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Annual Conference sessions

The first Ecsite Conference took place in 1989. Here you can browse all Conference sessions since 2010. Use the search engine to look for people, topics...

Looking for an older session? Our digital records start in 2007, with programme pdfs attached to each conference page

Strategy & vision
Caitlin SouthwickChristopher GartheChristian SichauMaria João FonsecaRoddy Skinner

The UNESCO Roadmap for Education for Sustainable Development (ESD for 2030) developed the whole-institution approach and identifies corresponding actions to implement sustainability in extracurricular learning institutions. This session will look...

Learning
Sophie PerryDerek FishYuko OkayamaLiesbeth de Bakker

The Covid-19 pandemic clearly impacted everyday science learning as many institutions had to seek alternatives to face-to-face interactions and adapt their offerings due to lockdown measures. In such times, collaboration between researchers and...

Exhibit development
Ines MontalvaoDaniel RosqvistClaire PillsburyCarla Molins-PitarchMarco MirandaMichael Bradke

This is part two of an in-depth session where we will find out where participants stand when it comes to prototyping; what it encompasses in theoretical terms and also in practice. Through a deeper understanding of this concept and how we...

Science ♥ society
Erik StenglerSadie BowmanRichard Coates

Science is full of stories and telling them well is an art form! In this interactive, playful workshop, participants will approach abstract science concepts through a series of theatre games and exercises to distil these concepts into immediate,...

Science ♥ society
Catherine OualianMarjan DoomNathalie PuzenatAlain GloorAisling Murray

The Covid-19 crisis and its "infodemics" brought critical thinking issues back to the forefront. The crisis made clear how little sight on science and scientific thinking makes science extremely vulnerable for mistrust.

What strategies...

We may be apart, but the spirit of Ecsite must live on!

To close day one of the Conference, join us for the first ever Ecsite goes Eurovision - a musical extravaganza and competition as members from across our community perform their...

Equity & Inclusion
Ben WardKate KnealeDafni Konstantinidi SofronaAnnabella ZamoraAndy Keenan

​​Commitment: Equity & inclusion

One in five people live with some form of disability or disease; this is a huge proportion of the population. For many this can be a barrier to engaging with physical locations. New...

Exhibit development
Andreas MattAndreas MattStefanie HolzheuAlvaro Almeida

Science is open by nature. Researchers share their findings in publications, and each scientist benefits from and builds on top of each other’s work, in a wide, interlinked community. How much of that translates into science communication? In the...

Explainers & visitor services

Join Copernicus Science Center on a journey into astronavigation, from old ways of Vikings to modern methods used by astronauts during missions to the moon. We will dive into old myths of medieval warriors from the north and we will reach stars...

Strategy & vision
Maria ZоlоtоnоsаJulie BeckerJulia EllrichAudrey KorczynskaANGELA LOMBARDOSebastian MartinInes MontalvaoMarco MirandaGiulio BonanomeMaria ZоlоtоnоsаJulie Becker

This workshop is a celebration of ice breakers, warm-ups, energisers and check-ins: we are convinced that they are the glue that will make your online workshop inclusive, effective and pleasurable.

Meet a team of facilitators whose...

Equity & Inclusion
Vanessa MignanSanne den AdelAbi AshtonColleen M. SchmitzDavid JonesAntonia CaolaNikita GerritsenCristina Veiga-Pires

​​Commitment: Equity & inclusion

This is the second part of the Equity@Ecsite session, whereby the experience of the pioneer institutions will inform and...

Strategy & vision
Ari Martin Laakso

Scientists have always travelled to remote places for study and research. In the same way, tourists today travel to remote destinations and want to understand and learn what they see and experience. The scientific tourism initiative focuses on...

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