Citizen Science 2015 Conference Programme

2015,

11th - 12th February

Citizen Science 2015 Conference

Conference Programme

Wednesday, 11th February
Wednesday 07:30	Registration and Coffee Venue Lobby, Main Level
Wednesday 08:30 - 08:45	W1 Welcome and Introduction Chaired By: Rick Bonney, Lila Higgins, Alison Young Venue Ballroom 220B
Wednesday 08:45	K1 Keynote Address Venue Ballroom 220B
08:45 A Place in the World – Science, Society, and Reframing the Questions We Ask » Chris Filardi Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History
Wednesday 09:55 - 11:15	1A Symposium: Making Education and Lifelong Learning Connections Chaired By: Sarah Kirn Venue LL20A
9:55am Developing a Framework for Citizen Science in Education—Join the Conversation! » Sarah Kirn (Gulf of Maine Research Institute), Ryan Collay (Oregon State University SMILE Program), Mary Ford (National Geographic Society), Sandra Henderson (Project Budburst and Citizen Science Academy), Nancy Trautmann (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Wednesday 09:55 - 11:15	1B Panel: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Tim Vargo Venue LL20B
Wednesday 09:55 - 11:10	1C Talks: Research on and Evaluation of the Citizen Science Experience Chaired By: Susan Hecker Venue LL20C
9:55am Unpacking what it means to be a citizen scientist: Toward a shared understanding for defining and measuring engagement » Tina Phillips (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Heidi Ballard (University of California, Davis), Jody Enck (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Rick Bonney (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) 10:10am Tracking the Flu: Motivation and Understanding of a Community of Flu-Reporters » Anne Land-Zandstra (Leiden University, The Netherlands) 10:25am How Does Participation Matter? Participation, Empowerment and Development of Science Identity » Heidi Ballard (University of California, Davis), Lina Yamashita (University of California, Davis), Tina Phillips (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Rick Bonney (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) 10:40am Measuring Participant Engagement in Short-Duration Citizen Science Events Such as Specimen Collection in National Parks » Bill Zoellick (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Hannah Webber (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Karen James (MDI Biological Laboratory), Abe Miller-Rushing (National Park Service), Michael Marion (National Park Service) 10:55am CosmoQuest: Motivations and Needs of Citizen Scientists » Georgia Bracey (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Nicole Gugliucci (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Justine Breedon (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Houston Southard (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Pamela Gay (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Cory Lehan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Joseph Moore (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
Wednesday 09:55 - 11:15	1D Panel: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Tom Wakeford Venue LL20D
9:55am Re-Imagining Citizen Science for Knowledge Justice — A Dialogue » Angela Guimaraes Pereira (European Commission, TBC), Eric Holt-Gimenez (Food First (US)), Alan Irwin (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.), Erinma Ochu (Wellcome Trust / Manchester University, UK.), Cindy Regalado (University College, London, UK), Tom Wakeford (Coventry University, UK.)
Wednesday 09:55 - 11:10	1E Talks: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Caren Cooper Venue 230A
9:55am Seventeen years of measuring rain -- Experiences from CoCoRaHS (Community Collaborative Rain, Hail and Snow Network) » Nolan Doesken (Colorado State University, CoCoRaHS), Henry Reges (Colorado State University, CoCoRaHS), Zach Schwalbe (Colorado State University, CoCoRaHS), Julian Turner (Colorado State University, CoCoRaHS), Noah Newman (Colorado State University, CoCoRaHS), Anthony Bergantino (University of Wyoming/CoCoRaHS) 10:10am How much is too much? Lessons in realistic volunteer expectations from the Front Range Pika Project » Amy Masching (Denver Zoological Foundation), Megan Mueller (Rocky Mountain Wild), Brian Fauver (Denver Zoological Foundation) 10:25am Keeping Citizen Scientists Interested: The Importance of Task Workflow Design » James Sprinks (University of Nottingham), Robert Houghton (University of Nottingham), Steven Bamford (University of Nottingham), Jeremy Morley (University of Nottingham) 10:40am Taking citizen science to new heights in Africa: lessons from the Animal Demography Unit, University of Cape Town » Sally Hofmeyr (University of Cape Town), Michael Brooks (University of Cape Town), Megan Loftie-eaton (University of Cape Town), Rene Navarro (University of Cape Town), Les Underhill (University of Cape Town) 10:55am Data Campaigns for Sustaining Engagement in Long-Term Citizen Science » Robyn Bailey (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), David Bonter (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Caren Cooper (North Carolina Museum of Natural Science)
Wednesday 09:55 - 11:10	1F Talks: Making Education and Lifelong Learning Connections Chaired By: Rick Hall Venue 230B
9:55am Young Citizen Scientists track Eastern Box Turtles at the Lake Raleigh Area » Juliana Thomas (Exploris Middle School) 10:10am Citizen Science in Schools: Addressing Challenges and Maximising Impact » Lucy Robinson (Natural History Museum, London), John Tweddle (Natural History Museum, London), Anne Jungblut (Natural History Museum, London), Jade-Lauren Cawthray (Natural History Museum, London) 10:25am Students Discover: What emerges when scientists and teachers co-create citizen science? » Julie Urban (NC Museum of Natural Sciences), Holly Menninger (North Carolina State University), Susan Parry (Kenan Fellows Institute, NCSU), Jeni Corn (Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, NCSU), Liz Baird (NC Museum of Natural Sciences), Rob Dunn (North Carolina State University) 10:40am Bringing Citizen Science into the Classroom with NOVA Labs » Ralph Bouquet (NOVA (WGBH)) 10:55am Mosquito projects enable students to conduct research investigations and positively impact communities » Elena Sparrow (University of Alaska Fairbanks), Rebecca Boger (Brooklyn College, CUNY), Mullica Jaroensutasinee (Walailak University), Krisanadej Jaroensutasinee (Walailak University), Siriwan Wongkoon (Prince of Songkla University Surat Thani Campus)
Wednesday 09:55 - 11:10	1G Talks: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: David Mellor Venue 230C
9:55am Digitizing Landscapes: Sensors, Satellites, & You! » Julia Kumari Drapkin (iSeeChange), Lily Bui (MIT) 10:10am CO2 Monitoring in High-Definition » Alexis Shusterman (UC Berkeley), Virginia Teige (UC Berkeley), David Holstius (Bay Area Air Quality Management District), Catherine Newman (catkaynew.com), Alex Turner (Harvard University), Julia Kumari Drapkin (iSeeChange), Ronald Cohen (UC Berkeley) 10:25am The Air Sensor Citizen Science Toolbox: A Collaboration in Community Air Quality Monitoring and Mapping » Amanda Kaufman (ORISE Fellow hosted by US EPA Air, Climate, and Energy (ACE) Research Program), Ron Williams (US EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Research Triangle Park, NC), Timothy Barzyk (US EPA National Exposure Research Laboratory (NERL), Research Triangle Park, NC), Marie O'Shea (US EPA Region 2, New York, NY), Anhthu Hoang (US EPA Region 2, New York, NY), Patricia Sheridan (US EPA Region 2, New York, NY), Molly Greenberg (Ironbound Community Corporation, Newark, NJ) 10:40am The North Fork Valley Air Monitoring Project: Citizen Science meets Project-Based Learning Using Next-Generation Air Quality Monitors in Colorado » Katya Hafich (University of Colorado Boulder), Ashley Collier (University of Colorado Boulder), Michael Hannigan (University of Colorado Boulder), Sarah Sauter (Western Slope Conservation Center), Ben Graves (Delta High School), Joanna Gordon (University of Colorado Boulder) 10:55am Citizen Sensing, Monitoring Air Pollution and Building the Frackbox » Jennifer Gabrys (Goldsmiths, University of London), Helen Pritchard (Goldsmiths, University of London), Tom Keene (Goldsmiths, University of London), Nerea Calvillo (Goldsmiths, University of London)
Wednesday 11:15	Coffee Break Venue Lobby, Lower Level
Wednesday 11:50 - 13:10	2A Symposium: Research on and Evaluation of the Citizen Science Experience Chaired By: Rebecca Jordan Venue LL20A
11:50am Modeling with citizen scientists: Using community-based modeling tools to develop citizen-science projects resulting in resource management outcomes » Daniel Betz (Rutgers University), Rebecca Jordan (Rutgers University), Stephen Gray Testing (University of Massachusetts), David Mellor (Virginia Tech), Alycia Crall (Virginia Tech), Greg Newman (Colorado State University/)
Wednesday 11:50 - 12:35	2B Story Presentations: Across Conference Themes Chaired By: Linda Silka Venue LL20B
11:50am A Quest to Build Capacity for Science-based Restoration within a Tribal Community » Jonathan Long (USDA Forest Service PSW Research Station) 12:05pm Stories of Intercultural Collaborations: Tribal Nations and The Lost Ladybug Project » Leslie Allee (Lost Ladybug Project, Cornell University), Rebecca Smyth (Lost Ladybug Project, Cornell University), John Losey (Lost Ladybug Project, Cornell University) 12:20pm The Role of Youth-based Citizen Science in Improving Overall Community Health: Individual and Family Relationships with Citizen Science » Kevin Cuff (East Bay Academy for Young Scientists, Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley), Allan Ahumada (East), Eliot Ahumada (UC Berkeley), Shiela Ahumada (East), Humberto Bracho (East Bay Academy for Young Scientists, Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley), Colin Dixon (UC Davis), Tony Marks-block (East Bay Academy for Young Scientists, Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Berkeley)
Wednesday 11:50 - 13:05	2C Talks: Making Education and Lifelong Learning Connections Chaired By: Nikita Shiel-Rolle Venue LL20C
11:50am Sensing the Environment: Environmental Sensor Outreach in the Classroom » Rachel McIntosh-Kastrinsky (ASPPH/EPA) 12:05pm Pepperwood's TeenNat - Diverse Youth Contributing to Conservation Science » Sandi Funke (Pepperwood Preserve), Michelle Halbur (Pepperwood Preserve), Nicole Barden (Pepperwood Preserve), Celeste Dodge (Pepperwood Preserve), Jesse Robinson (Pepperwood Preserve), Lisa Micheli (Pepperwood Preserve) 12:20pm Citizen Science HackLabs: A Teen Programming Collaboration between the Adler Planetarium and Shedd Aquarium » Kelly Sutphin-Borden (Adler Planetarium), Wade Berger (Shedd Aquarium), Laura Whyte (Adler Planetarium), Jennifer Bundy (Adler Planetarium), Nathalie Rayter (Adler Planetarium) 12:35pm Driven to Discover: Using citizen science as a springboard into science investigations » Andrea Lorek Strauss (University of Minnesota Extension), Karen Oberhauser (University of Minnesota), Nathan Meyer (University of Minnesota Extension), Pamela Nippolt (University of Minnesota Extension), Rob Blair (University of Minnesota), Katie-Lyn Bunney (University of Minnesota) 12:50pm Citizen Science Camera Trapping as a Gateway to Mammal Ecology and STEM Careers » Stephanie Schuttler (NC Museum of Natural Sciences), Kelsie Armentrout (Hilburn Academy), David Glenn (Burgaw Middle School), Dayson Pasion (Graham Middle School), Rob Dunn (North Carolina State University), Roland Kays (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC USA)
