Society for
Amateur Scientists Community Update
The Society for Amateur Scientists
Community (Fig. 1) is an online forum where amateur
scientists can share ideas, ask questions and interact
with one another. Participants can also keep a personal
journal that they can share with others. This provides
participants with a personalized mini-web site that
they can update any time.
Access to the SAS Community is free
for SAS members. A free trial membership is available.
Logging in is quick and easy.
The most active section of the Community
is the Forum section of the SAS Message Board. By far
the most popular topic to date is astronomy. A thread
begun by Bill Dembowski has received 17 comments and
338 views.
Sheldon Greaves SAS Observatory Registry
proposal is the second most popular topic, with 19 replies
and 242 views.
You can find the SAS Community
here.
The SAS Community web site states,
"Connect with ordinary people like you who can
do extraordinary science." The site lists these
resources and advantages for participants:
Beginners:
Create your own profile and get plugged into citizen
science!
Share your own projects and interests
Communicate privately and instantly with anyone without
sharing your email address
Find folks who share your interests and add them to
your "colleague" list
Get help for your projects
Find SAS Local Chapters near you
Find great local science-related events for your family
Link up with some of our great Affiliate Organizations
Advanced:
Share your ideas, insights and best practices with others
Mentor others
Post photos, diagrams and schematics of your work
Add to our growing list of great Websites for citizen
scientists
Buy and sell hard-to-find science equipment, or post
a "Wanted" ad FOR FREE!
Let everyone know about upcoming events you are involved
in
Create your own online focus groups to explore topics
that interest you. Or join an existing group!
Find extraordinary volunteer opportunities for citizen
scientists
Readers of The Citizen Scientist
are invited to join the discussion at the SAS
Community.
Forrest M. Mims III 
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