Past Events | GLOBE Program

2011 Surface Temperature Field Campaign

28 November - 23 December 2011

For the 6^th consecutive year, GLOBE partner Dr. Kevin Czajkowski and researchers at the University of Toledo, Ohio, will host the annual Surface Temperature Field Campaign, focusing on the impacts of snow on the Earth’s temperature. Dr. Kevin Czajkowski and his research team would like to engage as many GLOBE students as possible to take Surface Temperature observations.

Great Global Investigation of Climate

Intensive Observing Period

1 – 31 December 2011

The Great Global Investigation of Climate (GGIC) is part of the GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign (SCRC) and is focused on defining local climate through GLOBE protocols and the student inquiry question “What is my climate and how has it changed?” Students are asked to collect and enter temperature and precipitation data in the GLOBE database and investigate how to classify local weather and climate using these atmospheric data.

Climate and Land Cover Project

Intensive Observing Period
1-31 October 2011

The Climate and Land Cover Intensive Observing Period is a research effort between GLOBE schools and climate scientists to improve land cover classifications for climate models. Using GLOBE land cover protocols, students take photographs and classify representative land cover areas near their schools and upload these data to the GLOBE database. These data can be used by students to compare land cover around the world and will be used by scientists to improve land cover classifications for climate models.

Earth Science Week

9 - 15 October 2011

Since October 1998, the American Geological Institute has organized this national and international event to help the public gain a better understanding and appreciation for the Earth Sciences and to encourage stewardship of the Earth. This year's Earth Science Week will be held from October 9-15 and will celebrate the theme "Our Ever-Changing Earth."

World Space Week

4-10 October 2011

The Space Age began on Oct. 4, 1957, with the launch of Sputnik 1. To commemorate this event, World Space Week will be celebrated on Oct. 4-10, 2011. During World Space Week, teachers are encouraged to use space-themed activities in the classroom. Educational materials can be found on the World Space Week website, and teachers can enter classroom events into the global calendar.

Conference on Earth Science and Climate Change Research

Goa, India

25-28 September 2011

Organized by the GLOBE Regional Office for Asia-Pacific and the Indian Environmental Society, this youth conference invites scientists, research scolars, students and teachers and representatives of NGOs throughout the world to promote and encourage participation in the GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign and to share research ideas and methodologies related to Earth science and climate research. The Conference will take place in beautiful Goa, India, on the Arabian Sea. For more information about the conference and to register, find information in the online Conference booklet.

With specific questions about the conference, contact Dr. Desh Bandhu, Chairman of the Conference on Earth Science and Climate Change Research at iesindia@gmail.com

ENO Tree Planting Day

September 2011

2011 has been declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations General Assembly. The ENO Programme will organise ENO Tree Planting Day on the 20th of May 2011, with a theme "Forests For People - For Future Generations". Their plan is to plant 100 million trees by the year 2017. ENO calls on all schools, children and youth clubs to join them in this worldwide effort.

15th Annual GLOBE Partner Meeting

17 - 22 July 2011

The 15th GLOBE Annual Partner Meeting will be held from 17 - 22 July 2011 near Washington D.C. in the city of Bethesda, Maryland, U.S.A. The theme of this year's meeting is "Expanding International Perspecives About Climate."

OhioView Summer Teacher Institute

11 - 15 July 2011
Toledo, Ohio, USA

This is a FREE workshop for teachers in grades 5-12 in science, mathematics, technology and social studies in geospatial technologies at the University of Toledo. Workshop runs from 8:30am-4:30pm, July 11-15. Teachers receive lesson plans that are standards based, a free GPS, free GIS software and many other resources. Contact Mikell Hedley at

mikell.hedley@utoledo

for more

GLOBE Europe & Eurasia Annual Conference 2011

1-6 June 2011 in Kiev, Ukraine

GLOBE Europe & Eurasia hosts their annual meeting in Kiev, Ukraine.

During the first part of the meeting the progress of the program and opportunities for the future will be discussed. Part 2 includes the Train-The-Trainer meeting where participants learn more about the GLOBE Student Climate Research Campaign and how to implement it in their own countries.

Earth Day – GLOBE’s 16th Birthday!

22 April 2011

Celebrated by millions of people around the world, Earth Day urges everyone to reflect on the beauty and complexity of our planet and to take responsibility for the health of the world in which we live. Earth Day 2011 is also the 16^th Anniversary of the implementation of GLOBE. To celebrate Earth Day, as well as GLOBE’s birthday, we urge the GLOBE community to engage in activities proposed by the Earth Day Network (EDN), the central Earth Day organization that works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden and diversify the environmental movement.

GLOBE at Night

21 February to 6 March 2011: Worldwide Orion Observation Campaign

22 March to 4 April 2011: Northern Hemisphere Leo Observation Campaign

24 March to 6 April 2011: Southern Hemisphere Leo Observation Campaign

With half of the world’s population now living in cities, many urban dwellers have never experienced the wonderment of pristinely dark skies and maybe never will. This loss, caused by light pollution, is a concern on many fronts: safety, energy conservation, cost, health and effects on wildlife, as well as our ability to view the stars. Participation in the international star-hunting campaign, GLOBE at Night, helps to address the light pollution issue locally as well as globally.

World Water Day

22 March 2011

World Water Day is a UN sponsored annual initiative that the GLOBE community often supports as a This year’s theme, Water for cities: responding to the urban challenge, aims to spotlight and encourage governments, organizations, communities, and individuals to actively engage in addressing urban water management.

Sun-Earth Day 2011

20 March 2011

NASA sponsored Sun-Earth Day is comprised of a series of programs and events that occur throughout the year celebrating Sun- Earth science and culminating with a celebration on or near the Spring Equinox. This year's theme, 'Ancient Mysteries-Future Discoveries', opens the door to a much deeper understanding of our Sun and its impact across the ages.

Sixth North America Regional Meeting at NSTA

9 March 2011
San Francisco, California, at the NSTA Annual Conference

Six years ago, GLOBE Canadian and U.S. Partners began their tradtion of scheduling the annual GLOBE North America Partner Meeting in tandem with the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Annual Conferences. In 2011, this event took place in San Francisco, California. You can view a video archive of the day's meeting by clicking the link above.

ENO Tree Planting Day September 2011

ENO Tree Planting Day is an open event for schools and groups interested in environment and peace. It is arranged twice in a year, in May and in September. ENO students plant trees and get to know about species on the planting sites. Tree planting is one of the most popular activities in the ENO Programme.

Surface Temperature Field Campaign

Infrared Thermometer 29 November 2010 to 22 December 2010

For the 5^th consecutive year, GLOBE partner Dr. Kevin Czajkowski and researchers at the University of Toledo, Ohio, will host the annual Surface Temperature Field Campaign, focusing on the impacts of snow on the Earth’s temperature. Dr. Kevin Czajkowski and his research team would like to engage as many GLOBE students as possible to take Surface Temperature observations.

NASA's Earth Climate Webinars

16 November 2010 & 6 January 2011
International