February 2019 GLOBE News Brief
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Registration Now Open for the 23rd GLOBE Annual Meeting in Detroit, Michigan, USA!
Register by 01 July
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The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is pleased to announce that the 23rd GLOBE Annual Meeting is now open for registration. The meeting, which will be held in Detroit, Michigan, USA, will take place from 14-18 July at The Crowne Plaza Detroit Downtown Riverfront Hotel. The Student Experience will take place from 16-18 July at the Howell Nature Center (an outdoor education and wildlife rehabilitation center).
The theme of the meeting, which will be hosted by Dr. Kevin Czajkowski and David Bydlowski, is “Intersections of Diverse Environments.” Detroit is a city positioned at the intersection of multiple types of diverse environments culturally, geographically, and economically – which is why the theme will be explored in multiple strands: Finding Nature in Urban Landscapes; Exploring Changing Environments; GLOBE and Technology; and GLOBE Gives Back.
The deadline to register is 01 July! (Early-bird price ends on 15 May.)
The deadline to book your room in 20 June!
Space is limited, so register as soon as possible.
For more information, and to register,
click here
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2019 GLOBE Annual Meeting in Detroit, Michigan, USA:
Call for Presentations – Applications Due 15 March
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Presentation applications are now being accepted for the 2019 GLOBE Annual Meeting (14-18 July, Detroit, Michigan, USA). There will be a poster session on 15 July 2019 for students and the community; there will be oral presentations for community members on 15 July, 16 July, and 18 July.
If you would like to present orally and present a poster, please submit the form for each one. (Note: Students will be presenting their research only at the poster session. Please do not submit for an oral presentation for students.)
Timeline:
- Presentation applications due: 15 March
- Presentation acceptance notification: 01 April
- Presenter confirmation of time and attendance at the Annual Meeting: 15 April
The theme of the meeting this year is, "Intersections of Diverse Environments." Please consider presentations in the following strands (more information can be found about the strands on the Annual Meeting website). If your presentation does not closely align with any of the listed strands or aligns with multiple strands, pick the one that is the closest match: Finding Nature in Urban Landscapes; Exploring Changing Environments; GLOBE and Technology; or GLOBE Gives Back. Please consider a variety of attendees for your presentation and also think about how your work reaches diverse (or varied) audiences.
To learn more about the GLOBE Annual Meeting,
click here
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(Please note: Registration and travel funds are not available for presenters.)
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GLOBE Protocol Bundles Now Available on the Website!
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Protocol bundles (groups of related protocols) are now up on GLOBE’s “Earth as a System” page. The bundles are designed to help students study certain topics across multiple spheres. The available bundles are:
- ENSO Protocol Bundle: This bundle includes atmosphere, hydrosphere, and pedosphere protocols used for the GLOBE El Niño Southern Oscillation Campaign.
- Mosquito Protocol Bundle: This protocol bundle combines all GLOBE protocols related to the Mosquito Habitat Mapper App, and explains how they are related.
- Rivers and Lakes Protocol Bundle: The purpose of this bundle is to group GLOBE protocols that may provide students with the knowledge and ideas of various interactions happening in their local rivers and lakes.
- Urban Protocol Bundle: The purpose of this bundle is to suggest a group of GLOBE protocols that can provide students and teachers with integrated knowledge of the environment in urban areas, including various processes and their interactions.
- Water Cycle Protocol Bundle: This bundle contains atmosphere, hydrosphere, and pedosphere protocols.
To access any, or all, of these bundles,
click here
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Join the Trees Around the GLOBE Campaign Webinar on 19 February: “Resources for Trees Research and Guiding Investigative Questions”
(January IOP Winners Will Also Be Announced!)
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On Tuesday, 19 February, the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign webinar “Resources for Trees Research and Guiding Investigative Questions” will be held at 2:00 p.m. EST (7:00 p.m. UTC).
During this webinar, forest researcher and professor, Peder Nelson, and Campaign Lead, Brian Campbell, will introduce some campaign guiding investigative questions that will provide students with questions to answer while collecting and analyzing their GLOBE protocol data. In addition, several major resources designed to assist students in extending their data analysis will be presented, demonstrated, and discussed.