Wednesday 11:50 - 13:10	2D Panel: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Geoff Haines-Stiles Venue LL20D
11:50am The Crowd & The Cloud - Using Broadcast and Social Media to Advance and Support Citizen Science » Geoff Haines-Stiles (PI, THE CROWD & THE CLOUD), Waleed Abdalati (CIRES, University of Colorado Boulder, and Host, CROWD & CLOUD), Erna Akuginow (Passport to Knowledge/GHSPi), Darlene Cavalier (SciStarter, Science Cheerleader, and Arizona State University), Rajul Pandya (Thriving Earth Exchange, American Geophysical Union, and National Center for Atmospheric Research), Alexis de Belloy (Skoll Global Threats Fund)
Wednesday 11:50 - 13:05	2E Talks: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Erick Burres Venue 230A
11:50am Evaluating the use of citizen science data for detecting trends in climate-sensitive wildlife » Jami Belt (Glacier National Park, Crown of the Continent Research Learning Center) 12:05pm Supporting Quality Assurance for Citizen Science Observations of Plants and Animals » Clemens Jacobs (Heidelberg University), Alexander Zipf (Heidelberg University) 12:20pm The Impact of Intellectual Property Law on Access to, Dissemination and Use of Citizen Science Research » Teresa Scassa (University of Ottawa), Haewon Chung (University of Ottawa), Lea Shanley (University of Wisconsin) 12:35pm Keeping it Real: Managing Citizen Monitoring Programs for the Collection of Actionable Data Concerning Water Quality and Watershed Management » Erick Burres (Clean Water Team) 12:50pm Identifying Sevengill Sharks in San Diego with Wildbook » Barbara Lloyd (Ocean Sanctuaries.org), Michael Bear (Ocean Sanctuaries.org), Jason Holmberg (http://www.wildme.org/wordpress/)
Wednesday 11:50 - 13:05	2F Talks: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Emily Cloyd Venue 230B
11:50am Biodiversity PEEK: For Global Citizen Scientists » Stephanie "Jo" Bowman (The Biodiversity Group), Paul Hamilton (The Biodiversity Group) 12:05pm Blended Engagement with Natural History: Building iSpot's Citizen Science Community » Janice Ansine (The Open University) 12:20pm Science of the City: from the street to the lab » Ramon Sangüesa (Director of Research, La Mandarina de Newton SL, Barcelona, Spain), Irene Lapuente (La Mandarina de Newton, Director) 12:35pm Collaborative Sustainability Science: An Example from Barbuda » Rebecca Boger (Brooklyn College, CUNY), Sophia Perdikaris (Brooklyn College, CUNY), Jen-I Costosa (CUNY Graduate Center), John Mussington (Barbuda Research Complex) 12:50pm Birds Hitting Buildings: Herding Scientists, Architects, and Birdwatchers Towards the Same Goal » Sami Nichols (University of Minnesota), Rob Blair (University of Minnesota)
Wednesday 11:50 - 13:05	2G Talks: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Sarah West Venue 230C
11:50am Engaging citizens for biodiversity exploration: a case study in the Bay of Biscay based on family photographs » Eduardo Dopico (University of Oviedo), Eva Garcia-Vazquez (University of Oviedo), Ricardo Fernandez (Consejeria de Educacion, Asturias) 12:05pm Using Citizen Science to evaluate the cultural value of biodiversity » Elizabeth Boakes (Faculty of Life Sciences, UCL), Gianfranco Gliozzo (Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) research group, UCL), David Roy (CEH, Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Oxford), Valentine Seymour (Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) research group, UCL), Muki Haklay (Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) research group, UCL), Chloe Smith (Greenspace information for Greater London) 12:20pm Combining Citizen Science and DNA-Assisted Species Identification to Enable "A New Kind of Ecology" » Karen James (MDI Biological Laboratory) 12:35pm Beyond Transcription: Realising the Research Potential of Museum Specimens Through Citizen Science » John Tweddle (Natural History Museum, London), Mark Spencer (Natural History Museum, London), Lucy Robinson (Natural History Museum, London) 12:50pm Acting Locally and Thinking Globally: Building Regional Community around Citizen Science to Broaden Impacts and to Create a Scalable Model » Alison Young (California Academy of Sciences), Rebecca Johnson (California Academy of Sciences)
Wednesday 13:10	Lunch Venue Ballrooms 220B and 220C
Wednesday 14:40 - 15:15	3A Speed Talks - Across Conference Themes Chaired By: Matthew Sottile Venue LL20A
2:40pm Indigenous Peoples as Citizen Scientists » Simon Lambert (Lincoln University (NZ)) 2:45pm Park user characterization for increasing and insight into citizen engagement » Daniel Clark (Rutgers University) 2:50pm Citizen Science: Potential to Breathe New Life into a Costa Rican National Park » Tera Dornfeld (University of California, Irvine) 2:55pm The Dornsife Center for Neighborhood Partnerships: building a framework for collaborative inquiry » Jennifer Britton (Drexel University) 3:00pm Engaging a diversity of citizen scientists around urban trees in greater Los Angeles » Mark Chandler (Earthwatch Institute), Gitte Venicx (Earthwatch Institute), Darrel Jenerette (University of California Riverside), Sheri Shiflett (University of California Riverside) 3:05pm Mad Evaluation: Strategies and lessons learned in the daunting world of evaluation for youth-based programs » Amy Dean (Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association) 3:10pm Who generates better data: group members, or individual participants? » Theresa Crimmins (USA National Phenology Network), Alyssa Rosemartin (USA National Phenology Network), LoriAnne Barnett (USA National Phenology Network), Jake Weltzin (US Geological Survey)
Wednesday 14:40 - 15:25	3B Story Presentations: Across Conference Themes Chaired By: Linda Silka Venue LL20B
2:40pm Monarch citizen science with middle schoolers: a graduate student perspective » Kelly Nail (University of Minnesota Conservation Biology Graduate Program), Karen Oberhauser (University of Minnesota) 2:55pm Decoding NAture: Balancing Student Participation and Cutting-Edge Research » Della Hopkins (Natural History Museum, London), Katy Jones (Natural History Museum, London), John Tweddle (Natural History Museum, London) 3:10pm Determining the Willingness to Pay for Ecosystem Service Restoration: A High-School Citizen Science Project » Kristina Nicosia (West-Windsor Plainsboro School District), Stephen Gray Testing (University of Massachusetts), Rebecca Jordan (Rutgers University)
Wednesday 14:40 - 15:55	3C Talks: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Alison Cawood Venue LL20C
2:40pm Demographic Modeling of Citizen Science Data Informs Habitat Preferences and Population Dynamics of Recovering Fishes » James Thorson (Fisheries Resource and Monitoring Division, NWFSC, NMFS, NOAA), Mark Scheuerell (Fish Ecology, NWFSC, NMFS, NOAA), Brice Semmens (UC San Diego), Christy Pattengill-Semmens (Reef Environmental Education Foundation (REEF)) 2:55pm Commercial Fishermen are Citizen Scientists: Southeast Alaska Sperm Whale Avoidance Project (SEASWAP): Successful Long-Term Science Collaboration to Study Sperm Whale and Fishing Interactions in Alaskan Waters » Victoria O'Connell (Sitka Sound Science Center), Jan Straley (University of Alaska Southeast), Aaron Thode (Scripps Institution of Oceanography), Linda Behnken (Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association), Dan Falvey (Alaska Longline Fishermen's Association), Lauren Wild (lwild@sitkascience.org), Joe Liddle (University of Alaska) 3:10pm Citizen Scientists and Ocean Conservation—Collaboration for Success » Nicole Crane (Cabrillo College), Giacomo Bernardi (University of California Santa Cruz), Kristin Precoda (Oceanic Society), John Rulmal (Ulithi Falalop Community Action Program), Michelle Paddack (Santa Barbara City College) 3:25pm Reinventing fisheries management in the Western Atlantic: Involving fishers in prediction, verification, monitoring and protection of spawning aggregations » William Heyman (LGL Ecological Research Associates, Inc.) 3:40pm Young Marine Explorers: A case study in capacity building through conservation » Nikita Shiel-Rolle (Young Marine Explorers), Kathleen Sullivan Sealey (University of Miami)
Wednesday 14:40 - 16:00	3D Panel: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Jennifer Couch Venue LL20D
2:40pm Biomedical Citizen Science: Emerging Opportunities and Unique Challenges » NIH Citizen Science Working Group (National Institutes of Health), Jennifer Couch (National Cancer Institute)
Wednesday 14:40 - 15:55	3E Talks: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Sarah Crecelius Venue 230A
2:40pm Plants of Concern: Citizen Scientists Monitoring Rare Plants in the Chicago Region » Rachel Goad (Plants of Concern, Chicago Botanic Garden) 2:55pm NEOSEC- A regional approach to citizen science in New England » Heather Deschenes (New England Aquarium), Sarah Bursky (New England Aquarium) 3:10pm Collaborative Ecological Observation: Issues in Moving from Social Media to Research Data » Te-En Lin (Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute), Chih-yun Chen (Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute), Yu-kai Chen (Taiwan Endemic Species Research Institute), Tyng-Ruey Chuang (Academia Sinica), Dong-Po Deng (Academia Sinica), Cheng-Hsin Hsu (Academia Sinica), Lucien C.-H. Lin (Academia Sinica), Guan-Shuo Mai (Academia Sinica), Kwang-Tsao Shao (Academia Sinica), Mei-Hsueh Wang (Academia Sinica) 3:25pm Opening up the Zooniverse : Building a Scalable Platform for Online Citizen Science » Chris Lintott (University of Oxford) 3:40pm CosmoQuest: Using Social Media to Tie Community Together » Nicole Gugliucci (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Pamela Gay (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Georgia Bracey (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Cory Lehan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Joseph Moore (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Justine Breedon (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Houston Southard (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville)
Wednesday 14:40 - 16:00	3F Symposium: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Steve Kelling Venue 230B
