SESYNC (the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center) is offering a 2.5 day workshop, July 28-30, to explore how social media data can be used to study socio-environmental systems. Applications are due June 13. Travel expenses to SESYNC in Annapolis will be covered for participants. For more info: http://www.sesync.org/opportunities/social-media-se-systems.

 

 

The Group on Earth Observations (GEO) just launched the GEO Appathon 2014, a global competition to develop mobile “apps” to help people make smarter decisions about the environment. (www.geoappathon.org) Competitors from more than 15 countries – and growing – are competing for $20,000 in prizes being offered by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).