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The scoring rubrics for the 2017 GLOBE International Virtual Science Sympoium (IVSS) are open for comments through 31 August 2016.  >>

More that 200 participants from 31 countries, including GLOBE students, teachers, scientists, US Partners and International Country Coordinators, descended upon Estes Park, Colorado last week for the 20th GLOBE Annual Meeting and 4th Student Research Exhibition.  >>

Southwest Virginia has new GLOBE Trainers! NASA Langley Research Center held a Train the Trainer in Abingdon, VA in July 2016. Six GLOBE members participated in the event to become GLOBE trainers in Atmosphere and Hydrology. This was a hybrid model of a TTT with participants completing all of the atmosphere and hydrology eTraining modules, conducting several planning and implementation telecoms, and completing a two-day train the trainer workshop focused on data collection, data entry, and training implementation. Congratulations to the following Trainers: Ruthanne Cole, Terry Vencil, Shanda Sinnett, Cinnamon Couch, Alan Webb, and Rachelle Rasco.  >>

Did you miss the most recent GLOBE El Niño Field Campaign blogs: “El Niño at the 20th GLOBE Annual Meeting” (21 July) or “El Niño/La Niña 2016!” (07 July)? Catch up on all of the campaign blogs today!  >>

In the summer of 2016, Mark Kaufman interned at NASA Langley Research Center. He worked with the Science Directorate's education team with the Cloud Observation team. He shared his previous experiences as an Interpreter with the National Park Service and helped the team think about how the NASA's new GLOBE Observer, citizen science app can be utilized in a park setting. Mark was invited by the Earth to Sky program to share his views on a Webinar. Webinar Abstract: NASA’s GLOBE Observer app, which encourages participants to observe, question, and examine their natural environments, will be introduced this year. Participant contributions directly benefit a variety of NASA missions. National Parks, Wildlife Refuges and similar settings would provide an ideal platform to introduce millions of curious minds to an app that promotes an ongoing effort to better understand our planet and natural surroundings. Additionally, GLOBE Observer can benefit interpreters and environmental educators: it is a novel interpretive tool that can be realistically applied in parks, refuges and similar settings. GLOBE Observer is an application inviting citizens to make environmental observations that complement NASA satellite observations to help scientists studying Earth. Version 1.0 includes GLOBE Clouds, which allows viewers to photograph clouds and record sky observations and compare them with NASA satellite images. GLOBE is now the major source of human observations of clouds, which provide more information than automated systems. View the full webinar at: http://www.earthtosky.org/professional-development/climate-change/earth-to-sky-climate-change-webinar-archive/details/23/198.html  >>

The United Nations’ (UN) International Youth Day is celebrated on 12 August every year in order to recognize the efforts of the world’s youth in enhancing global society. The goal is to promote ways to engage youth in becoming more actively involved in making positive contributions to their communities. The theme of the 2016 International Youth Day is “The Road to 2030: Eradicating Poverty and Achieving Sustainable Consumption and Production.”  >>

If you ever need help making The GLOBE Program work for you, you only need to remember one thing: GLOBE’s Community Support Team (CST) has your back! Just send us an email at help@globe.gov.  >>

Tip of the Week: GISN Members – Have you seen the GISN Video and Profile Guidelines? We invite you to create a two-minute (or shorter) video clip to introduce you and your science to GLOBE students and teachers.  >>

GLOBE eTraining provides the opportunity for new and existing GLOBE users to complete science protocol training at anytime, anywhere. GLOBE eTraining consists of multiple downloadable training modules, interactive digital field and lab experiences, online assessments for each module, and access to support through online discussion forums. In addition to the Introduction to GLOBE module, there are also modules covering atmosphere, biosphere, hydrosphere, and soil (pedosphere).  >>

The Washington Post’s head meteorologist Jason Samenow recently met with GLOBE elementary students at Cedar Grove Elementary in Germantown, Maryland, USA who have been busy collecting weather data using GLOBE protocols.  >>