11Dec 2023 by Jessie L Oliver No Comments
Check out 2022-2023 ACSA Community Achievements!

Check out 2022-2023 ACSA Community Achievements!

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We are delighted to share an overview of community achievements over the 2022-2023 Financial Year in our ACSA Annual Report! The report features opportunities we provided our members, new partnerships forged, and much more. You can also read about the diverse triumphs of our Regional Chapters in South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia, and Queensland! As we look forward, we continue to explore ways to nurture the formation of Chapters in additional states and territories as well. We could not do any of this without the support of volunteers, members, and broader supporters like you, so thank you to all who have helped our community thrive! If you are not yet a member and you value citizen science and our efforts, please show your support by becoming a member of the…
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05Dec 2022 by Jessie L Oliver No Comments
Read about ACSA Community Achievements via our Annual Report for 2021-2022

Read about ACSA Community Achievements via our Annual Report for 2021-2022

ACSA development, Collaboration & partnerships, Communication & promotion, Conferences, Engaging citizens, Meetings and Events
The Australian Citizen Science Association community had diverse achievements throughout the 2021-2022 financial year, and we are delighted to share an overview of them in our ACSA Annual Report! You can read about our efforts to support our community and broaden the reach of citizen science at local, national, and international levels. Check out the suite of incredible activities our state- and territory-based Regional Chapters have been delving into. Reminisce about the inspiring online national citizen science conference - #CitSciOz21. Learn how our burgeoning consulting endeavours and broader partnerships are continuing to grow. It is evident that we have an incredible community doing a wide variety of remarkable things that empower people with science! We hope our members enjoy perusing the report! If you have feedback or questions after reading…
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04Jul 2018 by Jessie L Oliver No Comments
#ECSA2018: Gaining European Citizen Science Association inspiration!

#ECSA2018: Gaining European Citizen Science Association inspiration!

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By Jessie Oliver, ACSA International Liaison Having never been to Europe myself, it was intriguing to see just how large those alps are, and I was immediately struck by the politeness of the people, as well as the interesting mix of historical and modern cityscape aspects.  Below are just a few reflections from my experiences attending the #ECSA2018 Conference and other pre- and post- workshops in Geneva, Switzerland, as well as a quick jaunt to England, in early June.  Progressing Global and Large-Scale Initiatives Exploring the UN Sustainable Development Goals & Citizen Science Global Partnership [caption id="attachment_7103" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Attendees of the meeting to discuss the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and citizen science at the UN Environment office in Geneva.[/caption] The day before #ECSA2018 officially started, people from some far…
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18May 2018 by Jessie L Oliver No Comments
#CitSci2017 Reflections: Exploring Citizen Science, Technology, & Acoustics Globally

#CitSci2017 Reflections: Exploring Citizen Science, Technology, & Acoustics Globally

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By Jessie Oliver Jessie Oliver is a member of ACSA and sits on the ACSA management committee. She is also a PhD student at the Queensland University of Technology, in Brisbane Australia. She attended the Citizen Science Association Conference in May of 2017 with the assistance of a Shuttleworth Foundation Flash Grant. Reflections by Jessie Oliver (@JessieLOliver via twitter): In early 2017, I had the good fortune of meeting Alasdair Davies when he ventured to Brisbane Australia, where we both participated in a workshop about technology use for conservation. My role at the workshop was to share my knowledge of how scientists and members of the public, or citizen scientists, were working collaboratively to make innovative discoveries that have benefitted conservation efforts. While there, I shared information regarding local, national, and global efforts…
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07Mar 2018 by Jessie L Oliver No Comments
Discover & Relive #CitSciOz18 Magic

Discover & Relive #CitSciOz18 Magic

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By Jessie Oliver An epic adventure through the wild world of citizen science kicked off on Adelaide’s City West campus of the University of South Australia on 7 February 2018 with the start of Australia’s second national citizen science conference. The conference brought together citizen science practitioners, participants, thought leaders and decision-makers, with the aim of showcasing best practice in citizen science and sharing project outcomes from across Australia and around the world. You can find out all the information about the presentations and workshops of #CitSciOz18 here and the Book of Abstracts can be viewed here. #CitSciOz18 at a Glance There were over 125 talks, posters and workshops falling within the conference themes of #SocialResearch (8 presentations), #EngagingCitizens (20 presentations), #Education (6 presentations), #Communication (4 presentations), #EmpowerWithData (19 presentations), #FieldProjects (14…
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