Word: earthwatch
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Ninety-five scientists from 15 countries convened at the four-day symposium, "Education for a Fast Changing World," which took place at the Science Center, Memorial Hall and Earthwatch's Watertown office...
...scientists and Earthwatch staff who met in the Science Center organized panel discussions to familiarize the public with six areas of their emphasis: education, biodiversity, youth and environment, cultural diversity, managing the environment and past human adaptation to environmental change...
...Earthwatch, a non-profit organization began 21 years ago as a multi-disciplinary agency to fund field-based research projects...
Some funds are derived from donations, but most of the money and labor comes from Earthwatch volunteers who pay to participate in two to three week field work trips, working alongside a principal investigator...
...primary goals of the annual conference are to publicize the new research opportunities, to bring the scientists and the public together, and to raise money for future Earthwatch endeavors...