C*Sci 2022
C*Sci2022 Program Details
The schedule below provides insight into the formal program, including session descriptions and speakers (a few details still forthcoming).
In addition to the formal program, expect bonus sessions and connection opportunities throughout the day – you never know when you might be invited to take part in a trivia pop-up, a mini-dance party, a stretch (your mind and body) break, or a “hot topics” coffee chat.
Each day’s activities will take place on the same, single Zoom line: one click will give registrants access to all sessions. Registration is required, but is more accessible than you may assume – see our equity-oriented pricing options and register here.
View the detailed agenda for each day (May 23-26):
12-5:30 US Eastern (UTC -4)
12-5:30 US Eastern (UTC -4)
12-5:30 US Eastern (UTC -4)
12-5:30 US Eastern (UTC -4)
Monday, 23 May 2022
All times are US Eastern (UTC -4). View, or add a calendar placeholder, in your time zone.
IMPORTANT: these calendar downloads are placeholders only – register here to receive event access and join links.
Monday
Hallway chat
Join early to bump into old friends and new in the virtual hallway. Informal conversations spaces allow you to wander and explore by topic or host – a great way to tune in to conversations and build connections.
Monday
Opening Keynote
Cultivating Science, Justice, and Action
Dr. Mónica Ramírez-Andreotta, Associate Professor of Environmental Science at the University of Arizona
This an open-access session, streaming live at this time on CSA’s YouTube channel.
Monday
Ideas to Action Sessions
Join in your choice of engaged and/or collaborative sessions for building skills, advancing efforts, seeking solutions, and other ways to leverage inspiration for impact. Today’s sessions include, but are not limited to:
Deeper discussions with Dr. Ramírez-Andreotta
as well as:
Bringing Your Project’s Data to Education Audiences
with Sean O’Conner from BSCS Science Learning / FieldScope
Launching the Foundational Tool in the Toolkit for Data Ethics in Citizen Science
with Caren Cooper, Lisa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Jones from the Data Ethics project
(repeats on Wednesday)
Community data and mapping for collective action
with Co-Chairs and advisors of CSA’s Environmental Justice Practitioners Working Group including Omega and Brenda Wilson, Veronica Bitting, and Vincent Martin
CSA’s Journal, Citizen Science: Theory and Practice – what you can find, and how you can contribute
with CSTP Associate Editor, Muki Haklay
View Ideas-to-Action session details
Monday
Plenary Symposium: Student Perspectives on the Field and the Future
Details forthcoming.
Monday
Posters
Move among rooms for informal conversations with small groups of poster presenters.
Browse all posters, listed alphabetically by first author:
Monday
Hallway chat
Linger to follow up on connections and conversations – often the best ones of the day!
Tuesday, 24 May 2022
All times are US Eastern (UTC -4). View, or add a calendar placeholder, in your time zone.
IMPORTANT: these calendar downloads are placeholders only – register here to receive event access and join links.
Tuesday
Hallway chat
Join early to bump into old friends and new in the virtual hallway. Informal conversations spaces allow you to wander and explore by topic or host – a great way to tune in to conversations and build connections.
Tuesday
What practices and structures support equity, inclusion, and diversity in c*science projects?
Host: Skye Kelty
How can projects better share resources and decision-making power?
Host: Ted Smith
Tuesday
Ideas to Action Sessions
Join in your choice of engaged and/or collaborative sessions for building skills, advancing efforts, seeking solutions, and other ways to leverage inspiration for impact. Today’s sessions include, but are not limited to:
Deeper discussions with select Symposia speakers (speakers TBD), as well as:
Share your C*Sci Project Equity and Inclusivity story using ArcGIS StoryMaps
with Charmel Menzel from Esri
Collaborative: Build a Database of C*Sci Funding Opportunities
with Jennifer Shirk, CSA Director
Using the EPA’s EJ Screen Tool
with Matthew Lee, EPA
Community Science in Action (Topic A)
presented by the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health (CEEJH) Center
View Ideas-to-Action session details
Tuesday
PLENARY Symposium: Innovations in Funding for C*Sciences
One of the biggest challenges facing many project leaders is how to fund and support a project. Hear from funders, innovators, and peers about ways they are shaking up standard approaches for where funds come from and how they are used. Event registrants are invited to submit questions for this panel in advance of the event.
Tuesday
Posters
Move among rooms for informal conversations with small groups of poster presenters.
Tuesday
Hallway chat
Linger to follow up on connections and conversations – often the best ones of the day!
Wednesday, 25 May 2022
All times are US Eastern (UTC -4). View, or add a calendar placeholder, in your time zone.
