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Technology Working Group


 

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Our Vision
 

To serve as a liaison between the GLOBE user community, GLOBE Data Information System (DIS) team, and GLOBE Implementation Office (GIO) to help ensure optimal user experience with the GLOBE website and associated technologies.

 

Our Mission
 

To provide regional insights on local technological challenges and to offer input on priorities of proposed upcoming improvements to the GLOBE DIS. When these improvements are implemented, we deliver that message to our respective communities. Additionally, we investigate new and innovative technologies as well as connect with teachers, students, scientists, and citizen scientists to facilitate direct feedback from users.

 

 

Who We Are

Find the currently active Technology Working Group members and their contact information below:  

Ahmad Almbaidin

  • Vice Chair
  • Near East & North Africa 
  • ahmdaq (at) hotmail.com

Sara Mierzwiak

  • Note Taker
  • North America 
  • sara.mierzwiak (at) utoledo.edu

Buba Tamba

  • Member
  • Africa 
  • bubatamba (at) gmail.com

Joan Callope

  • Member
  • Asia & Pacific 
  • jbcallope1112 (at) yahoo.com

Laura Altin

  • Member
  • Europe & Eurasia 
  • laura.altin (at) gmail.com

Ana Beatriz Prieto

  • Member
  • Latin America & Caribbean 
  • anabeatrizprieto (at) gmail.com

Kristen Weaver

  • At Large
  • North America
  • kristen.l.weaver (at) nasa.gov

Eslam Khair

  • GIO Liaison
  • North America 
  • ekhair (at) ucar.edu

 

What We Stand For

We help facilitate greater accessibility to GLOBE content and technologies for a diverse group of users. These users include individuals who speak multiple languages, belong to different age groups, or are members of disadvantaged populations. Our areas of focus concerning accessibility are greatly informed by the recommendations of the Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility (DEIA) Working Group.

Through our Accessibility Technology Solution Sub-Committee, we also investigate ways in which we can use technology to make GLOBE's tools and resources more easily accessible for everyone.

 

 

Annual Meeting & Resources

For an overview of our current initiatives and goals, check out our presentation below from this year's GLOBE Annual Review: