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Apply for the 2022 African Women in Science Program by December 15th!

The African Women in Science program is a transformative initiative for early-career African women scientists from the African Great Lakes region. The program aims to build capacity and offer mentorship opportunities for African women scientists who are actively engaged in African Great Lakes and freshwater research.  ​Open to women ages 25-40, participants will be a part of a 10-month cohort of African women scientists and become the next generation of African women scientists catalyzing positive change in the African Great Lakes.

This opportunity is made possible by the African Center for Aquatic Research and Education and the International Institute for Sustainable Development.  Find out more and apply here.

AWIS is a ten-month program that integrates learning experiences from a cohort of peers and a variety of experts and mentors. The 2022 program will be a hybrid program, with many components taking place online, and a one-month international immersion experience in North America. Participants have ongoing assignments related to core components. Program components include:

Trainings:

      • Leadership Development
      • Scientific Skills
      • Communications Techniques
      • Networking Strategy

Networking:

      • Take part in events at international symposia, which includes meeting other early-, mid-, and late-career women scientists to build a supportive community and mentor-mentee relationships

      • Attend international conferences to present work and integrate into the larger scientific community

Mentorship

      • Connect individually with senior scientists, and other experts for insights, advice and problem-solving related to research and careers

International Connections. Each participant will be invited to attend the annual Joint Aquatic Sciences Meeting, to be held in Grand Rapids, Michigan, North America, to:​

      • Increase the global view of freshwater resources, for themselves, and others

      • Gain input on their research, writing, scientific approaches

      • Enhance their network of expertise to solve issues they face

      • Strengthen future opportunities for research, careers, and knowledge

      • Offer solutions and input to other global freshwater experts

Project-Based Learning

      • Work on a project in a small group or individually that may be related to their current work, or another topic they can explore through the program

      • Develop end products that may include a short paper or journal article on their topic, a funding proposal or presentation that compares aspects of different lakes with input from peers and mentors

      • Present resent projects at the end of the program

Expectations:

What participants give:

      • Commit to full participation in monthly programming over the course of 10 months

      • Use the experiences to build your current work

      • Complete assignments based on core program components

      • Map in their progress journey along the way to share with the group

      • Have opportunities to present work/research to the larger scientific community

What participants get:

      • Make peer connections in a transboundary cohort

      • Build their professional network, locally, regionally, globally

      • Receive feedback from the larger scientific community

      • Grow your professional network

      • Take part in relevant skills training

      • Gain insight to grow leadership

2021 GEO Highlights Report Just Published!

The stakes have never been higher when it comes to translating scientific findings from Earth observations into policy decisions and actionable results. The GEO Work Programme brings together Members, Participating Organizations, GEO Associates, and other partners to collaboratively develop Earth observation based solutions to society’s most pressing problems. This report features success stories from around the world that address information needs in specific areas where Earth observation is critical to advancing engagement.

Register today! Advanced ARSET Training: Water Quality II

ARSET – Monitoring Coastal and Estuarine Water Quality Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Data

November 30-December 7, 2021.  This two-part, advanced webinar series is a follow-on to the training on coastal and estuarine water quality held in September 2021. It is a hands-on training with demos provided by instructors, followed by an hour of lab time for participants to use Level-1 MODIS and VIIRS data provided by the Ocean Biology DAAC (OB.DAAC) and SeaDAS and OCSSW software for deriving water quality parameters. These will include chlorophyll-a concentration, sea surface temperature, and suspended particulate matter from optical satellite imagery and in situ measurements using the SeaWiFS Bio-optical Archive and Storage System (SeaBASS), a public repository of in situ oceanographic and atmospheric data, and SeaDAS, a comprehensive software package for the processing, display, analysis, and quality control of remote sensing data. This training will provide participants with the skills to combine in situ measurements and optical remote sensing data to assess water quality for their area of interest.

AGENDA

REGISTER (SESSION A): 10:00-12:00 (UTC-5)

REGISTER (SESSION B): 14:00-16:00 (UTC-5)

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Virtual GEO Week 2021 (GEO-17th Plenary) – Nov 22-26, 2021

There are major milestone events linked to global policy agendas taking place in 2021, including the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) COP26, the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, the UN Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development and the UN Decade of Ecosystem Restoration. These will bring a new set of challenges and opportunities for the international community. During GEO Week 2021, we will present the multidisciplinary activities of the GEO Work Programme that address these areas. This will be assessed through the lens of nexus thinking to highlight how the use of Earth observations in different sectors contributes to these efforts.  Find out more here: