BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:NASA Committee for Education and Public Outreach PRODID:-//Apple Computer\, Inc//iCal 2.0//EN X-WR-RELCALID:FFC7923F-B449-453B-AA9E-CB74C40306B1 X-WR-TIMEZONE:US/Eastern CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:US/Eastern LAST-MODIFIED:20050903T143939Z BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20050403T070000 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20051030T020000 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070201T090000 LOCATION:Washington DC, Ronald Reagan Building DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070201T090000 SUMMARY:National Council for Science and the Environment (NCSE), February 1-2, 2007 DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join over 850 scientists, policymakers, businesspeople, and civil society representatives at NCSE's 7th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Integrating Environment and Human Health, in Washington, D.C. on February 1-2, 2007. Over 120 experts will speak in plenary sessions, symposia, and topical breakout sessions. The conference is interactive and will address the many essential roles the environment plays on our well-being today, as well as the multi-dimensional relationships between human health and environmental components, which may have far-reaching consequences for society. Join leading scientists, policy makers, educators, and others to develop science-based solutions to protect people and the planet.\n\nMore information:\nhttp://ncseonline.org/2007conference/ (opens in a new window) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070216T090000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070216T090000 SUMMARY:Earth Sciences Division: Education & Public Outreach Townhall Meeting DESCRIPTION:8:30 - 9:00 AM\nCoffee & set up\n\n9:00 - 9:15 AM\nWelcome & opening remarks - Franco Einaudi\n\n9:15 - 9:30 AM\nThe SMD EPO Framework - TBD\n\n9:30 - 10:15 AM\nExcellence in Outreach Workshop Summary - David Herring\n\n10:15 - 10:30 AM - BREAK\n\n10:30 - 11:25 AM\nOpen discussion (if needed)\n\n11:25 - 11:30 AM\nTransition into Group Presentations\n\n11:30 - 12:30 AM\nPublic Media - Sarah DeWitt & Steve Cole\n\n12:30 - 1:30 PM - LUNCH BREAK\n\n1:30 - 2:30 PM\nIn-reach / Outreach - Jennifer Brennan & David Herring\n\n2:30 - 3:30 PM\nFormal Education - John Leck & Ginger Butcher\nLink: http://communications.nasa.gov/ (new window)\n\n3:30 - 3:45 PM - BREAK\n\n3:45 - 4:45 PM\nInformal Education - Maurice Henderson & Wade Sisler\n(2) Presentations: EEI Update and Earth Today\n\n4:45 - 5:00 PM\nWrap-up & Adjourn\n\n\nNote: this event will be Webcast Live for *NASA domain only* at http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/NASA/Live/Building33Live.asx\n(Windows Media Player required)\n\nEPO personnel who are not within a NASA domain can dial in via telecon at 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070221T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070221T120000 SUMMARY:ROSES Without Thorns DESCRIPTION:Learn about the people, tools, and processes available to help you submit winning proposals.\n\nPlease see the PDF flyer on this page. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070228T090000 LOCATION: DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070228T090000 SUMMARY:SPHERE 2007 (Students as Professionals Helping Educators Research the Earth) DESCRIPTION:Apply for an eight-week education and research program at Christopher Newport University and NASA Langley Research Center. Students at accredited US colleges and universities who are at least rising sophomores with majors in sciences, engineering, or mathematics can apply. Chosen students will work in small teams with university mentors and NASA scientists on cutting edge research projects linked to ongoing missions. Students also participate in an education program of lectures, guest presenters as well give weekly presentations themselves.\n\nA competitive stipend will be paid along with a meals stipend. For students from outside the area, housing will be provided in CNU dorms at no extra cost along with travel assistance. Students from Minority Serving Institutions and from historically under-represented groups are especially encouraged to apply.\n\nFor more details, including descriptions of the research projects available, go to http://sphere.pcs.cnu.edu/. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070302T090000 LOCATION:UCAR's Center Green Campus, Boulder, Colorado DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070302T090000 SUMMARY:Coalition for Earth Science Education (CESE) Meeting: March 2-3, 2007 DESCRIPTION:Due to a variety of circumstances we are rescheduling the November 2006 Coalition for Earth Science Education (CESE) meeting in Boulder, Colorado.\n\nThe new CESE meeting dates are: March 2-3, 2007 (that's Friday and Saturday, with people expected to arrive in town by the evening of March 1). We will hold the meeting in the same location (i.e. UCAR's--Center Green campus, in Boulder, Colorado).\n\nThe theme of "Earth System Science for All Ages" remains the same as do the original strands including:\n--Student Research on Earth System Science\n--Using Earth System Science Data\n--Research and Evaluation on Earth System Science Teaching and Learning\n--Professional Development in Earth System Science...(Best practices)\n--Creating and Disseminating Effective Earth System Science Resources\n--Promoting Earth System Science (in a variety of settings, to a variety of audiences)\n\nWe hope the March 2-3, 2007 date works for you and all of our Earth System colleagues. We also apologize for any inconvenience this may cause those of you who already made reservations to join us in November.\n\nPlease help us to spread the word to our Earth System Science Education colleagues. We strongly encourage all educators and scientists working on Earth System Science Education in formal and informal settings to join us at this event.\n\nNOTE: If you plan to attend this meeting, please send us an email response to Ed Geary (egeary@globe.gov) by Friday, September 29, so that we can block out the right number of rooms at the local hotel.\n\nAs with other CESE meetings, participants/their organizations will be expected to cover their own travel expenses. Note: we have a some funding for small "travel scholarships" for K-12 teachers or graduate students involved in ESS Education (e.g. DLESE K-12 Ambassadors)\n\nTo register, please go to: http://www.regonline.com/120342.\n\nFor more information on CESE, please go to: http://www.cesenet.net/. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070316T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room E108 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070316T120000 SUMMARY:Formal Education Working Group Brown Bag Meeting DESCRIPTION:The Formal Education Working Group will be holding an informal, brown-bag lunch/meeting in building 33, room E108 on March 16 at noon. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070319T090000 LOCATION:Madrid, Spain DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070319T090000 SUMMARY:WMO International Conference, March 19-22, 2007 DESCRIPTION:Weather-, climate- and water-sensitive decisions are made by millions of people worldwide each day. As part of the ongoing effort to improve security and sustainable living, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is holding an international conference in Madrid, Spain, on the social and economic benefits to society of the products and services provided by the meteorological and hydrological community, especially the National Meteorological and Hydrological Services (NMHSs) and WMO members states.\n\nMore information (opens in a new window) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070321T090000 LOCATION:Atlanta, GA DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070321T090000 SUMMARY:National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM), March 21-24, 2007 DESCRIPTION:We invite you to join us in Atlanta for an exceptional professional experience in mathematics-the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) 2007 Annual Meeting and Exposition. This event will bring together some of the most outstanding mathematics educators from around the world to share what they know and to exchange ideas in support of helping every student learn challenging mathematics.\n\nMore information (opens in a new window) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070329T090000 LOCATION:St. Louis, MO DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070329T090000 SUMMARY:National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), March 29 - April 1, 2007 DESCRIPTION:Join us in St. Louis for NSTA’s 2007 National Conference on Science Education. The theme of the St. Louis conference is Science: A River of Connections.\n\nMore information (opens in a new window) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070409T090000 LOCATION:Colorado Springs, CO DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070409T090000 SUMMARY:23rd National Space Symposium, April 9-12, 2007 DESCRIPTION:The National Space Symposium is the premier U.S. policy and program forum, a "must attend" opportunity for information and interaction on all sectors of space - civil, commercial, and national security. The conference will be held April 9 - 12, 2007 at The Broadmoor in Colorado Springs. The conference is attended by industry leaders, military and government officials and general space enthusiasts, and covered locally and nationally by broadcast, print and industry trade media.\n\nMore information END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070411T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070411T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Bruce Caron DESCRIPTION:The Data and Information Application Layer (DIAL) ACCESS project uses plug-intechnology to add NASA data visualization and access tools to the Adobe Director™ multimedia application authoring environment. This means that, with a little additional work, stand-alone data-rich applications can be authored as easily as any other software authored using Director™. Bruce Caron will demonstrate how this authoring system works, and what it means to visualization tool builders and end users.\n\nUnder the hood of the DIAL technology are two (soon to be three) pieces of commercial, off-the-shelf software: Adobe Director™, ITTVis IDL™, and ESRI ArcEngine™. A small plug-in to Director™ links this to IDL™ or (soon) ArcEngine™. Licence agreements with ITTVis and ESRI make the resulting applications free for educational use and distribution. DIAL currently uses the OPeNDAP client in IDL™ for data access. Emerging WCS capabilities within IDL™ and ArcEngine™ will expand data access options.\n\nThe DIAL project is a technology infusion effort. We are building a community ofdevelopers looking to bring new data resources to their users. The IDL plug-in and ESRIplug-in to Director™ will be made available for free to NASA partners fornon-commercial end use. Other uses will require licensing agreements. The IDL and ArcEngine licenses are for educational use, but other agreements can be negotiated. DIAL puts the power of IDL and ArcEngine into the hands of students and the publicthrough user interfaces that a simple and easy to use.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nBruce Caron, PhD., the founder and current executive director of the New Media Studio and the New Media Research Institute in Santa Barbara, was trained as a social anthropologist and an urban culturalgeographer. He is skilled in a variety of multimedia authoring tools, and completed the first multimedia dissertation at UC Santa Barbara. Through the New Media Studio, he is realizing the goal of bringing new tools and skills to the public to help democratize the technological advantages of the digital revolution. Bruce has a wide-ranging academic background in both quantitative and qualitative methodologies and has been active for several years in issues of digital libraries, the use of multimedia in education, and the theory of digital media.\n\nBruce has taught at colleges and universities in Japan, and at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of California and has served as the president of the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners, the chair of the DLESE Data Access Working Group, on user working group for SEDAC (Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center) at Columbia University, and as an elected member of the NSDL Policy Committee. He is leading a public awareness action in Santa Barbara, lightblueline.org, which proposes to paint the seven-meter elevation contour on that city's streets, to mark the vulnerability the community faces due to human induced climate change. \n\nHe is currently the PI on a NASA ACCESS project, the Data and Information Application Layer (DIAL), which uses forefront technology to bridge between commercial off the shelf data access/visualization software and multimedia authoring software. