Crowdsourcing Science Webinar: "How to recruit citizen scientists for discovery"

ORIGINAL: AAAS



Please join us on April 5, 2013 at 12 noon ET for an hour-long webinar on crowdsourcing science.

Have a research project that requires a lot of data collection and analysis? Working with limited funds and a tight timeline? Ever thought about outsourcing some your research to the public? Using the power of the crowd, via the Internet and social media, citizen scientists could help you get the job done on time and on budget.

This webinar brings together three experts in crowdsoucing science. They will explain how it works, where to find citizen scientists, and how to insure you get the best data possible.

The live webinar is free for all and requires a short registration. An archived version of the event will be available for on-demand viewing on AAAS MemberCentral within 48 hours of the event.

Friday, April 5, 2013 - 12:00 pm EDT
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Have a research project that requires large data collection and analysis? Working on a tight budget and an even tighter timeline? Ever thought about outsourcing some of this work to the public? Using the power of the crowd, via the Internet and social media, citizen scientists can help get the job done on time and on budget.


This webinar brings together three experts in crowdsoucing. They will show you how it works, where to find citizen scientists, and how to insure you get the best data possible.


Join us April 5 at 12 noon ET for this hour-long webinar, brought to you by AAAS MemberCentral.

There will also be a live conversation on Twitter about the webinar, join the conversation at #AAASWebinar
Speakers:

Darlene Cavalier
Founder of SciStarter and Science Cheerleader

Darlene Cavalier is the founder of SciStarter.com, an online citizen science community. The site is a one-stop-shop for potential citizen scientists and a share space where researchers recruit participants. She is also the founder of ScienceCheerleader.com, a site that creates mechanisms for public engagement in scientific research and policy discussions, but is far better known for giving rise to the “Science Cheerleaders” comprised of more than 250 current and former NFL and NBA cheerleaders who are also scientists and engineers. Cavalier herself was a cheerleader for the Philadelphia 76ers. These so-called Science Cheerleaders playfully challenge stereotypes, inspire young women to consider science careers, and involve people from all walks of life in citizen science. Cavalier is the Director of Special Projects at Discover Magazine. She holds a Masters Degree from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia where she resides with her husband and four children.

William Ludington Bowes Fellow at UC Berkeley
Cofounder of uBiome

Will Ludington, PhD, is Bowes faculty fellow in the Immunology and Pathogenesis Division of the Molecular Cell Biology Department at UC Berkeley, where he studies the interactions between endogenous gut microbes, the host immune system, and host behavior using metagenomics and experimental model systems. Coming from a background in both large scale ecology and cell biology, the microbiome was a natural research direction. Will cofounded the citizen science startup, uBiome, in order to put metagenomic research into the hands of the public.

Iyad Rahwan

Associate Professor & Head Computing & Information Science, Masdar Institute
Coauthor of Balloon Challenge and Tag Challenge

Iyad Rahwan is Associate Professor at Masdar Institute, a research institute established in cooperation with MIT. He is an Honorary Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, and was previously a visiting scholar at the MIT Media Lab. He holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne. Dr. Rahwan's research on crowdsourcing and social mobilization appeared in major academic journals, including Science, PNAS, and IEEE Computer, and was featured in popular media, such as The Economist, MSNBC, New Scientist, and Popular Science. Dr. Rahwan led the winning team in the 2012 US State Department's Tag Challenge, in which he used crowdsourcing to successfully locate 3 people in remote cities in less than 12 hours.

 Moderator:Adam Ruben is a writer, comedian, storyteller, and molecular biologist in Washington, DC who has performed stand-up comedy for over 10 years at clubs, colleges, and private venues. Adam is the author of the book Surviving Your Stupid, Stupid Decision to Go to Grad School (Broadway Books, 2010) and the monthly humor column "Experimental Error" in Science Careers. He has appeared on NPR's "All Things Considered," the Food Network's "Food Detectives," and the Science Channel's "Head Rush," and currently co-hosts "You Have Been Warned" on the Discovery Channel. Learn more at adamruben.net.