Conferences – Page 2 – Australian Citizen Science Association

05Apr 2019 by Michelle Neil No Comments

@CitSciTC – A Citizen Science Conference For Everyone

Collaboration & partnerships, Communication & promotion, Conferences

Towards the end of 2019 we will see something that has never happened in citizen science before – our first ever worldwide twitter conference! Do you have a smartphone? An internet connected laptop? A computer with wifi? Does your local library have public computers connected to the internet or provides access to wifi? If so then you can participate. But here’s the great thing - there is no venue to pay for and no accommodation needed so this is the cheapest conference you will ever attend! What is a Twitter Conference? A Twitter conference is a virtual conference that takes place on Twitter under the hashtag #CitSciTC. Just like a regular conference, #CitSciTC will feature research presentations and even keynotes, but the talks will be delivered via a series of tweets…

29Mar 2019 by Libby Hepburn No Comments

UN Science Policy Business Forum & UNEA4, Nairobi March 2019

Conferences, Meetings and Events

Report of the citizen science delegation to the UN Science Policy Business Forum and UN Environment Assembly 4 Nairobi March 2019 By Libby Hepburn Amongst a cast of thousands from across the globe, the citizen science delegation in Nairobi included 20+ representatives from the global citizen science community, Europe, US, Australia, Africa, Madagascar, Asia, South America….The focus of our big delegation was for strong advocacy across as many sessions as possible to promote citizen science as a valuable and significant provider of data towards the SDGs, bringing in local knowledge and changing behaviours. [caption id="attachment_14649" align="aligncenter" width="772"] Representatives from the global citizen science community in Nairobi[/caption] Building on the great work done in 2017, when citizen science was really introduced as an important concept, the citizen science team was again…

29Mar 2019 by Michelle Neil No Comments

#CitSci2019, Raleigh, NC USA!

Blogs, Collaboration & partnerships, Conferences, Meetings and Events

By Michelle Neil (ACSA Secretary and social media moderator) “We come together at this conference to learn and work together for positive, productive outcomes.” Every year ACSA sends a member of the Management Committee to a sister citizen science association conference somewhere in the world. This year I was the lucky one, so earlier this month I set off to attend the Citizen Science Association’s #CitSci2019 Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina USA. [caption id="attachment_14580" align="alignleft" width="145"] Flying into Raleigh NC. Population 464,000. Pic: Michelle Neil[/caption] After more than 30 hours of travel I flew into Raleigh at 4am on Tuesday the 12th of March, grabbed an UBER and headed to the hotel. The first day of the conference dawned cold and fine. I headed across the road to the Raleigh…

22Nov 2017 by Amy Slocombe 1 Comment

Entering a new age

ACSA development, Conferences

Welcome to the new website for the Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA), and the start of a new era for the citizen science community of Australia! The Management Committee (past and present) along with a slew of incredible people have been working hard to create a tool that will enable our community to connect across Australia, share projects and ideas, and to start delivering membership options and benefits. This new website has been built specifically for our growing community, and will help ACSA support the development of citizen science best practice within Australia. Become a foundation member today! Registrations for #CitSciOz18 opened on Wednesday 1 November with early bird rates closing December 15th. Register now to secure your place! Be sure to keep an eye out in our newsletter (subscribe here)…

11Oct 2017 by Amy Slocombe No Comments

#CitSciOz18: Dr. Alan Finkel confirmed!

Conferences

We are very excited to announce that our final keynote speaker has been confirmed as Dr. Alan Finkel, Australia's Chief Scientist. Dr. Finkel completes an exceptional line up of key note speakers for #CitSciOz18. The Federal Government, under Dr. Finkel's science stewardship, is a strong proponent of citizen science and supports several initiatives for citizen science capacity building and project development. Dr. Finkel is an engineer, neuroscientist, successful entrepreneur and philanthropist with a personal commitment to innovation and commercialisation. He is passionate about communicating the wonders of science. You can follow Dr. Finkel on Twitter @ScienceChiefAu.

11Oct 2017 by Amy Slocombe No Comments

#CitSciOz18: Abstract Submission Deadline Extended

Conferences

We know that many of you have been working hard on your abstracts for #CitSciOz18…and if you didn't get yours in by the 10th, it's not too late! We are pleased to announce that the submission deadline has been extended until FRIDAY 20th OCTOBER 2017! (midnight, AEDT) That gives you an extra 10 days to get your abstracts ready… Check the abstracts guidelines here CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE ABSTRACT PORTAL

19Sep 2017 by Amy Slocombe No Comments

CitSciOz18 – Call for Abstracts OPEN!

Conferences

The Call for Abstracts for the 2018 Australian Citizen Science Conference is now OPEN! Please refer to the abstracts page on the conference website for all the guidelines on abstract submission, including: * presentation themes * presentation types * abstract selection criteria * key dates, and * the Abstract Submission Portal The Call for Abstracts will be open for 4 weeks only...closing date is 10 October 2017. Don't leave it to the last minute - get cracking and submit your abstract pronto! Notification of abstract acceptance will be sent to submitting authors in November, 2017. If you have any questions about the Abstract Submission Portal, please contact Shanna Sheldrick of Premier Event Concepts via email shanna@premiereventconcepts.com.au. Otherwise please contact Amy via info.acsa01@gmail.com. We look forward to reading about all the great work you're doing!

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