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070416T100000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070416T100000 SUMMARY:NASA GSFC Seminar: Dr. Johannes Loschnigg DESCRIPTION:Issues related to Earth Science have been a hot topic for Congress the last few years. At NASA, the shift in direction for human space flight has created budgetary pressures that have affected NASA Earth Science. At NOAA, the substantial delays and cost over-runs of the NPOESS polar-orbiting weather satellite program have resulted in a lack of planned climate observations. At the same time, the level of "debate" over climate change science has, until recently, delayed serious action related to greenhouse gas emissions. Throw in some "muzzling" of NASA (and NOAA) scientists, an intimidating congressional investigation into the "hockey stick", and a vigorous debate on the link between hurricanes and climate change, and it makes for some interesting times. Dr. Loschnigg will discuss the role of science and policy in Congress as it relates to these issues.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nDr. Johannes Loschnigg was the Staff Director for the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics on the House of Representatives Committee on Science until early 2007, where he previously served as a Professional Staff Member. Dr. Loschnigg first came to Capitol Hill as an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) congressional science and technology policy fellow in 2002, working in the office of Senator Lieberman.\n\nFrom 1998-2002, Dr. Loschnigg was affiliated with the University of Hawaii, where he initially worked as post-doctoral fellow and later became a visiting researcher. In addition, he held positions as graduate research and scientific assistant at the University of Colorado at Boulder, the NASA Ames Research Center, the Department of Physics at the University of Freiburg in Germany, and the Department of Physics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.\n\nDr. Loschnigg holds a B.A. in both Physics and International Relations from the University of Wisconsin at Madison, and both a Master of Science and a Ph.D. in Astrophysical, Planetary and Atmospheric Sciences from the University of Colorado at Boulder. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070509T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070509T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Dr. Jo Ellen Roseman DESCRIPTION:For more than 20 years, Project 2061 of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has focused its efforts on science literacy: establishing it as a goal for all citizens, defining what constitutes science literacy for high school graduates and progress toward it for K-12 students, and developing tools and materials that others can use to help all students achieve it. Our work has been informed by the structure of knowledge in scientific disciplines and by a growing body of research about how learners develop and apply science knowledge and what that implies for the organization of content and selection of instructional strategies and materials. Project 2061's efforts have resulted in tools for clarifying the science knowledge and skills that all students need and for promoting a standards-based approach to science curriculum, instruction, and assessment. The presentation will describe and illustrate Project 2061's standards-based approach, drawing examples from the topic "Matter and energy transformations" and highlighting the importance of these ideas for making sense of everyday phenomena and confronting a range of societal problems, such as climate change.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nJo Ellen Roseman is Director of Project 2061, the American Association for the Advancement of Science's long-term reform initiative to transform K-12 education so that ALL students achieve science literacy. In order to fulfill the Project's vision, a coordinated set of tools is being developed to serve a network of reformers. In 1989, Dr. Roseman joined Project 2061 for release of its first tool, Science for All Americans. Since then, she has been involved in the design, testing, and dissemination of subsequent reform tools, including Benchmarks for Science Literacy, Resources for Science Literacy: Professional Development, Atlas of Science Literacy and current efforts to evaluate and design assessments of science literacy. She directed the Project's effort to develop a valid and reliable procedure for evaluating both the content and instructional design of science, mathematics, and technology curriculum materials in light of national standards. Prior to joining Project 2061, Dr. Roseman was a faculty member in Arts and Science and Education at the Johns Hopkins University. She designed and directed graduate programs to prepare scientists and engineers to teach in K-12 classrooms and to enhance K-12 teachers' understanding of science, mathematics, and technology. She also taught courses in biochemistry, evolutionary biology, and in methods of teaching secondary science. She has extensive experience teaching biology and chemistry at high school, college, and graduate levels and has served on the Board of Directors of BSCS (a K-12 materials developer), as well as numerous NSF review panels in research, instructional materials development, and teacher enhancement. Dr. Roseman received her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Johns Hopkins University, her MS degree in biology from Michigan State University, and her BS degree with high honors in zoology from the University of Michigan.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\n\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast. Alternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070523T090000 LOCATION:Michigan State University DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070523T090000 SUMMARY:Odyssey of Mind 2007 World Finals, May 23-26, 2007 DESCRIPTION:Students from around the world will compete in the 28th Odyssey of the Mind World Finals. This competition emphasizes creativity and teamwork. It has grown into such a huge event because OotM makes learning fun while giving kids the chance to explore their imaginations and express their creativity. \n\nMillions of kids have been working hard all year perfecting their solutions to OotM problems and competing within their regions and states in order to advance to the 2007 World Finals. However, only the best of the best will make it to WF.\n\nWhile the competition is fierce, there is also a feeling of camaraderie among competitors. Many students form life-long friendships that span the U.S. and the globe. Teams have the chance to learn about other cultures through a common goal... to be as creative as they can!\n\nMore information END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070527T090000 LOCATION:Honolulu, HI DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070527T090000 SUMMARY:American Astronomical Society Spring Meeting, May 27-31, 2007 DESCRIPTION:Prize Lectures and Invited Talks are presented during unparalleled time slots. Invited Speakers will receive specialized abstract submission instructions.\n\nAAS Special and Topical Sessions included in this schedule were previously approved by AAS Vice-Presidents and are being organized by AAS Members. The speakers selected for these sessions will receive abstract submission instructions. Additional contributed papers relevant to a Special Session may be included in the Final Program.\n\nAdditional Sessions will be added to the Meeting Schedule based on contributed papers. Abstracts for contributed presentations, both oral and poster are due 11:59 pm EDT, Wednesday, 21 March 2007 (No deadline extensions permitted.)\n\nWe are always looking for volunteers to help sort abstracts. If you are interested contact sorters@aas.org. Sorting date is 28 March 2007.\n\nMore information END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070613T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070613T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Ben Wiehe DESCRIPTION:Each meeting of a science cafe includes a short presentation by a scientist. However, science cafes are not lectures, and focus instead on creating a conversation that actively involves everyone present. Most science cafes meet in casual public venues, such as pubs and coffeehouses, where people are accustomed to meeting with friends. This emphasis on conversation in a comfortable space can effectively engage people that do not consider themselves science enthusiasts. Some science cafes have shown that the format can make scientific research relevant enough to occupy the same cultural space as popular forms of entertainment, such as live music and sporting events. This presentation will provide examples of existing science cafes, and discuss the core values that all cafes share. It will also address the audience-centric pedagogy that informs the decisions of successful café organizers, as well as the impacts that a science cafe can have. \n\nAbout Our Speaker\nBen Wiehe is an Outreach Coordinator for the WGBH Educational Foundation, a leading producer of content for the PBS and NPR systems. For the new series NOVA scienceNOW, he is encouraging and supporting the growth of science cafes: events that bring the public and a scientist together in casual settings for conversations about the scientist’s work. He is also currently creating a new outreach program around upcoming episodes of Masterpiece Theatre. His previous work includes extensive education outreach experience with museums and natural parks. Ben received his MA in the social sciences from the University of Chicago, and holds a BA degree in philosophy and physics from Bowdoin College.\n\nNOVA scienceNOW on the Web:\nhttp://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/sciencenow/\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\n\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast. Alternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070625T090000 LOCATION:San Jose, Costa Rica DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070625T090000 SUMMARY:32nd International symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment (ISRSE), June 25-29, 2007 DESCRIPTION:The first International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment was first convened in 1962 in Ann Arbor, Michigan. It was hosted by the Willow Run Laboratories of the University of Michigan. The Symposium brought together scientists from around the world to exchange technical information on an emerging technology called remote sensing, a technology which provided the capability of viewing the Earth from high-altitude aircraft and, ultimately, spacecraft. Since that meeting in 1962, twenty-four additional symposia were convened at various venues around the world by Willow Run Laboratories and its successor organization, the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM.)\n\nMore information:\nhttp://www.symposia.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070626T090000 LOCATION:Pittsburgh, PA DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070626T090000 SUMMARY:2007 Annual Air and Waste Management Conference, June 26 - 28, 2007 DESCRIPTION:The 100th A&WMA anniversary Critical Review will focus on the evolution of air quality management in the United States, with particular emphasis on establishment and implementation of National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) after passage of the landmark 1970 Clean Air Act Amendments. While this system has resulted in tremendous improvements in air quality, it has been far from perfect in terms of timeliness and effectiveness. \n\nMore information:\nhttp://secure.awma.org/ACE2007/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070702T090000 LOCATION:Perugia, Italy DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070702T090000 SUMMARY:International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics, July 2 - 13, 2007 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.iugg2007perugia.it/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070711T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070711T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Sam Bower DESCRIPTION:This talk will begin with an overview of the rapidly growing environmental art movement from its origins in the early Land and Earth Art of the 1960's and 70's to some of the many contemporary hybridizations of art and ecology created around the world today. Collaborative teams of artists, educators, scientists, resource managers and community groups are engaging ecological issues directly and changing the role of art and artists in society. Finally, we will explore some of ways online resources, such as http://greenmuseum.org/, are uniquely suited to interconnect and empower the diverse practitioners of this geographically-dispersed movement. The talk will be followed by Q&A and open discussion.