Invitation to the event “What’s new in citizen science training: from open science to public engagement”
What is the event about?
The EU-Citizen.Science project is pleased to invite everyone who is interested in Citizen Science and participatory forms of science in general, to the event “What’s new in citizen science training: from open science to public engagement”. The event will be held online on October 27th, 2021 from 11:00 AM to 12:35 PM CEST.
EU-Citizen.Science contains a wide array of free, self-directed training modules on citizen science on its Moodle page. The themes of the training modules range from introduction to citizen science over research design and methods, engagement and impact to communication and regulations and ethics. During the event, the project will showcase three of these training modules and offer the opportunity to meet the trainers who developed them. Moreover, the final version of the EU-Citizen.Science platform will be launched. Finally, the winners of the #MonthOfTheProjects campaign will be presented.
Among the invited speakers are renowned experts in Citizen Science and Open Science who come from different pillars of the Quadruple Helix, such as Patricia Canto Farachala, Claudia Fabó Cartas and Linden Farrer.
Objectives of the event
The aim of the event is threefold:
- Showcase three training modules available on the EU-Citizen.Science Moodle page and meet the trainers who developed them;
- Launch the final version of the EU-Citizen.Science platform and show the new features which have been introduced;
- Present the winners of the #MonthOfTheProjects campaign.
Information about registration
Participants who have registered will be able to join the event on Zoom and participate in the interactive sessions with speakers. The recording of the event will be made available on the ECSA YouTube channel after the event.
You can find the agenda here.
Registration is open here.