What are the best practices for handling citizen science data sets? What practices help assure quality and appropriate downstream use? How do you best comply with new NASA data management plan requirements? What is open data? Learn from NASA and other experts how to tackle these and other data and metadata related questions.

Speakers will share insights on strategies to give new volunteers the knowledge and skills they will need to be helpful to your project and concurrently motivate and deepen their participation. Speakers will address the interrelated challenges of developing skills, deepening understanding of science, and building comfort in the social practices of projects.

Whether your goal is to attract more project volunteers or to welcome a more diverse volunteer pool, how you present your project online can help or hinder. Hear inspiring stories from NASA project leaders who are working on these goals, and concrete suggestions on web communications from NASA’s own Citizen Science Communication Officer.