\n\nAbout Our Speaker:\nSam Bower is the founding Executive Director of greenmuseum.org, an online museum of environmental art, launched in 2001. Prior to this, Sam created environmental art for 8 years as part of a San Francisco Bay Area collaborative art group known as Meadowsweet Dairy. He helped establish Cellspace, a non-profit community art space in San Francisco, and Co-Directed Crucible Steel Gallery. Sam has worked as a solo artist, web designer, in advertising, events planning and the environmental non-profit sector in the United States and in Ecuador. He has served as a founding Board Member of Dreamfish and on the Board and Advisory Board of various art and environment-related nonprofits and art projects.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\n\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast. Alternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070723T090000 LOCATION:Barcelona, Spain DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070723T090000 SUMMARY:IGARSS 2007 DESCRIPTION:The theme of this year symposium - "Sensing and Understanding our Planet" - suggests what remote sensing scientific activity should ultimately achieve: Information gathered by all sensors and techniques must be wisely used mainly to understand our Earth.\n\nMore infromation:\nhttp://www.igarss07.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070808T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070808T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, David McConville DESCRIPTION:Rapid advancements in communication technologies are enabling unprecedented opportunities for science outreach and education. High-speed networks, video game engines, scientific visualization toolkits, geospatial viewers, innovative input devices, and immersive digital displays are increasingly at the disposal of both formal and informal education specialists. However, new technologies too often provide little more than temporary novelty if they're not thoughtfully integrated with other pedagogical elements to create meaningful and compelling experiences.\n \nIn this lecture/presentation, David McConville will illustrate the ways in which new interactive technologies and spatially immersive displays can be utilized to more fully engage students and the public in the science education process. Applying findings from cognitive psychology, gaming theory, and experiential education research, he will demonstrate how new collaborative and socially-oriented visualization tools have the potential to enable more intuitive and self-directed learning for students, scientists, policy makers, and the public.\n \nAbout Our Speaker\nDavid McConville is a media artist and researcher focused on the development of the most compelling uses of immersive virtual environment displays. He is the co-founder and Director of Noospheric Research of The Elumenati, a full service design and engineering firm specializing in the development and deployment of immersive visualization experiences. The Elumenati provides systems integration, real-time software design, immersive content research, custom fabrication, and optical engineering for broad range of clientele. David holds a BSc in Music and Audio Engineering from the University of North Carolina Asheville, and he is currently a PhD candidate through the Planetary Collegium (http://www.planetary-collegium.net) at the University of Plymouth.\n\nOff Site Access\nThe on-demand webcast for this lecture is available at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/Colloquia_asx/Public/EPO/2007/EPO20070808.asx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070810T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070810T120000 SUMMARY:Education Office Presentation on Winning ROSES Proposals DESCRIPTION:The NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) is committed to fostering the broad involvement of the space and Earth science research communities in Education and Public Outreach (E/PO) and contributing to NASA's education goals and outcomes. SMD sponsors a broad spectrum of educational activities ranging from kindergarten to postgraduate levels via several vehicles of solicitation. The most important asset of any NASA mission is the people working on it. The ROSES Supplemental E/PO awards are used to encourage engagement and participation by research scientists themselves in education and scientific communication by adding an E/PO component to their "parent" research investigations. These awards provide opportunities for NASA scientists to impact their larger community, generating enthusiasm and interest in the sciences. In this talk Doris Daou will discuss best practices for winning ROSES E/PO proposals, and she will talk about their benefits to the community. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070820T090000 LOCATION:Yellowknife, NW Territories, Canada DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070820T090000 SUMMARY:IPY GeoNorth 2007 DESCRIPTION:Come to IPY GeoNorth 2007, the "First International Circumpolar Conference on Geospatial Sciences and Applications" in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, Canada.\n\nA unique opportunity to better understand the nature and behaviour of the circumpolar regions and their role in the functioning of our planet. Hosted by the Government of CanadaThe conference is organized by the Earth Sciences Sector of Natural Resources Canada in collaboration with the Canadian Institute of Geomatics (CIG) and the NWT Centre for Geomatics - Government of the Northwest Territories. IPY GeoNorth 2007 has the support of the International Polar Year (IPY) Committee and other international organizations such as ISPRS (International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing), the OGC (Open GIS Consortium) and ISO/TC 211 (the ISO Technical Committee 211 - Geographic information / Geomatics). Users and scientists interested in the generation and use of geospatial information in northern environments will have the opportunity to share their knowledge and experience. Through a series of scientific and technical sessions, IPY GeoNorth 2007 will demonstrate that geospatial information is an essential tool to support earth sciences studies and to facilitate sound decision making on a wide range of developmental initiatives.\n\nMore information:\nhttp://www.IPYGeoNorth.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070820T080000 LOCATION:NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070820T080000 SUMMARY:NASA International Polar Year Education & Public Outreach Workshop (August 20 - 21) DESCRIPTION:NASA, through its Earth Science Division, offered opportunities to implement a coordinated set of education and public outreach activities in relation to the International Polar Year (IPY). Twenty-four proposals were received in response to the IPY Education and Public Outreach solicitation. Nine proposals were selected for funding. These projects will engage, inform, and inspire diverse public audiences by sharing our knowledge about polar science and its global connections during IPY and by communicating NASA’s unique contributions to recent advances in Arctic and Antarctic research and climate science. A secondary objective is to extend the spirit of polar exploration and discovery to the poles of the Moon, Mars and other planets of our solar system and to help attract and educate the next generation of scientists and engineers. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070827T133000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070827T133000 SUMMARY:GMAO/GMI Seminar: Rafaella Sotiropoulou DESCRIPTION:The effect of human activity on climate is being recognized as one of the most important issues facing society. Humans have impacted the environment on both regional and global scales. Understanding the planetary response to anthropogenic and natural environmental perturbations is of particular importance in lieu of the emissions anticipated from developing countries in the future. In this context two issues are examined: i) the impact of biogenic aerosols and new particle formation on regional are quality and climate using an extended version of the UAM-AERO air quality model and ii) the uncertainties related to aerosol-cloud interactions and their impact on climate using the NASA Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) version II' global climate model and the NASA Global Modeling Initiative (GMI) chemical transport model.\n\nIf you would like to meet with Rafaella Sotiropoulou, she will be available after 2:45 today, please send an email to kae@gmao.gsfc.nasa.gov with the time and your name and phone number. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070829T080000 LOCATION:NASA's Goddard Visitor Center Auditorium DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070829T080000 SUMMARY:Goddard Education Community Workshop DESCRIPTION:You are invited to participate in a Goddard Education Community Workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to bring together individuals working in education across Goddard:\n\n1. To review the NASA Education Framework as a foundation for GSFC activities\n2. To create a shared understanding of the breadth of GSFC education initiatives\n3. To identify the best ways for the GSFC Education Office to serve the rest of the GSFC education community to leverage the impact of initiatives\n\nIf you are able to attend the workshop, please register by contacting Maria Acevedo at 301-286-4449 or meacevedo@pop100.gsfc.nasa.gov by August 23, 2007. Below, you'll find a draft agenda, your comments and feedback are welcome. We look forward to a creative and productive workshop, and hope you will join us. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070905T153000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 32, Room E103/109 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070905T153000 SUMMARY:GMAO Seminar: Bill Lipscomb DESCRIPTION:Bill Lipscomb is leading the effort to implement an ice sheet model in the Community Climate System Model (CCSM), with the aim of performing credible climate change experiments with dynamic ice sheets for the next IPCC assessment. We have the following goals in the near to medium term:\n\n(1) Incorporate the GLIMMER ice sheet model as a standalone component of CCSM.\n\n(2) Allow the ice sheet model to exchange fields with other CCSM components, in particular the land surface (CLM, the Common Land Model).\n\n(3) Compute the ice sheet surface mass balance in CLM for multiple elevation classes, and downscale the mass balance from the land grid to the ice sheet grid.\n\n(4) Develop a parallel ice sheet model that can run at fine resolution (~5 km).\n\n(5) Run the ice sheet model with full stresses.\n\n(6) Implement an ice shelf model with a sub-shelf circulation model that exchanges mass and heat with the global ocean.\n\nGoals (1) and (2) are complete, and (3) is in progress. Once we have finished (3), we will begin climate change experiments with a dynamic Greenland ice sheet. The Antarctic ice sheet will be added when higher-order stresses and a shelf model are available. In the longer term we plan to focus on subglacial hydrology, basal sliding, deformation of subglacial till, and adaptive grids. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20070912T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20070912T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Professor Arno Scharl DESCRIPTION:http://www.ecoresearch.net/climate/\n\nTo increase awareness and the availability of environmental information, the IDIOM Media Watch on Climate Change provides a comprehensive and continuously updated account of media coverage on climate change and related issues. The current portal aggregates, filters and visualizes environmental Web content from 150 Anglo-American news media sites. Additional sources of documents such as the Earth Observatory and the Web sites of Fortune 500 companies and non-governmental organizations (NGOs) will be added within the next few months.\n\nThe vision of a Geospatial Web promotes the convergence of geographic information, Internet technology and social change. Taking a step towards this vision, the Media Watch on Climate Change uses automated content analysis to extract geospatial context and build a geotagged knowledge base. The interface provides various means to interactively access this knowledge base. It shows that geobrowsers are not only suited to explore geographic features, but can also render other types of imagery such as three-dimensional "Knowledge Planets".\n\nAcquiring, managing and applying knowledge are crucial steps in addressing environmental issues effectively, and ensuring that change is conceived and implemented on both regional and society-wide scales. Over the next year, the Media Watch will be extended into an interactive "Collaboratory" that brings together various stakeholders divided by differing worldviews, goals, and agendas. The collaboratory will provide matchmaking services for ad-hoc team composition, and support the day-to-day activities of online communities through content aggregation and advanced visualization services.