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AAPS is a professional network designed for and by members-gathering the people, resources, and ideas to drive powerful projects. Members join AAPS to find and share expertise, opportunities, and connections to support their work at any stage. As a community, we work together to have more impact than we could alone.
AAPS Members do more together
AAPS is the professional home for the participatory sciences where practitioners come to share the foundations for effective projects, explore collaborations, and have nuanced conversations about issues impacting work in this field. We focus on the distinct practices that define the participatory sciences, and know just how hard this work can be.
Designed by and for members, AAPS connects you to the expertise, inspiration, and opportunities to take your work to the next level. You can join as an individual, or consider inviting your project or organization to join as an Affiliate for additional group benefits (Affiliate details available here).
Find your people at AAPS
AAPS supports a movement among practitioners–scientists, community leaders, educators, data managers, and others–who believe in the promise of participatory sciences to benefit both science and society. AAPS members unite from across all disciplines, and represent all skills and perspectives needed for participatory science projects to thrive. They know just how complex these projects can be, and understand the value of learning from different approaches. AAPS members are generous in sharing what they know works, and work together to find solutions to shared challenges.
Join This Community As An Individual
Join any time – membership is good for one calendar year. AAPS members receive priority notice about timely events and opportunities and are eligible for significant discounts to conferences, workshops, and courses. Your membership in AAPS makes the work this Association does to advocate for the future of this field possible.
AAPS is committed to inclusive and equitable access to membership.
Our tiered membership structure reflects that the value and benefit of membership does not look the same for everyone in this field. Please join at the highest rate within your capacity. If you are unsure which rate suits your circumstance, the quiz tool can help you decide. >>
Still have questions? Details on membership can be found here.
$119
Individuals earning over $60,000 annually, or if you are able to charge this membership to an employer with an annual budget greater than $200,000.
$69
Individuals earning between $30,000 and $60,000 annually, or if you are able to charge this membership to an employer with an annual budget less than $200,000
$39
Individuals earning less
than $30,000 annually,
or if you are a Student, Environmental Justice Practitioner, Indigenous Practitioner, Veteran, Retiree, and/or a Youth Educator
in formal K-12 or
Afterschool Settings
$0
Environmental Justice or Social Justice Practitioners leading projects on a voluntary basis
You don’t have to do this work alone! AAPS is the place for cross-cutting conversations and collaborations that just can’t be found anywhere else.
AAPS Affiliates include universities, municipalities, tech companies, non-profits, and others large and small – groups that are proudly standing up in support of innovation and integrity in this field and the ways we can do more together.
New Name, Same Association
CSA is now AAPS
Renaming this Association should not be confused with either a new name for the field or a mandate for others to make change, nor should it be seen as an abandonment of the term that built this movement. As some have recently written, “citizen science” in global communities is recognized an inclusive term for these practices. Others help us see that, for many, the term “citizen science” limits engagement and causes harm. These two things which may seem to contradict each other can both be true – the challenge is in how to operate in light of that complexity.
Find Resources?
AAPS resources highlight the innovative practices that lead to powerful partnerships for discovery, learning, and action.
Make Connections?
Engage in cross-cutting conversations about ideas and practices, ask your questions, find job opportunities, attend exclusive field-building events, and grow your professional network of practitioners from a variety of disciplines, roles, experiences, and places.
Make things happen?
Our Chartered Groups work to advance big ideas, establish best practices, and convene topical conversations that move this field forward.