Science in Society
Europe has to maintain a high level and high quality of scientists, technicians and engineers, but meeting this objective seems to find obstacles when it comes to young people and their choices for a career in science. What are the factors...
Networking & Partnerships
Through an interactive, participatory session we will explore the challenges, risks and benefits of developing exhibits and exhibitions in partnership. Working in partnership can help museums and science centres achieve unique, creative results...
Marketing & communication
What is an exhibition without a title? Creating a great and attractive exhibition or show is one thing. But then you need a title, a logo, and a poster to advertise your brand new project. How do you pin down the best set of words and an ideal...
Education
Science centres can present archeology using modern methodologies, exhibits and new technologies to capture the essence of the ancient world. The session will discuss how different institutions in Europe engage family audiences in archeological...
Science in Society
Young people in their teenage years stand out in ways that classify them as a cultural group in their own right. While there is variance from country to country and culture to culture, teens universally have unique ways of understanding the world...
Science in Society
During this armchair tour session, participants will take a journey through Eastern and Central Europe where a number of brand new science centers and museums projects are emerging. We will start in Serbia, move north to the Czech Republic and...
Operations & finance
Creating a new or reinventing an old planetarium was never as easy as it is today. With 4k, 8k and 3D stereo full dome displays we can easily play it safe just choosing appropriate shows and displaying them within the dome. But is it enough to...
Media
Today, an enormous amount of science news reaches the public via a multitude of channels – television, radio, internet, books, magazines, news agencies and research institutions. Not to mention science centres and museums. This session will...
Strategy & vision
Michael Jones
Michael Jones Chief Technology Advocate, Google, gave a speech entitled "The Billionth Visitor".
More than one billion people search for answers, write to each other, or chat with their friends every day using the Internet. Even when...
Education
Hands-on workshops are dominated by physics, chemistry and engineering experiments. What about biology? Are biologists closed in bio-labs, limited by a need for special equipment? We would like to show the best of short biology experiments which...
Explainers & visitor services
Stories are a powerful tool, but exhibitions with firm storylines raise questions about visitors’ freedom to explore content on their own. Should science exhibitions suggest paths or simply let visitors create their own journeys? What motivates...
Explainers & visitor services
Putting the visitor at the heart of what we do is essential to the appeal and success of a science centre or museum. But just how far are we prepared to go in applying this principle? How much freedom can we handle? Co-curation is the active...