Friday, November 22, 2019 - 10:30am to 12:00pm
Session Description
Breakout sessions consist of three 20 minute presenations with time for Q & A. CitSciMN 2019 will have three concurrent breakout session themes for you to select from. Click on each theme to read the abstracts and presenter bios for that theme.
TECHNOLOGY TOOLS FOR CITIZEN SCIENCE
Room assignment: Legacy Ballroom
- What's new with the Zooniverse?
Lucy Fortson, Professor, University of Minnesota; Andrea Simenstad; Darryl Wright - Citizen science and machine learning as tools for natural resource management
Sarah Huebner, Research Manager, Snapshot Safari; Abby Guthmann - Drones and citizen science: Opportunities and challenges
Angela Gupta, Extension Educator, University if Minnesota; Kyle Kasten; Lucy Fortson
CITIZEN SCIENCE INFORMS PUBLIC POLICY & MANAGEMENT
Room assignment: Union Conference Room
- Monarchs and citizen science: Informing conservation decisions
Katie-Lyn Bunney, Education Coordinator, Monarch Joint Venture - EmpowerU! Tools to engage decision makers
Angela Gupta, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota - Putting citizen monitoring data to work for Minnesota waters
Laurie Sovell, Citizen Stream Monitoring Specialist & Shannon Martin, Citizen Lake Monitoring Specialist, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency
INTENTIONAL PROGRAM DESIGN
Room assignment: Drovers 2
- Learning from Lake County: Engaging youth in authentic citizen science
Rebecca Meyer, Extension Educator, Youth Development, University of Minnesota - The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly: Unintended consequences of community science
Chris Smith, Director of Public Affairs, HerpMapper - Citizen Science for All: Learning to reach new audiences
Amy Rager, Extension Educator, University of Minnesota Extension