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Events
CS Track events
Empirical evidence on the characteristics of citizen scientists and what we can learn from it, online seminar, 20 October
Coming to terms with the multiple possible meanings of the term CS. The Activities-Dimensions-Grid of Citizen Science, online seminar, 8 December
Describing your citizen science project – How to present your project and recruit volunteers, online workshop, 7 July
Citizen science to inspire educators – The importance of metadata and open data, online workshop, 14 June
Science communication in CS projects – strategies and tools, online workshop, 3 May 2022
Analyzing Citizen Science Projects using Web-based Tools, online workshop 15 March 2022
Analyzing Citizen Science Projects using Web-based Tools, online workshop, 16 November 2021
Recommendations for policy-makers arising from CS Track investigations into Citizen Science, online seminar, 25 January
Online Seminar on Wednesday, 25 January 2023, 14:00 – 15:00 CET The main mission of the CS Track project has been to observe and analyse the phenomena of citizen science using empirical and theoretical studies. Based on these studies, the team have constructed a...
TIME4CS’ online event on embedding citizen science in your institution, 6 December
TIME4CS will run an online interactive workshop on 6 December from 10:00 - 12:00 CET about how to contribute to fostering the adoption of citizen science as research methodology within your organization through the use of institutional roadmaps. ...
Empirical evidence on the characteristics of citizen scientists and what we can learn from it, online seminar, 20 October
Online Workshop on Thursday, 20 October 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 CET The webinar will provide perspectives and insights on the characteristics of citizen scientists based on our research. Presentations in the webinar will address central themes on how citizen...
Coming to terms with the multiple possible meanings of the term CS. The Activities-Dimensions-Grid of Citizen Science, online seminar, 8 December
Online Workshop on Thursday, 8 December 2022, 14:00 – 15:00 CET Explanation of the grid. How it was developed and why., e. g. voluntary work versus influencing policies versus education versus making. How to place a CS activity. Obvious differences in potential...
Final face to face partner meeting at the Dead Sea
Mofet hosted a busy final face to face project meeting over the last 3 days at the Dead Sea. This meeting comes at a critical time in the life of the project when all of the scientific work comes together to inform policy recommendations. It was a really useful...
ECSA 2022, 5-8 October, Berlin, Germany
The ECSA Conference 2022 will be held from October 5-8 in Berlin, Germany. This year researchers from all disciplines, scientists, practitioners, activists, funders, policymakers, non-governmental organizations, artists, and other interested citizens worldwide...
Integrating Open and Citizen Science into Higher Education, 31 August, Leiden, the Netherlands
INOS project is organizing a workshop at Leiden University on 31 August to share the resources they developed, for integrating citizen science and open science into higher education institutions and libraries. This workshop aims to share these results with library and...
Resources for using citizen science in higher education, CSA Webinar, 10 August
Citizen science can be a great tool for engaging and teaching undergraduates, even if you only devote a small amount of time to it. You are invited to join leaders from across institutions and disciplines to explore the available resources for educators looking to...
Understanding the nature of Citizen Science in a rapidly changing world, half-day symposium, 8 October, Berlin
CS Track and ECSA teams are organising a half-day symposium under the theme "Understanding the nature of Citizen Science in a rapidly changing world" on 8 October, 9:00-13:00 CET in Berlin. This symposium aims at sharing these results and findings and discussing their...
Describing your citizen science project – How to present your project and recruit volunteers, online workshop, 7 July
Online Workshop on Thursday, 7 July 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET In this installment of our webinar series, CS Track researchers will share tips and tricks for writing informative and engaging project descriptions and analyse concrete examples (both positive and negative)...
Citizen science to inspire educators – The importance of metadata and open data, online workshop, 14 June
Online Workshop on Tuesday, 14 June 2022, 14:00 – 15:30 CET Social media and online platforms are used by citizen science projects to share information about their work, how to participate, and motivate citizens to join them but also as a research tool. CS Track is...
Citizen Science Conference (hybrid), 12 May, Enschede, the Netherlands
Societal impact is increasingly central to scientific research. How does new knowledge contribute to solving major issues in society? And how can we gain knowledge that is actually beneficial for society? Scientists are motivated to put their knowledge into practice,...
Science communication in CS projects – strategies and tools, online workshop, 3 May 2022
Online Workshop on Tuesday, 3 May 2022 14:00 – 15:30 CET During this interactive webinar, members of the CS Track team will share strategies for science communication in citizen science projects, provide an overview of relevant software and resources, and help...
CS Track researchers to present at EASST 2022
We are delighted to announce that our team members Christine Urban and Michael Strähle (Wissenschaftsladen Wien – Science Shop Vienna) are going to be presenting at the EASST 2022 Conference (6-9, July) in Madrid, Spain. They will give a presentation entitled...
