J_Shirk, Author at Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences

12 Jun 2024

Board Candidates for 2024 Member Vote

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Members of the AAPS Board play a crucial role in shaping the future of this Association. As a working board responsible for the governance and oversight of a growing nonprofit organization, the makeup of the Board is essential to its success. The Governance Committee has sought candidates with expertise in one or more of the following areas deemed priority for AAPS this year: Revenue and development planning; especially recruiting and retaining major donors and conference/event sponsors, and strategic revenue generation Justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion; especially organizational structures for equity Governance and policy development Nonprofit operations and management; especially human…

16 May 2024

By J_Shirk

Biodiversity Strand Engages Collaborative Conversations for Impact at All Scales

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Global leaders and project innovators are convening online this June (2024) to advance opportunities and strategies for collective mobilization of participatory sciences (e.g., citizen science, community science, crowdsourcing) to address biodiversity knowledge and decision making. Add your perspectives, refine your strategies, learn about inspiring work, and contribute to this movement by joining this special strand at CAPS 2024*. *Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences (CAPS) - a new name for the conference series promoting practices for impactful citizen science, community science, and other efforts where research engages knowledge from beyond the bounds of scientific institutions. Participatory sciences can mobilize both locally…

09 May 2024

By J_Shirk

Workshop: Building Relationships for Equitable Research Partnerships

AAPS News, Integrity, Diversity, & Equity

Virtual Workshop Friday, June 14th 3:00-4:30pm EDT (UTC-4) This is an exclusive opportunity to learn from leaders in the Environmental Justice movement. Experts at negotiating relationships for sound science that drives solutions for community problems, their wisdom and stories can help foster relationships in your project, program, or community. This workshop will help you begin to define what an equitable partnership looks like and the steps you can start to take to establish that. As science institutions seek and secure new funds for Environmental Justice (EJ) research, there is an urgent need to ground good intentions in formal agreements with…

02 Apr 2024

By J_Shirk

Reintroducing this Association: Advancing Participatory Sciences

AAPS News, Termsmilestones

The Citizen Science Association launched a global movement. To expand and grow that movement, we are now the Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences. For more than ten years, this Association has engaged practitioners from many related traditions, including crowdsourced science, volunteer monitoring, amateur astronomy, community-based research, citizen science, and more. Our new name reflects that broad scope, and helps reveal and engage the rich landscape of practices across the many participatory sciences. What are the Participatory Sciences? Participatory sciences combine the strengths of scientific inquiry with the knowledge, insights, and observations of members of the public. Some efforts are scientist-driven,…

29 Feb 2024

By J_Shirk

Special Call for Topical Abstracts in Three Strands: Biodiversity, Third Spaces, and Community-Driven Partnerships

AAPS News, Conference

En español | Em português This year’s Conference for Advancing Participatory Sciences (virtual) will feature topical strands to highlight a few areas of interest and help registrants find relevant content within cross-cutting sessions. Each strand will have a dedicated and extended call for presentations, opening the opportunity for more attention to these topics and more engagement with these ideas. Want to partner with us to amplify one of these strands and align your organization with these ideas? Contact us for sponsorship opportunities (including in-kind support options). Have an idea for a topic to highlight at a future event? Reach out…

18 May 2023

By J_Shirk

Arizona Premiere of WILD HOPE at C*Sci2023 in Tempe

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WILD HOPE is a new series of half-hour films highlighting the intrepid changemakers who are restoring and protecting our planet. Whether tapping oysters to clean New York Harbor, or growing coffee to save Mozambican rainforests, the series reveals how bold interventions and unexpected alliances can spark powerful change—and provides a refreshing dose of hope in an increasingly cynical world. CSA is pleased to partner with HHMI Tangled Bank Studios to present the Arizona premiere screening of the WILD HOPE episode, The Big Oyster, which features the community-engaged Billion Oyster Project in New York Harbor. During a reception and early evening…

10 May 2023

By J_Shirk

Members to determine CSA’s new name

AAPS News, Terms

Post by CSA's Executive Director, Jennifer Shirk For CSA's 10th year, we are celebrating and affirming the work and vision of this Association. A major milestone in this process will be the choice of a new name. [An important to clarification to start: we are not setting out to rename the field itself (for an overview of thoughts on that challenge, try this introduction).] Renaming the Association is significant, and we have approached both this prospect and this process with intention and care. Over the past year, we have heard and shared some of the many terms that describe related practices…

22 Mar 2023

By J_Shirk

Celebrating – and inspiring – growth and change for this Association

AAPS News

CSA is celebrating a milestone year. It was ten years ago this past August that 300 people, from across many communities, perspectives, and disciplines, sat down together to launch this association. It has now been a full decade since this organization emerged - ten monumental years, for both the world and for this field. The vision and values remain steadfast for a member-driven association that connects people and best practices for contributory, collaborative, and co-created sciences. This is an ideal time to build on that, by reflecting on lessons learned and igniting new ideas for an association that will serve…

14 Mar 2023

By J_Shirk

Community Leaders Develop Tools for Equitable Research Partnerships

AAPS News

CSA is pleased to announce the launch of a new project to establish Tools for Equitable Research Partnerships, with support from the Rita Allen Foundation. This effort, proposed by CSA’s Environmental Justice Practitioners' Working Group (EJP), will compile, pilot test, share, and mentor the use of templates and strategies that address ongoing disparities in community-based research partnerships. C*Science research depends on knowledge and insights from individuals beyond traditional and professional science roles. Some c*science work directly confronts questions in communities affected by environmental injustices. The pace and process of traditional science offers little leeway - and even less guidance -…

12 Jan 2023

By J_Shirk

Disciplinary scientists to share strategies for scientific success at C*Sci2023

#C-Sci2023, Conference

Are you a researcher with an interest in citizen or community science (c*science) but aren't sure where to start? Or, are you well familiar with the opportunities and challenges of this kind of research and eager to share with others? [Image alt text: a view from above of a large conference center hall filled with people mingling around standing boards with printed conference posters. Photo from CitSci2019, copyright Marilú Lopez-Fretts] At this year's May C*Sci Conference, a dedicated strand of symposia, talks, and posters will address the challenges, lessons learned, and pathways forged to partner effectively for real-world research (made…

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