CAPS 2024 Program

Core program overview

The core program of live, virtual, events will take place across four days (June 3-6) on a single Zoom line. The core program will take place between 12-5pm EDT (UTC -4) and include keynote presentations and panel-style symposia on cross-cutting topics. Each day will feature a block of Ideas-to-Action Sessions (workshops, discussions, or collaborations) to turn inspiration into action. Live poster discussion sessions and hallway chats will offer opportunities for face-to-face conversations with innovators and thought leaders in this field. In addition to these session, interactive posters will be available on the virtual event site for the duration of the event. 

Monday, June 3

Tuesday, June 4

Wed., June 5

Thursday, June 6

Monday, June 3

12:00 Hallway/lounge

12:30 Opening Keynote: CARE and the use of Indigenous Knowledge in Open Science

1:40 Concurrent Ideas-to-Action sessions

      1. Extended Q and A with Maui Hudson, 
      2. Biodiversity Beyond Boundaries: Setting the stage and making new connections
      3. Exploring your data challenges and opportunities with the Data and Metadata Working Group

3:00 Plenary Symposium: Biodiversity Beyond Boundaries 

4:05 Concurrent Lightning Talks + Discussion Sessions

      1. Science Communication & Outreach
      2. Monitoring
      3. Biodiversity
      4. Building Community Partnerships

5:00 Hallway/lounge

Tuesday, June 4

12:00 Hallway/lounge

12:30 Concurrent Symposia

      1. What richness is added by involving participants beyond data collection?
      2. How can we ensure that the data collected has the impact we want?

1:40 Concurrent Ideas-to-Action sessions

      1. Extended Q and A with select presenters
      2. ArcGIS Capabilities from Analysis to Sharing Results
      3. Exploring opportunities for benefits to flow from global- to local-scale biodiversity projects and vice versa
      4. Optimizing opportunities for learning at participatory science events

2:55 Plenary Symposium: Inspiring Collaborations that Drive Collective Impacts

4:00 Concurrent Lightning Talks + Discussion Sessions

      1. Biodiversity
      2. Evaluation
      3. Data Dissemination
      4. Data Management & Quality Assessment
      5. Policy & Decision Making

Wednesday, June 5

12:00 Hallway/lounge

12:30 Concurrent Symposia

      1. How are new technologies opening up scientific resources for broader use?
      2. How are new technologies complementing the work of volunteer contributions?

1:40 Concurrent Ideas-to-Action sessions

      1. Extended Q and A with select presenters
      2. Building reciprocity via badges: an exploration of platforms and potential
      3. Digital tools for biodiversity documentation 
      4. Participatory Sciences as Open Science 

2:55 Plenary Symposium: Lessons on impacting the field from the Citizen Science: Theory and Practice journal

4:05 Concurrent Lightning Talks + Discussion Sessions

      1. Co-production & Co-design
      2. Health & Biomedical Science
      3. Biodiversity
      4. Technology

Thursday, June 6

12:00 Hallway/lounge

12:30 Concurrent Symposia

      1. How can institutions build equity into community research partnerships?
      2. How can partnering with facilitator organizations help projects be more equitable?

1:40 Concurrent Ideas-to-Action Sessions

      1. Extended Q and A with select presenters
      2. Optimizing opportunities for learning at participatory science events
      3. Leveraging awe-inspiring events to connect with audiences
      4. Libraries and Museums as Community Hubs for Participatory Sciences

2:55 Concurrent Lightning Talks + Discussion Sessions

      1. Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion
      2. Community Engagement
      3. Youth & Education
      4. Facilitator Organizations/Third Spaces

4:00 Closing Session