Community science is a collaborative research effort that connects scientists and science enthusiasts in the broader community. Anyone can become part of the scientific process by participating in community science projects and collecting data to answer important research questions.
The Rocky Mountain Community Science Conference (RMCSC) is a biennial conference that gathers community science practitioners, managers, participants, and enthusiasts to discuss the successes and unique challenges of community science programs in the Rocky Mountain region. The conference includes oral presentations, rants, workshops, networking opportunities, and a poster session.
Pictured: The 2024 cohort of the Wyoming Naturalist Program.
Registration for the 2024 conference is now open!
Join us for the 2024 conference on Thursday, December 5, and Friday, December 6, from 8 AM to 5 PM, in the East Yellowstone Ballroom of the University of Wyoming Union Building. This year's conference will be hybrid - with options for in-person or virtual attendance.
In-Person registration: $75 ($50 for students)
Virtual registration: $50
Registration closes on November 29. The final schedule will be released in early November.
We want you to speak at the conference!
We are accepting abstract submissions through November 1.
We will notify you of our acceptance decision the week of November 4. All presenters will need to register for the conference at the normal rate.
Questions? Please email conference coordinator, Mason Lee, at mlee37@uwyo.edu with any questions.
2024 Keynote Speaker: Julia Kumari Drapkin, CEO of ISeeChange
Julia is the CEO and founder of ISeeChange. She founded her award-winning climate change tech company after over a decade of reporting natural disasters and climate change across the globe and in her own backyard on the Gulf Coast. Today, it is almost impossible to separate our natural, built, and social environments. Weather and climate affect the type of infrastructure we build and how we live, work, and play in our communities. While our social environment determines how those impacts are experienced, it also determines which voices are heard from when it comes to solving problems.
Julia is connecting the stories to the data and producing unprecedented information related to climate change for use across numerous industries and communities. Under her leadership, ISeeChange has received national and international recognition from the Obama White House Climate Data Initiative, NASA, MIT Solve, Echoing Green, TechStars, the United Nations, Grist, AGU, and the AAAS.
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