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A short report titled Library of Georeferenced Photos From the Field published in AGU EOS.

The ideal candidates have a scientific background in either anthropology, behavioral sciences, humanities or sociology, and should be willing to start in 2013. Deadline for applications/nominations is 31 January 2012.

The European Space Agency is organizing the first Sentinel-2 Preparatory Symposium, which will be hosted in ESA-ESRIN, Frascati, Italy, from 23 to 27 April 2012.

From the US Department of the Interior, US Geological Survey

The Visible Infrared Imager Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) onboard NASA's newest Earth-observing satellite, NPP, acquired its first measurements on Nov. 21, 2011. This high-resolution image is of a broad swath of Eastern North America from Canada’s Hudson Bay past Florida to the northern coast of Venezuela. The VIIRS data were processed at the NOAA Satellite Operations Facility (NSOF) in Suitland, Md.

Each year the Council elects members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished.

It's a girl! Baby Ela (Turkish version of Ella) arrived earlier than expected this week, entering the world on November 16th at 2:44 am, at 6 lbs, 12 oz. We're all doing well and look forward to heading home from the hospital in a few days…Annemarie and Mutlu

The manuscript submission deadline for this special issue is January 31, 2012. Please see the above link announcement and consider submitting a paper, or encourage your colleagues that are engaged in research relevant to the special issue emphasis.