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nProf Arno Scharl heads the Department of New Media Technology at MODUL University Vienna. Prior to his current appointment, he held professorhips at the University of Western Australia and Graz University of Technology. He also was a Key Researcher at the Austrian Competence Center for Knowledge Management, and a Visiting Fellow at Curtin University of Technology and the University of California at Berkeley. Arno has edited a recent book on "The Geospatial Web" (http://www.geospatialweb.com/), founded the ECOresearch Network (http://www.ecoresearch.net/) and served as co-chair of the 20th International Conference on Informatics for Environmental Protection (http://www.enviroinfo.net/). His current research interests focus on the integration of semantic and geospatial Web technology, content aggregation, media monitoring, virtual communities and computer-mediated collaboration.\n\nCV & List of Publications: http://www.ecoresearch.net/scharl\n\nThe on-demand webcast for yesterday's EPO lecture is available at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/colloquia_asx/public/EPO/2007/EPO20070912.asx\n(asx file)\n\nor at mms://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/pubpublish/colloquia/EPO/2007/EPO20070912.wmv\n(direct wmv link). END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071005T123000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 3, Auditorium DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071005T123000 SUMMARY:Kenji Williams presents: Gaia Project - A poetic vision of Earth from Space DESCRIPTION:Gaia Project is a consortium of cutting-edge space, earth, and culture related events and media projects conceived by internationally acclaimed audio visual artist Kenji Williams, working in collaboration with producer Alex Bowles. The mission is to provide different perspectives of our world to gain a more integral understanding of planet Earth and to catalyze a more forward thinking human species through unique entertainment, public outreach, and education platforms that utilize the latest technology, cutting edge art, and interactive networking to actively engage the younger generation.\n\nInspired by astronauts who spoke of seeing a borderless world from orbit, Gaia Project's chief goal is to deliver this experience to audiences by surrounding them with photo-realistic virtual depictions of the globe from near Earth orbit tightly choreographed to live musical accompaniment by recognized musicians from around the world. The project proposes a scalable level of production, from classroom demonstrations, to digital dome planetarium shows, to 'the main event' large scale outdoor theatrical performances, utilizing live ISS orbit paths as the 'silk road' that unveils the narrative story of our rich cultural and environmental heritage of the planet.\n\nThe 1 hour presentation will include a brief live performance, with Williams playing the violin, enhancing a self composed soundtrack, while the virtual Earth from SCISS AB's Uniview software will be projected in High Definition in the auditorium, navigated live via internet from New York's Hayden Planetarium (American Museum of Natural History) by director of astrovisualization, Carter Emmart. Uniview allows the audience to simulate orbital flight with high resolution imagery and digital elevation maps of the virtual globe.\n\nThe performance will then be followed by an audio visual presentation of the Gaia Project by speakers Kenji Williams and Alex Bowles, discussing details and potential avenues for collaboration with NASA, and Q&A.\n\n[Note: Knowing that "Gaia" means different things to different people, the presenters would like to make clear their own interpretation of the word is an artistic and poetic one, not scientific. The word invokes the awareness and appreciation that on one level, everything on Earth is connected, and that "Gaia Project" means to express the beauty of this interconnectedness, from Earth systems to Culture and music, in creative ways.]\n\nAbout Our Speakers\nCreative Director, Kenji Williams is an award winning filmmaker, music producer, and classically-trained violinist. A world bridger of music, visual arts, science and philosophy, Williams has collaborated with international DJ John Digweed, visionary painter Alex Grey, evolutionary philosopher Ken Wilber, the Gates Planetarium Dome Theater (Denver Museum of Nature and Science), and is exposing his solo work from big music festivals around the world, to mainstream television. In addition to public and critical acclaim, Pioneer, Panasonic, and Sony corporations have sponsored Williams with technology to support his artistic vision. Combining unique skills in film and music, Williams has earned international film awards from the CSC to Sundance, exhibited work at the Smithsonian Institute, garnered speaking invitations around the world, and is one of the handful of selected artists actively sharing art, ideas, and visions with other featured guests from Deepak Chopra to Larry Wachowski on IntegralInstitute.org. Williams has been featured in the media from European publications and BBC radio, to mainstream Japanese press, to NPR, Tricycle, XM Radio, AV Revolution, XLR8R, and Apple.com. Composer and producer of 6 music albums, Director of 15 films and music videos, 3 feature length projects, and 2 multimedia theatrical live shows, \n\nKenji Williams is respected as pushing the boundaries of audio visual art and performance. http://www.kenjiwilliams.com/.\n\nAlex Bowles is a commercial and event producer who began his career at George Lucas' Industrial Light & Magic in the Commercial Productions Unit, where he worked on campaigns for a variety of top national advertisers. He subsequently joined San Francisco's Premier Retail Networks where he oversaw the launch of a nationwide HDTV channel for their largest client, Wal-Mart. Working in partnership with the major film studios, video game publishers, record companies and broadcast networks, the platform delivers advertising and in-store entertainment to 85 million shoppers each week. He moved to New York City in 2005 to work as an independent producer serving marketing and advertising clients. Notable assignments include the Yahoo Time Capsule project, which featuring the work of digital artist Jonathan Harris and a webcast that reached 80 million people worldwide, along with the Live Earth DC event, where Al Gore launched the US participation in the global event for climate crisis (both via the Herring Media Group). He has also supported non-profit efforts, producing and directed a campaign featuring Michael Douglas on behalf of the Alliance for Lupus Research. A graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland, he now lives in Brooklyn.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\n\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071007T090000 LOCATION:Orlando, Florida, The Rosen Centre Hotel DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071007T090000 SUMMARY:39th AAS Division for Planetary Sciences Meeting, Oct. 7-12, 2007 DESCRIPTION:More information: http://physics.ucf.edu/DPS07/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071010T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071010T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Tamara Shapiro Ledley DESCRIPTION:The Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET, http://serc.carleton.edu/eet) and its associated spectrum of activities are designed to bridge the gap between Earth and space science researchers and the educational community. The two communities have different goals: Researchers focus on increasing our scientific understanding of natural phenomena; Educators work to engage the next generation of Earth scientists and socially responsible citizens. \n\nThe Earth Exploration Toolbook is an online collection of learning activities. Each chapter provides teachers and students with step-by-step instructions to access and analyze one or more Earth Science datasets with an appropriate software tool. Users walk through an investigation of a scientific concept or issue within the context of a compelling case study. The activities give users a successful data-using experience and encourage them to explore more data. Each chapter lists the National Science Education Standards that it covers, and includes questions to assess user comprehension. \n\nThe EET program’s spectrum of activities include development of new investigations for accessing and analyzing Earth science data, and two unique teacher professional development projects to facilitate the effective use of these techniques with students. \n\nThe largest effort to develop new EET chapters is the annual AccessData Workshop (http://serc.carleton.edu/usingdata/accessdata/). During these workshops, data providers, tool developers, scientists, curriculum developers, and educators work together in small teams, with the goal of creating an EET chapter featuring the data and data analysis tools represented on the team. The curriculum developer on each team is paid to complete the activity after the workshop so it can be published as part of the EET. \n\nWe also facilitate the use of the Earth science data and analysis tools in educational contexts through two teacher professional development programs. In the EET Workshops (http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/workshops.html) project teachers attend a pair of two-hour telecon-online workshops. They walk through a data analysis activity on their own computer, and then implement some technique from it with their students. Later, they report their experience and share ideas for ways to include data analysis in their classes. In the second program, DataTools (http://serc.carleton.edu/eet/msdatatools), middle-school teachers participate in a year-long program to increase their use of a set of data analysis tools. They also learn to access a variety of data that address their curriculum needs, and implement investigations using these tools and data with their students. \n\nDuring this presentation, I will describe our activities to engage the scientific community in education efforts and our work in getting these resources used by teachers and students.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nDr. Tamara Shapiro Ledley, a senior scientist at TERC, received her PhD from MIT in 1983. She conducted a research program in Earth system science with an emphasis on the polar regions at Rice University for 15 years, and has authored over 30 scientific papers. The focus of her research has been to understand the role of sea ice and continental ice sheets in shaping global climate. Using energy balance climate and dynamic ice flow models she examined the impact of sea ice on the exchange of energy between the ocean and the atmosphere, the implications of changes in the sea ice cover for local and global climate, and the mechanisms that produced the growth and decay of ice sheets that define the 100,000 year ice age cycle. \n\nDr. Ledley has been involved in Earth system science education activities that include developing museum exhibits that bring near real time images of the Earth to the public, directing teacher training programs in the Earth sciences, developing Earth system science learning activities for the GLOBE program, and developing scientific research programs for the participation of students. Most recently she has been involved in a number of projects that focus on the national digital library efforts and the facilitation of the use of Earth science data in educational contexts. Dr. Ledley received NSF National Science Digital Library (NSDL, www.nsdl.org) grants to develop the Earth Exploration Toolbook (EET, serc.carleton.edu/eet) which is a resource that provides step-by-step instructions for the use of an Earth science dataset and data analysis tool by teachers in the classroom; and to run innovative professional development workshops focused on specific datasets and analysis tools in the EET. She has also received NSF grants to lead the Digital Library for Earth System Education (DLESE) Data Services and AccessData (serc.carleton.edu/usingdata/accessdata) projects that focus on bridging the communication gap scientific and educational communities to make more Earth science datasets accessible and available to teachers and students; and the Tools for Data Analysis in the Middle School Classroom (DataTools, serc.carleton.edu/eet/msdatatools) project that facilitates middle school teachers learning and adapting IT tools and Earth science data for use in the classroom. \n\nDr. Ledley is currently chair of the Standing Committee for Education, and has served as Vice-President for the Federation of Earth Science Information Partners (ESIP Federation, www.esipfed.org), and is a member of the Board of Trustees of the Foundation of Earth Science for the ESIP Federation. She has also served as the chair of the Committee on Global and Environmental Change of the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and chair of the panel to draft the original AGU position statement on Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases.