Youth ages 13-26 are invited to submit original scientific research or position papers to the Citizen Science Technical Board for the 2009 Citizen Science paper competition! Winners will, in addition to publication, have the chance to present their work at the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (UN CSD), convening at the United Nations Headquarters (NYC) from May 4-15, 2009.
“The ability to speak before some of the most influential people in the
world was indeed an honor and something that I will remember for years to come.”
CitizenScience, the science and technology program of SustainUS, is hosting its annual paper competition. The winning submission from each group will be published in Citizen Science, an online journal that honors youth in the United States that are interested in enriching public dialogue with innovative and scientific approaches to sustainable development. In addition, authors of winning submissions will have the opportunity of presenting their paper at the UN Commission on Sustainable Development’s 17th Session (UN CSD-17) in New York City in May 2009. At UN CSD-17, SustainUS will be joined by the US State Department in recognizing your initiative, leadership and insight.
Papers should be written for a non-scientific audience on natural or social science topics related to the economic, social, technological or environmental dimensions of sustainable development addressed by the current session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development. UN CSD-17’s thematic issues are: Agriculture, Rural Development, Land, Drought, Desertification and Africa. Papers need not describe original research, though original research is welcome and encouraged. Based on current education affiliation, submissions will be divided and judged in the following groups: middle and high school, undergraduate and graduate.
Please submit your paper to the Citizen Science Technical Board. Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis until February 6, 2009. Please direct all paper submissions and questions to CitizenScience@SustainUS.org. For more information, competition entry rules, and winning papers from prior years, please visit www.sustainus.org/citizenscience.
Good luck!
