On September 26-27, 2024, we will be organizing a Training School in Novi Sad, Serbia, focused on the application of citizen science to prevent tick and tick-borne disease risk. During the two-day training, participants will have the opportunity to engage in the local Researchers’ Night event.

Location: CineStar Novi Sad 4DX (BIG Shopping center), Sentandrejski put 11, BIG CEE Novi Sad 21000, Novi Sad, Serbia

 

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

 

Day 1 – September 26^th  9-17h

• 09.00-09:30            Registration and sign up
• 09:30-10:00            Welcome from Gábor Földvári chair of the COST action, Hungary

Welcome from the Director of “Scientific Veterinary Institute Novi Sad” and the Local organizers service information

• 10.00-10.20             Welcome from the representative of Centre for Science promotion, Serbia Bojan Kenig – Citizen Science
• 10.20-10.35             Snežana Tomanović – example of the use of citizen science in project “Talk to Tick”
• 10:35-10:55            Marina Žekić – example of the use of citizen science in project “Tick Detect”
• 10:55-11:20            Coffee break
• 11:20 – 11:35          Ilaria Pascucci – Identification and testing of ticks collected from patients
• 11.35-12.00             Karen Krogfelt – flåtinfo.dk
• 12:00-12:20            Discussion, Q & A
• 12:20-13:20            Lunch time
• 13:20-13:30            Group picture
• 13:30:13:35             Start of afternoon session with a body wake-up moment
• 13.35-13.50             Sally Cutler – Pragmatick communication strategy
• 13.50-15.00             Group work I (Check your name tag for group colour)
• 15:00-15:10             Coffee break
• 15:10-16:00             Group reports
• 16:00-17:00            Q & A,  Discussion and Wrap up of Day 1

 

Day 2 – September 27^th  9-17h

• 09.00-09.30          Gábor Földvári – The PRAGMATICK mobile app
• 09.30-10.00          Jovana Bila Dubaić –  “Bee hotel and beyond: Citizens on the frontline of bee research – a journey from fear to fascination”
• 10.00-10.30           Anna Wierzbicka – Don’t play with the tick! Win against TBE
• 10.30-11.00           Coffee break
• 11:00-11:20           Félix Valcárcel and Sonia Olmeda – citizen science and the GARES project
• 11.20-11:50            Natasha Rudenko – citizen science project
• 11:50-12:15            Sally Cutler – Radio Ticks
• 12:15-12:30            Maja Cvek – Tick collecting in Istria
• 12:30-13:30           Lunch
• 13.30-14.15            Monika Stefanović-Stojanović – Communication skills of researchers
• 14.15-15.20            Group work II (Check your name tag for group colour)
• 15.20-15.30            Coffee break
• 15.30-16.00           reports after Work group II
• 16.00-16.30           Q & A, Discussion
• 16.30-17.00           Wrap up of Day 2 and whole Training School
• 17:30                       Dinner

20:00-24:00            Visit to the event “Researchers Night” and performance of the “Tick-Quiz” and the tick escape room with children at the event

Website of the event: LINK

Additional information:

 

Local organizers:

• If you want to spend a day before or after in Belgrade – please contact Snezana Tomanovic for more info  snezanat@imi.bg.ac.rs
• If you want info about restaurants and night life – please contact Marina Žekić marina@niv.ns.ac.rs
• For anything else you can contact Sara Savic sara@niv.ns.ac.rs

Traveling to Novi Sad

• If you are coming by plane:

The nearest airport is in Belgrade. From Belgrade airport, there is a bus No 600 that goes to train station (about half an hour) and there is a train to Novi Sad (the trip is 37min). This option is cheaper (less than 20e for the bus + the train), but takes time and going around (not too much walking).

There are also taxis at the airport – they are expensive, make sure you agree on the price before you start the travel. We can organize the taxi for you from here, and it is 50-60e per taxi, so if 3 of you share it that is not so expensive. If you choose this option you have to let us know several days earlier.

• If you are coming by bus: there is an international bus station in Novi Sad, just inform us.
• If you are coming by train: there is an international train station in Novi Sad, but maybe that trains are coming only to Belgrade, so just inform us.
• If you are coming by car: make sure you reserve accommodation with parking and inform us