\n\nOff Site Access\nThe on-demand webcast for this lecture is available at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/colloquia_asx/public/EPO/2007/EPO20071010.asx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071013T090000 LOCATION:Los Angeles, California DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071013T090000 SUMMARY:Association of Science - Technology Conference (ASTC), Oct. 13-16,2007 DESCRIPTION:More information: http://www.astc.org/conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071016T090000 LOCATION:UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071016T090000 SUMMARY:UNESCO: Planet Earth from Space to Place, Oct. 16-Nov. 3, 2007 DESCRIPTION:More information: http://unesdoc.unesco.org/ulis/circulars/2007/CL-3812-Eng.pdf (PDF) END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071101T090000 LOCATION:Kennedy Space Center DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071101T090000 SUMMARY:World Space Expo (WSE), November 1-4, 2007 DESCRIPTION:More informaiton:\nhttp://www.kennedyspacecenter.com/worldspaceexpo/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071128T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room E125 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071128T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Jeannie Allen and Osa Brand DESCRIPTION:Remote sensing and geography share a foundation in spatial and integrative approach to understanding the Earth and human/environment interactions to deal with problems of societal concern. Many of NASA?s most prominent remote sensing scientists have degrees in geography, and their wide network of associates includes a multitude of geographers. The country needs workers in a multitude of industries who can integrate remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Bringing together the two communities of NASA remote sensing and geography for technological education and outreach is proving fertile ground for the advancement of a skilled national workforce and a geospatially literate society.\n\nThe National Council for Geographic Education (NCGE); Del Mar College; Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI); NASA?s Landsat staff; and the USGS Land Remote Sensing Program have been working together for almost three years to promote spatial thinking and geospatial skills in the context of workforce preparation. Osa Brand, NCGE Educational Outreach Director; Laura Rocchio and Jeannie Allen from NASA?s Landsat program; and Ken Bailey, Geospatial Technology Specialist from the U.S. Department of the Interior, will discuss highlights and lessons learned from the work of partnering across disciplines. They will focus primarily on a program funded by the National Science Foundation, ?Integrated Geospatial Education and Technology Training (iGETT)" for community college and Tribal college faculty. Two NASA-supported programs will also be described as examples of ways in which remote sensing and GIS can support precollege geospatial education. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20071210T090000 LOCATION:San Francisco, CA DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20071210T090000 SUMMARY:2007 Fall AGU, December 10-14, 2007 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.agu.org/meetings/fm07/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080108T090000 LOCATION:Austin Convention Ctr., TX DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080108T090000 SUMMARY:AAS 211th Meeting, January 8-12, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.aas.org/meetings/aas211/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080109T120000 LOCATION:NASA GSFC, Building 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080109T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Amber Bieg DESCRIPTION:Thousands of volunteers across the world help to plant trees in their own communities. Volunteers have planted more than 20 Million trees worldwide. However, mapping and tracking all these trees has posed a challenge to forest managers. In 2006, Amber Bieg, working with Friends of the Urban Forest, a San Francisco tree-planting group, developed a partnership with the city of San Francisco and Autodesk, a bay area software company, to develop a Web-based, open-source tree mapping application that engages volunteers in tracking urban trees. They developed this tree management application using Autodesk's MapGuide Open Source as a GIS platform. The data is then run through a cost benefit analysis tool, STRATUM, that gives urban forest managers information ranging from location to dollar value of carbon sequestration of each individual tree or the entire urban forest as a whole. The prototype is currently being tested in San Francisco. A team from UC Davis and the Center for Urban Forest Research will conduct a comparative analysis to check the level of accuracy of the varying public data input methods, ensuring high quality data. The Urban Forest Map is truly a community tool, where San Franciscan's can log in and view trees on their streets. They can see where more trees need to be planted and they can upload valuable tree information to the system, such as species, health, condition and size. As with any open source application, this tool is continuing to evolve. New functionality is being added, such as an export to Google Earth, polygon editing, and a fundraising option, whereby community members can sponsor a tree just by clicking it on the map. This application is an easy-to-use, multi-purpose management tool, customizable to any municipality.\n\nAbout our speaker\nAmber Bieg is the founder of the San Francisco Urban Forest Mapping Project (www.urbanforestmap.org). While launching this new project, Amber also runs her own consulting business, Green-Ideas (www.green-ideas.com) and is pursuing her MBA in Sustainable Management at the Presidio School of Management. Prior to developing this new tree mapping technology, she was the Development Officer for Friends of the Urban Forest, in San Francisco, managing fundraising and organizational development activities. She also worked with TreePeople in Los Angeles, as the Special Projects Manager, where she launched a pilot GIS tree inventory project and urban forest analysis program. Prior to her life in GIS and Forestry, Amber was a high school Spanish teacher. In her spare time, Amber makes documentary films that deal with social and environmental issues.\n\nOff Site Access\nThe on-demand webcast for this lecture is available at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/colloquia_asx/public/EPO/2008/EPO20080109.asx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080114T130000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080114T130000 SUMMARY:All-Hands EPO Meeting DESCRIPTION:EPO All-Hands Meeting tentatively set for Monday, January 14, from 1-4 p.m. EST at GSFC Building 33, Room H114.\n\nThe purpose of that session will be to begin the process of preparing an inventory of the programs, products, and partnerships that are "owned" and supported by the working groups. Once this inventory is made, we can begin next steps of assessing our existing programs, products, and partnerships; we can do a gap analysis to identify where particular needs may be going unmet; and we can construct a database that helps us better manage and report on our overall portfolio. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080116T090000 LOCATION:Washington, DC DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080116T090000 SUMMARY:National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment: Science and Solutions, January 16-18, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.ncseonline.org/2008conference/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080120T090000 LOCATION:New Orleans, Louisiana DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080120T090000 SUMMARY:AMS Annual Meeting, January 20-24, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.ametsoc.org/meet/annual/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080130T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080130T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Frank Niepold DESCRIPTION:Through a partnership between the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and AAAS Project 2061, a multi-agency collaboration is underway to define climate literacy and to develop weather and climate benchmarks for public science literacy. The newly developed and revised national weather and climate science education standards were published in March of 2007 in the AAAS Project 2061 Atlas for Science Literacy volume II. Today's presentation will include details about the results of these projects as well as the publication of "An Abbreviated Guide for Teaching Climate Change." The Climate Literacy effort is working in parallel with the Ocean Literacy effort and has developed a Framework for Climate Literacy using the AAAS Project 2061 Atlas of Science. On April 10 - 12, 2007, AAAS and NOAA brought together 25 individuals for a workshop. They represented federal science agencies, formal and informal educators, non-governmental organizations, and other institutions involved with climate research, education, and outreach to build on the science education benchmarks. This effort resulted in a draft framework that will be used to engage the broad community to develop a robust conceptual framework that addresses the essential principles and fundamental concepts that climate literate citizens and students should know. That document has been reviewed and commented on during several rounds and will be released at the National Science Teachers Association's 2008 national meeting in Boston this March.\n\nThe climate literacy framework can be downloaded from http://www.climate.noaa.gov/education/\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nFrank Niepold currently serves as Climate Education Coordinator at NOAA's Climate Program Office in Silver Spring Maryland, and a GLOBE Program Master Trainer. At NOAA, he develops and implements NOAA's Climate goal education and outreach efforts that specifically relate to NOAA's Environmental Literacy cross-cutting priority. He is currently co-authoring, along with Mark S. McCaffrey, Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences (CIRES)/University of Colorado Boulder, the climate literacy framework. NOAA, AAAS Project 2061, NASA, CIRES, the American Meteorological Society, and various members from both the science and education community worked to define climate literacy in the United States.\n\nAs a GLOBE Trainer, he trains teachers in intensive field and laboratory settings throughout the United States and Internationally, most recently in Phuket Thailand. Mr. Niepold has spent seven years developing remote sensing educational materials for the Landsat Educational Outreach team. He has spent 10 years working as a Middle/High School Earth Systems Science Teacher. As a teacher, he developed an international school collaboration series of projects using the scientist/teacher/student partnership model to monitor climate change. Projects include: Coral reef monitoring in the Caribbean, Red, and Arabian Seas; Global monitoring and validation of Aerosols; Glacial retreat among others.\n\nInternational Astronautical Federation selected his collaboration on a paper about International GLOBE Program collaborations, Scientist-Teacher-Student Partnerships For Aerosol Optical Thickness Measurements In Support Of Ground Validation Programs For Remote Sensing Spacecraft, for their 53th International Astronautical Congress. Mr. Niepold and four of his student's paper, Assessing Satellite-Based Aerosol Retrievals And Ground Truth Validation For Terra's MODIS Sensor Over Urban Areas Using The Globe Program's Handheld Sun Photometers, was one of the ten projects selected to be presented at the 2003 Global Learning Exhibition, by the GLOBE program in Sibenck, Croatia. This work was highlighted in several articles, one was featured on a NASA news web site, The Globe Program: Science in the Sunshine.\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/5-8/features/F_Globe_Program_Sunshine.html \n\nHe received his MSEd in Earth Space Science Education (2006) from John's Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD with areas of concentration in Earth Observing Systems, Scientist/Teacher/Student Collaboration and Earth Systems science education focused on climate. He earned a BA in Human Ecology (1994) from the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ME and B.F.A. in Photography and Video (1989) from Tyler School of Art, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA.