ACSC2023 - (other acsc conferences)
19-21 April 2023
Linz, Austria
published November 14, 2023

Under the theme "ver.suchen - ver.einen - ver.antworten" (try - unite - take responsibility), the Austrian Citizen Science Conference (OECSK2023) took place at the Johannes Kepler University in Linz between April 19 - 21, 2023. The OECSK2023 was organised by the Citizen Science Network Austria in close cooperation with Johannes Kepler University Linz, Ars Electronica and the Ludwig Boltzmann Gesellschaft.

Editorial Board

  • Daniel Dörler
    Institute of Zoology, Department of Integrative Biology and Biodiversity Research University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
  • Florian Heigl
    University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
  • Olivia Höhener
    Participatory Science Academy (PWA)
Main Session
Editorial: ver.suchen - ver.einen - ver.antworten
F. Heigl, O. Höhener and D. Dörler
“Die Sprach-Checker”: Young Citizen Scientists Explore their Languages in Mannheim’s Neckarstadt-West
R. Farag, C. Möhrs and E. Schoppa-Briele
The Mieminger Schneeferner - an extreme Citizen Science project on a small glacier in Tyrol
F. Westreicher, I. Mantl, S. Mantl and J. Riser
Between economic efficiency and idealism: motivations for beekeepers participating in a honey bee health research project
L. Morawetz and R. Brodschneider
5 Years Ragweed Finder: From the Idea to the official reporting tool of Ambrosia artemisiifolia
L. Dirr, J.M. Bouchal, K. Bastl, M. Bastl, U.E. Berger and F. Grímsson
My Tune: Music therapy from OUR perspectives
I. Stepniczka and J. Fent
Social disparities in students’ access to STEM and Art
J. Lauss and C. Helm
17 Criteria for Transformative Citizen Science
N. Hempel, V. Gantcheva-Jenn, H. Wolf, R. Boch and M. Sachtleben
Let IT Dance! Experience computer science with dance and music
M. Rottenhofer, E. Schmidthaler, B. Sabitzer, I. Groher and C. Hoermann
Citizen Science and Pollination Research: Lessons Learned from a Research Collaboration in Community Gardens in Berlin and Munich
S. Karlebowski, M. Egerer, A.E. Neumann, J.M. Schmack and U. Sturm
How to explain AI in an understandable way? Citizen scientists, AI experts and artists find answers together
K. Meyer, T. Meneweger, L. Bauer and M. Mara
Aiming at the bigger picture: Citizen science addressing biocultural diversity
B. Heinisch
Citizen science as a band-aid for an ailing science system?
B. Heinisch
Immoral Behavior in Everyday Life: Including Citizen Scientists in Moral Psychological Research
V. Aignesberger and T. Greitemeyer
The project design influences the quality of contributions in an online Citizen Science project
J. Rittenschober, S. Kleindorfer and D. Frigerio
"This is (not) Rocket Science – Citizen Science as Mission Control" Space and Citizen Science at the Vienna Museum of Science and Technology (2022– 2025)
The Storytelling Café as a Citizen Science Method: generating knowledge, communication and education
B. Pichler, G. Dressel, E. Hutter, E. Reitinger and K. Heimerl
expedition.nationalpark.2022 – Dialogue as a method for a transdisciplinary format
M. Auinger, M. Jungmeier and K. Hilgarter
Innovation Data Sprint in Citizen Social Sciences
S. Segler and J. Gantenberg
Enabling people with diverse abilities to Participate in the Design of Digital Mapping Tools for Inclusive Community Planning in Germany
J. Brüggemann, H. Köckler, C. Walter-Klose, M. Vittinghoff, J. Flacke and K. Pfeffer
How to assess scientific excellence in Citizen Science? Co-creating a science award
M. Bessert-Nettelbeck, M. Müller and S. Voigt-Heucke
Knowledge Production with Design Thinking for Citizen Science
Urban transformation and citizen science: A systematic approach to open urban sustainability hubs