Category: Conference

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…

Photo, "Vision to Reality," by Angela Clark What would it take to really share scientific power? C*Sci is people from inside and outside of professional science working together to do science and solve a problem people care about. We might be working on figuring out migration patterns for monarch butterflies, reducing pollution in our redlined neighborhood, or building ethical frameworks for emergent technology, but we all share a conviction – born out by our own experience – that this work is done more precisely, more fairly, and it will have more impact when we do it together. We also know,…

C*Sci 2023 will kick-off with a virtual engagement day on May 17th. This pre-conference event will be full of engaging sessions and provide an opportunity to connect with peers in this field near and far. The Virtual Engagement Day will run from 1-5pm ET on May 17th and is open to all registered attendees. The event will launch with a keynote plenary called "Collaboration Not Competition: Building Global North-South Relationships for Sustainable Citizen Science Programs" presented by Dr. Russanne Low and Dr. Rodrigo Arantes Reis. Details below. The Virtual Engagement Day will also feature two symposia, an online poster sessions,…

Image courtesy of SciStarter. CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 Libraries, museums, and other 'third spaces' make great partners for citizen/community science projects and often serve as community hubs for project volunteers. Libraries are increasingly taking on the role of citizen science hubs by providing safe, free spaces to meet and learn, access to equipment, experts and data, and resources to help connect information and data to local action. In a single year, over 170 million registered users visited U.S. public libraries over 1.35 billion times giving libraries the potential to transform participatory research approaches and outcomes. How might your project harness the power of libraries…

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…