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During this talk we will present our vision for the academy as a global leader in capacity building for citizen science whilst maintaining it as a community driven space. This future should closely connected to the vision of the research infrastructure for citizen science, the community and you.

Abstract

The ECS project was developed to strengthen and broaden the European citizen science community. A key component towards achieving this is ensuring everyone has the necessary knowledge to design, implement and evaluate citizen science initiatives. The ECS Academy, a learning hub co-created with the community, was developed to achieve this. With a variety of self paced courses, instructor led courses and learning resources it creates a learning journey for anyone wanting to participate. As the ECS project is ending, ECSA, as the reference organisation for citizen science in Europe, will be responsible for maintaining the academy relevant, active and barrier free whilst ensuring its long term sustainability. During this talk we would like to present our vision for the academy as it strives to be a global leader in capacity building for citizen science whilst maintaining it as a community driven space. Looking ahead, the academy could be an integral part of the capacity building services of the emerging research infrastructure for citizen science that the RIECS-Concept project is conceptualising, ensuring that training and capacity building remain accessible and aligned with wider European efforts. The academy’s future development should be closely connected to the vision of research infrastructure, the community and you.