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Tip of the Week: New to the GLOBE Website? Then check out these easy-to-use resources designed to help you understand, and work with, the various parts of the GLOBE website.  >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO), including the Community Support Team, will be closed Friday, 03 July, in celebration of the U.S. Independence Day holiday (04 July).  >>

If you are interested in participating in the 2020 GLOBE Virtual Annual Meeting, a completely online meeting that will take place from 13-16 July, you must register as soon as possible to avoid being placed on the waiting list. Space is filling up fast!  >>

Congratulations to the eight GLOBE countries celebrating anniversaries of successful GLOBE implementation during the month of July.  >>

The North America Regional Office and the North America Regional Meeting (NARM) Committee has decided that the NARM, which will be held in October 2020, will now be a virtual meeting.  >>

U.S. GLOBE Teachers and Partners: The Friday Watercoolers will continue through the end of June (26 June). Each meet-up will begin at 3:10 ET with a brief update from U.S. Country Coordinator Jen Bourgeault, and will proceed with a presentation or two from a GLOBE teacher or partner, with time for questions and conversation following.  >>

In July, GLOBE will be releasing an update to the GLOBE Observer app, which will begin to integrate GLOBE’s data entry system into GLOBE Observer. The first release will include GLOBE’s atmosphere protocols. The new system simplifies and streamlines the site creation process while presenting a new modern interface. Users will be able to create their own protocol “bundles” – combinations of protocols that you use frequently. Over the months ahead, more protocols will be added until the entire data entry system will be available in GLOBE Observer.  >>

In April, NASA's GLOBE Observer (GO) launched the new GLOBE Observer “Clouds Wizard.” application encourages citizen scientists and members of the GLOBE community to use their mobile phone to make measurements of the world around them. One component in the application supports users with the ability to photograph and identify the clouds they see in their sky.  >>

New: GLOBE community members can share webinars, videos, and/or links to resources. Although the GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is unable to host any additional meetings throughout the week, GIO can share items that do not conflict with already scheduled events.  >>

The NASA GLOBE Clouds team has put together a family guide filled with activities and resources great to do as a family from your home. (El equipo NASA GLOBE nubes ha preparado una guía para familias llena de actividades y recursos tremendas para realizar haceren family en tu hogar.)  >>