2:40pm eBird: Identifying Challenges and Finding Solutions for Engaging a Global Public in Citizen Science » Steve Kelling (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Mark Reynolds (The Nature Conservancy), Brian Sullivan (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Chris Wood (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Rick Bonney (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Wednesday 14:40 - 15:55	3G Talks: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Kris Stepenuck Venue 230C
2:40pm Space Warps: Crowd-sourcing the Discovery of Gravitational Lenses » Phil Marshall (KIPAC / SLAC / Stanford University) 2:55pm Adopt a Pixel: Supporting Geospatial Career Development and Federal Remote Sensing » Jeannie Allen (Sigma Space Corp. at NASA), Ginger Butcher (Sigma Space Corp. at NASA) 3:10pm How Innovative Mobile and Web-Mapping Technologies Are Empowering Local Communities and Transforming Chimpanzee Conservation in Africa » Lilian Pintea (the Jane Goodall Institute), Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach), Jovin Lwehabura (the Jane Goodall Institute - Tanzania), Timothy Akugizibwe (the Jane Goodall Institute - Uganda), Yaw Anokwa (Nafundi, LLC) 3:25pm From the Ground to the Cloud: Groundtruthing Environmental Change » Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach), Christiaan Adams (Google Earth Outreach), Yaw Anokwa (Nafundi) 3:40pm Public Lab: Open and cooperative structures for community-based environmental health monitoring » Shannon Dosemagen (Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (Symposium Moderator))
Wednesday 16:00	Coffee Available Venue Lobby, Lower Level
Wednesday 16:10 - 17:30	4A Symposium: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Hagit Keysar Venue LL20A
4:10pm DIY Aerial Photography: Civic Science and Small Data for Public Participation and Action » Shannon Dosemagen (Public Laboratory for Open Technology and Science (Symposium Moderator)), Hagit Keysar (Ben Gurion University, Israel), Scott Eustis (Gulf Restoration Network), Lila Higgins (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County), Maria del C Lamadrid (LA-Más and Art Center/ UNICEF’s Tech4Dev in the Innovation Lab Uganda)
Wednesday 16:10 - 16:55	4B Story Presentations: Across Conference Themes Chaired By: Linda Silka Venue LL20B
4:10pm Open Source Your Citizen Science Project! » Jason Holmberg (http://www.wildme.org/wordpress/), Jon Van Oast (Wild Me) 4:25pm The Challenges with Training Outdoor Enthusiasts Online » David Mellor (Virginia Tech), Rebecca Jordan (Rutgers University), Alycia Crall (Virginia Tech), Stephen Gray Testing (University of Massachusetts), Greg Newman (Colorado State University/), Cindy Hmelo-Silver (Indiana University) 4:40pm Funding Curiosity: Kickstarter, OpenExplorer and the Future of Grant Funding » David Lang (OpenROV)
Wednesday 16:10 - 17:25	4C Talks: Research on and Evaluation of the Citizen Science Experience Chaired By: Tom Rusert Venue LL20C
4:10pm How the sausage is made: When public participation in science leads to decreased trust of scientific assessment » Stephen Gray Testing (University of Massachusetts) 4:25pm Citizen Science Learning and Epistemology in Socio-Ecologically Oriented Projects » Rebecca Jordan (Rutgers University), Stephen Gray Testing (University of Massachusetts), Alycia Crall (Virginia Tech), Amanda Sorensen (Rutgers University), David Mellor (Virginia Tech) 4:40pm Promoting Rigorous Citizen Science: Evaluating the Learning Impact of the Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST) » Cynthia Char (Char Associates), Julia Parrish (University of Washington), Jane Dolliver (University of Washington) 4:55pm Audience Matters: The Role of Outside Audiences on Youth Experiences in Citizen Science Projects » Emily Harris (University of California, Davis), Heidi Ballard (University of California, Davis), Colin Dixon (University of California, Davis) 5:10pm Viewing wildlife images through citizen science: Impact on the anxiety levels of military veterans with varying levels of PTSD » Scott Smedley (Trinity College, Hartford, CT), Nicole Evancha (Trinity College, Hartford, CT), Kathryne Marinchak (Trinity College, Hartford, CT), Lisa Nisbet (Trent University)
Wednesday 16:10 - 17:30	4D Panel: Making Education and Lifelong Learning Connections Chaired By: Darlene Cavalier Venue LL20D
4:10pm Aligning Next Generation Science Standards to Citizen Science » Darlene Cavalier (Arizona State University, SciStarter), Constance Walker (National Optical Astronomy Observatory), Sandra Henderson (Project Budburst and Citizen Science Academy), Leonora Shell (North Carolina State University), Andrew Collins (School of Ants), Yaihara Fortis Santiago (New York Academy of Sciences), Jennifer Fee (Cornell University Lab or Ornithology), Kristian Breton (New York Academy of Sciences)
Wednesday 16:10 - 17:10	4E Talks: Digital Opportunities and Challenges in Citizen Science Chaired By: Julie Urban Venue 230A
4:10pm Crowdsourcing Names for Organisms with iSpotnature.org » Jonathan Silvertown (University of Edinburgh), Martin Harvey (The Open University) 4:25pm Building a Historical Baseline for Biodiversity with iDigBio's Biospex Public Participation Management System » Austin Mast (iDigBio; Florida State University), Elizabeth Ellwood (iDigBio; Florida State University), Robert Bruhn (iDigBio; Florida State University), Jeremy Spinks (iDigBio; Florida State University), Greg Riccardi (iDigBio; Florida State University) 4:40pm Texas' Citizen Scientist Approach to Early Detection of Invasive Species » Justin Bush (University of Texas at Austin) 4:55pm Public participation in Observational and Experimental science: two tales from iNaturalist.org » Scott Loarie (iNaturalist.org (California Academy of Sciences))
Wednesday 16:10 - 17:10	4F Talks: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Chris Goforth Venue 230B
4:10pm FreshWater Watch: Citizen Scientists Monitoring the Global Freshwater System » Diana Eddowes (Earthwatch Institute), Steven Loiselle (Earthwatch Institute), Charlotte Hall (Earthwatch Institute), Neil Bailey (Earthwatch Institute), Malcolm Bradbrook (Earthwatch Institute) 4:25pm White Paper on citizen science for Europe. Outcomes of the participatory policy making process. » Fermin Serrano Sanz (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza. Ibercivis Foundation) 4:40pm Turtle Sense: An open software and hardware citizen science project to monitor sea turtle nests » Samuel Wantman (NerdsWithoutBorders.net), Thomas Zimmerman (IBM Research), David Hermeyer (NerdsWithoutBorders.net), Charles Wade (NerdsWithoutBorders.net), Eric Kaplan (Hatteras Island Ocean Center), Britta Muiznieks (National Park Service) 4:55pm Role of General Aviation in promoting Citizen Science: A Pilot Study of Water Quality Monitoring in Western Lake Erie » Dr. Rafat Ansari (NASA)
Wednesday 16:10 - 17:25	4G Talks: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: David Craig Venue 230C
4:10pm A Novel Model of Citizen Science to Build Health Literacy within Our Community » Nicole Garneau (Denver Museum of Nature & Science) 4:25pm Bee-Path: Experiments on Human Mobility » Josep Perelló (Universitat de Barcelona), Mario Gutiérrez-roig (Universitat de Barcelona), Oleguer Sagarra (Universitat de Barcelona), Albert Díaz-guilera (Universitat de Barcelona), Aitana Oltra (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), Frederic Bartumeus (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas), John Palmer (Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas) 4:40pm Participant emotion in a knowledge gap: managing native and non-native songbirds in a residential landscape » Caren Cooper (North Carolina Museum of Natural Science), Lincoln Larson (Clemson University), Mark Hauber (Hunter College) 4:55pm Tackling societal challenges in the South: Challenges and opportunities for engaged scholars in the North » Maria Brunette (University of Massachusetts Lowell) 5:10pm Building a Massive Biomedical Knowledge Graph with Citizen Science » Benjamin Good (The Scripps Research Institute), Max Nanis (The Scripps Research Institute), Ginger Tsueng (The Scripps Research Institute), Josh Peay (Southbird Studios), Chunlei Wu (The Scripps Research Institute), Andrew Su (The Scripps Research Institute)
Wednesday 17:30 - 17:30	PS/R Poster Session / Reception Venue Ballrooms 220B and 220C
Google imagery and geo tools for Citizen Scientists » Christiaan Adams (Google Earth Outreach) Citizen Science, Education and Engagement for Conservation » Janet Ady (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) Dark Citizen Science: Reviving Old, Lost, and Overlooked Citizen Science Records » Emma Albee (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Seth Benz (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Mark Berry (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Rebecca Cole-Will (National Park Service), Caitlin McDonough MacKenzie (Boston University), Abe Miller-Rushing (National Park Service), Glen Mittelhauser (Maine Natural History Observatory), Hannah Webber (Schoodic Institute at) How Does Snowpack Evolution Affect Climate? » Tristan Amaral (University of New Hampshire), Jack Dibb (Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space - University of New Hampshire), Cameron Wake (Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space - University of New Hampshire) EPREP: Environmental Preparedness and Resilience Empowering People » Kim Anderson (Oregon State University), Diana Rohlman (Oregon State University), Kevin Hobbie (Oregon State University), Michael Barton (Oregon State University), Josh Willmarth (Oregon State University), Laurel Kincl (Oregon State University) MO DIRT - Missourians Doing Impact Research Together - A project to examine the soil-climate interface with citizen scientists » Sandra Arango-Caro (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center), Terry Woodford-Thomas (Donald Danforth Plant Science Center) The Power of Long-term Observation: Nature's Notebook cultivates personal growth and understanding » LoriAnne Barnett (USA National Phenology Network) Angler Science: Mobilizing a Nationwide Group of Devoted Enthusiasts » Matt Barney (Trout Unlimited) Stream salamander monitoring in the Smokies: a model for lifelong connection » Tiffany Beachy (Great Smoky Mountains Institute at Tremont) Enhancing synergy across citizen science projects to engage diverse audiences and address grand science challenges at a single location: Acadia National Park, Maine » Seth Benz (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Mark Berry (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Emma Albee (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Hannah Webber (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Bill Zoellick (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Abe Miller-Rushing (National Park Service), Rebecca Cole-Will (National Park Service) Overview of a citizen