Join the Alberta Citizen Science Community of Practice (CitSci Alberta) to learn about citizen science in Alberta and beyond.
Each Wednesday Webinar will take place from Sept. 25th to Oct. 23rd. Through these webinars, you will have the opportunity to learn from experts in the field of citizen science on a variety of relevant and timely topics. Then, join us in Edmonton on October 30th as we bring together the citizen science community to learn, engage, network, and explore our collective impact on policy development, decision-making, and public engagement.
Who Should Attend?
This program is geared towards individuals and organizations engaged in, or interested in, citizen science from practitioners, researchers, and environmental managers to educators, project coordinators and volunteers.
**Please register for each session.**
Date: September 25, 2024
Time: 12 PM to 1:30 PM (MT)
Registration: https://bit.ly/3Yp2Fbu
Speaker: Prof. Muki Haklay, University College London
Prof Mordechai (Muki) Haklay FAcSS, is a professor of Geographic Information Science at University College London (UCL). He is the co-director of the Extreme Citizen Science group at UCL. He is also the co-founder of Mapping for Change, a social enterprise dedicated to community mapping and citizen science. In addition, is the citizen science team leader at the Learning Planet Institute, Paris. Muki has over 20 years of experience in participatory science activities.
About the Webinar:
Prof. Muki Haklay will share an overview of citizen science in Europe, also highlighting the opportunity for learning in the European Citizen Science Academy that Prof. Haklay is a part of running from the Learning Planet Institute in Paris.
This talk will be followed by an opportunity for questions tailored to how international applications can be adopted in Alberta’s citizen science community.
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Date: October 2, 2024
Time: 12 PM to 1:30 PM (MT)
Registration: https://bit.ly/3YxWIZG
Speaker: To be Announced
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Date: October 9, 2024
Time: 12 PM to 1:30 PM (MT)
Registration: https://bit.ly/4fBDEzI
Speaker: Kyle Horner, Birds Canada
Kyle Horner is a lifelong birdwatcher and science communicator based in Guelph, Ontario. As the NatureCounts Engagement Coordinator at Birds Canada, he works to raise awareness and adoption of the NatureCounts data platform, and to help users make the most of this unique resource. Currently he is part of a team developing the State of Canada’s Birds, a new online resource that will make citizen science bird data accessible, understandable, and meaningful to all Canadians.
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Date: October 23, 2024
Time: 12 PM to 1:30 PM (MT)
Registration: https://bit.ly/46zHVzQ
Speaker: Patrick Hanington, University of Alberta
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Date: October 30, 2024
Time: 9 AM to 4:00 PM (MT)
Registration: https://bit.ly/4dnhDmu
Location: Pioneers Cabin, 9430 Scona Rd NW, Edmonton, AB
Lunch is included and there will be networking opportunities during the session and at the end of the day.
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CitSci Alberta Community of Practice brings together individuals and organizations engaged in citizen science including practitioners, researchers, environmental managers, educators, project coordinators, and volunteers in order to foster the growth of the citizen science community in Alberta.
The Alberta Citizen Science Community of Practice is driven by a steering committee with representatives from Office of the Chief Scientist, Alberta Lake Management Society, Battle River Watershed Alliance, Miistakis Institute, Edmonton and Area Land Trust, and Nature Alberta.
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