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Northwest (U.S.) Regional Science Fair

Event Date: 05/20/2016 - 05/21/2016
Location: World Forestry Center, Portland, OR

REGISTRATION Deadline – April 29, 2016!

Teachers, Students, US Partnerships, scientists and alumni from the Northwest geographic area (AK, ID, MT, NE, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY) are invited to gather and discuss GLOBE student research projects at the first annual US regional conference. This two-day event will include judging of the science fair entries, professional development for teachers and networking opportunities for participants. There will be plenty of time to discuss collaborating within the region, too.

Please see below for a tentative agenda and travel details, and follow this page for the most current information. If you have any questions, contact Jennifer Bourgeault at usglobecc@gmail.com. Please register by April 29, 2016.

*Friday, May 20th Agenda*
4:00 pm – 6:00 pm	Arrival at the World Forestry Center Welcome, Poster Set-Up, Dinner
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm	Discovery Museum Exploration

Saturday, May 21st Agenda
8:00 am – 8:45 am	Breakfast (at hotel or provided at the meeting)
9:00 am – 12:00 pm	Poster Rotation and Judging
12:15 pm – 1:15 pm	Group Lunch
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm	Breakout Groups
	Student and teacher activities US Partner Meeting
3:00pm – 4:00 PM	Awards, Evaluation and Closing

Science Fair Projects

On the registration form, please indicate how many posters you will be bringing. Posters should be tri-folds or be able to be clipped to a tri-fold poster board.

Accommodations

There are 20 rooms blocked at the Hilton Portland & Executive Tower, 921 SW Sixth Avenue in Portland, OR for this event. Each room has 2 queen/double beds.

Please visit the hotel website for directions and travel information.

Participant Travel Support

Teachers, please contact your sponsoring GLOBE Partnership for travel funding information. Partners will pay their own travel and receive a reimbursement after filling out the proper paperwork.

Accommodations on May 20th will be provided for Partnership-sponsored teachers and students. Dinner on May 20th and breakfast and lunch on May 21st will be provided for all participants.

Please follow this link to register!