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The GLOBE Implementation Office will be hosting an informational webinar about the 2023 IVSS on Wednesday, 12 October, at 10:00 a.m. MDT (12:00 p.m. EDT/04:00 p.m. UTC). During the webinar, participants will learn “what” a report involves and “how” to submit a report, and about this year’s theme. There will also be a “chat” available, through which participants can ask questions. (To submit questions prior to the webinar, please send an email to mlane@ucar.edu.)  >>

The U.S. GLOBE Coordination Office, with support from the USDA Forest Service, Eastern Region (Agreement Number 21-CS-11090100-035), is accepting proposals for development of an “Earth Around Us” Tent, with accompanying mural panels and materials for science activity kits for their local teacher network and programming. The deadline for proposal submission has been extended to 30 September.  >>

Save the Dates: The 2023 GLOBE Annual Meeting will take place in Denver, Colorado, USA, from 17-21 July.  >>

Are you a member of the GLOBE International STEM Network (GISN)? Then come and join the upcoming GISN Social Hour on Thursday, 22 September, at 09:00 a.m. MDT.  >>

The new cohort of vloggers met this past month to receive their next assignment: Trees in a Changing Climate Interview Videos! Similar to the interview project from this last winter for the NASA GLOBE Clouds Challenge, the GSVs are being tasked to interview friends, parents, elders, and community members about trees and climate. They will be asked to consider change over time for trees in their local environment.  >>

The Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign will be hosting the webinar: “Planting Roots and Leaving a Legacy behind, and Setting the Research Stage for Year 5 of the Trees Around the GLOBE Student Research Campaign Focus: North America” on Wednesday, 21 September, at 01:30 p.m. EDT (05:30 p.m. UTC).  >>

As always, GLOBE continues to work to ensure that your “use” of the website, and associated apps, is as user-friendly as possible.  >>

High school students participating in a collaboration effort between The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and the NASA Texas Space Grant Consortium (TSGC) to extend the TSGC Summer Enhancement in Earth Science (SEES) Internship program are sharing their research experiences.  >>

U.S. GLOBE Community Members: The NASA Climate Change Research Initiative (CCRI) is a year-long STEM engagement and Experiential Learning Opportunity for educators and graduate students to work directly with NASA scientists and lead research teams in a NASA research project hosted at either the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies in New York City, New York, or the NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, USA. Deadline to Apply: 23 September.  >>

The GLOBE Program has been chosen to present at the Science Summit at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA77) on Thursday, 15 September, at 10:00 a.m. EDT.     >>