Partnering up for Citizen Science
This workshop will explore the potential of Citizen Science (CS) for the Ecsite community at large. It will bring together CS experts from Ecsite member organisations - particularly science centres and museums - with practitioners from research and formal education institutions, open innovation communities (e.g. media-, fab-, biolabs), CS platforms and science communication initiatives.
A hands-on session with live demonstrations of projects - Lost Ladybug and Urban Barcode Project - will set the scene. Participants will then share experiences of running CS projects and debate the benefits and challenges of CS for science centres and museums. We will reflect on ways to address these and synthesize our findings in a CS toolkit on successful co-operation and quality. We will be using a range of discussion formats to keep the workshop lively and participative.
Contributors are CS experts championing CS projects in a broad range of different areas including biodiversity, public health, collective intelligence, arts and making.
You will find a detailed overview of the workshop programme here.
Facilitator
Research staff, Science in Society Division
Director Public Engagement with Science
Session speakers
Director Public Engagement with Science
Input on German Citizen Science Platform in discussion session (3) Citizen Science platforms and science communication: knowledge brokers, match makers, amplifiers; table moderation in world café session.
Input on Bioblitzes at NHM Barcelona in discussion session (4) Museums & Science Centers - experiences with CS.
International relations and projects
Workshop session moderation; table moderation in world café session.
content developer education
Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Input on communicating uncertainty in discussion session (4) Museums & Science Centers - experiences with CS.
San Francisco
United States
Running hands-on project.
Commissioner for the Agenda 2030
Input on learning and engagement of diverse audiences in discussion session (2) Open Innovation Communities (medialabs, fablabs, biolabs, DIY, hacker & maker) participation, activism and self-organisation as keys to inclusion and innovation; table moderation in world café session.
Input on quality in discussion session (1) Academic research and formal education institutions - science and learning as cornerstones of Citizen Science.
Foundation Science et Cité
Input on Swiss Citizen Science network and science communication for CS in discussion session (3) Citizen Science platforms and science communication: knowledge brokers, match makers, amplifiers; table moderation in world café session.
Research staff, Science in Society Division
Input on European Citizen Science Association in discussion session (3) Citizen Science platforms and science communication: knowledge brokers, match makers, amplifiers; moderation of different parts of the programme if needed.
Manager, Urban Barcode Project
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
New York City
United States
Input on biolabs in discussion session (2) Open Innovation Communities (medialabs, fablabs, biolabs, DIY, hacker & maker) participation, activism and self-organisation as keys to inclusion and innovation.
Input on co-design project at Universum SC Bremen in discussion session (4) Museums & Science Centers - experiences with CS.
Director of research at CNRS
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Workshop session moderation.
