Upcoming Events

your fellow NISE Net partners for an informal online get-together to share resources and strategies for engaging and supporting our communities.

This year, Earth Day celebrations are going to look a little different than previous Earth Day events and campaigns with communities being asked to stay at home to protect the health of their local communities amid the COVID-19 pandemic. So for this year's 50th anniversary of Earth Day, we need to get a little creative!

April 22, 2020 marks the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. Since 1970, Earth Day has increased awareness of the planet we live on, pollution, climate change, endangered species, and many other environmental issues. The NISE Network has many resources, in addition to your toolkit, to help you plan for your Earth Day celebration. Earth Week takes place on the week around Earth Day Image credit: NASA Earth Observatory/Joshua Stevens; NOAA National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service. Caption: Kathryn Hansen. Please visit our Earth Day 2020 - 50th Anniversary compilation of resourc...

Given the rapidly evolving impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the global community, including the Mayor of St. Louis prohibiting any gatherings of more than fifty people, ACM announces the cancellation of InterActivity 2020, May 5-8, in St. Louis. For more information, please visit the ACM website.

October 17–20, 2020 ASTC 2020 will be hosted by the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, October 17–20 , with preconference ASTC Intensive workshops on Friday, October 16. Call for proposals Do you have an idea for an ASTC 2020 conference session or poster? Read through the Call for Proposals for details about what your proposal must contain and learn more about the conference theme. The submission portal opens soon, so start preparing your proposals! You will need a myASTC account to use the portal. Please create an account here if you do not already have one. The submission deadline is Jan...