Book option.

• Type oscalevt in the search, click the Enter key on your keyboard to search for this shared calendar, and click the OK button to add it.

Create an event

1. Deselect all calendars except the OSCAL calendar.
2. Select the desired time for event or events in the series.
3. Double-click to create the event.
4. Add a name for the event.
5. Click the Invite Attendees button.
6. Add the team alias ([email protected]) and the relevant mailing list for community awareness ([email protected]).
7. Most importantly, click Don't Host Online to remove the auto-generated Teams meeting.
8. Add the URL for BlueJeans or the event management platform of choice.
9. Click the Send button to distribute the notice to relevant staff and community members.

What is this?

This page is a guide on how any NIST staff member working on OSCAL can add a public event to our calendar.

Instructions

Requirements

• You must be a member of the [email protected] alias. If you are not, please reach out to project managers.
• You must have the current Outlook client installed in your NIST macOS or Windows computer and configured for your account. (NOTE: The Outlook Web Access (OWA) client will automatically add a Microsoft Teams invite and this is undesired in almost all cases for our public events. Do not use it.)

Configure the OSCAL Events Calendar

1. Open Outlook on your NIST macOS or Windows laptop.

Create an event

1. Deselect all calendars except the OSCAL calendar.
2. Select the desired time for event or events in the series.
3. Double-click to create the event.
4. Add a name for the event.
5. Click the Invite Attendees button.
6. Add the team alias ([email protected]) and the relevant mailing list for community awareness ([email protected]).
7. Most importantly, click Don't Host Online to remove the auto-generated Teams meeting.
8. Add the URL for BlueJeans or the event management platform of choice.
9. Click the Send button to distribute the notice to relevant staff and community members.