Events - Asia and Pacific

This exciting experience aims to bring together students, teachers, and the scientific community from different Asia-Pacific countries to collectively “learn through observation” issues surrounding our oceans and water systems due to man-made and natural events  >>

GLOBE Mission Earth is hosting a webinar for the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensive Observation Period (IOP) on Monday, 2 December 2024, at 3 pm ET (8 pm UTC). This webinar will highlight studying different surfaces at your schools and how teachers, students, and citizen scientists can participate. Here is the webinar information to participate in the UHI IOP.  >>

On 5 December at 10:00 am ET (3:00 pm UTC, 16:00 CET), listen in on a discussion between Dr. Russ Congalton, the original GLOBE Land Cover Protocol scientist, and Peder Nelson, scientist and GLOBE Program partner who currently supports the GLOBE Observer Land Cover tool. Hear their answers to how changes in technology have impacted GLOBE data, and what they believe the scientific legacy of GLOBE data is.  >>

Please join the GLOBE Observer team on 8 pm ET on 12 December (1:00 am UTC 13 December) for a GLOBE Observer Connect conversation with Callie Davis. During her summer internship with Dixie National Forest, Callie used the GLOBE Observer Land Cover tool to recreate a series of historic photos taken by her parents, who worked for the USDA Forest Service in the 1990s to survey the land. She will share some of the changes she observed.  >>

The 5th Asia and Pacific Virtual Wetland Symposium will convene on 31 January 2025 to highlight the critical role wetlands play in biodiversity conservation and climate resilience. This one-day virtual event aims to foster dialogue and knowledge exchange among researchers, educators, policymakers, and practitioners on innovative wetland management and conservation strategies.  >>

GLOBE Mission Earth is hosting a webinar for the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensive Observation Period (IOP) on Thursday, 27 February 2025, at 3 pm ET (8 pm UTC). More information to come.  >>

The 2025 GLOBE Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting will be held 14–18 April 2025 in Christchurch, New Zealand. This milestone event celebrates 30 years of the GLOBE Program and its impact on environmental science education in the region.  >>

GLOBE Mission Earth is hosting a webinar for the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensive Observation Period (IOP) on Monday, 28 April 2025, at 3 pm ET (7 pm UTC). More information to come.  >>

GLOBE Mission Earth is hosting a webinar for the Urban Heat Island (UHI) Intensive Observation Period (IOP) on Friday, 16 May 2025, at 3 pm ET (7 pm UTC). More information to come.  >>

The GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) is excited to announce that we’ve set the date for the 2025 GLOBE Annual Meeting: 14–17 July 2025. The meeting will be held in the Washington, D.C., area of the United States, and the theme is 30 Years of GLOBE: Understanding the Past, Present, and Future.   >>