On September 26-27, 2024, a Training School took place in Novi Sad, Serbia, focusing on the application of citizen science to mitigate the risks associated with ticks and tick-borne diseases. Over the course of the two-day program, participants also had the opportunity to engage in the local Researchers’ Night event. The event was both productive and rewarding, and we look forward to the next meeting with anticipation!

Presentations from the meeting are available below:

1. Welcome from the representative of Centre for Science promotion, Serbia Bojan Kenig – Citizen Science

2. Snežana Tomanović – example of the use of citizen science in project “Talk to Tick”

3. Marina Žekić – example of the use of citizen science in project “Tick Detect”

4. Ilaria Pascucci – Identification and testing of ticks collected from patients

5. Karen Krogfelt – flåtinfo.dk

6. Sally Cutler – Pragmatick communication strategy

7. Gábor Földvári – The PRAGMATICK mobile app

8. Jovana Bila Dubaić –  “Bee hotel and beyond: Citizens on the frontline of bee research – a journey from fear to fascination”

9. Anna Wierzbicka – Don’t play with the tick! Win against TBE

10. Félix Valcárcel and Sonia Olmeda – citizen science and the GARES project

11. Natasha Rudenko – Citizen science project

12. Sally Cutler – Radio Ticks

13. Maja Cvek – Tick collecting in Istria

14. Monika Stefanović-Stojanović – Communication skills of researchers

PROGRAM:

PDF version: Program of Training School in Novi Sad