Community Science Symposiums
The Aquarium of the Pacific and its Marine Conservation Research Institute hosted community science symposiums to gather local community science volunteers, practitioners, and scientists to discuss their work. The symposiums brought together people with varying levels of experience who are interested in environmental conservation to share ideas with fellow community scientists from diverse programs throughout Southern California; interact with scientists and experts from California and the U.S.; discover new programs and opportunities for community science in Southern California; and learn more about community science in formal and informal settings.
The Aquarium has hosted community science symposiums in 2016, 2017, and 2018. Summaries from past symposiums are catalogued here. When these symposiums were held, citizen science was the more commonly used phrase for community science.

2018 Symposium Proceedings
This report summarizes the 2nd Annual Citizen Science for Conservation in Southern California Symposium hosted by the Aquarium of the Pacific on Saturday, March 24, 2018.

2017 Symposium Proceedings
This report summarizes the 2nd Annual Citizen Science for Conservation in Southern California Symposium hosted by the Aquarium of the Pacific on Saturday, March 4, 2017.

2016 Symposium Proceedings
Our 1st Annual CSCSC Symposium was held at the Aquarium of the Pacific on February 20, 2016. This Symposium featured Keynote Speaker Dr. Caren Cooper. Copies of the Symposium Report, Presentations, Program, and Abstracts are available online.