The January 2019 Tree Height Intensive Observation Period (IOP) Winners will be announced during this webinar.
To register for the upcoming webinar and to receive emails about future webinars,
To learn more about the Trees Around the GLOBE campaign, including how to start taking measurements, how to retrieve relevant data, how to view ICESat-2 Satellite data, and how to connect to the campaign community
,
click here
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Join the February GLOBE Mission Mosquito
Education and Citizen Science Webinars!
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GLOBE educators and citizen scientists (of all ages) – you are invited to join the following GLOBE Mission Mosquito (GMM) February webinars:
GMM Education Webinar #4 “How to Complete Science Projects and Examine Research Outcomes” – Wednesday, 06 February (2:00 p.m. EST/7:00 p.m. UTC):
During this webinar, participants will hear from GLOBE students and teachers submitting research projects to the 2019 GLOBE International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS) related to this campaign. Participants will hear suggestions for completing science fair projects, and questions on how to write up final reports will be answered. The campaign science lead, Dr. Rusty Low, will be on hand to answer questions and guide research conclusions. Dr. Julie Malmberg from the GIO will also be joining the event to answer questions about the IVSS.
GMM Citizen Science Webinar #2 “Science is Reproducible” – Wednesday, 20 February (2:00 p.m./7:00 p.m. UTC):
During this “sharing data” webinar, participants will experience a short tutorial on how to use the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper (GO MHM) App, and will hear about new research from the field. The GMM Phenology Project will begin, and GMM will show how citizen scientists participating in this campaign will create a map of first appearances of mosquitoes in the United States (and changes in the mosquito season in the Southern Hemisphere).
The goal of GMM is to create an organized citizen science community, primarily through formal education with targeted outreach to informal education, that will conduct and report local observations using the GO MHM. Using the app, students and citizen scientists identify potential breeding sites for mosquitoes, sample and count mosquito larvae, and with optional equipment, examine and photograph a specimen to identify its genus.
To learn more about the campaign, and to view archived webinars,
click here
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13 February: GLOBE Mission EARTH Webinar #3: “Visualizing the GLOBE UHIE-Surface Temperature Field Campaign Data”
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Join the GLOBE Mission EARTH (GME) webinar “Visualizing the GLOBE UHIE-Surface Temperature Field Campaign Data: What Do You See?” on Wednesday, 13 February (8:00 p.m. EST).
Dr. Kevin Czajkowski (Dr. C) will take all of the data collected to date for the Urban Heat Island Effect (UHIE)-Surface Temperature Field Campaign and make a visualization. Dr. Nektaria Adaktilou, from West Virginia University, will compare the data collected by her students in Morgantown, West Virginia, USA, to the LandSat overpass. Dr. Diana Johns, a GME teacher at Crestwood High School in Dearborn, Michigan, USA, will share some tips on how to get students to analyze their data, and will talk about her students’ participation in the International Virtual Science Symposium (IVSS).
To learn more about the UHIE-Surface Temperature Field Campaign,
click here
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To learn more about GLOBE Mission Earth,
click here
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GLOBE Students Participating in the 2019 IVSS – Help is Available!
Projects Accepted 01 January through 10 April 2019
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GLOBE Students: Help is Available!
Are you participating in the 2019 IVSS and need some assistance from a mentor scientist or STEM professional? Help is available – just
visit this page
and fill out the form!
GISN Members/STEM Professionals: Step Up and Help Judge!
The GIO is seeking GISN members, STEM professionals, GLOBE alumni, GLOBE teachers, and other GLOBE community members willing to help judge IVSS projects. Are you ready to step up and help? Then please fill out the form on
this page
!
