12Aug 2019 by Amy Slocombe No Comments
SA Science Excellence Awards – congratulations Philip!

SA Science Excellence Awards – congratulations Philip!

Communication & promotion, Meetings and Events
A huge congratulations to our former Chair, Dr. Philip Roetman, who on Friday 9 August was awarded the "Unsung Hero of Science Communication" at the South Australian Science Excellence Awards. Dr Roetman founded Discovery Circle, a major citizen science initiative based out of the University of South Australia, which delivered projects to understand certain animal species. He was one of the driving forces behind last years #CitSciOz18 Conference and continues to be an active and valuable member of our South Australian Chapter. Watch  Congratulations Philip on a well deserved award.
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05Aug 2019 by Amy Slocombe No Comments
2019 Citizen Science Eureka Finalists

2019 Citizen Science Eureka Finalists

Communication & promotion, Meetings and Events
The Australian Citizen Science Association congratulations the three Finalists of the 2019 Department of Industry, Innovation and Science Eureka Prize for Innovation in Citizen Science. We look forward to seeing these worthy finalists on the red carpet at the Australian Museum during National Science Week for the presentation of awards at Australia’s "Science Oscars". The three finalists are: Frog ID (Australian Museum) FrogID is a national citizen science project aimed at understanding and conserving one of the most threatened groups of animals on the planet. Using a free smartphone app, participants record and submit information on calling frogs. In less than two years, FrogID has transformed the scientific community’s understanding of the distributions, breeding seasons and habitats of frogs. WATCH Virtual Reef Diver (Queensland University of Technology) By harnessing the…
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27May 2019 by Amy Slocombe No Comments
ACSA-SA meeting: 6th June

ACSA-SA meeting: 6th June

ACSA development, Communication & promotion, Meetings and Events
The South Australian Chapter of the Australian Citizen Science Association (ACSA-SA) invite you to join us for a citizen science meeting on Thursday 6th June at the Glenunga Hub, 6-7pm. The meeting will include two project leaders who will talk about their SA-based citizen science projects and you will hear about the US citizen science conference that was held in March from one of our committee members who attended. This event is open to practitioners and participants in SA citizen science or anyone who has an interest in this area of research. Here at ACSA-SA we are aiming to bring the citizen science community in South Australia closer. We hope to see you at this meeting. Speakers are Dr. Philip Roetman (Burnside City Council - Urban Foresters) and A/Prof. Craig…
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29Mar 2019 by Libby Hepburn No Comments
UN Science Policy Business Forum & UNEA4, Nairobi March 2019

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…
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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…
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11Feb 2019 by Libby Hepburn No Comments
Citizen Science on the world stage at UNEA4 in Nairobi

Citizen Science on the world stage at UNEA4 in Nairobi

Collaboration & partnerships, Meetings and Events
By Libby Hebpurn The Citizen Science Global Partnership (CSGP) will have a delegation of 15 contributing to the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum (SPBF) on the Environment  and the United Nations Environment Assembly 4 to be held in Nairobi from March 8 – 13th. We will have representatives of the major citizen science associations in Africa, Asia, USA, Europe and Australia and this year, citizen science is firmly on the agenda in both sessions. This is significant for the development of the movement as these are the major policy forums for world-leading actions on the environment and this year the theme of the SPBF is; Innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production. Recommendations from the Forum inform the UN Environment Assembly and the UN’s work on the Sustainable Development…
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05Nov 2018 by Amy Slocombe No Comments
Voting Open!

Voting Open!

ACSA development, Meetings and Events
Voting is now open for the election of members to the ACSA Management Committee for 2019-2020. We received ten nominations in total for six open positions (General Member Jennifer Loder still has one year remaining in her term, and she will continue on the committee through 2019). For the positions of Chair, Vice Chair, Treasurer and Secretary, one nomination was received per position. The candidates who nominated for these positions will therefore be elected unopposed. For the two open positions of General Member, we received six nominations. The six Candidates are listed below - you can find their profiles and answers to four questions about the field of citizen science, together with details relevant skills and experience, here. Please use this information to help you decide which two candidates to vote for. General Member Candidates Julie Boulton…
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12Oct 2018 by Amy Slocombe No Comments
Notice of Annual General Meeting

Notice of Annual General Meeting

ACSA development, Meetings and Events
ACSA would like to extend an invitation to you to attend our Annual General Meeting of 2018 and elections for the next two year's management committee positions. All members of ACSA are invited to attend. During the AGM we will provide: An overview of our achievements from the year; A summary of the 2017 and 2018 Financial Statements, audited by the Australian Museum, and An opportunity for members to elect the new management committee. AGENDA 10:30am - Doors Open 10:30am to 10:45am - Registration / Networking 10:45am - Annual General Meeting DETAILS Thursday 15th November, 2018 Hallstrom Theatre, Australian Museum | 1 William Street, Sydney, NSW 2010 For those unable to attend in person, we will be live streaming the event via our Facebook page. Registration is required!  Please RSVP:…
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