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Teaching science by doing science–Introducing the Friday Keynote speaker, Rachael Polmanteer (and students)
Posted on: January 29, 2019
As previously mentioned, there will be three special tracks at #CitSci2019. The keynote speaker for Thursday, Dr. Max Liboiron, is sure to deliver a compelling presentation that will amplify excitement for […]
Everyday science with the public and CitSci2019 Saturday Keynote speaker, Rob Dunn
Posted on: January 24, 2019
Science communication is an integral part of citizen science, and Dr. Robert R. Dunn, a professor of applied ecology at North Carolina State University, has been masterfully igniting public curiosity and […]
Why a Citizen Science journal? CS:TP Editor’s blog
Posted on: January 11, 2019
Guest post by Rick Bonney, Editor in Chief of Citizen Science: Theory & Practice. Anybody working in the citizen science field is aware of the proliferation of articles focused on citizen […]
Introducing the #CitSci2019 keynote speaker, Dr. Max Liboiron
Posted on: January 11, 2019
In 2016, the CSA made the decision to move CitSci2017 from its planned location in Raleigh, North Carolina to Minneapolis, Minnesota. The move (which left the CSA with financial obligations to […]
Is citizen science “hope punk?”
Posted on: December 31, 2018
End of year reflections from CSA’s Interim Executive Director, Jennifer Shirk “Hope punk” is, I’ve recently learned, a new term for the genre of podcasts that make up most of my […]
CSA Call for 2019 Board Nominations
Posted on: December 23, 2018
[NOTE, updated 28 January 2019 with deadline extensions] Nominations for the CSA Board of Directors are open! There are four open positions available, each with a three-year term beginning in May […]
Introducing the CitSci2019 special tracks
Posted on: December 16, 2018
Post by Tina Phillips With a focus on environmental justice and a theme of “Growing our family tree,” the 2019 Citizen Science Association conference in Raleigh, North Carolina promises to bring […]
From the Editor’s desk, Citizen Science: Theory & Practice
Posted on: October 1, 2018
Citizen Science: Theory and Practice is an open-access, online, peer-reviewed journal focused on advancing the global field of citizen science. During the journal’s first two years we published 17 research papers, […]
Presentation opportunities still open for CitSci2019
Posted on: September 20, 2018
The call for abstracts for individual presentations, lightning talks, and posters for CitSci2019 has been extended until 5 October 2018. For more details, please see the official Call for Individual Presentations. […]
What’s Happening with the CSA Ethics Working Group?
Posted on: September 11, 2018
Post by Chris Santos-Lang, Co-Chair, CSA Ethics Working Group Have you noticed the risk of reinventing the wheel, wasting precious resources to solve problems that other scientists have already solved? Have […]