Events - United States of America

GLOBE EVENTS

GLOBE Breadcrumb

Southwest (U.S.) Regional Student Research Symposium

Event Date: 05/17/2019 - 05/19/2019
Location: Mescalero, NM

All event attendees (students, teachers, GLOBE Partners, chaperones, etc.) must register individually and sign a media release (available through the registration form). A parent/guardian MUST register their own child.

Teachers, students, U.S. Partners, scientists and alumni from the Southwest region (AZ, CO, KS, NM, OK, TX, UT) are invited to gather and discuss GLOBE student research projects at the fourth annual Southwest Student Research Symposium (SRS). This event will include presentations of student research, professional development for teachers, and networking and collaboration opportunities for all participants.

Please follow this page and the SRS webpage for the most current information. If you have any questions about the research process or bringing students to the SRS, please use the SRS Teacher Hotline.

Students at the Southwest SRS — Poster presentations at the Southwest SRS

Location: Mescalero, NM

Host: Nate Raynor, Mescalero Apache School (NM)

Tentative Agenda:

Friday, May 17

3:00 - 4:45 pm	Registration at Hotel
5:00- 6:00 pm	Poster Set-up at Mescalero High School
6:30 - 7:00 pm	Opening and Keynote (President Arthur (Butch) Blazer, Mescalero Apache President)
7:00 - 8:30 pm	Dinner (Mescalero School) Return to Inn around 8:45pm

Saturday, May 18

7:00 - 8:30 am	Breakfast (INN of the Mountain Gods)
7:45 - 8:15 am	Leave INN
8:30 - 9:00 am	Final Poster Set-up and Practice
9:00 - 11:45 am	Students/Reviewers – Poster Presentation and Project Review Rotation Teacher Professional Development
11:50 am - 1:00 pm	Lunch and Keynote Speaker Traditional Lunch (MAS Feast Ground)
1:00 - 5:00 pm	Field Trip – White Sands National Monument (If open) Ski Apache Zip line (Alternate) Reviewer Deliberations
5:00 - 6:30 pm	Break
6:30 - 8:00 pm	Awards and Dinner (INN)

Sunday, May 19 (Optional)

7:00 - 8:00 am	Breakfast (INN)
8:00 am - 3:30 pm	Carlsbad Cavern Tour (Lunch on Your Own) (3 hour Bus ride)

Research Projects:

Student projects will be presented in a poster presentation format. Poster size should be no more than 36" by 48". All projects must use GLOBE protocols or GLOBE data, and data collected should be entered in the GLOBE Database. If you have questions about data entry, please contact your cooperating Partnership.

For more information on the poster review process, see the SRS Rubrics.

Lodging:

Participants will stay at the INN of the Mountain Gods, in Mescalero, NM.

Participant Travel Support:

Teachers may apply for travel funding support by completing the Funding Application by February 1, 2019. For more information and eligibility, please see the SRS Logistics page.

Lodging accommodations for Friday and Saturday night will be provided for sponsored teachers and students. Dinner Friday and Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner on Saturday, and Breakfast Sunday will be provided for all participants.

FAQ:

What should I wear?

Presentation day (Saturday) is business casual. For other days, wear regular school clothing.

Participants will be given T-Shirts at event registration. Sizes are needed by April 01, 2019. Email: Nate Raynor nraynor@mescaleroas.org.

Should students bring spending money?

Meals during the event will be provided to all participants. If your team is funded through GLOBE, meals during travel will be covered as well. Students are welcome to bring money for other incidentals, but it is not necessary.