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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.

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

As part of his STSM at Technion - Israel Institute of Technology under the supervision of Dr. Assaf Shwartz and Dr. Liat Levontin, Martin Jeanmougin developed a database on published studies of the motivations of citizens to participate in citizen science projects.