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Dr Joseph Roche undertook a STSM in November 2017 and developed a research agenda around the role of citizen science in education.

A List of data quality standards across different disciplines was developed.

A workshop was organised by WG 2 in Lisbon, Portugal to create an outline for a paper on synergies between citizen science and education.

Invasive Alien Species (IAS) are a growing threat to Europe’s biodiversity. A JRC-COST joint workshop focused on strategies for collecting and sharing data gathered by citizens, with the aim to support a European early warning and rapid information system.

The aim is to present high quality, original manuscripts related to user experience (UX) of technologies used in citizen science, such as, for example, mobile technologies, sensors, games, and data gathering applications for illiterate users in remote areas, among the others. Abstract submission opens on November 1st, 2017.

The Issue is dedicated to exploring the methodologies and research techniques developed & delivered to tackle the challenges of Geospatial Big Data.

The International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA) is organizing a special issue called ‘VGI: Looking Towards the Next 10 Years’ in the Journal of Geographical Systems and would welcome papers on any VGI-relevant topic as follows.

EFSA - European Food Safty Authority published a call for tender on crowdsourcing.

For young researchers from ICT Countries a new COST Instrument is created. With the new Cost Action Networking Tool, it´s possible to attend international science and technology related conferences that are not specifically organised by the COST Action itself.

The Citizen Science COST Action CA 15212 invites Action members’ applications for Short Term Scientific Missions (STSMs). Deadline: October 7, 2017.