PREAMBLE
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in the
United States (TECRO) and The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT)
(hereinafter referred to as “ the Parties ” ), on behalf of
their designated representatives, the National Science Council
of Taiwan (NSC) and the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration (NASA), respectively:

Intending to increase the awareness of students throughout the
world about the global environment;

Seeking to contribute to increased scientific understanding of
the Earth; and

Desiring to support improved student achievement in science and
mathematics;

Have agreed to cooperate in the Global Learning and Observations
to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE) Program as follows:

ARTICLE 1 PURPOSE
The GLOBE Program is an international environmental science and
education program that brings students, teachers, and scientists
together to study the global environment. GLOBE has created an
international network of students at primary, middle and
secondary school levels studying environmental issues, making
environmental measurements, and sharing useful environmental
data with one another and the international science community.

ARTICLE 2
RESPECTIVE RESPONSIBILITIES
A. AIT, through its designated representative, NASA, will use
reasonable efforts to:
1. Coordinate participation in the GLOBE Program by relevant
agencies within the authorities represented by AIT;
2. Identify schools in the territory of the authorities
represented by AIT that will participate in the GLOBE
Program;
3. Select, in consultation with international scientists and
educators, the GLOBE environmental measurements and define
specifications for measurement equipment;
4. Coordinate with TECRO through its designated representative,
the NSC, all activities related to new and existing GLOBE
environmental measurements;
5. Develop, in consultation with international scientists and
educators, GLOBE educational materials;
6. Translate GLOBE instructional materials related to
measurement procedures and data reporting protocols into the
six United Nations languages, and provide a copy of these
plus all broader GLOBE educational materials to TECRO,
through its designated representative, the NSC, for further
reproduction as necessary;
7. Conduct regional training sessions for GLOBE Country
Coordinators and GLOBE teachers who will serve as trainers
for additional GLOBE teachers in the territory of the
authorities represented by TECRO;
8. Design, develop, operate, and maintain GLOBE data processing
capabilities and other necessary technology and equipment;
9. Provide GLOBE software, as necessary, for use on computers
in GLOBE schools in the territory of the authorities
represented by TECRO (hereinafter, “ TECRO GLOBE schools ”
). (To the extent possible, textual material appearing on
computer screens will be accessible in the student's choice
among the six United Nations languages.);
10. Accept environmental data reported from GLOBE schools
around the world, and develop and provide resultant global
environmental images to TECRO, through its designated
representative, the NSC; and
11. Evaluate the overall GLOBE Program annually, in
consultation with international GLOBE Country Coordinators,
and modify the overall program as appropriate.
B. TECRO, through its designated representative, the NSC, will
use reasonable efforts to:
1. Identify schools that will participate in the GLOBE Program
and provide an updated list of TECRO GLOBE schools to NASA
at the beginning of each school year;
2. Ensure that TECRO GLOBE schools conduct the fundamental
activities of GLOBE schools (take GLOBE environmental
measurements, report data, and receive and use resultant
global environmental images, using GLOBE educational
materials under the guidance of teachers trained to conduct
the GLOBE Program);
3. Name a Point of Contact responsible for policy-level
communications with the International Director of the GLOBE
Program and provides high level oversight of the GLOBE
Program in the territory of the authorities represented by
TECRO;
4. Name a Program Coordinator responsible for day-to-day
management, oversight, and facilitation of the GLOBE Program
in the territory of the authorities represented by TECRO;
5. Ensure that the Program Coordinator and some GLOBE teachers
attend GLOBE regional training and in turn provide GLOBE
training to at least one teacher in each TECRO GLOBE school;
6. Ensure that GLOBE instructional materials related to
measurement procedures and data reporting protocols are
utilized in TECRO GLOBE schools, and that broader GLOBE
educational materials are appropriately translated, adapted,
reproduced, and distributed to all TECRO GLOBE schools;
7. Ensure that the measurement equipment used by TECRO GLOBE
schools to take GLOBE environmental measurements meets GLOBE
specifications;
8. Ensure that teachers and students at TECRO GLOBE schools
calibrate GLOBE measurement equipment according to
procedures provided in GLOBE instructional materials;
9. Ensure that TECRO GLOBE schools have the necessary computer
and communications systems to allow Internet/World Wide Web
access in order to report GLOBE environmental measurements
and to receive and use GLOBE environmental images; if such
computer and communications systems are not available in
TECRO GLOBE schools, make agreed alternative arrangements
for such reporting and receipt (At a minimum, the Program
Coordinator will need access to the Internet so that all
measurement data from TECRO GLOBE schools will be reported
via Internet.); and
10. Evaluate GLOBE operations in the territory of the
authorities represented by TECRO annually and assist NASA
in conducting periodic evaluation of the overall GLOBE
Program.

ARTICLE 3
FINANCIAL ARRANGEMENTS
The Parties, through their designated representatives, will bear
the costs of fulfilling their respective responsibilities under
this Agreement. Obligations of the Parties, through their
designated representatives, pursuant to this Agreement are
subject to their respective funding procedures and the
availability of appropriated funds. The conduct of activities
under this Agreement will be consistent with all relevant
domestic laws and regulations.

ARTICLE 4
EXCHANGE OF DATA AND GOODS
GLOBE environmental measurement data, global environmental
images, educational materials, and to the extent possible,
software, will be available worldwide without restriction as to
their use or redistribution.

ARTICLE 5
RELEASE OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE GLOBE PROGRAM
The Parties, through their designated representatives, may
freely release information on the GLOBE Program as deemed
appropriate without prior consultation.

ARTICLE 6
CUSTOMS AND IMMIGRATION
Each Party, through its designated representative, will use
reasonable efforts to facilitate the movement of persons and
goods into and out of the its territory of the authorities it
represents and to accord entry to such goods such territory free
of customs duties and other similar charges, as is necessary to
implement this Agreement, to the extent permitted by the laws
and regulations of the authorities it represents.

ARTICLE 7
INVENTION AND PATENT RIGHTS
Nothing in this Agreement will be construed as granting or
implying any rights to, or interest in, patents or inventions of
the Parties, their designated representatives, or their
contractors or subcontractors.

ARTICLE 8
CONSULTATIONS AND SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
The Parties, through their designated representatives, will
consult promptly with each other on all issues involving
interpretation or implementation of this Agreement.

ARTICLE 9
LIABILITY
Each Party agrees that its designated representative will not
make any claim against the other Party ’ s designated
representative, employees of the other Party ’ s designated
representative, a related entity of the other Party ’ s
designated representative, or employees of the other Party ’ s
designated representative ’ s related entities for injury to or
death of its own employees or employees of its related entities,
or for damage of any kind to or loss of its own property or that
of its related entities arising out of activities under this
Agreement whether such injury death, damage or loss arises
through negligence or otherwise, except in the case of willful
misconduct.

ARTICLE 10
DURATION, TERMINATION AND AMENDMENT
This Agreement will enter into force upon the date of signature
and will remain in force for five years. This Agreement may be
terminated at any time by either of the Parties upon at least
three months written notice to the other of intent to terminate.
This Agreement may be amended at any time by written agreement
of the Parties.

Done at Washington on the 6th day of September, 2013, in
duplicate, in the English language.


FOR THE TAIPEI FOR the
ECONOMIC AND AMERICAN
CULTURAL INSTITUTE
REPRESENTAIVE In TAIWAN
OFFICE in the UNITED
STATES

Ta Tung Chang Barbara J. Schrage
Deputy Representative Managing Director