Welcome to the interactive web schedule for CitSci2017! For tips on how to navigate this site, visit the "Helpful Info" section. To return to the main Citizen Science Association website, go to: http://citizenscience.org/association/conferences/citsci2017/. All events will be held at the St. Paul RiverCentre unless otherwise noted. PLEASE NOTE: Adding agenda items to your schedule through this app does not sign you up for a session. If an agenda item says "pre-registration required" or charges an additional fee, you need to add the item to your registration through the online registration system (https://citizenscience.member365.com/ then select "manage event registrations"), or stop by the registration desk onsite.
Posters will be available for viewing from 7:00am Thursday - 7:30pm Friday. There will be two Poster Sessions during the main conference: Poster Session #1 (P1) will be on Thursday from 12:45pm – 1:45pm; and Poster Session #2 (P2) on Friday from 1:00pm – 2:00pm. The following authors will stand by their posters during P1:
How Illinois RiverWatch Physical and Biological Stream Data Are Used to Conserve Streams Matthew Young - The National Great Rivers Research & Education Center Citizen Science (In the Garden!): Engaging Extension Master Gardeners in Research Brooke Edmunds - Oregon State University Extension
Citizen SciGirls: Transmedia and Research to Encourage Girls in STEM Sarah Carter - SciGirls/Twin Cities PBS
Educating & Energizing Volunteers by Measuring D.C.'s Trees Arielle Conti - Casey Trees
Bringing Citizen Science into the Backcountry: Emerging Best Practices to Engage Outdoor... Anya Tyson - University of Vermont
From Growing Season to Fire Season: When the California Phenology Project Met Wildfire Alexandra Weill - University of California, Davis Contribution of Citizen Science and Community Based Monitoring Towards International Biodiversity Monitoring Mark Chandler - Earthwatch Institute
Citizen Science and Community Engagement in Our National Parks Kris Barnes - National Park Service - Biological Resources Division
Eels as Educators: Engaging Minority Students in Environmental Science Through Participation in... Rhea Esposito - Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies
Chesapeake Monitoring Cooperative: Building an Interstate Water Monitoring Cooperative Lea Rubin - Izaak Walton League of America
Citizen Science Monitoring of Marine Protected Areas: Case Studies and Recommendations for... Jan Freiwald - Reef Check California
Citizens for the Control of Biological Invasions: Engaging Through Game-based Training, Checking Through eDNA Eduardo Dopico - University of Oviedo
20 Years of Evaluation of the Iowater Monitoring Program Mary Skopec - Iowa Lakeside Laboratory
Cochrane Crowd and Cochrane Classmate: Learning by Doing in a Win-Win Innovation for Evidence-based Medicine Susanna Wisniewski - Cochrane Dementia & Cognitive Improvement Group
Fostering Collaboration Among Biology, Environmental Studies, and Teacher Education Undergraduates Through... Colleen Hitchcock - Brandeis University
Happywhale: Give Us Your Whale Photos and We'll Make You Part of the Story - Using Cit Sci to Describe Global Whale Populations Ted Cheeseman - Happywhale
Contributions to Publications and Management Plans from 7 Years of Citizen Science... Stan Rullman - Earthwatch Institute
Assessing and Improving Citizen Science Data Quality in Biological Surveys: Insights Synthesized Across... Hannah Specht - University of Minnesota
Engaging English Language Arts and Science Teachers in Fostering Students' Civic Engagement for Addressing Climate Change Richard Beach - University of Minnesota
Bat Power - How Teamwork and Community Engagement Are Helping the Florida Bonneted Bat Brendan O'Connor - Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
A Citizen Science Approach to Biomedical Literature Mining and Biocuration Ginger Tsueng - The Scripps Research Institute
“Counting Fish Is My Yoga": Evaluating the Social and Educational Impacts of a River Herring Citizen... Meghna Marjadi - Ohio State University
Citizen Science as a Strategy to Grow Public Engagement in Conservation Sharon Tatem - Florida Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
Bioretention Ponds and Basins as 'Natural Areas' and Sources for Citizen Science Jeffrey Depew - Webster University and EarthDesigns
Collaboratively Sharing Citizen Science and Traditional Science Data in an Open and Sustainable Online Environment Yurong He - University of Maryland
Fishing the European Citizen Science Diversity Susanne Hecker - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research/German Centre for integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig
Co-created Practice in Citizen Science: Lessons Learned from Other Disciplines Jade Cawthray-Syms - University of Dundee
Combining Citizen Science and Traditional Remote Sensing Techniques for Flood Disaster Response Avinoam Baruch - Loughborough University
Evaluating Science Outcomes in Citizen Science Jonathan Brier - University of Maryland