science approach to integrating research and education priorities: A public-private partnership between Schoodic Institute and Acadia National Park » Mark Berry (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Emma Albee (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Seth Benz (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Rebecca Cole-Will (National Park Service), Abe Miller-Rushing (National Park Service), Hannah Webber (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Bill Zoellick (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park) Signs of the Seasons Program: increasing climate literacy among citizens and improving phenology data available for climate adaptation planning in the Northeast » Beth Bisson (Maine Sea Grant Program), Esperanza Stancioff (University of Maine Cooperative Extension/Maine Sea Grant), Abe Miller-Rushing (National Park Service), Elissa Koskela (University of Maine Cooperative Extension) Understanding and supporting community exploration of local green spaces through technology » Carol Boston (University of Maryland College Park), Marshini Chetty (University of Maryland College Park), Jennifer Preece (University of Maryland College Park) Developing Partnerships with Local Agencies and Scientists: Overcoming Reservations and Challenges » Emily Brown (Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo & Aquarium) Exploring the Intersections of Botany, Learning, and Technology » Christine Bush (Principal Software Developer, BumbleApps.com), Judith Bush (Principal Researcher, BumbleApps.com) Implementing a Volunteer‐led long‐term Citizen‐based Invertebrate monitoring program at the Urban Ecology Center » Anne Reis (Urban Ecology Center), Jennifer Callaghan (Urban Ecology Center), Timothy Vargo (Urban Ecology Center) Engaging citizen science: bumble bee conservation at the University of Wisconsin—Madison Arboretum » Susan Carpenter (University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum), Bradley Herrick (University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum) Leveraging SciStarter to grow and sustain your citizen science project. Case Study: Project MERCCURI » David Coil (MicroBEnet, UC Davis), Darlene Cavalier (UC Davis, SciStarter), Jenna Lang (Project MERCCURI, UC Davis), Caren Cooper (NC Museum of Natural Sciences; North Carolina State University), Arvind Suresh (SciStarter) The Urban Ecology Engagement Initiative - Student-Driven Research of the Anacostia Watershed » Alison Cawood (Smithsonian Environmental Research Center), Tony Thomas (Anacostia Community Museum), Kenneth Carroll (United Planning Organization - Youth Services Division) Role of Participatory Mapping in Citizen Science: Challenges and Opportunities » Brett Sanders (University of California, Irvine), Richard Matthew (University of California, Irvine), Doug Houston (University of California, Irvine), Victoria Basolo (University of California, Irvine), David Feldman (University of California, Irvine), Wing Cheung (University of California, Irvine), Jochen Schubert (University of California, Irvine), Beth Karlin (University of California, Irvine), Kristen Goodrich (University of California, Irvine), Santina Contreras (University of California, Irvine) Tracking a changing climate: citizen science contributions to climate change indicator systems » Emily Therese Cloyd (US Global Change Research Program), Melissa A. Kenney (University of Maryland,), Ilya Fischhoff (US Global Change Research Program), Mandy Lamoureux (University of Maryland,), elizabeth tyson (Wilson Center) Tackling drought in the Great Plains: Exploring the scalar challenges to the co-management of water resources » Nicole Colston (Oklahoma State University), Jacqueline Vadjunec (Oklahoma State University) Community-Based Integrated Water Monitoring: The Example of "CURA H20" » Cathy Conrad (Saint Mary's University) The Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program as a Model K-12 Citizen Science Initiative » Rowan Converse (Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program-- University of New Mexico and Bosque School), Daniel Shaw (Bosque E), Kim Eichhorst (Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program-- University of New Mexico and Bosque School), May Leinhart (Bosque Ecosystem Monitoring Program-- University of New Mexico and Bosque School) Growing environmental data needs in the Anthropocene: scaling up data flow from amateurs and experts through cyberinfrastructure » Robert Costello (Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA), Tavis Forrester (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), William J. Mcshea (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), Zhihai “Henry” He (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO USA), Megan Baker (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), Arielle Parsons (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC USA), Roland Kays (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC USA) How the National Park Service is utilizing Citizen Science to contribute to biological resource conservation and inspire the next generation of stewards » Kelly Coy (National Park Service) The Virginia Master Naturalists: A ready team of citizen science volunteers » Alycia Crall (Virginia Tech), Michelle Prysby (Virginia Tech), David Mellor (Virginia Tech) NASA ROVER, Tackling Citizen Science with Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems » Sarah Crecelius (SSAI, NASA Langley Research Center), Lin Chambers (NASA Langley Research Center), Tina Rogerson (SSAI, NASA Langley Research Center) For Love and Money: Business models that support, share rewards with, and benefit from the work of citizen scientists » David Curren (OpenScientist) Are Free Printed Educational Materials Really Needed in Engaging Underserved Communities? » Marta L. del Campo (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Karen Purcell (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Janis L. Dickinson (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology) Mapping invasive species with educators and students » Jennifer Dean (New York Natural Heritage Program) Anecdata.org: A Versatile Online Community for Environmental Citizen Science » Jane Disney (Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory), Duncan Bailey (Mt. Desert Island Biological Laboratory) Why watch bees? Understanding citizen scientists' motivations in order to improve recruitment, retention, and project outcomes » Meg Domroese (Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History), Elizabeth Johnson (Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History) Increasing capacity for science: Use of collaborative networks for a whole that is larger than the sum of its parts » Alyson Eberhardt (NH Sea Grant/UNH Cooperative Extension), Malin Ely Clyde (University of New Hampshire Cooperative Extension) Public participation in the digitization of biodiversity specimens » Elizabeth Ellwood (iDigBio; Florida State University), Austin Mast (Florida State University), Betty A. Dunckel (Florida Museum of Natural History), Paul Flemons (Australian Museum), Robert Guralnick (University of Colorado at Boulder), Gil Nelson (Florida State University), Greg Newman (Colorado State University/), Sarah Newman (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.), Deborah Paul (iDigBio), Greg Riccardi (iDigBio; Florida State University), Nelson Rios (Tulane University), Katja C. Seltmann (American Museum of Natural History) Engaging non-scientists in urban ecology: Lessons learned from designing, implementing, and sustaining three place-based citizen science projects » Monica Elser (Arizona State University), Marcia Nation (Arizona State University) We challenge you to create: Project models and approaches for Citizen Science in Puerto Rico (contributory, collaborative, co-creative) » Sandra Faría Dávila (Para la Naturaleza), Yogani Govender (Para la Naturaleza), Lee Ann Rodriguez (Para la Naturaleza) Citizen Science on the Schoolyard: Meeting the Needs of Teachers, Students, and Scientists » Jennifer Fee (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Nancy Trautmann (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) Experiences using a smartphone application to evaluate wildfire threats » Colin J. Ferster (University of British Columbia), Nicholas C. Coops (University of British Columbia) Trout Unlimited's Coldwater Conservation Corps: Citizen science for monitoring unconventional shale gas development impacts to water quality in Central Appalachian streams » Kurt Fesenmyer (Trout Unlimited), Jake Lemon (Trout Unlimited) Does Citizen Science Conceal an Important Dichotomy between Crowd-sourced and Place-based Science? – An Outlook from Three Decades of Raptor Research at the Golden Gate » Allen Fish (Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy) Exploring Experimentation in an Innovative Citizen Science Project » Ria Follett (Macquarie University) eMammal – Balancing rigorous large scale citizen science with participant learning » Tavis Forrester (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), William J. Mcshea (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), Roland Kays (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC USA), Robert Costello (National Museum of Natural History), Megan Baker (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), Arielle Parsons (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC USA), Stephanie Schuttler (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC), Elizabeth Kalies (University of Missouri) Involving the public in marine research: Citizen scientist divers monitor California's Marine Protected Areas » Jan Freiwald (Reef Check Foundation) The California Naturalist Program » Brook Gamble (UC Hopland Research and Extension Center), Sabrina Drill (University of California Cooperative Extension), Adina Merenlender (University of California Naturalist Program, University of California-Berkeley), Carrie Raleigh (UC Cooperative Extension) CosmoQuest: Designing for Longterm Engagement » Pamela Gay (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Georgia Bracey (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Nicole Gugliucci (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Cory Lehan (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Joseph Moore (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Justine Breedon (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville), Houston Southard (Southern Illinois University Edwardsville) Citizen and Scientist Enthusiasm for Tree Health Monitoring and Surveillance in the UK » Hilary Geoghegan (University of Reading) Citizen Science's Broader Impacts: Does Participation in Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Provide More Than Data? » Brian Greene (Utah State University), Nancy Mesner (Utah State University) Citizen Science through Participation: