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Citizens Training School, 2015

Palace Hotel, Belgrade

7-9 April inclusive

 

Leaders: Lisette de Senorpont Domis (NL), Giovanna Flaim (IT); Eleanor Jennings (NETLAKE Chair)

Local host: Predrag Jovanic (Institute for Multidisciplinary Research, University of Belgrade).

Working Group 3 in NETLAKE is focused on the development of a citizen science initiative at NETLAKE and other lake sites.  Over the first two years in NETLAKE, this group has been trialing a range of approaches to involve citizens and schools in monitoring their lakes.  During the summer of 2015,Working Group 3 designed and carried out a pilot monitoring programme for citizens.  To work towards this, thry held a three day training school/workshop in Belgrade 7-9 April 2015.

 AIMS:

  • to exchange knowledge with citizens on our lake systems
  • to trial a set of potential measurement methods             
  • to design a monitoring schedule for citizen scientists for the multi-lake survey