Author: AAPS Staff

A welcome message was sent on 20 MARCH 2014 to all new members of the Association who joined before that date. The message was titled, "Welcome! and conference announcement," from the sender, "Citizen Science Association." Not ringing a bell? Please check your various inboxes, including spam. The long, default "from" address, citizenscienceassociation -at- gmail -dot- com may have triggered spam filters.  Also, the CSA is using the service MailChimp to manage messages. This service occasionally is flagged by mail servers - more information can be found on this Q&A page from MailChimp. If you believe you should have received a…

15 March 2014 is the last day for new members to vote on proposed vision and mission statements for the Citizen Science Association. The offer of free, inaugural membership will extend beyond this deadline, but members must join by 15 March to weigh in on the proposed statements, below: Proposed VISION statements: A world where people understand, value, and participate in citizen science A global community of practice for citizen science Proposed MISSION statements: Foster communication, collaboration, and professional development in citizen science Advance citizen science through communication, coordination and education   For an outline of Association goals, click here.…

The Citizen Science Association is now offering free, inaugural membership! This  announcement was made today by Caren Cooper during a press briefing at the AAAS Conference in Chicago (press release available here). For more information about becoming a member, please see the Membership page. Join before 15 March 2014 for the opportunity to vote on draft vision and mission statements for the Association.

The work of building the association is beginning to take shape. With much  to be done towards establishing membership, leadership, and the  infrastructure to support association services, the Governance Committee met in January, 2014, at the Commons Lab of the Wilson Center in Washington, DC. Questions facing a new association include:  who are potential members, and what do members need? What are the mission, vision, and scope of the association? How can support structures be put in place (and funded) to serve those members? To address these early needs, an interim Steering Committee has been established that will serve until…

One of the most valuable aspects of the 17 September webinar on the progress of the growing association was the opportunity to share questions. You can listen to some of the verbal Q&A yourself in the archived webinar, or scan here a summary of the questions raised and the answers where available. Note that part of the process of developing this association is encountering difficult questions where answers may not yet be available. Don't be discouraged that an answer may not be posted - know that what is important is that the question has been brought to attention.   You…

The 17 September 2013 webinar summarized the work of four Steering Committees guiding the development of an association for citizen science. Missed the webinar? Download the archived version (you'll also need the WebEx ARF player). Planning documents from each of the four committees are now available for review and comments. The comment period will close 15 November 2013 (EXTENDED to 22 November 2013). Feedback from the broader community is critical for informing this process. We invite you to download the brief reports and share your thoughts. Each committee (Governance, Communications, Journal, and Conferences) has offered questions just to start the…