Engaging Teachers and Students in Cutting-Edge Water Conservation » Victoria Gutierrez (Arizona State University/ Decision Center for Desert City/ Center for Policy Informatics/ Global Institute of Sustainability), Dara Wald (Arizona State University/ Decision Center for Desert City/ Center for Policy Informatics), Monica Elser (Arizona State University/ Global Institute of Sustainability) Jellywatch.org: Monitoring global marine ecosystems » Steven Haddock (MBARI/UCSC) Combining People, Place and Science: Lessons Learned from Developing a Citizen Science Program at Pepperwood » Michelle Halbur (Pepperwood Preserve), Lisa Micheli (Pepperwood Preserve), Sandi Funke (Pepperwood Preserve) Texas Parks and Wildlife Department uses iNaturalist to collect heritage data » Cullen Hanks (Texas Parks and Wildlife Dept) Evaluation of citizen science as a low-cost tool for marine mammal research and education in Southeast Alaska » Courtney Hann (Oregon State University), Andy Szabo (Oregon State University) A New Instrument for Measuring Geographic Reasoning Skills in Citizen Science: What is Geo-Reasoning? How Can We Measure It? » Ardice Hartry (UC Berkeley), Matthew (Mac) Cannady (UC Berkeley), Audrey Kremer (National Geographic Society), Mary Ford (National Geographic Society), Jill Wertheim (National Geographic Society) What does a citizen science project look like? Three simple project models for increased researcher participation » Julie Hecht (The Graduate Center, City University of New York) Volunteers are amazing! How docents re-vitalized a long-term ant survey at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve, CA » Nicole Heller (Dwight Center for Conservation Science), Matthew Bahls (Stanford University), Merav Vonshak (Stanford University), Gary Smith (Retired), Carol Johnson (Adobe Systems), Deborah Gordon (Stanford University), Philippe Cohen (Stanford University) Citizen Science Academy: Exploring Online Professional Development Courses for Educators and Researchers » Sandra Henderson (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.), Dennis Ward (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.), Sarah Newman (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.), Kat Bevington (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.), Liz Goehring (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.) Successes and Challenges in Socioecological Education » Solomon Henson (Sierra Streams Institute), Kelly Hickman (Sierra Streams Institute), Rachel Durben (Sierra Streams Institute) Science for,by/with the people – A regional science center as focal point for citizen science initiatives » Claudia Hernández-Pellicer (Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas-CEAZA), Paloma Nuñez (Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas-CEAZA), Martin Thiel (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile) Science Action Club: Educating and Empowering Youth through Citizen Science in Urban Afterschools » Laura Herszenhorn (California Academy of Sciences), Katie Levedahl (California Academy of Sciences) Training youth citizen scientists to conduct qualitative open-ended interviews: methodological failure and hope at the dawn of Social Science 2.0 » Edward Hind (The School for Field Studies), Kayla Clark (Smith College), Traci Hamanaka (Wellesley College), Sarah Stanley (Clark University) Engaging Volunteers in Citizen Science Initiatives » Melinda Hughes-Wert (Nature Abounds) Citizen Science Provides Accurate, Reliable Data for Mapping White-Tailed Ptarmigan Distributions on Vancouver Island » Michelle Jackson (University of British Columbia), Kathy Martin (University of British Columbia), Sarah Gergel (University of British Columbia) A Citizen Science Mobile App for Global Marine Debris Data Collection » Jenna Jambeck (University of Georgia), Kyle Johnsen (University of Georgia) BioCaching App: Engaging the Public in a Global Biodiversity Resurvey » Rebecca Johnson (California Academy of Sciences), Heather Yager (California Academy of Sciences), Scott Loarie (iNaturalist.org (California Academy of Sciences)) Crowdsourcing Land Rights, Restrictions and Responsibilities » Mohsen Kalantari (The University of Melbourne) CitSci.org Metadata Tool Box: Ensuring Integrity and Expanding Application of Citizen Science Data » Nicole Kaplan (Colorado State University/CitSci.org), Greg Newman (Colorado State University/CitSci.org), Russell Scarpino (Colorado State University/CitSci.org), Stacy Lynn (Colorado State University/), Melinda Laituri (Colorado State University/) Citizen Science Can Support Development of Physical, Natural, and Societal Indicators for the U.S. National Climate Indicator System » Melissa A. Kenney (University of Maryland,), Emily Therese Cloyd (US Global Change Research Program), Mandy Lamoureux (University of Maryland,), Jake Weltzin (US Geological Survey), Ainsley Lloyd (University of Maryland,), Richard Pouyat (U.S. Forest Service), Anthony C. Janetos (Boston University) Science Centers as a Clearinghouse for Citizen Science Opportunities » Fernando Bretos (Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science), Chelle King (Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science) Using citizen science to monitor ecosystem responses to habitat restoration » Chelle King (Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science), Fernando Bretos (Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science) Designing Citizen Science Program Taking Account of Human and Natural Dimensions for Urban Community Greening Project in Japan » Hiromi Kobori (Tokyo City University), Ryo Sakurai (Yokohama National University), Naoya Komatsu (Tokyo City University), Wataru Kitamura (Tokyo City University) Citizen Scientists Collect Baseline Data on Bat Distribution, Habitat Use, and Seasonal Activity in Southeast Alaska » Michael Kohan (Alaska Department of Fish and Game), Karen Blejwas (Alaska Department of Fish and Game) Theme: Data analysis of citizen science project on web based animal survey in private gardens in Japan » Naoya Komatsu (Tokyo City University), Hiromi Kobori (Tokyo City University), Ryota Furui (Center for Ecological Education), Wataru Kitamura (Tokyo City University), Takao Ogawara (Center for Ecological Education) Citizen Science: An Anthrozoological Tool » Amy Kovacs (Canisius College) Keeping the Citizens Scientists: Participant Motivations in Citizen Science » Erica Krimmel (U.C. Berkeley's Sagehen Creek Field Station) OakQuest: collaborative mapping and stewardship of Oregon white oak » Ted Labbe (Kingfisher Ecological Services), Lori Hennings (Metro) From Smartphone to Fine Dust: How Do Participants Construct Their Understanding of the iSPEX Project? » Evelien Lingeman (Leiden University, The Netherlands), Anne Land-Zandstra (Leiden University, The Netherlands) Exotic Aquatic Plant Watch: Development of a volunteer monitoring program for invasive species in Michigan lakes » Jo A. Latimore (Michigan State University), Angela De Palma - Dow (Michigan State University) Can Citizens Contribute to the Safe Passage of Wildlife across Transportation Corridors? » Tracy Lee (Miistakis Institute, Mount Royal University), Danah Duke (Miistakis Institute, Mount Royal University), Ken Sanderson (Miistakis Institute, Mount Royal University) Unlikely Bedfellows: Industry, conservation and citizen science in the Canadian Oil Sands » Tracy Lee (Miistakis Institute, Mount Royal University), Danah Duke (Miistakis Institute, Mount Royal University), Ken Sanderson (Miistakis Institute, Mount Royal University) Citizen Science Participants Show Increased Involvement in Conservation » Eva Lewandowski (University of Minnesota Conservation Biology Graduate Program), Karen Oberhauser (University of Minnesota) CyberTracker and Citizen Science » Louis Liebenberg (CyberTracker Conservation; Associate of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University) Tackling Trash: Developing a National Marine Debris Monitoring Program » Sherry Lippiatt (NOAA Marine Debris Program), Courtney Arthur (NOAA Marine Debris Program), Nancy Wallace (NOAA Marine Debris Program) Citizen Science in Education: Students Becoming Cell Biology Researchers » Eduardo Lostal (Ibercivis Foundation), Fermin Serrano Sanz (Ibercivis Foundation), Francisco Sanz (Ibercivis Foundation), Carlos Val (Ibercivis Foundation), José Alberto Carrodeguas (Institute for Biocomputation and Physics of Complex Systems), Cândida G. Silva (University of Coimbra), António Monteiro (University of Coimbra), Paulo Gama Mota (University of Coimbra), Rui M. M. Brito (University of Coimbra) If you cure cancer in your backyard, who will know? The need for a framework to evaluate and support innovations from citizen science: experience from a website for problem-solving eczema » A.J. Lumsdaine (SolveEczema.org) Utilizing Social Media in a Citizen Science Project » Renee Lyons (Clemson University), Michelle Cook (Clemson University) National Geographic BioBlitz: Fostering diversity and inclusion, lifelong learning, and meaningful experiences » Melissa MacPhee (National Geographic Society), Mary Ford (National Geographic Society), Sean O'Connor (National Geographic Society) UTBiome: Citizen Science and Campus Community Engagement » Juan P. Maestre (University of Texas at Austin), Harish Sangireddy (University of Texas at Austin), Paola Passalacqua (University of Texas at Austin), Kerry A. Kinney (University of Texas at Austin) Champions for Nature: Volunteer Recruitment and Retention Strategy » Astrid Maldonado De Jesús (Para la Naturaleza), Yogani Govender (Para la Naturaleza), Lee Ann Rodriguez (Para la Naturaleza) Challenges Associated with Citizen Science Engagement in Amphibian Monitoring in the Rocky Mountains » Brenna Marsicek (University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute), Wendy Estes-Zumpf (Wyoming Natural Diversity Database) Citizen Science on the Beach: Scientific Uses and Policy Impacts of Data from Grunion Greeters » Karen Martin (Pepperdine University), Vincent Quach (Pepperdine University), Emily Pierce (Pepperdine University) Measuring urban forest benefits with a few swipes on a smartphone » Virginia Matzek (Santa Clara University), Sophia Huang (Santa Clara University), Guilherme Carvalho (Santa Clara University), Tian Zhang (Santa Clara University) Global Freshwater BioBlitz – Crowdsourcing for Conservation » Alex Mauroner (IUCN-SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group), Ian J. Harrison (IUCN-SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, Conservation International), Michele Thieme (IUCN-SSC/WI Freshwater Fish Specialist Group, World Wildlife Fund) Creating and Adapting Citizen Science Expereinces for Youth in Environmental Education Settings » Kerri McAllister (NatureBridge Golden Gate) Citizen Scientists Negotiating Politics and Policy: Strategies and Outcomes for Volunteer Water Quality Monitoring Programs » Jaime