Marius Oesterheld to give a presentation at the Bürger schaffen Wissen event, 25 February
Our colleague Marius Oesterheld is going to give a short presentation at the online event organised by Bürger schaffen Wissen on 25 February, 12:00-13:00 CET. Citizen Science projects and initiatives are enriching the European landscape - both on a national and...
Analyzing Citizen Science Projects using Web-based Tools, online workshop 15 March 2022
Online Workshop on Tuesday 15 March 2022 14:00 – 15:30 CET This workshop is about exploring a web-based tool (analytics workbench) that can be used to collect information about citizen science projects. It is based on current work in the European CS Track project,...
Webinar on how citizens can play an active role in the advance of ground-breaking research, 24 March
REINFORCE (Research Infrastructures FOR citizens in Europe) project is hosting a high-level roundtable and interactive workshop entitled "How citizens can play an active role in the advance of ground-breaking research?" on 24 March, 15:00-16:30 CET. Speakers at the...
The Role of Citizens in EU Missions Implementation (online event), 8 February
The TIME4CS consortium is hosting their 1st Citizen Science Helix Event on The Role of Citizens in EU Missions Implementation on Tuesday, 8 February. EU Missions are a novelty of the Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. They will engage with citizens to...
CS Track team members to present at ECSA and Engaging Citizen Science conferences
We are delighted to announce that our team members are going to be presenting at the Engaging Citizen Science (25-26 April) and ECSA 2022 (5-8 October) conferences. A poster "Individual Learning Outcomes in Citizen Science Projects" will be presented and the analytics...
Engaging Citizen Science Conference 2022, 25-26 April, Aarhus University, Denmark
The Engaging Citizen Science Conference will promote knowledge sharing among the citizen science community. The aim of the conference is to engage citizen science researchers, practitioners, and citizens in sharing research, ideas, and innovations in order to make the...
Geneva Trialogue, 17 March
This year’s Geneva Trialogue's theme is Open Innovation for Education and the event will be held on 17 March. Geneva Trialogue 2022 focuses on the global challenge of scaling education to tackle the SDGs. With open innovation as the compass, novel...
CS Track project researchers to present at Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2022
We're delighted to announce that our colleagues Christine Urban and Michael Strähle (Wissenschaftsladen Wien - Science Shop Vienna) will be presenting a poster and a paper at the 7th Austrian Citizen Science Conference. The paper will tackle the issue as to why...
Citizen science and SDGs to inspire educators workshops on 10 & 17 December
We're delighted to announce that our colleague Miriam Isabal Calvera (Universitat Pompeu Fabra) is hosting 2 workshops for educators in collaboration with Scientix, the community for science education in Europe. During these workshops participants will:➔ Learn about...
CS Track project researchers to present at the GWTF Annual Meeting on 19 November
CS Track project researchers Michael Strähle and Christine Urban from Wissenschaftsladen Wien will give a presentation in German on contexts of inclusion and exclusion in citizen science at the GWTF Annual Meeting 2021 (18 - 19 November 2021). The session of which...
Analyzing Citizen Science Projects using Web-based Tools, online workshop, 16 November 2021
Online Workshop on Tuesday 16 November 2021 14:00 – 15:30 CET This workshop is about exploring a web-based tool (“analytics workbench”) that can be used to collect information about citizen science projects. It is based on current work in the European CS Track...
EU-Citizen.Science final conference, 24-25 November
The EU-Citizen.Science platform, in collaboration with the ACTION project, will hold their final conference under the theme of "The future of citizen science: sharing experiences from the European community" on 24-25 November. The event will bring together the global...
Discover what’s new in citizen science training on 27 October
EU-Citizen.Science contains a wide array of free, self-directed training modules on citizen science on its Moodle page. The themes of the training modules range from introduction to citizen science, research design and methods, engagement and impact to...
CitSciOZ21 virtual conference, 27 – 29 October 2021
“CitSciOz21: Celebrate, Communicate, Co-create” is an online virtual conference organised by the Australian Citizen Science Association that will take place 27 – 29 October 2021. Centered around the themes of Celebrate, Communicate, and Co-Create, this virtual...
“Citizen science – tools to achieve a real impact on policy-making” webinar, 12 October
This workshop will present key outcomes and lessons learned from projects that have successfully responded to various H2020 calls on improving air quality and urban mobility in European cities and reducing their carbon footprint, by enhancing citizen engagement. The...
Action project’s final masterclass on overarching policy recommendations taking place in November
In the course of 2021, ACTION is organising six masterclasses in five countries (Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain & the UK), each one aimed at the interaction of citizen science with policy. The pan-European masterclass on overarching policy recommendations in...
Science & You 2021 Conference, 16-19 November, Metz, France
Science communication is a booming and flourishing practice and operates increasingly in a global theatre. This year the University of Lorraine is inviting researchers and practitioners of science communication to come to Metz on 16-19 November 2021 to exchange views...
