Hi all, wondering if there are any Ambassadors in SE Victoria that would like to Collaborate on some citizen science events ? Comment here or email me facilitator@cecinc.net.au
Welcome to the forum, Linda!
@tiwane and @kestrel, there have been a few of these threads where users are “Trying to connect with other ambassadors in my area”:
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/a-call-to-future-canadian-ambassadors/
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/long-island-ny-inaturalist-ambassadors/
https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/any-inaturalist-ambassadors-or-users-from-istanbul-here/
After a few seconds of searching, it looks like Discourse offers a locations plugin:
https://meta.discourse.org/t/locations-plugin/69742
Maybe ambassadors could be directed to a page like that? They could put their pin on a map (if they want to), and look for nearby pins to collaborate with?
Just brainstorming a more efficient way to do this, rather than hoping that a fellow ambassador sees your random forum thread.
You could manually match people up, but I think the mapping and pin method takes the workload off of you. It might also help clients who want to access an ambassador, since they can search the map to find one.
Not sure how it works with data privacy laws, but presumably ambassadors are already putting themselves out there to some extent. It just has to show their city or their general area (e.g. “Southern California”).
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Thanks Adam My understanding is they are working on an ambassadors list but in the meantime they suggested reaching out on the forum
Yes, I’m going to get an opt-in ambassador directory going very soon (within the month is the hope!), just working on figuring out the best format and platform for it. Thanks for your patience with the forum threads for a few more weeks!
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