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September 2nd abstract deadline for American Geophysical Union (AGU)  
sessions!

Please post to your listserv(s) this call for abstracts for the  
following AGU education session. Share it with science educators in  
your area and scientists working with science educators.

Consider submitting abstracts to ED18, an education session on citizen  
science being offered at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall  
Meeting in San Francisco, December 13-17, 2010:

ED18:  "Does Citizen-Science Equal Science Plus Public?"

Citizen-science programs are gaining in popularity and have the  
potential to benefit participants, extend scientific research, and  
improve public understanding of how science is done. This is  
accomplished by engaging non-specialists in observations, measurements  
or classifications that further scientific activity.  Citizen  
scientist involvement can range from passive to active, depending on  
their interests and the scientific goals of a particular program. Some  
programs deal with scientific questions that could not be investigated  
effectively without the aid of large numbers of volunteers. Abstracts  
may also include lessons learned from current citizen science projects  
in space, environmental, biological and geo-sciences, and a discussion  
of future directions.

Abstract Deadline: September 2, 2010 (23:59 EDT)

The abstract on-line submission form and submittal instructions are  
available from the AGU Web site at http://www.agu.org/meetings/fm10/.  
AGU policy allows one "education" abstract to be submitted in addition  
to a "science" abstract. If you are not a member of AGU, an AGU member  
may sponsor you to submit an abstract. (Contact Connie at [log in to unmask] 
.)

For further information, please contact the session conveners listed  
below.

Sincerely,

Connie Walker, National Optical Astronomy Observatory, 520-318-8535, [log in to unmask]

Stephen M. Pompea, National Optical Astronomy Observatory,  
520-318-8285, [log in to unmask]

Pamela Gay, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 617-307-6546, [log in to unmask]

Bryan J. Mendez, University of California at Berkeley, 510-643-2178, [log in to unmask]

Brian H. Day, NASA Ames, [log in to unmask]



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Constance E. Walker, Ph.D.
director, GLOBE at Night campaign (www.globeatnight.org)
chair, International Dark-Sky Association Education Committee
associate scientist & senior science education specialist, NOAO

National Optical Astronomy Observatory (NOAO)
950 N. Cherry Avenue
Tucson, AZ 85719 USA
520-318-8535
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