Blog: Citizen Science Projects, People, and Perspectives
By Darlene Cavalier, Feb 18, 2015
Thanks to everyone who participated in the Citizen Science Hackfest on 2/11 at the Citizen Science Association’s conference in San Jose, CA! This hands-on and discussion-driven meet-up was a wonderful opportunity for participants to dream up AND build creative tools to improve the field of citizen science! . Once we settled into our digs (conveniently situated … Read more “Reports from the Hackfest at the Citizen Science Association conference”
Categories: Events, hackfest
By Darlene Cavalier, Feb 10, 2015
SAN JOSE, CA – A global audience is gathering this week, intent on changing the way science is done. Over 600 people from 25 countries will convene February 11 and 12, 2015, at the San Jose Convention Center for “Citizen Science 2015,” the inaugural conference of the Citizen Science Association (CSA). In citizen science, members … Read more “Capacity Crowd for Citizen Science 2015 Conference”
Categories: Events, hackfest
By Lily Bui, Apr 07, 2014
April is the month for science festivals. Join the SciStarter team at a festival near you later on this month — bring yourselves, and we’ll bring the citizen science! Cambridge Science Festival Friday, April 18 – Sunday, April 27 Come check out the diverse spectrum of citizen science projects out there! On April 19th during … Read more “Science Festivals and Hack Days!”
Categories: Citizen Science, Events, hackfest
By Lily Bui, Feb 27, 2014
A synopsis of and key takeaways from the Citizen Cyberscience Summit 2014 in London As some of you may already know, SciStarter presented at the Citizen Cyberscience Summit in London this past weekend (2/20 to 2/22). In a nutshell, the conference was a place where a multitude of organizations and groups could convene to discuss … Read more “The Citizen Cyberscience Summit: Science for all, and all for science”
Categories: Citizen Science, hackfest
By Lily Bui, Jun 21, 2012
Calling all hackers and techies! Science and technology have gone hand in hand for so long. Why not bring them even closer by organizing or participating in a Science Hack Day? First off, what is a hack day? (I assure you that there is no dismemberment involved.) Hack days are usually 48- to 52-hour events … Read more “A Meeting of the Minds: Science Hack Day”
Categories: Computers & Technology, hackfest
