D-A-CH working group

Mission and goals of the working group

The aim of the WG is to intensify cooperation in German-speaking countries, to use synergies, to exchange best practices and to establish short paths of (informal) exchange. The goals are:

• The expansion of personal contacts and the establishment of closer cooperation.
• Identifying and setting common priorities
• To enable trilateral project consortia and to initiate concrete projects.
• The further development of CS in terms of content and quality in the German-speaking region
• A stronger and more uniform presence of CS in the international arena
  
  

Further topics for 2023

The D-A-CH working group is planning the following joint activities for 2023:

• Citizen science conferences: There is potential for synergies in the national conferences held in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, which can be exploited even more. In 2023, members of the D-A-CH working group are represented in the respective other conference committees.
• At the Austrian Citizen Science Conference 2023, the D-A-CH working group was actively involved with a joint workshop on the topic of "Mentoring under one roof (DACH)". In this way, the D-A-CH working group is following up on the jointly explored topic of a "mentoring programme" and is examining the potential and feasibility of a cross-border offer for the CS community.
• Training offers: In the area of "Training", the D-A-CH working group 2023 deals with the topics "Open Data in Citizen Science" and "Digital Ethics". Corresponding digital events will be planned and carried out together. In addition, the D-A-CH working group plans to process the findings in the form of a guide.

Members

The members of the D-A-CH working group work at universities and research institutions or are otherwise active as actors in the context of citizen science. They come from the following institutions, among others:

• Österreich forscht / BOKU University
• OeAD – Zentrum für Citizen Science
• Schweiz forscht / Science et Cité
• Partizipative Wissenschaftsakademie (Universität Zürich/ ETH Zürich)
• mit:forschen! Gemeinsam Wissen schaffen (Wissenschaft im Dialog & Museum für Naturkunde Berlin)
• WWU Münster
• Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena
• Leibniz-Institut für Deutsche Sprache (Mannheim)
• open science for open societies - os4os gUG

Contact/contact persons

Austria:
Daniel Dörler: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Florian Heigl: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Switzerland:
Tiina Stämpfli: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Olivia Höhener: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Germany:
Wiebke Brink: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.