IVSS Timeline:
The 2019 IVSS Timeline:
- Informational Webinar: 25 October 2018
- Reports Accepted: 01 January 2019 to 10 April 2019
- Due Date for Student Reports: 10 April 2019
- Judging Webinar: 25 April 2019
- Judging Period: 26 April to 05 May 2019
- Feedback and Virtual Badges Shared: 17 May 2019
- Drawing for Stipends: 17 May 2019
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Registration Now Open for 2019 U.S. Southeast Student Research Symposium
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U.S. GLOBE Community: Registration for all U.S. Student Research Symposia (SRS) regions is now live! The registration for each region can be accessed by going to the
SRS calendar
, then clicking on the name of the region
The 2019 SRS gives students (grades 5-12) from across the United States the opportunity to come together, face-to-face, and share the results of their field investigations using GLOBE protocols (or data from the GLOBE database) with peers and professional scientists. The SRS enables students to learn from each other, receive feedback on their research, and explore STEM careers.
The schedule for the 2019 SRS:
- Midwest Region: 04-07 April (Cedar Falls, Iowa)
- Pacific Region: 26-27 April (Sausalito, California)
- Southeast Region: 10-11 May (Atlanta, Georgia)
- Northwest Region: 03-04 May (Seattle, Washington)
- Southwest Region: 17-19 May (Mescalero, New Mexico)
- Northeast/Mid-Atlantic Region: 31 May-01 June (Boston, Massachusetts)
For more information on the U.S. SRS,
click here
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If you have any questions about the research process or bringing students to the SRS, please use the
SRS Teacher Hotline
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U.S. Community: Join the U.S. Regional Student Research Symposia Webinar on 20 February: “How to Upload Your Data”
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Join the U.S. Regional Student Research Symposia (SRS) webinar, “How to Upload Your Data,” on Wednesday, 20 February, at 7:00 p.m. EST. During this webinar, participants will join GLOBE Program Web Manager, Cornell Lewis, to learn how to upload data to the GLOBE website. Uploading data to the website is essential for participating in the SRS, and also a great way to contribute to the millions of measurements used by scientists and students world-wide!
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Attend Upcoming SRS Watercooler Meetup: 09 January
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Join the GLOBE Professional Learning Community (PLC) and hear how other GLOBE teachers use GLOBE with their students during a Teacher Watercooler meet-up on Monday, 04 February (7:00 p.m. EST). Watercoolers are a casual, collaborative, and supportive environment. They are scheduled once a month throughout the academic year.
At this Watercooler, participants will be able to engage in discussion with a Colorado GLOBE teacher (PD certificate available).
To register for the 04 February Watercooler,
click here
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Participating in the 2019 IVSS or a U.S. Regional SRS? Check out the
“GLOBE Research Project Planning Guide”
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Are you participating in the 2019 IVSS or a U.S. Regional SRS? Wondering how to fit in student research in time for these events? GLOBE Mission EARTH has created a suggested timeline that can help you plan backwards from the date of the event!
To read the GLOBE Research Project Planning Guide,
click here
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For more information on the 2019 IVSS,
click here
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For more information on the U.S. Regional SRS,
click here
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For more information on the GLOBE Mission EARTH campaign,
click here
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U.S. Partner Forum Meeting (04 March), GLOBE Training (05 March) and North American Regional Meeting (05-06 March)
Will be Held in Hampton, Virginia, USA
Register by 04 February!
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The 2019 U.S. Partner Forum Meeting and the North American Regional Meeting (NARM) will be held in Hampton, Virginia, USA, in March. In connection with the NARM, there will be a GLOBE Atmosphere Professional Learning Workshop. Registration deadline is 04 February!
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- The U.S. Partner Forum Meeting will be held on Monday, 04 March. The forum is comprised of one representative from each of the six GLOBE regions in the United States (one NASA Partnership representative and one member-at-large). These representatives work closely with GIO, the U.S. Country Coordinator, and program sponsors to provide feedback and help guide the future of GLOBE in the United States. The Partner Forum meetings are open to the GLOBE community. If you are interested in attending this full-day meeting, you must register. For more information, and to contact your regional representative, click here.
- The GLOBE Atmosphere Professional Learning Workshop will be held on Tuesday, 05 March. This workshop is designed to provide introductory information, as well as in-depth understanding of atmosphere concepts; specifically, the workshop will focus on clouds and aerosols and their relation to active NASA missions studying this area of atmospheric science. (It would be helpful for those that are new to GLOBE to complete the eTraining Atmosphere Introduction prior to attending the workshop.) This is not a “Train-the-Trainer;” however, this workshop will provide GLOBE Protocol Certification in Clouds and Aerosols and a deeper understanding of the topic for current and new trainers. In order to attend this workshop, you must register. (The fee is $35.) For more information on this workshop, click here.