IMPORTANT: these calendar downloads are placeholders only – register here to receive event access and join links.
Wednesday
Hallway chat
Join early to bump into old friends and new in the virtual hallway. Informal conversations spaces allow you to wander and explore by topic or host – a great way to tune in to conversations and build connections.
How can we break down silos and historical barriers to engage across disciplines?
Host: Linda Silka
How can we work through different perspectives to form partnerships that address multiple priorities?
Host: Natalie Sampson
Wednesday
Ideas to Action Sessions
Join in your choice of engaged and/or collaborative sessions for building skills, advancing efforts, seeking solutions, and other ways to leverage inspiration for impact. Today’s sessions include, but are not limited to:
Deeper discussions with select Symposia speakers (speakers TBD), as well as:
Previewing an Anti-Racism Course Approach for CSA
with Lila Higgins and Miguel Ordeñana from the LA County Museum of Natural History
Launching the Foundational Tool in the Toolkit for Data Ethics in Citizen Science
with Caren Cooper, Lisa Rasmussen, Elizabeth Jones from the Data Ethics project
(repeat from Monday)
Culturally Responsive Evaluation
with members of CSA’s Research & Evaluation Working Group
Community Science in Action (Topic B)
presented by the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health (CEEJH) Center
View Ideas-to-Action session details
Wednesday
PLENARY COLLABORATIVE: A Landscape of Terms for an Inclusive C*SA
There are a wide array of traditions, practices, and terms that people in this field apply to their work, far richer than the name of this Association reflects. Join us for an active exploration of the landscape of vocabularies and practices, and a collaborative visioning of a path forward for a more connected field (e.g., perhaps a new name for CSA?).
Hosts: Sarah Kirn (Gulf of Maine Research Institution and the NASA Citizen Science Community of Practice), Jennifer Shirk (CSA), and others
Wednesday
Posters
Move among rooms for informal conversations with small groups of poster presenters.
Wednesday
Hallway chat
Linger to follow up on connections and conversations – often the best ones of the day!
Thursday, 26 May 2022
All times are US Eastern (UTC -4). View, or add a calendar placeholder, in your time zone.
IMPORTANT: these calendar downloads are placeholders only – register here to receive event access and join links.
Thursday
Hallway chat
Join early to bump into old friends and new in the virtual hallway. Informal conversations spaces allow you to wander and explore by topic or host – a great way to tune in to conversations and build connections.
Thursday
Where can we look for innovations in socially responsible and responsive solutions?
Host: Shannon Dosemagen
How do we build sustainable projects for sustainable solutions?
Host: Jennifer Shirk
Thursday
Ideas to Action Sessions
Join in your choice of engaged and/or collaborative sessions for building skills, advancing efforts, seeking solutions, and other ways to leverage inspiration for impact. Today’s sessions include, but are not limited to:
Deeper discussions with select Symposia speakers (speakers TBD), as well as:
Create a community data collection app using ArcGIS Survey123
with Charmel Menzel, Esri
Community Science in Action (Topic C)
presented by the Community Engagement, Environmental Justice & Health (CEEJH) Center
Citizen Science in Higher Education
with Heather Vance-Chalcraft from the CSA Education Working Group and USE Cit Sci Network
Discussing the need for biodiversity-focused ethics
Claire O’Neill from the CSA Ethics Affinity Group and Earthwise Aware
View Ideas-to-Action session details
Thursday
Posters
Move among rooms for informal conversations with small groups of poster presenters.
Thursday
CLOSING PLENARY: Doing Science Better, Together
Leading scientific societies are joining together to embrace and elevate research-based public partnerships, such as through the American Geophysical Union’s (AGU) new initiatives on Community Science. We invite a panel of scientists from this coalition to share how they have approached their research, as well as what they have learned and continue to learn about working equitably with communities of all scales. Together, we will explore a vision and opportunity for the powerful change that Associations can make to support science done by, for, and with members of the public.
Host: Raj Pandya, Thriving Earth Exchange, American Geophysical Union
Panelists include Julia Parrish (University of Washington), Sarah Strauss (Worcester Polytechnic Institute), Kate Semmens (Nurture Nature Center), Stella Kafka (American Meteorological Association), and Jean Schensul (The Institute for Community Research)
Thursday
Hallway
Linger to follow up on connections and conversations, and make plans to build on new relationships into the next year.
View the schedule overview in your time zone:
Click on each day for more details and the option to add to your calendar.
IMPORTANT: these calendar downloads are placeholders only – register here to receive event access and join links.