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Emma Kolstad Antunes is the Web Manager for NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's Office of the Chief Information Officer. An early adopter, she has been the Center's Web Manager since 1995, and also serves as the lead for NASA”s Web Managers group. In this role, she is responsible for technology expertise, web policy and governance, and community leadership Emma has pushed for the web to be seen not simply as a communications medium, but as a powerful tool for business transformation. Her passion is information management and collaboration. To this end, Emma is currently the project manager in charge of building a social network for Goddard, codenamed “Spacebook.” Spacebook is an enhanced Intranet designed around user profiles, forums, groups, and social tagging. Each employee will have his or her own home page, where they can publish their own status, share files, connect with others and be able to follow others’ activity, and join communities of interest. The goal of the project is to use social media to help NASA be more competitive and innovative, encourage collaboration and information sharing, and take better advantage of the information & resources we already have. Emma holds a Bachelor's Degree from Boston University.