Author: Jennifer Shirk

Believe it or not, there are only 18 months left before the 2019 Citizen Science Association Conference (March 13-17, Raleigh, NC), and it is time to start planning! There are many ways to be involved, large and small. If you have any interest in (or even if you want to just explore options for) helping design and run this next conference, we would like to invite you to attend our kickoff meeting (details below). This meeting will introduce you to the structure of the planning committees, reveal a bit more about what kind of work is entailed, and give you…

Guest post by Marie Studer, Encyclopedia of Life Learning + Education Projects Manager, Harvard University Museum of Comparative Zoology - - - The countdown is on to the start of the Citizen Science Association (CSA) Conference in St. Paul, MN!  This year, the conference opens and closes with several professional development opportunities and is jammed-packed with all sorts of engaging learning, networking and socializing opportunities. There won’t be a minute to spare! As members of the CSA Professional Development Working Group (PDWG) we want to make sure you know about this year’s PD events so you can take advantage of…

The Citizen Science Association Board is seeking two leading volunteers to help shape the CitSci2019 Conference - a Program Chair and a Communications Chair. Details below | click here to apply. To ensure our conferences represent a diversity of experiences, we are invested in bringing on new committee chairs for each conference. These chairs have significant opportunities to influence the look, content, and feel of the conference. Conference planning will be a collaborative endeavor, involving CSA board members, a local coordinator, paid conference coordinator, and Working Group members, as well as the Program Chair and Communications Chair sought here. Two…

Coming to CitSci2017? Wouldn’t it be fantastic to share your program’s materials with others focused on the same issues, or to know there’s a place you and others can swing by throughout the conference to learn from others in your specific field or focus of citizen science about how they have their methods set up, or how they have addressed a certain conundrum common to your programs? CSA Board member Kris Stepenuck has inspired a challenge to thematic types of citizen science to pool funds (it’s only $500 total for non-profits) to co-sponsor a themed exhibit booth. Kris is herself…