Register now for the Conference on Public Participation in Scientific Research<http://www.citizenscience.org/community/conference2012/> <http://www.citizenscience.org/community/conference2012/> August 4th and 5th, 2012 in Portland, Oregon
Processing of hard copy registration forms can take up to 30 days - get yours in so we know you are coming! Monday 16 July - Last Day to Register at ESA's advance rate $30 with registration for ESA meeting, $95 for this event only A late-breaking call for poster abstracts<http://www.citizenscience.org/community/conference2012/posters> has now been announced! >From the early call for abstracts, 150 posters have already been accepted. Due >to popular demand, the conference committee was able to make room for more. >Don't miss this opportunity to bring your ideas to the conversation at this >cross-programmatic and field-bridging event... submit an abstract by 9 JULY >2012<http://www.citizenscience.org/community/conference2012/posters>! Citizen science. Volunteer monitoring. Community-based research. Crowd science. These are all forms of public participation in scientific research (PPSR<http://www.birds.cornell.edu/citscitoolkit/about/defining-citizen-science/>) proliferating across astronomy, molecular biology, human and environmental health, ecology, and other disciplines. This conference, to be held in conjunction with the Ecological Society of America's annual meeting, will offer a forum for sharing insights across projects and fields of study and for discussing how to advance the field of PPSR itself. If you are invested in the future of this field, you should not miss this event! A fantastic line-up of speakers<http://www.citizenscience.org/community/conference2012/agenda/speakers/>, including Seth Cooper (FoldIt), Terry Root (Nobel Laureate, IPCC), Arfon Smith (Zooniverse), and Wallace J Nichols (Ocean Revolution), will provide fodder for conversations about the state of the field and where it is headed. The conference will culminate in an open meeting to explore strategies for large-scale collaborations to support and advance work across this field of practice, potentially through the development of an association. We look forward to seeing you in Portland! Conference Co-Organizers: Meg Domroese, Conference Coordinator Heidi Ballard, University of California – Davis Rick Bonney, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Tony DeFalco, Consultant, Equity and Sustainability Abraham Miller-Rushing, National Park Service Sarah Newman, National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Jennifer Shirk, CitizenScience.org<http://CitizenScience.org/>, Cornell Lab of Ornithology Jake Weltzin, U.S. Geological Survey, USA National Phenology Network Alison Young, California Academy of Sciences
