London Citizen Science Summit
Leif Isaksen
The Citizen Cyberscience Summit may well be of interest to folks on
these lists, especially those of you around London. Hope to catch some
of you there!
All the best
Leif
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From: Fuchs, Brian C <b.f...@imperial.ac.uk>
Date: Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 9:16 PM
Subject: London Citizen Science Summit
To: Leif Isaksen <lei...@googlemail.com>
Hi Leif -- We're organising a hackday with UCL and Kings as part of
the London Citizen Science Summit on 17 Feb.
http://cybersciencesummit.org/
Come along if you have the time and please spread the word.
Best,
Brian
Ant Beck
The event details are below. I was there last year: a fab event.
I would have been there this year too....... "if it wasn't for those pesky kids" (joke! half term where I am :-(
Ant
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Dear colleagues,
I’m circulating this announcement to you, as you might be interested in some of the issues that will be discussed during the summit, or know about people that are.
We will welcome submission of presentations and proposals for workshops and activities – so please forward the announcement to relevant researchers. We will be accepting proposals until the end of January
Your help in spreading the word, suggesting talks or great speakers, are most welcome!!
On your marks…
The London Citizen Cyberscience Summit in 2010 brought together
for the first time volunteers and scientists from a wide range of
Web-based science projects, ranging from volunteer computing (SETI@home,ClimatePrediction.net)
to volunteer thinking (GalaxyZoo, Herbaria@home) to volunteer
sensing (EpiCollect, NoiseTube) and much more. Historians,
journalists, teachers and businessmen all brought their angle on
citizen cyberscience to the event. Above all, it was a chance for
the some of the millions of volunteers who make citizen
cyberscience so successful to tell their story.
Get set…
The Second London Citizen Cyberscience Summit, 16-18 February
2012, promises to be just as pioneering in its scope, and even
more innovative in its format – ranging from classical academic
seminar on the first day, through to full-fledged open hardware
hackfest on the last. It will take place at the Royal Geographical
society (on the 16th) and at UCL (17th and 18th), in London.
Go!
On Day 1, we set the scene. (Thursday 16th February 2012, Royal Geographical Society). Meet some of the leading figures in citizen science and explore the process of public engagement and participation, outreach of citizen science to the developing world, and the undertaking of "extreme" citizen science projects, in rain forests, arctic tundra, or urban jungles.
On Day 2, we look beneath the surface. (Friday 17th February 2012, UCL). Experts will discuss the hardware and software that powers citizen cyberscience. There will be a panel discussionwith citizen scientists on why participation and engagement, and a showcase of new and future citizen science projects. In the evening, we'll start planning the next day's hands-on sessions.
On Day 3, we get down to business…together! (Saturday 18th February 2012) This will include further unconference sessions, and a hackfest for development of hardware and software prototypes, demos and mock-ups, with awards for the most innovative creations!
Propose talks and demos here http://bit.ly/loncitscisumform
Register and buy your ticket here http://lccs2.eventbrite.com/
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