>> >> TechCamps on Geotechnologies for Climate Change and Environment >> >> Call for Participation to Youth in the United States, Bolivia, Panama and >> South Africa >> >> www.aag.org/techcamps >> >> The Global Connections and Exchange Youth TechCamps : My Community, Our >> Earth Program (GCE MyCOE) is looking for current high school students in the >> United States, Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. High school students from >> each of these countries will be selected to form teams and will collaborate >> online and in person at one of three rounds of training events to be held in >> Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. The overarching theme for this program >> will be Geotechnologies for Climate Change and Environment. Students that >> are selected will be given academic preparation, orientation, mentoring, >> training in use of geotechnologies such as online mapping, community GIS, >> mobile GPS, and crowd-mapping and will participate in cultural exchange >> activities. Youth work will be featured in an online project fair and >> showcased at national venues. Travel and lodging is also provided by the >> program. >> >> All applicants must be both citizens of and residing and studying in the >> country from where they are applying. For example, US applicants must be >> United States citizens who both live and are currently studying in the >> United States. Bolivian applicants must be Bolivian citizens who both live >> and are currently studying in Bolivia, etc. >> >> Applicants must be over the age of 15 by June 1, 2014 and no older than 18 >> years old by September 1, 2014. You should be attending at least one >> semester of high school after the exchange program. >> >> DEADLINE FOR US STUDENTS IS JANUARY 10, 2014. >> >> DEADLINE FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IS FEBRUARY 1, 2014. >> >> The official language of this program is English. >> >> To read more about this program, including more detailed information about >> eligibility or about the countries we are working with, and more, please see >> www.aag.org/techcamps. You can also find a link to the application form >> there. Please direct any questions to my...@aag.org. >> >> This program is managed by the Association of American Geographers which >> serves as Secretariat for the My Community, Our Earth Partnership and >> receives funding and support from the US Department of State Bureau of >> Educational and Cultural Affairs Youth Programs Division through the Global >> Connections and Exchange Program. >> >> Dr. Patricia Solís >> Director of Outreach and Strategic Initiatives >> Association of American Geographers >> Telephone 202-234-1450 ext. 222 >> Direct Line 202-558-7491 >> >> My Community, Our Earth: Geographic Learning for Sustainable Development >> www.aag.org/mycoe >> >> April 2014 AAG Annual Meeting in Tampa, Florida >> www.aag.org/annualmeeting >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mycommunity mailing list >> mycommun...@aaglistserve.org >> http://mail.browsermedia.com/mailman/listinfo/mycommunity >
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