\n\nOff Site Access\nThe on-demand webcast for this lecture is available at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/colloquia_asx/public/EPO/2008/EPO20080130.asx\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080213T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080213T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Mary Anne Hitt DESCRIPTION:Today's presentation features the use of GoogleEarth together with satellite imagery, GIS information layers, and ground-based photography to tell the story of the widespread, adverse impacts of mountaintop removal mining across Appalachia. Mountaintop removal mining is an extreme form of coal mining in which entire mountains are literally blown up. To date, mountaintop removal mining has devastated hundreds of square miles of once pristine Appalachian landscapes, degrading the environmental health and polluting the headwaters of rivers that provide drinking water to millions of Americans. Appalachian Voices (www.appvoices.org) is a nonprofit organization that brings people together to solve environmental problems having the greatest impact on the central and southern Appalachian Mountains. The organization works with communities across Appalachia to tackle two major causes of climate change: mountaintop removal coal mining and the construction of new coal-fired power plants. Their on-line campaign (www.iLoveMountains.org) uses GoogleEarth to reveal how coal companies have flattened almost 1 million acres, destroyed 474 mountains, and buried more than 1,000 miles of streams, and impacted local communities in one of the world's biodiversity hotspots.\n\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nMary Anne Hitt is currently a fellow of the Environmental Leadership Program. Her previous experience includes working as executive director of both The Ecology Center and the Southern Appalachian Biodiversity Project. She was a recipient of the Len and Sandy Sargent Environmental Advocacy Award at the University of Montana, where she received her Master's of Science in environmental studies, and was a Whittle Scholar at the University of Tennessee and founder of the campus organization Students Promoting Environmental Action in Knoxville. She grew up in the mountains of east Tennessee, just outside Gatlinburg and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast. Alternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080312T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080312T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Dr. Larry Percy DESCRIPTION:Effective communication requires an understanding of what is in memory linked to the message, and the feelings that are associated with it. It is precisely this that will be involved when someone is processing a message. The knowledge and assumptions they already have, along with their feelings about it, is what informs what will be taken away from the message. How we can measure this, and why it is so important to effective communication strategy and message development, will be discussed within the context of the rather surprising insights gained from a set of exploratory focus groups recently conducted by NASA Earth Science on environmental issues.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nFor over 30 years, Dr. Larry Percy has worked in both the ‘real world’ of marketing as well as in the academic world. Currently a consultant in marketing and communication, he also holds appointments as Visiting Professor at several top European business schools. Prior to establishing his consulting, he spent over 25 years in strategic planning positions with several major advertising agencies (his last position was Director of Strategic Planning for Lintas in the U.S., with additional worldwide responsibilities). Dr. Percy is the author and co-author of a number of leading books in the area of marketing strategy and advertising theory, including the leading graduate school text in advertising for over 15 years. His newest book, Strategic Integrated Marketing Communications, will be available in early 2008. In addition to his books, he has contributed over 85 published papers and journal articles to the field. Dr. Percy has conducted executive seminars across the United States and around the world for many years, and he is a frequently invited participant and speaker at both industry and academic conferences worldwide. His extensive experience has spanned the entire range of advertising and marketing problems, with clients that have included large international packaged goods companies such as Nestle and Interbrew, major health care systems and insurers such as CIGNA and Blue Cross/Blue Shield, high-tech companies such as Concert and Symantec, and government agencies such as the U.S. Treasury and NASA.\n\nOff Site Access\nThe on-demand webcast for this lecture is available at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/colloquia_asx/public/EPO/2008/EPO20080312.asx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080313T110000 LOCATION:Washington, DC DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080313T110000 SUMMARY:Washington Home & Garden Show, Washington Convention Center, March 13-16, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.washingtonhomeandgardenshow.com/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080407T090000 LOCATION:Colorado Springs, Colorado DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080407T090000 SUMMARY:National Space Symposium, April 7 - 10, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.nationalspacesymposium.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080423T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080423T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Bridget Burns and Mitzi Cole DESCRIPTION:Communicating science, especially climate change science, to the public can be a difficult task. Measuring underst anding of the message intended is even more difficult. The Goddard Library, at the request of David Herring and the Education and Public Outreach (EPO) office, conducted a literature search on research and best practices for measuring the effectiveness of scientific communication. Using both subscription services and publicly available Web resources the librarians produced an annotated bibliography of resources related to the topic. They used Google Notebook as a platform for organizing and presenting the search results. Google Notebook is an effective way to collect, annotate, organize, and share information with multiple users in a web environment. This project gave the Library an opportunity to take a real world information need and explore Web 2.0 technologies to collaboratively create, edit, link, and organize content, that might be suitable for the creation of a virtual space for gathering research and fostering professional development through an interactive and collaborative environment. This presentation will describe the information request, the benefits of collaboration in literature searching and analysis, and the technologies used to complete the project. The presenters will also discuss unique features of Goddard Library resources and Web 2.0 technologies that can help users to find, analyze, and manage research information -- from citation searching and setting up alerts to managing citations and integrating bibliographies into publications.\n\nAbout Our Speakers\nBridget Burns-\nBridget Burns is the Collection Development and Outreach Librarian for the Goddard Library. She is responsible for coordinating the acquisition of print and electronic resources and for the development and implementation of outreach, marketing, and liaison programs. Bridget received her MLS from the University of Maryland-College Park in 2007 and holds a her BA in Sociology from the University of Notre Dame. She has been with the Goddard Library since 2002.\n\nMitzi Cole-\nMitzi Cole is the Electronic Library Systems Team Lead at the Goddard Library. She is responsible for managing the IT infrastructure and electronic resources used to create and support our increasing virtual library services. Mitzi has used computers and the Internet to create and deliver library services in public, academic, and government libraries for more than 20 years. She also has extensive experience in providing reference services, library instruction, and literature searching. Mitzi received her MA in Library Science from the University of Iowa and holds a BA in History from Washington University in St. Louis.\n\nOff Site Access\nThe on-demand webcast for this lecture is available at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/colloquia_asx/public/EPO/2008/EPO20080423.asx END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080514T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080514T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Dr. Elizabeth Day-Miller DESCRIPTION:There is a lot of talk about assessment and evaluation of education projects and programs. Increasingly we see requirements for evaluation in state and federal Requests for Proposals (RFPs) and now Office of Management and Budget (OMB) is holding federal education and outreach programs more accountable. This presentation will provide an introduction to the types of assessment, the process of assessment and evaluation, and some approaches that you may want to consider using based on the information you are interested in and the audience you are assessing.\n\nMore information on assessment and evaluation is available at her website http://BridgeWaterEducationConsulting.com.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nElizabeth A. Day-Miller, Ph.D. (principal BridgeWater Education Consulting ) has worked for more than 20 years designing and conducting professional development workshops for various adult audiences and she has over 12 years of experience conducting evaluation of education programs. In addition, she has over nine years of experience working as an educator at the national level (NSF and NOAA). Her education background includes degrees in marine science and marine science education. She has conducted marine science research on mud crab substrate preferences and marine education research focused on improving undergraduate marine science education instruction.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080517T090000 LOCATION:Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080517T090000 SUMMARY:US Festival 2008, May 17-26, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/events/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080527T090000 LOCATION:Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, USA DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080527T090000 SUMMARY:2008 AGU Joint Assembly, May 27-30, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.agu.org/meetings/ja08/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080531T090000 LOCATION:University of Maryland, College Park DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080531T090000 SUMMARY:Odyssey of Mind 2008 World Finals, May 31 - June 3, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.odysseyofthemind.com/wf2008/default.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080531T090000 LOCATION:St. Louis, Missouri DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080531T090000 SUMMARY:Preparing for the International Year of Astronomy, A Hands-On Symposium, May 31 - June 4, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.astrosociety.org/events/meeting.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080611T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080611T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Kathleen Fulton DESCRIPTION:America has a great untapped source of talent in the 78 million baby boomers scheduled to retire in the next decade. Unlike their parents, the majority of Baby Boomers (65%) say they plan to work in retirement and, of those, more than half (55%) are interested in teaching or other educational positions. Over the past decade, the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF), has brought America’s attention to the key issues that will impact education, and NCTAF now proposes to undertake a national initiative that will shine a spotlight on ways America can “rewire, not retire” this huge pool of talent to serve the nation’s pressing educational needs. In this presentation, Kathleen Fulton, NCTAF’s Director of Reinventing Schools for the 21st Century, will discuss the implications for science and math teaching, and how organizations like NASA could work with their employees to help develop new models of cross-generational learning teams in schools.\n\nAbout Our Speaker:\nKathleen Fulton is Director, Reinventing Schools for the 21st Century, at the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF). Fulton is the principal investigator for NCTAF’s US Department of Education funded project Teachers Learning in Networked Communities (TLINC), (formerly funded by Microsoft). She is also Project Director for the Wachovia Foundation’s Georgia Induction Project and has been lead author for a number of NCTAF’s recent reports, including No Dream Denied: A Pledge to America’s Children (2003); Induction into Learning Communities (2005) and Fifty Years After Brown v. Board of Education: A Two-Tiered Education System (2004) and the 2007 NEA Foundation-sponsored report “Reducing the Achievement Gap Through District/Union Collaboration: The Tale of Two School Districts.” Before joining NCTAF, Ms. Fulton was Project Director for the Congressional Web-based Education Commission, Associate Director of the Center for Learning and Educational Technology at the University of Maryland, and worked for ten years as a policy analyst for the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA). Fulton was recognized by E-School News as one of the 30 most influential people in educational technology for 2000. She received her B.A. in English from Smith College, and her Master’s in Human Development from the University of Maryland.