McCauley (Northern Kentucky University) Methods Review: Two Citizen Science Projects in the Truckee Meadows Region, Nevada » Justin White (University of Nevada Reno), Kelsey McCutcheon (University of Nevada Reno), Scott Bassett (University of Nevada Reno), Donica Mensing (University of Nevada Reno) Better Data from Smarter Sensors: Tools, Techniques, and Trends » Ken McGary (Nerds For Nature) Exploring the Potential of Citizen Science in Natural Resource Management Organizations » Duncan McKinley (U.S. Forest Service), Abe Miller-Rushing (National Park Service) Citizen Science within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) » John McLaughlin (NOAA) Grounding a Program Theory to Enable Authentic Inquiry through Citizen Science » Nathan Meyer (University of Minnesota Extension), Pamela Nippolt (University of Minnesota Extension), Andrea Lorek Strauss (University of Minnesota Extension) Authentically Connecting Citizen Science with Natural Resource Management: A Case Study in Acadia National Park, Maine » Abe Miller-Rushing (National Park Service), Christie Anastasia (National Park Service), Seth Benz (Schoodic Institute), Mark Berry (Schoodic Institute), Rebecca Cole-Will (National Park Service), Hannah Webber (Schoodic Institute) A Natural History Museum as a Platform for Accumulating Verifiable Information on Non-Native Fishes: A Japanese Example » Yusuke Miyazaki (Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History), Atsunobu Murase (Tokyo University of Marine Science and Technology), Hiroshi Senou (Kanagawa Prefectural Museum of Natural History) Relevance of ICTs to Citizen Engagement for Sustainable Water Resources in the Lake Victoria Basin: Research Experience and Evaluation Framework » Hector Mongi (The University of Dodoma), Aloys Mvuma (The University of Dodoma), Samuel Kucel (Busitema University), Albino Tenge (The University of Dodoma), Maria Gabriel (The University of Dodoma) City to Sea Citizen Science: Creating a Model to Engage Underrepresented Minorities in Citizen Science » Rochelle Mothokakobo (Ocean Discovery Institute), Theresa Talley (University of California, San Diego), Lindsay Goodwin (Ocean Discovery Institute) NEON Citizen Science: Building a network through partnerships and collaborations » Sarah Newman (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.), Sandra Henderson (Project Budburst and Citizen Science Academy), Rebecca Cheng (National Ecological Observatory Network, Inc.), Andrew Richardson (Harvard University) Designing an Effective Environment for Citizen Scientist Research » Tiffany M Nuessle (Denver Museum of Nature & Science), Patty McNamara (Independent Evaluator), Brian Hostetler (Denver Museum of Nature & Science), Nicole L Garneau (Denver Museum of Nature & Science) The potential for young citizen scientist projects: a case study of Chilean schoolchildren collecting data on marine litter » Paloma Nuñez (Centro de Estudios Avanzados en Zonas Áridas-CEAZA), Lucas Eastman (Universidad), Valeria Hidalgo-Ruz V Hidalgo-Ruz (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile), vivian macaya (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile), Martin Thiel (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile) Beyond Data Management: Exploring New Roles for Librarians in Citizen Science Projects » Katie Hassman (Syracuse University), Cartsen Oesterlund (Syracuse University), Gabriel Mugar (Syracuse University), Corey Jackson (Syracuse University), Kevin Crowston (National Science Foundation) The Southern California Squirrel Survey: Exploring the spatial ecology and educational role of squirrels in southern California » Miguel Ordeñana (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County), Jim Dines (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) Involving citizen scientists in natural resource management and public engagement at a National Wildlife Refuge » Jennifer Owen-White (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Erin Posthumus (USA National Phenology Network), LoriAnne Barnett (USA National Phenology Network) Citizen Science as a Central Tool for Studying Urban Fauna in a Biodiversity Hotspot » Gregory B. Pauly (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County), Richard Smart (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County), Lila Higgins (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) Cat Tracker: Mapping the Ecological Impact of Cats through Citizen Science Animal Tracking » Troi Perkins (North Carolina Museum of Natural Science; North Carolina State University), Shelby Powers (North Carolina State University), Holly Menninger (North Carolina State University), Rob Dunn (North Carolina State University), Roland Kays (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences; North Carolina State University) Collecting Surfers' Wave Knowledge to Predict Impacts of Sea-Level Rise » Dan Reineman (Stanford University Emmett Interdisciplinary Program in Environment and Resources) Contested Data: A Place-Based Exploration of Two Decades of Citizen Science in California's Southern San Joaquin Valley » Lauren Richter (Northeastern University) The North American Butterfly Monitoring Network: New systems for data management, analysis, and visualization » Leslie Ries (University of Maryland College Park), Jeffrey Glassberg (North American Butterfly Association), Elise Larsen (University of Maryland College Park), Thomas Naberhaus (Butterfly and Moth Information Network), Karen Oberhauser (University of Minnesota), Doug Taron (Peggy Notebaert Museum), Kyle Bibby (Kalamazoo Nature Center), Nathan Brockman (Reiman Gardens, Iowa State University), Jutta Burger (Irvinve Rance Conservancy), Jaret Daniels (University of Florida), Kelly Lotts (Butterfly and Moth Information Network), Steve Mcgaffin (Knoxville Zoo), Sarah Garrett (The Butterfly Pavilion), Lea Morgan (Museum of Science), Greg Newman (Colorado State University/), Matt Scott (Redshift Technologies), Jim Springer (North American Butterfly Association), Maxim Larrivee (eButterfly), Regina Rochefort (National Park Service), Ashley Wick (Kalamazoo Nature Center), Tad Yankowski (Missouri Botanical Garden) The Washington Cascades Butterfly Project – Monitoring Subalpine Butterflies as Climate Changes » Regina Rochefort (National Park Service) Establishing the Citizen Science Network Australia » Chris Gilles (Earthwatch Australia), Philip Roetman (University of South Australia), Carla Sbrocchi (Wentworth Group of Concerned Scientists), Gretta Pecl (Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies) Kids can do real citizen science » Ed Ross (none) Christmas Bird Count For Kids (CBC4Kids) » Thomas Rusert (Sonoma Birding) The Juggling Act: The challenges and achievements to coordinating 7 research projects in a citizen science project in Puerto Rico » Jean Sandoval (Para la Naturaleza), Yogani Govender (Para la Naturaleza), Lee Ann Rodriguez (Para la Naturaleza) Finding synergies between data generators and data consumers in National Geographic's Great Nature Project » Carrie E. Seltzer (National Geographic Society), Scott Loarie (iNaturalist.org (California Academy of Sciences)) Ibercivis, the Iberian citizen science initiative. Projects and achievements. » Fermin Serrano Sanz (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza. Ibercivis Foundation), Francisco Sanz (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza. Ibercivis Foundation), Eduardo Lostal (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza. Ibercivis Foundation), Carlos Val (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza. Ibercivis Foundation), Mari Carmen Ibanez (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza. Ibercivis Foundation), Alfonso Tarancón Lafita (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza. Ibercivis Foundation), Alejandro Rivero (Institute for Biocomputation and Complex Physics Systems of the University of Zaragoza), Rui M. M. Brito (University of Coimbra), Cândida G. Silva (University of Coimbra), António Monteiro (University of Coimbra), Paulo Gama Mota (University of Coimbra) Participatory research of Nature's Impact on Health » Valentine Seymour (Extreme Citizen Science (ExCiteS) research group, UCL) The California Native Plant Society's Rare Plant Treasure Hunt: Citizen Science as a Tool for Understanding the California Flora » Danny Slakey (California Native Plant Society) Citizen Science at NHM: A Museum-Wide Approach » Richard Smart (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County), Miguel Ordeñana (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County), Lila Higgins (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County) Revealing and Recommending Best Management Practices for Volunteer River Herring Monitoring Programs in Maine and Massachusetts Seacoast Communities » Jason Smith (University of Southern Maine), Karen Bieluch (Dartmouth College), Theodore Willis (University of Southern Maine) Citizen Scientists Enable StreamWatch to Build a Long-Term Database to Monitor Stream Health of a Central Virginia Watershed » Marilyn Smith (StreamWatch), David Hannah (StreamWatch), John Murphy (StreamWatch) Emergent Framing Phenomenon of Mosquito Citizen Science Program » Amanda Sorensen (Rutgers University), Rebecca Jordan (Rutgers University) Whale mAPP: mobile and web applications for encouraging citizen science contributions of marine mammal sightings » Lei Lani Stelle (University of Redlands), Melodi King (Smallmelo: Geographic Information Services) Synergistic Citizen Science: Bringing It All Together » Cassandre Stymiest (NERACOOS), Pamela DiBona (Massachusetts Bays National Estuary Program), Riley Young Morse (Gulf of Maine Research Institute) Dead Zones and Mortal Moments: The Expanding Role for Citizen Science in Defining Total Hypoxia in Chesapeake Bay » Peter Tango (US Geological Survey) Monitoring the World's Oceans – The Growing Role of Citizen Science » Martin Thiel (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile), Guillermo Luna (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile), Miguel Penna (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile), Sonia Salas (Universidad de La Serena, La Serena, Chile), Javier Sellanes (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile), Wolfgang Stotz (Universidad Catolica del Norte, Coquimbo, Chile) Volunteer Lake & Stream Monitoring: Experience with the Michigan Clean Water Corps Programs » Thomas Tisue (Muskegon Community College) Birds, Butterflies, Bullfrogs, and Beyond—Bringing Biology Education to Life with Citizen Science » Nancy Trautmann (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Jennifer Fee (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) Developing a New, Online, Citizen Science Project Studying Bat Behaviors » Shannon Trimboli (Mammoth Cave International Center for Science and Learning) Don't crawl under a rock, look there for pikas! Engaging the public in