Citizen Science Conference Open Session Topic Ideas by Alison Young

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alison_kestrel_ — 2015-02-05 17:00:00 UTC

I think this would be a really interesting topic for discussion because....

Also, here's the conference agenda:

+1 example

alison_kestrel_ — 2015-02-05 17:03:01 UTC

I really like this idea!

Citizen Science is awesome!

alison_kestrel_ — 2015-02-05 17:08:51 UTC

Double Click or Drag your file onto the padlet to get started!

2015-02-06 03:02:32 UTC

Coordinating and expediting geo-locating CS projects, to make it easier for newcomers to sign-up, and for "vets" to find related CS projects in their neighborhoods/regions.

2015-02-06 13:26:53 UTC

indicators on economic impact

2015-02-06 13:57:53 UTC

(other impacts are welcome) but we aim to work in the development of a set of indicators and impact assessment metrics, both quantitative and qualitative. These indicators shall allow the community to analyse the level of uptake and to monitor citizen science impact as an evolution over time.

Fermin Serrano, Univ.Zaragoza-Ibercivis @ferminserrano

Comunidad Ciencia Ciudadana - Comunidade Ciência Cidadã

2015-02-06 14:06:36 UTC

En los últimos años se han creado en el mundo 3 iniciativas relacionadas con Ciencia Ciudadana: la CSA (USA), ECSA (Europa) y CSNA (Australia). Todas ellas de habla inglesa principalmente. Tenemos que pensar en crear algo para quienes hablamos español y portugués. Principalmente LatinoAmerica, España y Portugal. No hablo de asociación ni de temas legales ni nada de eso, sería bueno simplemente crear una comunidad online para discutir, compartir, impulsar...

Cómo: Si os parece bien, podríamos preparar algo rápido (y sin dinero)

- portal web para visualizar y consolidar conceptos y prácticas de ciencia ciudadana

- mapeo de proyectos existentes

- compartir recursos y herramientas

- foros de discusion

- agenda de eventos...

Discussion: Linking to Leverage the Power of Place

gallo_ja — 2015-02-06 19:08:17 UTC

More description coming soon, for now, please see the full write-up of the discussion here:

Do you actively recruit volunteers for project(s)? If so, how do you go about that?

2015-02-08 23:26:04 UTC

How do you ensure quality data for your project(s)?

2015-02-08 23:26:25 UTC

How do you keep the same individuals engaged in citizen science project(s)? or does it matter for your project(s)?

2015-02-08 23:26:49 UTC

What does 'success' look like for your citizen science project(s) and how do you go about evaluating that?

2015-02-08 23:27:07 UTC

2015-02-09 03:13:17 UTC

Lifelong research? Not only learning, but doing science as a regular schoolbench activity?

How do you measure learning of participating citizens in order to evaluate project success?

2015-02-09 15:56:26 UTC

When does a citizen participant becomes a citizen scientist? What is the difference between these two concepts?

2015-02-09 15:59:56 UTC

What opportunities exist for citizen scientists to work with for-profit businesses?

2015-02-09 17:17:33 UTC

Research and Evaluation Working Group

2015-02-10 01:14:32 UTC

Come help us draft a charter for this important working group

Tina Phillips (tina.phillips@cornell.edu) and

Heidi Ballard (hballard@ucdavis.edu)

Citizen science in agriculture:

2015-02-10 01:49:42 UTC

empowering farmers to conduct their own inquiry. What projects are out there, and how can thei area be improved?

Pattern Recognition Software Use in Citizen Science Projects

2015-02-10 03:08:35 UTC

what about social impacts? are they already measured or why do you only focus on economic ones?

vcabellov — 2015-02-10 03:19:10 UTC

Violeta Cabello @vcabellov Univ. Sevilla

buena idea, fácil con algunas herramientas, me apunto al debate

vcabellov — 2015-02-10 03:20:35 UTC

@vcabellov Univ. Sevilla

Citizen Science for STEM learning -

2015-02-10 11:16:44 UTC

What are the barriers to wider use of citizen science for STEM learning in formal and informal settings? What exemplars exist, either whole programs or individual resources? What resources would support broader participation? Ballroom 220B!

No justice, no citizen science?

wakeford_tom — 2015-02-10 12:14:12 UTC

A key question that has already emerged in the run up to San Jose is whether the space we have created is exclusive. How could we ensure that a key working principle of CS2015 is to co-produce our future events with people living at the sharp end of social and environmental problems? Could we learn from the Participatory Action Research movement that has been influential on some key civil rights struggles across the world? These kinds of questions are already likely to have emerged at session 1D "Re-imagining Citizen Science for Knowledge Justice" and 1B "Creating a welcoming, inclusive, diverse and just CSA". Perhaps an additional session on the theme of "who is missing?" could help us to ensure that our research learns from previous attempts at building in democratic safeguards and, in doing so, helps build a stronger "citizen science" community . The picture below is taken from PublicScienceProject.org.

using volunteers to help analyze data, in addition to collecting it (ideally, for me, using interactive maps and graphs)

2015-02-10 15:44:22 UTC

What are some examples of citizen science for justice (environmental, social) projects, particularly related to data collection, urban data, and data reuse?

2015-02-10 16:55:38 UTC

2015-02-10 23:32:25 UTC

I'd like to share Lab_13 Ghana with colleagues. Lab_13 is a space where children experiment on ideas driven by their curiosity working with a Scientist in Residence.

How can CS engage with Conservation Corps and other green jobs training programs?

sldrill — 2015-02-11 00:53:39 UTC