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asxM\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080624T090000 LOCATION:Portland, Oregon DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080624T090000 SUMMARY:Annual Air & Waste Management Conference, June 24 - 27, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.awma.org/ACE2008/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080625T090000 LOCATION:Washington, DC DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080625T090000 SUMMARY:FolkLife Festival June 25 - 29 & July 2 - 6, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080629T090000 LOCATION:Tromsø, Norway DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080629T090000 SUMMARY:Quadrennial Ozone Symposium 2008, June 29 - July 5, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More Information:\nhttp://www.qos2008.no/index.php?page_id=18 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080702T090000 LOCATION:Washington, DC DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080702T090000 SUMMARY:FolkLife Festival June 25 - 29 & July 2 - 6, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.folklife.si.edu/festival/2008/index.html END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080707T090000 LOCATION:Boston, Massachusetts DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080707T090000 SUMMARY:IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium (IGARSS), July 7 - 11, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.igarss08.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080713T090000 LOCATION:Montréal, Canada DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080713T090000 SUMMARY:37th Committee on Space Research Scientific Assembly (COSPAR) Scientific Assembly, July 13 - 20, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.cospar2008.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080803T090000 LOCATION:Milwaukee, Wisconsin DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080803T090000 SUMMARY:The Ecological Society of America (ESA) 93rd Annual Meeting, August 3 - 8, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.esa.org/milwaukee/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080803T090000 LOCATION:Foz do Iguacu, Brazil DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080803T090000 SUMMARY:International Radiation Symposium (IRS2008), August 3 - 8, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.irs2008.org.br/site/index.php END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080827T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080827T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, James Trefil DESCRIPTION:We live in a society where progress is driven by scientific and technological change. An understanding of science is no longer a frill for citizens, but a necessity. Our educational system, however, has so far failed to produce a scientifically literate public. In this talk, Professor Trefil will argue that scientific literacy is part of a larger body of knowledge known as cultural literacy. He will talk about the sorts of knowledge citizens need to function in a technological society and outline ways in which the educational system (both formal and informal) can be used to deliver that knowledge. The Great Idea approach to science education will be presented as a way of producing scientifically literate citizens that is profoundly in tune with the nature of science itself.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nJames Trefil was born in Chicago and educated in the public schools. After receiving a B.S. in physics from the University of Illinois, he won a Marshall scholarship to Oxford University, where he studied physics and the philosophy of science and received the B.A. and M.A. degrees. He finished his studies as a National Science Foundation Fellow at Stanford University, where he received an M.S. and Ph.D. in theoretical physics.\n\nHe held postdoctoral, visiting, and junior faculty appointments at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, European Center for Nuclear Research (CERN), Laboratory for Nuclear Sciences at MIT, German Electron Synchrotron Laboratory (Hamburg), University of Illinois, Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory and Argonne National Laboratory before joining the faculty of the University of Virginia, where he eventually became University Professor and Professor of Physics. He has held several appointments as Visiting Scholar at the Department of Geophysical Sciences at the University of Chicago. In 1987 he joined the faculty of George Mason University as Clarence J. Robinson Professor of Physics.\n\nProf. Trefil has written extensively about science for the general audience, including more than 40 books. He has served as Contributing Editor for Science for USA TODAY Weekend and as a regular contributor and science consultant for Smithsonian and Astronomy Magazines. He has also served as a science commentator and member of the Science Advisory Board for National Public Radio and for numerous PBS productions, and as Principal Science Consultant to the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. He is currently Chief Science Consultant to the McDougal-Littell Middle School Science Project.\n\nHe is a Fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Association of the Advancement of Science, and the World Economic Forum. He has served as a member of the Davos Global Issues Group and as a General Councilor of the American Physical Society. Prof. Trefil received the 2000 Andrew W. Gemant Award for linking physics to the arts and humanities, given by the American Institute of Physics and the inaugural Science Book Editor’s Award of the AAAS. He is a recipient of the American Association for the Advancement of Science Westinghouse Science Journalism Award and of the John Simon Guggenheim Fellowship. He was Phi Beta Kappa national lecturer for 2003-2004.His most recent book is Why Science?\n\nHis interest in scientific literacy began with a contributed essay to E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy and continued through participation as a co author of the New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy (3rd edition, 2002). His textbook, The Sciences: An Integrated Approach (with Robert Hazen, 5th ed., 2007), has been widely adopted, and he served on the Content Review Board for the National Science Education Standards.\n\nHe has published over 100 papers in professional journals and has made contributions to research in elementary particle physics, fluid mechanics, medical physics (including cancer research) and the earth sciences.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at: http://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asxM\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-866-819-9680; passcode = 990261.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080831T090000 LOCATION:Bologna, Italy DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080831T090000 SUMMARY:Stratospheric Processes And their Role in Climate (SPARC) 4th General Assembly, August 31 - September 5, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More Information:\nhttp://www.cmcc.it/web/public/sparc-ga2008 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080904T090000 LOCATION:Washington, DC DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080904T090000 SUMMARY:AARP LIfe@50+ 2008 Anniversary, September 4 - 6, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.aarp.org/aarp_benefits/natl_events/aarp_benefits/natl_events/dc/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20080924T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20080924T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Jason Samenow and Anne Waple DESCRIPTION:The US Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) is an interagency program emerging out of the US Global Change Research Program (GCRP), which was established in 1989. In order to give GCRP a more applied research focus, a presidential initiative in 2001 created the CCSP and it is now a $2billion program coordinating and integrating the climate research and activities of 13 federal agencies including NASA, NOAA, EPA, Dept. of Interior, Dept of Energy…and more. \n\nSignificant successes and challenges have emerged in fulfilling CCSP’s mission. For example, in recent years, a series of climate assessments filling key national gaps in climate knowledge have been identified and undertaken by the different agencies of the CCSP. These Synthesis and Assessment Products number 21 and 12 are now finalized. The remaining 9 are scheduled to be released in the coming several months. These reports have been held to the highest degree of transparency and review and are intended to inform those without specialized knowledge in climate change science. They also present challenges in communication and dissemination and we will discuss these in the presentation.\n\nIn 2007, the National Academy of Sciences completed a CCSP-commissioned review of the Program, and while there were elements that were deemed to be well-done, such as in documenting and understanding climate change, there were also elements that were assessed as needing improvement – such as communication of the science and connection to the stakeholders. CCSP is now undertaking a significant strategic planning activity to include a strong emphasis on communication and stakeholder engagement and we will outline some key elements of the potential scope.\n\nAbout Our Speakers:\nDr. Anne Waple currently serves as the communications Manager for the U.S. Climate Change Science Program (CCSP) in Washington DC. At CCSP - a $2billion program that integrates and coordinates climate research and activities across the federal government - Anne is responsible for coordinating the Communications Interagency Working Group and the Education Interagency Working Group. Anne's other activities include facilitating science communication of the Program's current assessments, coordinating communication across participating agencies and with stakeholders of climate information.\n\nBefore joining CCSP, Anne worked in the Climate Monitoring Branch at NOAA's National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC where she coordinated science communication of the NOAA-led CCSP Synthesis and Assessment reports, co-edited the annual "State of the Climate" reports, and contributed to and edited numerous other NOAA climate science documents, among other tasks. Anne received her PhD from the University of Massachusetts, where her research focused on causes of climate change over the last several hundred years and projections of future climate.\n\nJason Samenow has worked as a Climate Change Analyst at the U.S. EPA for the past seven years. In that capacity, he has played a leading role in tracking and assessing climate change science developments and communicating the salient information to policymakers and the general public. Specifically, he was the project manager responsible for the development of EPA's new Climate Change Web site launched in late October 2006 (http://www.epa.gov/climatechange) and drafted the entire section on science as well as pages on extreme events and regional climate impacts, working with scientists across the Federal government. In addition, Jason led production of the Excessive Heat Events Guidebook (http://www.epa.gov/heatisland/about/heatguidebook.html) -- an interagency report (EPA, NOAA, CDC and FEMA) published in June 2006, offering detailed information about the climatology of excessive heat events, the risk factors, and options for responding to them. Finally, Jason is a co-chair for the U.S. Climate Change Science Progam's Communications Interagency Working Group. \n\nJason earned his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science (concentration: Atmospheric Science) from the University of Virginia in 1998 and an MS in Atmospheric Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2000. He is a past Chair of the DC Chapter of the American Meteorological Society, a Weather and Society Integrated Studies Fellow (http://www.sip.ucar.edu/wasis/), an alumnus of the American Meteorological Society's Policy Colloquium, and Chief Meteorologist of the Capital Weather Gang blog on washingtonpost.com -- which offers original, interactive Washington, DC weather commentary.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-877-951-7741; passcode = 7873205.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20081015T090000 LOCATION:New Delhi, Inida DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20081015T090000 SUMMARY:Social Challenges of Global Change - IHDP Open Meeting 2008, October 15 - 18, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.openmeeting2008.org/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20081018T090000 LOCATION: DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20081018T090000 SUMMARY:Association of Science - Technology Conference (ASTC) 2008, October 18 - 21, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.astc.org/conference/index.htm END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20081112T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20081112T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Amy Grack Nelson DESCRIPTION:If you would like to learn how to evaluate the effectiveness of efforts like Science on a Sphere or what research tells us about effective learning settings for Science on a Sphere, come to the Education and Public Communication Colloquium presentation on Nov 12th. Amy Grack-Nelson from the Science Museum of Minnesota will be at NASA GSFC to enrich our knowledge in these areas.