climate-change science through surveys of a rock rabbit, the American pika » Johanna Varner (University of Utah), Liesl Erb (Colorado College), April Craighead (Craighead Institute), Amy Masching (Denver Zoological Foundation), Lucas Moyer-Horner (University of Utah), Megan Mueller (Rocky Mountain Wild), Emily Olson (Mountain Studies Institute), Chris Ray (University of Colorado Boulder), William Simpson (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Shankar Shivappa (Cascades Pika Watch), Mike Weddle (Jane Goodall Environmental Middle School) How outdoor explorers catalyze conservation » Merrill Warren (Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation), Emily Wolfe (Adventurers and Scientists for Conservation) Tools for data literacy: Engaging citizen scientists in analysis of mercury data from national parks across the U.S. » Hannah Webber (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Collin Eagles-Smith (USGS Forest and Rangeland Ecosystem Science Center), Colleen Flanagan Pritz (Air Resources Division, National Park Service), David Krabbenhoft (USGS Wisconsin Water Science Center), Molly Schauffler (School of Earth and Climate Sciences, University of Maine), Bill Zoellick (Schoodic Institute at Acadia National Park), Sarah J. Nelson (Mitchell Center and School of Forest Resources, University of Maine) BioCubes: Exploring Biodiversity in One Cubic Foot » Michele Weber (The Smithsonian Institution), Jen Hammock (The Smithsonian), Seabird McKeon (The Smithsonian Institution) The science might be a bit iffy, but our participants enjoyed themselves! » Sarah West (Stockholm Environment Institute), Sian Lomax (University of York) We're going on safari: Striking the appropriate balance between precision in research and a rewarding experience with science » suzanne whelan (Marin Municipal Water District), Andrea Williams (Marin Municipal Water District), Janet Klein (Marin Municipal Water District) Zooplankton Sampling by Citizen Scientists: Merging Human and Digital Capabilities to Better Understand Aquatic Systems » Adam Wickline (University of Delaware), Jonathan Cohen (University of Delaware) Partnering for discovery: Exploring the connection between citizen science and museums » Katherine Wolfson (University of Colorado Boulder), Deane Bowers (University of Colorado Boulder) Incorporating Next Generation Science Standards into Citizen Science: Lessons Learned from NatureBridge » Becky Zentmyer (NatureBridge Yosemite) High School Students Contribute to Redwood Park Resource Protection and Conservation Through Citizen Science » Deborah Zierten (Save the Redwoods League), Sara Fetterly (East Bay Regional Park District)
Wednesday 17:40 - 20:40	HACK HACKFEST Chaired By: Darlene Cavalier Venue Ballroom 220B
5:40pm Hackfest: Creating Interoperability Between Projects, Communities, and Data » Daniel Arbuckle (SciStarter), Steve Gano (SciStarter), Greg Newman (Colorado State University/CitSci.org), Russell Neches (UC Davis), Darlene Cavalier (SciStarter), Caren Cooper (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Thursday, 12th February
Thursday 07:10	Coffee / Meet & Greet CSA Board Members Venue Lobby, Main Level
Thursday 08:10 - 09:30	5A Symposium: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Michalis Vitos Venue Ballroom 220B
8:10am Linking Citizen Science and Indigenous Knowledge: an avenue to sustainable development » Michalis Vitos (University College, London, UK), Dawn Wright (Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI)), Sam Sudar (University of Washington), Tanya Birch (Google Earth Outreach)
Thursday 08:10 - 09:25	5B Talks: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Richard Smart Venue Ballroom 220C
8:10am Making Citizen Science sustainable for your organization » Jamie Elizabeth Montague (Port Townsend Marine Science Center), Chrissy McLean (Port Townsend Marine Science Center) 8:25am Lessons in Citizen Science from the Evolution of whaleshark.org » Jason Holmberg (http://www.wildme.org), Zaven Arzoumanian (Wild Me), Jake Levenson (Wild Me) 8:40am The Evolution of Volunteer Science in the USGS National Geospatial Program » Elizabeth McCartney (US Geological Survey) 8:55am Partnering for amphibian monitoring: Involving zoo audiences in collecting data on local wildlife » Katie Remine (Woodland Park Zoo), Jenny Mears (Woodland Park Zoo), Chris Anderson (Washington Department of Fish & Wildlife) 9:10am Citizen Scientists Count! Does It Matter Who Is in Charge? » Dirk Burcham (Volunteer, Aquarium of the Pacific), Colleen Wisniewski (Reef Check Foundation)
Thursday 08:10 - 09:10	5C Talks: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: Roland Kays Venue LL20A
8:10am Recent Applications of Continental-Scale Phenology Data for Science, Conservation and Resource Management » Jake Weltzin (US Geological Survey) 8:25am Privacy in Citizen Science: An Emerging Concern for Research & Practice » Anne Bowser (University of Maryland College Park), Katie Shilton (University of Maryland,), Jennifer Preece (University of Maryland College Park) 8:40am A Citizen-Army for Science: Quantifying the Contributions of Citizen Science to Our Understanding of Monarch Biology and Conservation » Karen Oberhauser (University of Minnesota), Leslie Ries (University of Maryland,) 8:55am eMammal citizen science camera trapping – collecting big data to answer wildlife questions » Roland Kays (NC Museum of Natural Sciences & NC State University), Robert Costello (Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History, Washington DC, USA), Tavis Forrester (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), Megan Baker (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA), Arielle Parsons (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh, NC USA), Stephanie Schuttler (NC Museum of Natural Sciences), Elizabeth Kalies (University of Missouri), Joshua Millspaugh (Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO USA), Zhihai “Henry” He (Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO USA), Tony X. Han (Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO USA), William J. Mcshea (Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute, Front Royal, VA USA)
Thursday 08:10 - 08:55	5D Story Presentations: Across Conference Themes Chaired By: Linda Silka Venue LL20B
8:10am The Bees' Needs: the costs and benefits of being popular » Alexandra Rose (University of Colorad), Virginia Scott (University of Colorado Museum of Natural History) 8:25am Getting dirty with citizen science: lessons learned from engaging the public in hands-on citizen science at a museum field station » Christine Goforth (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences) 8:40am Citizen Science in Minnesota Waters: Lessons Learned from 17 Years in the Trenches » Laurie Sovell (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency), Louise Hotka (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency), Shannon Martin (Minnesota Pollution Control Agency)
Thursday 08:10 - 09:25	5E Talks: Making Education and Lifelong Learning Connections Chaired By: Miguel Ordeñana Venue LL20C
8:10am Overcoming the Taxonomic ID Bottleneck in Water Quality Biomonitoring Using a Dynamic Online Visual Resource » Marti Louw (University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out-of-School Environments), Camellia Sanford (Rockman et al) 8:25am Educational Interventions in Zooniverse Projects » Julie Feldt (Adler Planetarium), Laura Whyte (Adler Planetarium), Kelly Sutphin-Borden (Adler Planetarium) 8:40am Lifelong learning as an incentive for citizen engagement in environmental actions » Eva Garcia-Vazquez (University of Oviedo), Alba Ardura (University of Perpignan), Yaisel J. Borrell (University of Oviedo), Laura Miralles (University of Oviedo), Eduardo Dopico (University of Oviedo) 8:55am Keeping it real - empowering youth in science through water quality monitoring » Biret Adden (Children's Discovery Museum) 9:10am Grassroots Citizen Science at the end of the world: Balancing barriers and opportunities in New Zealand » Monica Peters (University of Waikato), Professor David Hamilton (University of Waikato), Dr. Chris Eames (University of Waikato)
Thursday 08:10 - 09:25	5F Talks: Digital Opportunities and Challenges in Citizen Science Chaired By: Nicolas Lalone Venue LL20D
8:10am Aurorasaurus: Crowdsourced Citizen Space Weather Science » Andrea Tapia (Penn State University), Nicolas LaLone (Penn State University), Elizabeth MacDonald (NASA), Michelle Hall (Science Education Solutions) 8:25am CitSci.org: A Comprehensive Citizen Science Support Platform » Greg Newman (Colorado State University/CitSci.org), Russell Scarpino (Colorado State University/CitSci.org), Alycia Crall (Virginia Tech), Jim Graham (Humboldt State University), Nicole Kaplan (Colorado State University/), Stacy Lynn (Colorado State University/), Melinda Laituri (Colorado State University/) 8:40am The Challenges and Benefits of Aging Citizen Scientists: Looking Ahead to the Next Thirty Years of Loon Counting in Maine » Susan Gallo (Maine Audubon) 8:55am WyoBio Citizen Science Program as a Platform for Innovative Programming, Database Design and Longevity of Data » Teal Wyckoff (University of Wyoming, Wyoming Geographic Information Science Center), Brenna Marsicek (University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute), Dorothy Tuthill (University of Wyoming Biodiversity Institute) 9:10am Leveraging Technologies to Empower Citizen Science and Public Involvement with Water Quality, Biological and Environmental Monitoring » Maria Gonzalez (Clean Water Team), Erick Burres (Clean Water Team)
Thursday 09:40 - 10:55	6A Talks: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Anna Zivian Venue Ballroom 220B
9:40am Developing Partnerships, Giving Voice to Kyrgyz and Tibetan Herders: Empowerment of Under-Represented Societies through Citizen Science » Marc Foggin (University of Central Asia), Christian Hergarten (University of Central Asia) 9:55am Telling Stories: The Role of Science Narratives as Tools for Social Change » Erin Robinson (Canisius College), Erin Heaney (Clean Air Coalition of WNY) 10:10am Combining Citizen Science with Participatory Research Approaches: A Progress Report on the Use of Participatory Mapping Strategies for Small-Holder Farmer Exploration of Land Access in the California Central Coast » Adam Calo (UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy, and Management), Kathryn De Master (UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy, and Management), Amber Sciligo (UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy, and Management), Tapan Parikh (UC Berkeley, School of Information), Maggi Kelly (UC Berkeley Environmental Science, Policy, and Management), Darin Jensen (UC Berkeley, Department of Geography), Sarah Van Wart (UC Berkeley, School of Information) 10:25am Thinking about the "citizen" in citizen science » Brittany Davis (Allegheny College) 10:40am Increasing Participation in Regional Vision Through Student-led Engagement » Alexander Sun (Envision Utah Youth Council), Lisa Sun (Envision Utah / BYU Law School), Emma Sun (Envision Utah Youth Council)