- The NARM will be held on Wednesday-Thursday, 06-07 March. This two-day meeting will offer participants the opportunity to learn about the latest GLOBE developments and about plans for the future. This is a great opportunity to network with other GLOBE partners and learn from this incredible community. In order to attend the NARM, you must register. (The registration fee is $75) For more information on this meeting, click here.
For more information, including information on hotel accommodations, transportation,
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U.S. Community: Join the GLOBE Mission EARTH’s Satellites Student Conference 01 May in Toledo, Ohio, USA
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U.S. Community (K-16 students and their teachers): Join the GLOBE Mission EARTH Satellites Student Conference on 01 May (9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.). The event will take place at the University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio, USA. Register by midnight on 12 April to qualify for the $10 student scholarship.
Students will present their research papers in a poster session. Awards will be given to the best research projects in each grade category.
For more information on the GLOBE Mission EARTH campaign,
click here
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The GLOBE Program's website offered several enhancements during the month of January!
Website:
- Community members will now experience improved filtering, and the ability to associate student research reports with multiple report types (for example: the 2019 IVSS, GLOBE Mission Mosquito, and the U.S. SRS).
- Layout improvements were added to the Workshop Admin Tool.
- There is now improved administrative functionality to export users on the website.
Looking Forward
The technology team is working to provide GLOBE Observers with the ability to create and manage special groups with which they can associate their data.
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NASA GLOBE Clouds Team Seeks GISN Members/Researchers
Interested in Collaborating
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The NASA GLOBE Clouds team is looking for members of the GISN, or any researchers who would be interested in publishing research (as lead or co-author) using the GLOBE Clouds data. The team is looking for researchers who are interested in:
- cryosphere (who would be willing to use cloud observations over the Arctic/Antarctica);
- satellite validation studies with collocated observations, especially those collected during the GLOBE Clouds Data Challenge (15 March-15 April 2018);
- natural hazards (to explore possibilities of using the data);
- gaming/machine learning or ways to engage citizen scientists in data quality checks; or
- having a conversation with the NASA GLOBE Clouds team about research ideas.
Features of collaborating with the NASA GLOBE Clouds team include:
- receiving clouds data directly from the GLOBE Clouds team;
- co-authorship opportunities in research papers; and
- direct connection to the team for ideas, suggestions, and opportunities.
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The GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention Project Continues Successful Trainings in GLOBE Africa Region
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Participants at a Country Mosquito Training in Benin
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The GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention Project, which began in May 2018, is making substantial progress in the GLOBE Africa Region! The project, which is a U.S. Department of State-funded initiative, enlists citizen scientists in Zika-affected regions in the collection and mapping of mosquito data using the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper App.
Employing a “train-the-trainer” model, this project relies heavily on community leaders, public health officials, and others trained at Regional Mosquito Trainings (RMTs), to then train people at Country Mosquito Trainings (CMTs), so that they can, in turn, train people at the community level at Local Mosquito Workshops (LMWs). Thanks to the dedicated participation of individuals carrying out these trainings, the GLOBE Africa Region has now completed CMTs in Benin, Uganda, Cameroon, and Madagascar; with trainings scheduled for Togo, Nigeria, Senegal, and Burkina Faso.
The GLOBE Africa Regional Coordination Office is pleased to announce the addition of Kenya and Ghana to the list of countries participating in the project, and that countries that have completed their CMTs are now applying for local action grants to continue into the LMW phase of the project.
There is great diversity within the GLOBE Africa Region, and through regional and country-wide trainings, this project hopes to make connections between individuals from a wide range of countries and cultures. And with the active involvement of Anglophone and Francophone Regional Public Health Officials, the region hopes to broaden project participation by public health officials in these communities.