\n\nSummary of Presentation\nAmy Grack Nelson, Evaluation and Research Associate at the Science Museum of Minnesota, has carried out a number of front-end and formative evaluations of the use of Science on a Sphere as a stand-alone exhibit experience. Her evaluations were designed to answer the questions, “How does Science on the Sphere’s exhibit environment affect visitors’ experiences with the Sphere?” and “To what extent are various interpretive approaches useful in helping visitors understand what they are viewing?” Come learn about the variety of evaluation methods used to answer these questions, what insights were gained from the evaluations, and how museum staff used the results to improve visitors’ experiences and conceptual understanding of the Sphere’s visualizations. Findings that will be shared include the impact of seating in the exhibit environment, interpretive labels directly on the Sphere, audio narration, and still images versus short films.\n\nBio\nAmy Grack Nelson is an Evaluation & Research Associate at the Science Museum of Minnesota. She carries out a range of front-end, formative, and summative evaluations of the museum's exhibits and programs. Her evaluation interests include participatory evaluation techniques, evaluation capacity building, and using Web 2.0 technologies as a data collection method, especially with teens. Amy previously worked in informal education as an interpretive naturalist for North Dakota State Parks and at Dakota Science Center developing content for Ranger Rosie, an online natural science learning environment. Her graduate work with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources’ MinnAqua program focused on carrying out a formative evaluation of the state’s first angling and aquatic education curriculum and a summative evaluation of youth angling clinics. Amy received her M.S. in Environmental Education, M.A. in Evaluation Studies, and B.S. in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior at the University of Minnesota.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asxM\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-877-951-7741; passcode = 7873205.\n\nYou are invited to the Education and Public Outreach Colloquium presentation.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20081117T090000 LOCATION:Noumea, New Caledonia DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20081117T090000 SUMMARY:SPIE Asia-Pacific Remote Sensing 2008, November 17 - 21, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://spie.org/asia-pacific-remote-sensing.xml END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20081210T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20081210T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Tom Patterson DESCRIPTION:Natural Earth III is raster map data, largely derived from NASA sources, for creating illustrations and animations of our planet with a plausibly realistic appearance. Using the data requires 3D or mapping software. Legibility is a key feature. Compared to photographs of Earth taken from space, Natural Earth III offers brighter colors, fewer clouds over land areas, distinct environmental zones, 3D mountains, and continuous rivers. Unlike contemporary land cover data, Natural Earth III portrays the natural environments that would exist worldwide today if human alterations to the land did not exist, or were minimal. For example, readers can now see forests restored to their original extent before they were cleared for cropland and cities—Calcutta, London, and New York are once again green. The potential vegetation maps created by biogeographer A.W. Küchler in the 1950s and 60s were an important source of information. The look of Natural Earth III is similar to the colorful physical atlas plates painted by Tibor Tóth and John Bonner of National Geographic, but produced digitally. The dataset measures 16,200 pixels x 8,100 pixels in size (80 arc second resolution) and is in the public domain.\n\nAbout the speaker\nTom Patterson is Senior Cartographer at the National Park Service, Harpers Ferry Center. He received an M.A. in geography from the University of Hawaii at Manoa in 1982. Tom’s previous work experience includes cartography laboratory manager at the University of Utah, cartographer for the Central Intelligence Agency, and map procurement officer for the Department of State. He now designs maps for publications, movies, multimedia, and indoor and outdoor exhibits for the 391 US national parks. Terrain presentation is his major interest in cartography. Tom is a former president of the North American Cartographic Information Society (NACIS) and is active in the ICA Commission on Mountain Cartography. He lives in the exurbs of Washington, D.C. in Northern Virginia.\n\nTom Patterson, US National Park Service\nEmail: tom_patterson@nps.gov\nWebsite: www.shadedrelief.com\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asxM\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-877-951-7741; passcode = 7873205.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20081215T000009 LOCATION:San Francisco, CA DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20081215T000009 SUMMARY:2008 Fall AGU Conference, December 15 - 19, 2008 DESCRIPTION:More information:\nhttp://www.agu.org/meetings/fm08/ END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20090114T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090114T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Ryan Britton DESCRIPTION:EarthSky is a digital media company whose mission is to be a clear voice for science. Drawing on his experience as a managing partner for EarthSky, Ryan will discuss:\n\n1) Public opinion regarding science\n2) How to best reach the public with science knowledge\n3) How to engage the public with science knowledge\n4) Emerging communication trends\n\nEarthSky podcasts, broadcasts and online products reach over 14 million people each day. EarthSky distributes to more than 1900+ broadcast outlets every day, including 80% of public radio stations in nearly every metro market. In addition, EarthSky places both long and short podcasts at www.earthsky.org and across a range of podcast directories and aggregators such as iTunes. Independent evaluations show EarthSky podcasts create positive action among listeners. EarthSky has brought the words and insights of thousands of scientists to millions around the world since 1991 thanks to NASA, NOAA, EPA, NSF, private foundations and Public Corporations.\n\nAbout our Speaker\nRyan Britton is the managing partner of EarthSky Communications, Inc. Since joining the company in 1995, he has helped establish EarthSky as a leader in science communications around the world. In 2003, Britton’s leadership helped EarthSky earn a Public Service Award from the U.S. National Science Board “for its achievement in broadcasting explanations of research and everyday science to a worldwide audience.” EarthSky believes that science has a vital role to play in the 21st century, and Britton’s job is to help spearhead EarthSky’s reach via digital media.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-877-951-7741; passcode = 7873205.\n END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20090126T090000 LOCATION:NPS’ Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090126T090000 SUMMARY:Earth to Sky 3: Interpreting Climate Change January 26-30, 2009 DESCRIPTION:This NASA-funded professional development workshop is aimed at National Park Service interpretive rangers, but is also open to other informal educators. The workshop is part of an expanding partnership between NASA and NPS, and features NASA scientists and E/PO professionals from GSFC. The workshop will be held at NPS’ Mather Training Center, Harpers Ferry, WV, and includes a day-long visit to GSFC. A “Share-a-Thon” will provide an opportunity for rangers to learn about NASA E/PO materials not included in the climate change presentations. Class size is limited. Contact Anita Davis for more information. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20090212T100000 LOCATION:Annapolis, MD DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090212T100000 SUMMARY:Goddard Day at the Maryland State Capitol DESCRIPTION:Open to the public. END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT EXDATE;TZID=US/Eastern:20090226T120000 LOCATION:Bldg 33, Room H114 DTSTART;TZID=US/Eastern:20090226T120000 SUMMARY:Education and Outreach Colloquium, Janet Carrier Ady DESCRIPTION:The Children & Nature Network (C&NN) was created in response to concerns raised by Richard Louv in his 2005 book: Last Child in the Woods: Saving our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. The Network encourages and supports the people and organizations working to reconnect children with nature, and provides a critical link between researchers and individuals, educators and organizations dedicated to children's health and well-being. The C&NN also promotes fundamental institutional change and provides resources for sharing information, strategic initiatives and success stories.\n\nThe American public’s declining interaction with nature is a potential threat to the conservation mission of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service). In response to this challenge, the Service has adopted, “Connecting People with Nature: Ensuring the Future of Conservation” as one of its six national priorities. Examples of Service strategies will be shared, as well as those of a national non-government conservation organization, the National Audubon Society.\n\nAbout Our Speaker\nJanet Ady is with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and serves as the Chief of the Division of Education Outreach at the National Conservation Training Center, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia. The Division designs, develops and presents training in the areas of visitor services, outreach, media relations and partnerships. The Division also works with other FWS programs and other conservation professionals to reach out and work with our audiences and partners. In addition, the Division of Education Outreach coordinates all of the distance learning functions for NCTC, and leads the Service’s new “Let’s Go Outside!” initiative to connect people with nature.\n\nMs. Ady began her Fish and Wildlife Service career in at the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as an Environmental Education Specialist. She served on the Refuges Comprehensive Conservation Planning teams in Alaska and as the Alaska Regional Environmental Education Specialist. She began working for the National Conservation Training Center in its planning stages, on national policy and education programming. Ms. Ady led the Education and Outreach training team during the initial curriculum development and opening of the National Conservation Training Center in 1997, in Shepherdstown, West Virginia.\n\nJanet received a Bachelors degree in Natural Resource Planning and Interpretation, with an emphasis in Environmental Education, and a high school biology teaching credential from Humboldt State University and a Masters degree in Natural Science and Environmental Education from San Jose State University, in California.\n\nCurrently, Janet is serving on the Conservation Education Committee for the Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, the Leadership Committee for the North American Association of Environmental Education, the Education Committee for the Wildlife Habitat Council, and the LEAD Green Advisory Team for the National Audubon Society.\n\nJanet has two college age children. She lives in Myersville, Maryland, a rural area adjacent to the Appalachian Trail. She enjoys hiking, biking on the C and O Canal, kayaking and fishing with her husband whenever she has the opportunity.\n\nIn 2005, Ms. Ady invited Richard Louv to the National Conservation Training Center to speak about his new book, Last Child in the Woods, Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. Discussions with Louv then led to the hosting of the National Dialogue on Children and Nature, held at NCTC in September of 2006, and the development of a national priority for the Fish and Wildlife Service to connect people with nature.\n\nOff Site Access\nThis talk will be Webcast at:\nhttp://mediaman.gsfc.nasa.gov/asx/Public/Live/Building33Live.asx\nNOTE: You will need to have Microsoft MediaPlayer installed to view this Webcast.\n\nAlternatively, folks may tune in via telephone for audio only by dialing 1-877-951-7741; passcode = 7873205.\n END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR