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Edgy and Foundation sessions

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Get a solid basis if you’re entering the science engagement field & be challenged to advanced strategic thinking if it’s future perspectives you’re after. To help you browse through the programme, you'll find some of the sessions labelled edgy or foundation.

Here're some examples:

Foundation sessions

A new science centre: from vision to strategy to reality
Speakers: Hans Gubbels, Erik Jacquemyn, Dov Bercovici, Frank Steslow, Hamid Al Naimiy, Jakub Svrcek, Michele Lanzinger, Kim Gladstone Herlev, Rachael Blackburn

21st century skills: how to introduce them in your science centre
Speakers: Patricia Verheyden, Andrea Durham, Welmoet Damsma, Tom Rockwell, Christel LE DELLIOU

The Final Countdown! Surviving the last six months before opening
Speakers: Tania Johnston, Werner Rien, Jochen Viehoff, Jorge Perez-Gallego, Oana Sandu, Emma Webb

Edgy sessions

Both keynote speeches, of course! By Alice Roberts and Nina Simon

Science centres and policymaking: a shared vision
Speakers: Per-Edvin Persson, Rosalia Vargas, Guy Labine, Bruno Maquart

Equity: are we reaching non dominant audiences & is it working?
Speakers: Lynn Scarff, Louise Archer, Emily Dawson, Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska

Learning ecosystems and regional communities
Speakers: Bart Van de Laar, Monique Mourits, Justin Dillon, Kathrin Unterleitner, Mairead Hurley, michael van der meer, Sevil Akaygun, Melita Oven

And much more... Check out the online programme and start building your personal one!

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2017 Ecsite Conference

This 28th edition brought 1,058 participants from 52 different countries to Porto, Portugal.  A warm thank you to our brilliant hosts: Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) and Ciência Viva - and of course to all the participants who make this conference so special!