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Gretchen Cook-Anderson/Etta Pagani
Headquarters, Washington               June 24, 2003
(Phone: 202/358-0836/1034)

Herma Percy-McDaniel
GLOBE Program, Washington
(Phone: 202/501-5069)

RELEASE:  03-211

GLOBE EXPEDITION SETS SAIL TO INSPIRE NEXT GENERATION OF 
EXPLORERS

     Students from around the world will present their 
research findings at the GLOBE Learning Expedition in 
Sibenik, Croatia, from June 29 through July 4, 2003. The 
Expedition is partially funded by NASA. 

The international conference is a forum for student teams to 
present the results of Earth science research projects about 
atmosphere, climate, hydrology, soil, land cover/biology, 
and phenology. The Expedition also gives students an 
opportunity to experience and take measurements in a new 
environment, meet other international participants, learn 
from each other and GLOBE scientists.

Features of the conference include plenary and parallel 
sessions of student research presentations that showcase 
their use of Earth Science data. In addition, students will 
have a day of fieldwork with scientists at Krka National 
Park and on the island of Obonjan. An exhibit hall will 
showcase displays from countries and schools worldwide.

Participants include approximately 400 students and teachers 
from 23 countries. The United States held a Student 
Investigation Reports Competition and selected 14 student 
reports to represent America at the Expedition. Student 
papers cover a range of scientific measurements and 
represent the diverse regions and communities of the United 
States.

The Expedition is co-sponsored by the Croatian Ministry of 
Education and Sports and the GLOBE Program. The GLOBE 
Program, an international Earth science research and hands-
on education program, has reached more than one million 
primary and secondary school students, in more than 13,000 
schools, in more than 100 countries.

NASA's Earth Science Enterprise is dedicated to 
understanding the Earth as an integrated system and applying 
Earth System Science to improve prediction of climate, 
weather, and natural hazards using the unique vantage point 
of space.

For more information about NASA on the Internet, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov

For information about NASA's Earth Science Enterprise on the 
Internet, visit:
 
www.earth.nasa.gov

For information about NASA's education programs on the 
Internet, visit:

www.education.nasa.gov

For information about the 2003 GLOBE Learning Expedition on 
the Internet, visit:

http://www.studiohrg.hr/globe/


For more information about the GLOBE Program on the 
Internet, visit:

www.globe.gov

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