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ECSA 2020 conference
Huge thanks to everyone who submitted a proposal to the ECSA 2020 conference. We received 300 submissions and our programme committee is currently reviewing them; responses to authors will follow soon. Registration for the conference will also be opening soon. If you are interested in sponsoring our conference, please contact Tim Woods (tim.woods@mfn.berlin).
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In November ECSA took part in the kick-off meeting for Cos4Cloud in Barcelona. This EU-funded H2020 project will co-design services for citizen observatories for the European Open Science Cloud. The project website is coming soon; in the meantime you can get updates on Twitter.
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Citizen science and the SDGs
We were delighted to contribute to an article for Nature Sustainability, along with many other ECSA members. This discusses the role citizen science can play towards the SDGs. You can read or download it here (open access).
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A visitor from New Zealand
Monica Peters from the Citizen Science Association of Aotearoa New Zealand spent a week at ECSA HQ in October. You can read more about her visit on her blog.
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New book on citizen science
Citizen Science – Hoe burgers de wetenschap uitdagen tells about the rise of citizen science, with eight cases that show how different citizen science can be. There’s also room for questions: How reliable is citizen science? Can it bridge the gap between science and society? Written by Tine Huyse (Afrikamuseum), Ine Van Hoyweghen (KU Leuven) and Liesbeth Gijsel (Iedereen Wetenschapper), it also includes a list of tips and tricks.
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Job opportunity at Earthwatch
Earthwatch is recruiting an experienced full stack developer to research and develop innovative software solutions. You will work with Luigi Ceccaroni in the science, policy and innovation team on a range of projects, including MICS, that develop innovative approaches and a diverse array of evaluation tools for citizen science. Earthwatch will be screening and interviewing suitable candidates as they apply, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
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Job opportunity at ICM-CSIC
ICM-CSIC is seeking a highly motivated professional on gender equality to join its centre in Barcelona, Spain. They will work on the project ‘LeTSGEPs - Leading Towards Sustainable Gender Equality Plans in research performing organizations’, which seeks to design actions and implement measures that will lead to systemic institutional change and address gender bias in research organisations. Applications can be submitted until 15 January 2020.
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The D-A-CH task group
This task group aims to intensify cooperation around citizen science in German-speaking countries (Austria, Germany, Switzerland) and regions: to use commonalities, to exchange best practices and to establish short paths of (informal) exchange. This will enable multilateral consortia to initiate projects, to further develop the content and quality of citizen science in German-speaking regions, and to identify and set priorities jointly. Bürger schaffen Wissen (Germany), Schweiz forscht (Switzerland) and Österreich forscht (Austria) are part of the task group, among others; if you are interested in joining, please write to: dach@citizen-science.at
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Taking citizen science into schools in Israel
The Taking Citizen Science to School (TCSS) research centre in Israel engages students in citizen science projects to break down traditional barriers. Read more about their project in this blog post.
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CSEOL pioneer pilot projects selected
CSEOL, an initiative funded by the ESA and led by IHE Delft, aims to demonstrate the benefits and value of citizen science for earth observation. Four pilot projects were selected for the implementation phase: (1) IceWatchApp: design of a mobile phone application for sea ice observations; (2) PhenoTandem: harmonising remote sensing and citizen science vegetation phenology observations; (3) Sentinel Citizen: setting foundations for atmospheric commons; and (4) Schools and Satellites: a reliable rainfall product for West Africa. The teams will be implementing their projects until December 2020, and you can follow their progress on the project website.
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CITISENS
CITISENS exploits smartphone sensors to enable citizens to geo-reference a fire-line and report its coordinates while photographing a wildfire at distance. It offers real-time predictions of burn probabilities, improved predictive accuracy by dynamic assimilation of citizen-reported hotspots into ongoing simulations, and alarms based on the estimated risk at citizen locations. You can read more, and watch a video about the project, here.
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Photo from www.flickr.com/photos/usfwssoutheast/
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6th Austrian citizen science conference
The call for proposals for this event is now open. The conference motto is ‘Citizen Science: Expectations and Meaning’ (in German: Anspruch und Bedeutung) and we welcome abstracts for presentations, workshops and posters. We want to discuss and explore what expectations are connected to citizen science, and what it can actually accomplish at the levels of science, society and policy. The conference language is German, but contributions in English are welcomed.
