Café des sciences: Participatory science
5 June: 8.30pm - 22h30
Restaurant Françoise,
6 rue du Gal Leclerc Avignon
8.30pm - 10.30pm
Free admission
The participatory sciencesalso known as citizen scienceThis is a scientific approach which involves the active participation of the general public in the research process. This approach makes it possible to mobilise a wide range of people, often non-specialists, to collect data, observe phenomena or even contribute to the analysis of results.
Guests:
LPO League for the Protection of Birds
Speaker: Christophe Nguyen-the
Through participatory surveys, canvassing camps and individual observations, participatory science helps to improve our knowledge of nature by encouraging local residents to get involved, while fostering their interest in protecting biodiversity.
https://www.lpo.fr/s-engager-a-nos-cotes/sciences-participatives
Ailerons" Association
Speaker: Matthieu Lapinski
WINGS is a not-for-profit association governed by the French law of 1901, founded in May 2006 in Montpellier (Hérault, France). It is through the collective action of volunteer scientists, students, volunteers from all walks of life and with the help of all sea users (fishermen, managers, associations etc.) that WINGS carries out its projects. Its main objectives to date are the study and conservation of Mediterranean sharks and rays.
https://www.asso-ailerons.fr/nos-projets/diable_de_mer_mediterraneen/
Scuba diving
Speaker: Serge Césarano
The French Federation of Underwater Studies and Sports manages several participatory science projects:
The site DORIS of the FFESSM, scuba diving federationaims to identify, illustrate and describe the maximum number of species, both common and rare, that can be seen underwater (or from the shore) in French waters in mainland France and overseas.
https://doris.ffessm.fr/
CROMIS - Underwater Environment Observation Logbook
Diving, snorkelling, submarine hiking or walking on the foreshore, search, find, observe and identify your marine and freshwater encounters. Then share your observations and images with scientists working on biodiversity. https://biologie.ffessm.fr/cromis
PACA Alien Network
Launched in early 2025 by the Friends of BioObsthe project ALIEN PACA can be used to monitor the arrival and/or presence ofNon-native species in the region Provence-Alpes-Côtes d'Azurincluding the Principality of Monaco. This project is intended to form part of a wider regional network involving various partners. https://bioobs.fr/blog/nos-activites/les-reseaux-alien/alien-paca/
Astronomy and cosmology
Brice Haziza present Zooniverse which is a portal to citizen scienceextension of the original project Galaxy Zoo which invited Internet users to classify galaxies.
https://www.zooniverse.org/projects/zookeeper/galaxy-zoo?language=fr
https://www.zooniverse.org/
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