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Day 1: Mon, 13 Sept 2021
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Welcome10:00 - 10:20Introduction to the Conference + Slack Platform
by Organising Committee
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Keynote10:20 - 11:10Engaging people in documenting and managing biodiversity
by Madhav Gadgil
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Contributed Talks11:15 - 11:30Rain Gauging - hyper local rainfall data generation
by Peeyush Sekhsaria
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11:30 - 11:45Citizen Science Action – Protecting the Bawkhals
by Sachin Marti
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11:45 - 12:00KURMA: An expanding network for chelonian conservation and data collection in India
by Sreeparna Dutta
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12:00 - 12:30BREAK
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Poster 12:30 - 13:30
Status and Distribution of Fireflies in Meghalaya; Using Citizen Science Approach - Emma Magdalene Nonglang
Macro-Fungi of Indian Sub-continent - Shrey Gupta
Tree Species Diversity in Mulund, a Suburb in Mumbai, India - Aditi G.S Nerkar
TAG ALONG; A platform for Citizen Scientists, to record tagged bird resightings - Tuhina Katti
Bird diversity in Stella Maris College, Chennai - S. A. Vidhya
Bihu Bird Count: A citizen science initiative for bird documentation during the festive season - Rupam Bahduri
The False Trail: Role of citizen-science for urban biodiversity conservation - Debanngini Ray
Documenting Biodiversity of Ukhrul: Learnings and Experience from Our Citizen Science - Ng Ngashangva
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13:30- 14:30BREAK
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Contributed Talks14:30-14:45Conservation of City Wetlands through Crowd Studying Odonates in the Marathwada Region, Maharashtra
by Ameya Deshpande
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14:45 - 15:00Citizen science and decision making for conservation of livestock biodiversity in India
by Debanjana Dey
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15:00 - 15:15The complex of cryptic species complexes: adapting to a changing landscape in citizen science
by Arjun Kamdar
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15:15 - 15:30Spread the Word, Bird by Bird
by Anandarup Bhadra
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15:30 - 18:30BREAK
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Keynote18:30 - 19:30Ethical Issues in Citizen Science
by Lisa Rasmussen
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Day 2: Tue, 14 Sept 2021
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Keynote10:00 - 10:50Barefoot Ecologists
The journey of Barefoot Ecologists - beyond numbers and information
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Contributed Talks11:00 - 11:15Capacity building for bird monitoring in Thanamir, Nagaland
by Kaushik Sarkar
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11:15 - 11:30Assessment of Scope and Relevance of Citizen Science in Indian Higher Education Institution
by Shyam S. Phartyal
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11:30 - 11:45The use of eBird data for conservation in India
by Swaroop Patankar
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11:45 - 12:00Prose and Poetry to Citizen Science- Being a Nature Enthusiast
by Nishand Venugopal
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12:00 - 12:30BREAK
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Contributed Talks12:30-12:45Data Availability of Open Access Biodiversity Information's in Kerala
by Manoj Karingamadathil
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12:45 - 13:00Improving the quality of big citizen science data: Learnings from eBird
by Mittal Gala
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13:00 - 13:15AI-based Owl Call Recognition: A Pilot Project
by Swaroop Nayak
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13:15 - 13:30Citizen Science and Science, Technology and Innovation: Need and case for a synergy
by Krishna Ravi Srinivas
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13:30 - 14:30BREAK
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Open house Session14:30 - 15:30Working Group on Citizen Science Data: Considerations and Best Practices
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Day 3: Wed, 15 Sept 2021
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Keynote10:00 - 10:50
What motivates a citizen scientist - Teacher and student experiences from around the country
by Teachers and Students of SeasonWatch
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Contributed Talks11:00 - 11:15Promoting awareness of insects through the Insect Walk - To Know, Love & Conserve among citizens
by Shubham Dhanraj Chhapekar
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11:15 - 11:30Being 'Social' for Citizen Science
by Sayee Girdhari
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11:30 - 11:45How SeasonWatch popularized Citizen Science in Kerala
by Muhammed Nizar K
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11:45 - 12:00Community Science and the Biodiversity Picture: Connecting People & Adding Resolution
by Ramnarayan Kalyanaraman
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12:00 - 12:30BREAK
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Poster 12:30 - 13:30
A strategy to conserve the bird population during road expansion plans - Prabhakar Sastri
Discovery of Woolly-necked stork’s Nests, a Vulnerable (IUCN) Species in Kerala - Siji PK
Dragonfly Festival, a citizen science initiative - Chetna Kaith
Butterfly diversity and associated host plants at Lal Dhori, Junagadh, Gujarat - Vipul Varjangbhai Bamaniya
Charotar Crocodile Count: Monitoring crocodiles through citizen scientists - Anirudhkumar Vasava
Nature Camps: Helping Children Become Citizen Scientists - Maxim Rodrigues K
Days with purple rumped sunbird - VADIVUKKARASI . A
When we stopped walking the streets what happened to the street dogs? - Anandarup Bhadra

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13:30 - 14:30BREAK
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Lounge session14:30- 15:00Fun Sessions: Quiz by WWF | Vote for your fav CitSci logo | Feedback Forms
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Contributed Talks15:00 - 15:15Spider Week India: A novel citizen science initiative to document spiders
by Siddharth Kulkarni
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15:15 - 15:30DiversityIndia: Observing India’s biodiversity for 20 years
by Vijay Barve
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Day 4: Thu, 16 Sept 2021
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Open house Session10:00 - 10:55Working Group on Diversity and Inclusion in Citizen Science
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Contributed Talks11:00 - 11:15Bird collisions with buildings in India: A synthesis of current knowledge
by Peeyush Sekhsaria
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11:15 - 11:30Avi-fauna Data Collection in Madhya Pradesh thru Bird Surveys
by Ajay Gadikar
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11:30 - 11:45Evidence of life stage and event specific responses of Danaus butterflies to rising temperatures
by Vinayaka G. Hegde
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11:45 - 12:00An investigation into the spatio-temporal patterns of the Himalayan Vagrant butterfly
by Paul Pop
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12:00 - 12:30BREAK
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Contributed Talks12:30 - 12:45A Malayalee Mango Mystery
by Krishna Anujan
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12:45- 13:00Citizen science as a tool to understand bird migration
by Ashwin Viswanathan
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13:00 - 13:15The joy and tears of digitizing historical bird data
by Maxim Rodrigues K
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13:15 - 13:30Reeflog - involving divers in citizen science
by Suneha Jagannathan
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Contributed Talks14:30-14:45Kerala Bird Atlas 2015-2020: aspects and outcomes
by Ashish Jha
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14:45 - 15:00Emerging Moth-ers of Kerala through citizen science
by Unnikrishnan MK
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Closing Session15:30 - 15:40Vote of thanks by Organising Committee
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