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18 June 2004
The 2004 Citizen Science Conference
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Attendees at the 2004 Citizen Science Conference were treated to a fascinating demonstration of laboratory glass blowing at the California Institute of Technology. Photograph by Forrest M. Mims III. Click image to enlarge. |
Anyone who has attended
either of our previous gatherings in Philadelphia and Pasadena can tell
you that an SAS Citizen Science Conference is a great way to spend a weekend.
This year the program is shaping up to be the best ever.
We have a typical (for us) constellation of
remarkable and interesting speakers. Dr. John Lighton will be talking
about effective and inexpensive ways to take environmental measurements.
Dr. Diana Deutsch will be telling us more about her latest research into
audio illusions. Roger Gilbertson will explore the problem of describing,
understanding, and mimicking human consciousness. Forrest Mims will
discuss how to get people involved in doing amateur science, and newcomer
Dr. Lin Chambers will tell us about a remarkable program in which NASA
is making atmospheric data available to citizen scientists for individual
research.
Of course, there is much more on the program. To see
a partial list of speakers and learn more about the Conference, visit
the Conference Page
on the SAS web site.
We will, of course, be presenting the Benjamin Franklin Citizen Science
Award, as well as hearing from this year's Arthur Winfree Lecturer. A
pre-conference activity is in the works, with details to be announced
shortly.
If you haven't registered for the Conference yet, don't wait! Sign
up today!
Sheldon Greaves 
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