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EGU general assembly in Vienna
The call for proposals for the EGU General Assembly 2020 is open. This event will bring together geoscientists from all over the world and cover all disciplines of Earth, planetary and space sciences. The EGU aims to provide a forum where scientists, especially early-career researchers, can present their work and discuss their ideas with experts. We welcome abstracts for presentations in the session ‘Bridging between scientific disciplines: citizen science and open science as a way to go’.
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Panelfit recently launched a MOOC (massive open online course) on ‘Ethical and legal issues regarding ICT data protection’. This will be made available again during the course of the project, and we will share these dates in future ECSA newsletters. ECSA is also co-organising a COST workshop around ethical and legal issues around ICTs, and registration is now open.
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Be part of it! A survey from EU-Citizen.Science explores existing citizen science networks. With your help, we want to make this the first comprehensive survey of the diverse players in the field. Please participate by compiling existing actors and institutions and their networks - and show that you are part of it. The survey does not request any personal data, and we are looking for global resources, so the language and cultural context don’t matter.
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D-NOSES has co-created the International Odour Observatory, developed and launched the OdourCollect app (available on Android and iPhone), written a policy brief on odour pollution and launched the first five pilot cases. The ECSA team is finalising the selection of the German pilot case, due to start in 2020. Stay tuned for an upcoming MOOC on odour pollution and updates from the different pilot cases. You can sign up for the D-NOSES newsletter here.
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The WeObserve free online course on starting your own citizen science project launched on the FutureLearn platform on 18 November, and remains open to join at any time until 30 December 2019.
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The LandSense consortium recently completed a successful second periodic review. Among many other activities, planning is well under way for the next LandSense Innovation Challenge, which will be held in 2020: details to follow soon!
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6-8 December 2019
A citizen science hackathon will take place in Vienna, which aims to bring together scientists, ideas and people who can deliver products (e.g. software developers, graphic designers).
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9-13 December 2019
The 4th international annual conference on citizen science will be held at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland.
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3-8 May 2020
The EGU General Assembly 2020 in Vienna includes the session ‘Bridging between scientific disciplines: citizen science and open science as a way to go’.
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6-8 May 2020
The 6th Austrian citizen science conference will be held in Vienna next spring.
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24-26 May 2020
Come and join us at the 3rd international ECSA conference in Trieste, Italy, next year!
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11-13 June 2020
The 2020 Ecsite conference will be hosted by the Kersnikova Institute in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
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24-26 June 2020
The ninth biannual Living Knowledge conference will be held in Groningen, Netherlands, and the call for proposals is now open.
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30 June-2 July 2020
The final COST Action symposium, ‘Citizen Science: a scientific diamond?’, will take place in Antwerp next year.
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6-9 October 2020
CitSciOz2020 will take place in October next year, under the theme ‘Inspire, Impact, Influence’.
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25-29 May 2021
The 3rd biennial conference of the Citizen Science Association will be held in conjunction with Arizona State University’s School for the Future of Innovation in Society in Phoenix, AZ, in May 2021.
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CitizenScience.Asia recently migrated to a new platform called Mobilize. You can register as a member at: join.citizenscience.asia
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The Forest Health Citizen Science Community has set up a mailing list to connect practitioners leading projects that engage the public in forest health research internationally. You can join here and indicate whether you want to receive email digests or individual emails.
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Citizen Science Month will be held in April 2020 and you can sign up to receive updates regarding weekly calls that SciStarter will host - great for anyone interested in hosting an event or programme during Citizen Science Month.
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CitSci Edu is interested in understanding and improving the experience (motivation, engagement techniques, challenges) of teachers who have engaged students in citizen science activities. If you are one of those teachers, or know someone who might be interested, you can find more information online. Participation is voluntary and all information will be anonymised. Survey languages are: English, Spanish, German, Greek and Catalan. Or find us on Twitter at @citsci_edu or #citsciedu
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