Thursday 09:40 - 10:15	6B Speed Talks: Across Conference Themes Chaired By: John Cigliano Venue Ballroom 220C
9:40am Supporting Global Citizen Science with a Mixed Media Informatics Framework » Kevin Smith (Tufts University), Laura Read (Tufts University), Fernando Salas (University of Texas at Austin) 9:45am Engagement of citizen scientists -- the underutilized tool in our monitoring tool box » Jana Newman (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service), Natalie Sexton (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service) 9:50am Linking ground-based volunteer observations with moderate-resolution satellite observations of phenology » Cathlyn Stylinski (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Kavya Pradhan (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science), Andrew Elmore (University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science) 9:55am Data Visualizations as Critical Feedback Mechanisms for Participants: A Brief Look at How to Create Good Ones » Rhiannon Crain (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Kevin Ripka (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) 10:00am COASST - Creating Successful Educational Outcomes through Positive Personal Connections » Erika Frost (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)), Julia Parrish (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)), Jane Dolliver (Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team (COASST)) 10:05am The Vanishing Firefly Project: An Interdisciplinary, Student-Driven Citizen Science Project » Michelle Cook (Clemson University), Renee Lyons (Clemson University)
Thursday 09:40 - 11:10	6C Panel: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Ryan Meyer Venue LL20A
9:40am MPA Watch: The Evolution of a Locally-Based Citizen Science Monitoring Program into a Statewide Network » Dana Murray (Heal the Bay), Aaron McGregor (California Ocean Science Trust), Jeanee Natov (Otter Project), Ariadne Reynolds (The Bay Foundation), Zach Plopper (WildCoast), Diane Castañeda (WildCoast)
Thursday 09:40 - 10:25	6D Story Presentations: Across Conference Themes Chaired By: Linda Silka Venue LL20B
9:40am Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion: Understanding Perceptions of Success » Karen Purcell (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology), Cecilia Garibay (The Garibay Group), Marta L. del Campo (The Cornell Lab of Ornithology) 9:55am Chicago Wildlife Watch: Diversifying Zooniverse Volunteers? » Laura Whyte (Adler Planetarium), Seth Magle (Lincoln Park Zoo) 10:10am "Tuesday Chewsday!" - Active recruitment of Citizen Scientists for a rodent monitoring project in New Zealand » Heidy Kikillus (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)
Thursday 09:40 - 11:40	6E Symposium: Digital Opportunities and Challenges in Citizen Science Chaired By: Andrea Wiggins Venue LL20C
9:40am Human-Centered Technologies for Citizen Science » Andrea Wiggins (University of Maryland,)
Thursday 09:40 - 11:00	6F Panel: Tackling Grand Challenges and Everyday Problems with Citizen Science Chaired By: John Tweddle Venue LL20D
9:40am Furthering Science and public engagement: natural history museums as centers to develop and promote citizen science » John Tweddle (Natural History Museum, London), Heidi Ballard (University of California, Davis), Lila Higgins (Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County), Alison Young (California Academy of Sciences), Christine Goforth (North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences)
Thursday 11:00	7AB Open-Format Session Venue Ballrooms 220B and 220C
Thursday 11:20 - 14:20	7BB BioBlitz: Downtown San Jose Chaired By: Rebecca Johnson Venue Ballroom 220C
11:20am BioBlitz: Downtown San Jose » Rebecca Johnson (California Academy of Sciences)
Thursday 11:20 - 12:40	7C Panel: Digital Opportunities and Challenges in Citizen Science Chaired By: Robert Soden Venue LL20A
11:20am Citizen Science and Disasters: The Case of OpenStreetMap » Robert Soden (University of Colorado Boulder), Mikel Maron (Humanitarian OpenStreetMap Team), Dale Kunce (American Red Cross), Nama Budhathoki (Kathmandu Living Labs), Lea Shanley (University of Wisconsin-Madison)
Thursday 11:20 - 12:40	7D Symposium: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Monica Ramirez-Andreotta Venue LL20B
11:20am Using a Citizen Science Approach to Change the Face of Environmental Public Health Research » Monica Ramirez-Andreotta (Northeastern University), Sara Wylie (Northeastern University), Liam O'Fallon (National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Symma Finn (National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences)
Thursday 11:20 - 12:40	7F Panel: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Colin Dixon Venue LL20D
11:20am Diverse Perspectives on Youth-Based Citizen Science: Experiences and Lessons Learned from Work with Young Scientists » Colin Dixon (University of California, Davis), Abby Nickels (LiMPETS, Farallones Marine Sanctuary Association), Katie Levedahl (California Academy of Sciences), Neal Ramus (California Academy of Sciences), Kathy Soave (The Branson School), Humberto Bracho (East Bay Academy for Young Scientists, Lawrence Hall of Sciences), Kevin Cuff (East Bay Academy for Young Scientists, Lawrence Hall of Sciences), Emily Harris (University of California, Davis)
Thursday 12:00	Lunch Break
Thursday 13:00	8.AAAS Public Engagement for Scientists: Realities, Risks, and Rewards (AAAS Panel) Venue 210ABEF
Thursday 13:00 - 16:00	8B Symposium: Digital Opportunities & Challenges / Best Practices Chaired By: Yurong He Venue Ballroom 220C
1:00pm Data Quality Practice in Citizen Science: Calibrating a New Kind of Instrument » Yurong He (University of Maryland College Park), Heejun Kim (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), Todd Suomela (University of Alberta), Andrea Wiggins (University of Maryland,), Karen Martin (Pepperdine University), Brian Sullivan (Cornell University Lab of Ornithology), Hillary Burgess (University of Washington), Kate Starbird (University of Washington), Stuart Lynn (Zooniverse.org), Kris Stepenuck (University of Wisconsin-Extension), Ed Washburn (US Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development), Julian Turner (Colorado State University, CoCoRaHS)
Thursday 13:00 - 16:00	8C Symposium: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Mark Chandler and Russell Scarpino Venue LL20A
Thursday 13:00 - 14:30	8D Symposium: Research on and Evaluation of the Citizen Science Experience Chaired By: Aubrey Miller Venue LL20B
1:00pm Engaging Citizen Scientists in Emerging Environmental Threats & Disasters » Aubrey Miller (National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Liam O'Fallon (National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Chip Hughes (National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences), Kim Anderson (Oregon State University), Erin Haynes (University of Cincinnati/College of Medicine)
Thursday 13:00 - 14:30	8E Symposium: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Caren Cooper Venue LL20C
1:00pm Ethical Dimensions of Citizen Science Research » Caren Cooper (North Carolina Museum of Natural Science), Lea Shanley (University of Wisconsin-Madison), Anne Bowser (Woodrow Wilson Center), David Lang (OpenROV), Holly Menninger (North Carolina State University), Madhusudan Katti (California State University, Fresno), Janet Stemwedel (San Jose State University), Dianne Quigley (The Northeast Ethics Education Partnership)
Thursday 13:00 - 14:30	8F Panel: Making Education and Lifelong Learning Connections Chaired By: Michelle Prysby Venue LL20D
1:00pm Natural Resource Volunteers and Citizen Science: Bringing Together a Community of Practice » Michelle Prysby (Virginia Master Naturalist Program, Virginia Tech), Alycia Crall (Virginia Master Naturalist Program, Virginia Tech), Michelle Haggerty (Texas Master Naturalist Program, Texas Parks and Wildlife), Mark Larese-Casanova (Utah Master Naturalist Program, Utah State University), Adina Merenlender (University of California Naturalist Program, University of California-Berkeley), Karen Oberhauser (Minnesota Master Naturalist Program, University of Minnesota), Marilyn Smith (StreamWatch)
Thursday 14:15	Coffee available (during sessions) Venue Lobby, Main Level and Lower Level
Thursday 14:40 - 16:00	9A Panel: Research on and Evaluation of the Citizen Science Experience Chaired By: Eugenia Rodrigues Venue Ballroom 220B
2:40pm The brave new world of citizen science: reflecting critically on notions of citizenship in citizen science » Eugenia Rodrigues (University of Edinburgh, UK), Erinma Ochu (University of Manchester, UK), Shannon Dosemagen (Public Lab for Open Technology and Science, US), Esther Turnhout (Wageningen University, the Netherlands), Rick Hall (Ignite!, UK)
Thursday 14:40 - 16:00	9D Symposium: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Rajul Pandya Venue LL20B
2:40pm Pathways to balance and partnership: advancing equity, inclusion, and local relevance in citizen science » Rajul Pandya (Thriving Earth Exchange, AGU), Monica Ramirez-Andreotta (University of Arizona), Daniela Soleri (University of California Santa Barbara), Rose Eitemiller (CS2015), Jonathan Long (USDA Forest Service)
Thursday 14:40 - 16:00	9E Symposium: Broadening Engagement to Foster Diversity and Inclusion Chaired By: Holly Menninger Venue LL20C
2:40pm Citizen Microbiology: Engaging the Public in the Study of Invisible Life » Holly Menninger (North Carolina State University), David Coil (MicroBEnet, UC Davis), Jenna Lang (Project MERCCURI, UC Davis), Daniel Mcdonald (American Gut Project, CU Boulder), Bethany Dixon (Western Sierra Collegiate Academy), Sally James (Freelance science writer), Patrik D'haeseleer (BioCurious and Counter Culture Labs)
Thursday 14:40 - 16:00	9F Symposium: Best Practices for Designing, Implementing, & Managing CS Projects & Programs Chaired By: Heather Castleden Venue LL20D
2:40pm Our Ancestors are in the Water, Land, and Air: Using an Integrative Approach of Indigenous and Western Research Methods for Community-Based Participatory Environment and Health Research » Heather Castleden (Associate Professor, Queen's University), Sheila Francis (Community Research Partner, Pictou Landing First Nation), Diana Lewis-Campbell (Ph.D Candidate, Dalhousie University), Kim Strickland (Community Research Associate, Pictou Landing First Nation), Colleen Denny (Community Research Associate, Pictou Landing First Nation)
Thursday 16:10	K2 Keynote Venue Ballroom 220B
16:10 EyeWire: Why Do Gamers Enjoy Mapping the Brain? » Amy Robinson EyeWire
Thursday 17:10	Closing Session Venue Ballroom 220B

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