Sharing this for COS4Cloud project. I am not part of the project. if you have questions, there are emails at the end for Alex and Angela.

Are you interested in camera traps? Then, we need you on board!

We are thrilled to invite you to a co-design activity, organized by the European project Cos4Cloud, to learn about two services that will improve your experience using camera traps. You will also help us improve these tools. How? By letting us know the challenges you experience when using camera traps and sharing your opinion about the services we will offer. 

If you are someone who uses camera traps, a citizen scientist interested in recording animal activity, or an environmental or biodiversity expert who needs wildlife data, we need your expertise! By joining, you will also have a nice time chatting with a diverse group of people about camera traps, nature and citizen science. You don't need any previous experience or training in co-design; just be willing to enjoy this creative session!

You will learn and share your opinion about:

(1) FASTCAT-Cloud: a service that allows you to upload and analyze all the videos and pictures captured with your camera trap in the FASTCAT-Cloud website: get only the images and recordings of wildlife activity and quickly identify the species names thanks to Artificial Intelligence (AI) software.

(2) FASTCAT-Edge: a service that lets you build your intelligent camera trap to record only videos and pictures of wildlife activity and quickly identify the species names.

Sign-up here: https://bit.ly/2S11pLW

• When: 30 June, 15:00-17:00 (CEST)
• Language: English 
• Where: Online
• Co-design facilitator: Science for Change, member of Cos4Cloud and an experienced company that tackles societal challenges affecting communities using innovative techniques such as the co-design methodology and citizen science.
• Agenda: 

• 15:00-15:10: Welcome and a brief presentation of Cos4Cloud and the co-design methodology. 
• 15:10-15:25: Presentation of FASTCAT-Edge and FASTCAT-Cloud 
• 15:25-16:45: Short explanation of the dynamics of the workshop and the Miro platform. List and discuss the main challenges you face when using camera traps 
• 16:45-17:00: Conclusions and closing.

I don't know anything about technology. Should I register anyway?

Sure! You do not need to have previous knowledge. We will carry out activities to understand your opinions and proposals. This workshop is open to everyone interested in camera traps.

Why should you join? 

• You will be an active part of the open science movement: Cos4Cloud's technical services are open source and are intended to be adapted and improved by the interested community.
• You will be able to do networking with other professionals or persons using camera traps.
• You will also receive a guide on how to apply co-design to a citizen science project

If you have any doubts, please contact Alex Amo ([email protected]) and Ángela Justamante ([email protected],cat).