Scientifica, 4-5 September, Zürich, Switzerland
The Scientifica conference will take place at ETH Zurich and the University of Zurich on 4-5 September, 2021 under the motto "Synthetic naturally". Scientifica offers a wide range of events in various formats for all ages including special activities for families and...
Citizen Social Science School (online), 13-23 September
Citizen Social Science School: Social Dimensions in Citizen Science will take place online from 13-23 September. The main goal of this event is to offer academic researchers a common space and a shared time to reflect, discuss, learn, and receive practical...
Open Science Fair, 20-23 September
OS Fair 2021 aims to bring together and empower open science communities and services; to identify common practices related to open science; to see what are the best synergies to deliver and operate services that work for many; and to bring experiences from all around...
EU-Citizen.Science workroom, 21, 29 June and 6 July
The EU-Citizen.Science project team is organising a three-part workshop series on 21 June, 29 June, and 6 July. The events are free for the whole community, however the number of participants is limited to 50, therefore we encourage you to register here in advance....
CitSciOZ21 virtual conference, 27 – 29 October 2021
"CitSciOz21: Celebrate, Communicate, Co-create" is an online virtual conference organised by the Australian Citizen Science Association that will take place 27 – 29 October 2021. Centered around the themes of Celebrate, Communicate, and Co-Create, this virtual...
Living Knowledge Online Festival, 28 June – 2 July
The Online Festival aims to bring together all those involved in doing or supporting research with, and for, communities in the setting of Science Shops. What can we learn from each other’s approaches? How can we collaborate? Which links have been forged and which...
Let’s talk about the benefits of Citizen Science for European policy-makers on 22 June
EU-Citizen.Science is inviting representatives from ministries across Europe and at the regional and local levels to engage in a discussion about citizen science and its benefits for policy making. The main aim of this event is to develop collaborations among policy...
Unleashing the potential of Citizen Science Data for monitoring the SDGs
The Crowd4SDG project team are organising a panel discussion entitled "Unleashing the potential of Citizen Science Data for monitoring the SDGs" for National Statistical Offices and Systems that will take place on 27 May 2021 at 14:00 - 16:30 CET. The panel is...
April is CitSciMonth!
SciStarter in the the US is organising Citizen Science month in April. The idea is to provide lots of opportunities for people to have a go at citizen science and join a project no matter where they are on the globe. You can find out more on their website where there...
CitSciVirtual throughout May 2021
Citizen.Science.org have launched an exciting new online event for the Citizen Science community called CitSciVirtual which will run throughout May 2021. Under the banner CitSciVirtual: Local, Global, Connected the organisers say that they are 'taking the best...
3rd Annual Citizen Engagement and Deliberative Democracy Festival 6-12 December
The Citizen Engagement and Deliberative Democracy Festival is an annual event organised by the European Commission's Joint Research Centre in the framework of the EU Community of Practice on Citizen Engagement. This year, the 3rd edition of the Citizen Engagement and...
Meet CS Track at the SDG Citizen Science conference Berlin on 14-15 October
In the CS Track project team, we are delighted to be taking part in the important Knowledge for Change: A decade of Citizen Science (2020-2030) in support of the SDGs Conference on 14 -15 October 2020. This will be a hybrid conference and is an official event of...
Characteristics of Citizen Science webinar on 27 May
ECSA and EU-Citizen.Science are co-hosting a webinar about the recently published ‘Characteristics of citizen science’. This document is the output of a community-based effort to outline what can be characterized as citizen science. Led by members of...
Conference on Citizen Science decade in support of SDG
As part of the German EU Council Presidency, the Museum for Naturkunde in Berlin will host a conference on Citizen Science and the Sustainable Development Goals in autumn. The conference, entitled A citizen science decade (2020-2030) in support to the Sustainable...
ECSA Conference postponed to 6-9 September
The European conference for citizen and participatory science 2020 (ECSA) which was to have taken place in Trieste, Italy has been postponed to 6-9 September, the conference will still take place in Trieste. You can find out more here.
CitSci2021 Conference, Phoenix, Arizona, USA 25-29 May 2021
The biennial CitSci conference brings attention to cutting-edge and evidence-based practices from many contexts, and connects people from across those contexts to highlight areas of innovation, share ideas and insights, and forge stronger relationships and practices...
ECSITE Conference 2020, Ljubliana, Slovakia 11 – 13 June 2020
The 2020 Ecsite Conference, hosted by the Kersnikova Institute will take place in Ljubljana, Slovenia, from 11-13 June 2020. The conference programme includes three days of conference sessions, two days of pre-conference workshops and a busy networking and social...
ECSA Conference 2020, Trieste, Italy 24-26 May 2020
The annual European conference for citizen and participatory science takes place in Trieste, Italy from 24 to 26 May. Entitled ‘Encounters in Citizen Science”this event will focus on junctures in science: between scientists and citizens; between East and West; between...