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Local/national conference
28 May 2013 - 30 May 2013
For 22 years now, the EBN Congress has attracted international decision-makers, business frontrunners, innovation centres, incubator managers, business analysts and angels, investors, policy-makers, academics and role model in their respective sectors. This year, the EBN Congress will be hosted by NORIBIC (with the support of Irish BICS and in association with Invest Northern Ireland), The Northern Ireland Business & Innovation Centre and EBN in Derry~Londonderry, Northern Ireland.
News 4 April 2013
Four weeks after arson destroyed Città della Scienza in Naples, Italy, an event was held 9 April 2013 at European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, to raise awareness among institutions and opinion leaders and declare a desire to reconstruct Città. The proceedings were packed with people – many of whom traveled from Italy to show support for Città.
Vice-President of Ecsite, Brigitte Coutant, Universcience, Paris, spoke briefly at the event to show support for Città on behalf of Ecsite.
Workshop
30 November 2013 - 6 December 2013
Science Museum and School: A Cooperation to improve teaching, learning and discovery – European Training Course for Teachers and Museum Explainers, 9th Edition, Munich, Germany, 1-7 December 2013
The course aims to encourage the use of the museum as a teaching and learning resource in science education and to contribute to the enrichment of professional knowledge and expertise in using museums.
News 14 March 2013
The Ecsite network is eager to learn what’s next for Città della Scienza following the fire of 4 March 2013. Here, Anne-Marie Bruyas, head of International Relations, Fondazione IDIS-Città della Scienza, answers some important questions about the difficult present and hopes for the future.
News 11 March 2013
“Since the first moments after the fire of 4 March 2013, Ecsite has rallied around their colleagues at Città della Scienza,” reads a message from Anne-Marie Bruyas, head of International Relations at Città.
Robert Firmhofer, President of Ecsite and Director of Copernicus Science Centre in Warsaw, Poland, and Catherine Franche, Executive Director of Ecsite, were in Naples on Tuesday, 11 March to express their solidarity with the team of Città.
News 5 March 2013
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News 20 February 2013
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! has been running successfully in the UK since 2008 and more recently also in Ireland and Australia. There could be possibilities to bring this project to other locations. Here’s the contact information for any Ecsite members who may be interested in pursuing a collaboration with this project: http://imascientist.org.uk/help
This is the main idea behind the project:
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! is an online event where school students get to meet and interact with scientists.
News 19 February 2013
The Pavilion of Knowledge – Ciência Viva in Lisbon, Portugal, is looking for a Head of Visitor Experiences to lead the Team of Explainers and manage their communications skills.
We are seeking to appoint an outstanding individual to lead the development and implementation of strategies to engage visitors with the museum and their exhibitions in a positive, enduring and innovative way.
This position will imply significant opportunities to implement modern concepts of science communication and education in a science centre environment.
News 15 February 2013
Views, Opinions and Ideas of Citizens in Europe on Science (VOICES) is a one-year-long EU-funded project coordinated by Ecsite which has particularly innovative and challenging objectives.
News 30 January 2013
Seeking Evaluator for the European Project VOICES – Views, Opinions and Ideas of Citizens in Europe on Science Ref.: SiS.2013.1.2.1-1 – Citizen’s active participation in EU Research and Innovation policy-making (Coordination and Support Actions: Grants to Named Beneficiary)
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