Caller ID: How to Engage Citizen Scientists with Bioacoustics to Find an Elusive Australian Bird Jessie Cappadonna - Queensland University of Technology
CrowdWater Barbara Strobl - University of Zurich
Citizen Scientists Influencing Forest Invasive Species Management in Minnesota Dawn Littleton - University of Minnesota Extension
Wasp Watchers: Collaborative EAB Biosurveillance Jennifer Schultz - University of Minnesota Extension
Development and Implementation of Relatable Citizen Science Programs to Engage and Empower Diverse Audiences to... Curtis Bennett - National Aquarium
Data Quality in Citizen Science: Applying Technology to Assess and Analyze Volunteer Participation in... Cassandra Davis - Aquarium of the Pacific
CitSciScribe: Meeting the Needs of Natural History Collections One Transcription at a Time Gabriela Hogue - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Camera Traps in the Classroom: Creating Authentic Learning Opportunities for Students While Gathering Valuable... Rachael Polmanteer - Wake Forest Middle School
Following the Pathways of Plastic Litter - What`s the Impact on K-12 Students` Environmental Awareness and... Katrin Kruse - Kiel University
GLOBE Observer: Bridging Students, Scientists, and Citizens Kristen Weaver - SSAI, Inc./NASA Earth Science Education Collaborative
Citizen Science Along Urban-wild Gradients to Study Animal Adaptation in the Anthropocene Roland Kays - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences & NC State University
Gardenroots: Building a Culture of Health in the Green Through Environmental Public Health Citizen Science Monica Ramirez-Andreotta - University of Arizona
Candid Critters State Wide Citizen Science Camera Trap Project Roland Kays - North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences & NC State University
Benefits and Setbacks of Adopting Sensor Technologies in Volunteer Monitoring Arielle Gerstein - Environmental Protection Agency
Environmental and Social Justice Investigations Featuring Citizen Science Data Rebecca Boger - Brooklyn College
Aurorasaurus - Three Examples of Blurring Disciplines Across Space Science Through Public Participation Elizabeth MacDonald - NASA Goddard Space Flight Center
Citizen Science, Environmental Outreach and Water Quality Ibrahim Goodwin - US EPA
How Is Citizen Science Organized? Claudia Goebel - European Citizen Science Association
Age and Gender Representation in BikeMaps.org Colin Ferster - University of Victoria
Building the SciBridge Between Africa and the U.S Christopher Boggs - North Carolina State University
Building Environmental Intelligence: Solutions to Barriers in Monitoring Program Integration Peter Tango - USGS
Evaluation of a Long-term Volunteer Stream Monitoring Program to Insure a Sustainable Future Peggy Compton - University of Wisconsin-Extension
Voluntourism or Real Science? Ethics and Challenges on Volunteer Field Expeditions on Citizen Science Projects Sandro Von Matter - Federal Rural University of Rio
Beyond Monitoring: Expanding the Role of Citizen Science in Pollinator Conservation Susan Carpenter - University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum
Embracing Citizen Science as a Federal Agency Rachael Graham
"Get 'em Explorin' While They're Young": Training the Next Generation of Citizen Scientists from Educators' Perspectives Aerin Benavides - University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Comparing Estimates by Citizen Scientists and Professionals: Owl Limpet Sizes and Sea Star Abundances in... Emily Gottlieb - Pacific Grove Museum of Natural History
Globe at Night: Many Hands Make Light Work Constance Walker - National Optical Astronomy Observatory
A Year of Project Evaluation: Using the Port Townsend Marine Science Center Rubric at the Natural... Richard Smart - Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County
Creating a Science Team: Learning, Motivation, and Identity in COASST Erika Frost - COASST/University of Washington
Laying the Groundwork for Effective Citizen Science Collaborations in Management Contexts Jennifer Shirk - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Exploring Citizen Science and Learning Through iSpotnature.org Janice Ansine - The Open University
Citizen sciences as reflexive, contextual social movements Priya Vallabh - Rhodes University
Master Naturalist Programs and Citizen Science - A Natural Match Sabrina Drill - University of Californa Cooperative Extension
Enhancing Scientific Literacy Through Citizen Science Zoe Nelson - University of Wyoming
Charismatic Mini-fauna Connect Citizen Scientists to Air and Water Pollution Issues in National Parks... Sarah Nelson - University of Maine
Tourist Science in Denali National Park and Preserve Heather Fischer - Arizona State University
Project CRYSTAL: How Do We Restore Our State Park? Jennifer Long - Center for Environmental Biology
The Island County Marine Resources Committee’s citizen science activities Barbara Bennett, Island County Marine Resources Committee