C*Sci 2022


C*Sci2022 Program Details

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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)

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Monday, 23 May 2022

All times are US Eastern (UTC -4). View, or add a calendar placeholder, in your time zone.

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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 Practicewhat you can find, and how you can contribute

with CSTP Associate Editor, Muki Haklay

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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!


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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

SYMPOSIA: Equity and Inclusion in C*Sciences


Two concurrent sessions (full details here):

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

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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!


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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.

Wednesday

SYMPOSIA: Working Across Boundaries

Two concurrent sessions (full details here):


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

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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!


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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

SYMPOSIA: The Future of C*Science


Two concurrent sessions (full details here):

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

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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.

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