Author: Greg Newman

Monthly Letter from Greg Newman (the CSA Board Chair) to all CSA members… January 26, 2017 • Fort Collins, Colorado As you know, we have plans to invite you and the entire citizen science community of practice across the globe to join as paid members of our growing association. While the majority of current benefits will still remain free, a paying membership base will support and provide new services and also help support strategic initiatives to advance our shared goals as a community passionate about advancing citizen science. One of those initiatives, championed by our Integrity, Diversity, and Equity (IDE)…

Monthly Letter from Greg (CSA board chair) to all CSA members November 17th, 2016 • Fort Collins, Colorado Dear CSA Community, For this monthly message, allow me for a moment to step outside of my volunteer role as chair of the Citizen Science Association Board of Directors and into my other role as founder and director of CitSci.org. The CitSci.org platform has as its mission providing comprehensive online support for citizen science projects globally. A core value of the CitSci.org team is providing free services to help people - especially the inspirational folks who champion innovative citizen science  projects that…

Monthly Letter from Greg Newman (the CSA Board Chair) to all CSA members… September 15, 2016 • Fort Collins, Colorado The Citizen Science Association is moving forward. Revitalized through the new energy brought forth by five new board members, our Board of Directors had a chance to gather in person this past week for an invigorating and productive meeting. Gathering in Washington, DC, gave us a chance to attend a meeting of the Federal Community of Practice on Crowdsourcing and Citizen Science (CCS) as a pre-cursor to our own meeting, which was hosted by the American Geophysical Union (AGU). We…

Monthly Letter from Greg Newman (CSA board chair) to all CSA members January 26, 2016 • Fort Collins, Colorado Greetings to all who are the heart and soul of the Citizen Science Association (CSA) – both new and ongoing members! Thank you for joining us on this adventure. The field of citizen science would not be what it is today if not for your hard work and dedication. The CSA is thriving in its efforts to advance work in this field, thanks in a large part to diverse teams arising to tackle core topics. These committees and working groups are…

Monthly Letter from Greg Newman (the CSA board chair) to all CSA members Fort Collins, Colorado Greetings to all comprising the heart and soul of the Citizen Science Association – new and ongoing members alike! Thank you for joining us and for your efforts past, present, and future to advance the growing field of citizen science. Citizen science would not be what it is shaping up to be if it were not for the hard work of each and every one of you. Keep up the great work! It has been nine months since our inaugural conference and first board…