“We would like to thank the participating Country Coordinators,” Regional Coordinator for the GLOBE Africa Region, Mark Brettenny, said. “We would also like to thank Ylliass [Lawani] for his hard work and dedication in assisting the participating countries with their administration, advice and guidance.”
Thanks to the participation of GLOBE community members dedicated to improving public health in the region, the GLOBE Zika Education and Prevention Project is continuing to push the edge of citizen science impact.
To learn more about this critical project
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click here
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Collecting mosquito larvae to identify using the GLOBE Observer Mosquito Habitat Mapper App
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Opportunities for Teachers
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(U.S. opportunities are often highlighted in the News Brief simply because we are more aware of them through our local media; however, if there are opportunities for GLOBE students and/or teachers in your region that you would like us to highlight in the coming months, please send the information to:
communications@globe.gov
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Thank you!)
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NASA STEM Educator Webinars
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The
NASA STEM Educator Professional Development Collaborative
(EPDC) is presenting a series of
webinars
open to all educators. All pre-service, K-12, and informal educators, as well as university faculty, are invited to join NASA education specialists to learn about NASA missions, activities, lesson plans, educator guides, and online resources that integrate NASA and STEM into the classroom.
An upcoming webinar, “
Project Based Learning with NASA STEM Resources
,” is geared toward educators in grades 4-12. On Tuesday, 05 February (9:00 a.m. EST), the NASA EPDC at Texas State University is providing a one-hour webinar. Participants will learn how to use NASA STEM resources to implement STEM and Project Based Learning. Participants will practice constructing explanations and solutions from images and data. Working in teams, participants will explore resources to acquire, process, and report information to guide student’s ability to build and use science ideas to develop skills in arguing from evidence.
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U.S./Canada K-12 Teachers: Deadline for Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision Science Competition is 08 February!
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U.S./Canada K-12 Teachers: The Toshiba/NSTA ExploraVision science competition encourages K–12 students to imagine what technology might be like in the future while learning the scientific process in an engaging, hands-on way. The deadline for submissions 08 February!
The ExploraVision competition for K-12 students engages the next generation in real world problem solving with a strong emphasis on STEM. ExploraVision challenges students envision and communicate new technology 20 years in the future through collaborative brainstorming and research of current science and technology.
ExploraVision is a science competition that goes beyond the typical student science competition and into what it takes to bring ideas to reality. A teacher will sponsor and lead his/her students as they work in groups of two-to-four in order to simulate real research and development. A teacher will guide his or her students as they pick a current technology, research it, envision what it might look like in 20 years, and describe the development steps, pros and cons, and obstacles.
For more information on the competition, and to register,
click here
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Opportunities for Students
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U.S. Summer STEM Research Opportunities
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U.S. Community: Now is the time that summer research programs are announcing their 2019 deadlines
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Click here
and browse by institution, disciplinary categories, or by geography
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Upcoming 2019 GLOBE Teacher Training Workshops
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Upcoming GLOBE teacher training
workshops
include:
- Reading, Pennsylvania, USA (Penn State Berks Students): 01 February (restricted attendance)
- Salcha, Alaska, USA (Salcha): 01 February (restricted attendance)
- Huntsville, Alabama, USA (UAH): 12-15 February (restricted attendance)
- Huntsville, Alabama, USA (UAH): 19-27 February (restricted attendance)
- Denver, Colorado, USA (MULTI STEM): 23 February (open to all)
- Sioux Falls, South Dakota, USA (University of Sioux Falls): 08-09 March (open registration)
- Pueblo, Colorado, USA (MULTI STEM): 09 March (open to all)
- Boulder, Colorado, USA (March Mosquito Madness, Inclusive Science and Science Instruction): 15 March (open to all)
No training workshops in your area? Check out GLOBE’s protocol
eTraining
.
(In order to enter GLOBE data, GLOBE users must complete the necessary training either by attending a GLOBE workshop or by completing the required online eTraining modules. Once your training is complete, you will be ready to start entering your measurements – and will be joining a community of thousands of teachers around the world!)
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Congratulations to the three GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of February:
South Africa – 22 years
17 February 1997
Netherlands – 24 years
28 February 1995
New Zealand - 19 years
29 February 2000
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