Exhibit development
Frank DittmannSarah KellbergOtmar MoritschTina KubotÅsa LindgrenSuzy Antoniw
Developing and designing an exhibition is a challenging and creative process. Visitors, and often colleagues, only get to see the final results. The idea of this session is to illuminate the process of creating an exhibition. What was the...
Operations & finance
Erik Jacquemyn
We have seen science centres become dependent on large financial contributors. But if this contributor fails, centres suddenly miss a large amount of their normal income. Therefore, a science centre should diversify and stand on at least three or...
Exhibit development
Maarten OkkersenHarry WhiteClaudia SchleyerMichel JungeIan RussellElena Mashintsova
Once again, in the ever-popular, entertaining and thought-provoking Pecha Kucha session, each speaker will present 20 slides. Each slide will be automatically advanced after 20 seconds while the speaker follows. The subject is interactive...
Marketing & communication
Joanna KalinowskaBlanka FijolekDave Patten
Partnerships with business are something we all dream about. But is it possible? How can we turn sponsorship into partnership and what do we base it on? The aim of this session is to present cooperation with business from the perspective of...
Sally DuensingMichiel BuchelRobert FirmhoferAndrea BandelliAntonio Gomes da Costa
Policy making is often associated with bureaucratic and boring decision-making processes, where citizens are nothing but the victims of a system outside of their direct control. And yet, policy making (and having an impact there) is now the...
Science in Society
Alex VerkadeJen WongMark DingemanseBas Haring
Innovation starts with dreaming. So, to innovate, we need good dreamers. Who are the best dreamers we know? Kids. Artists. Philosophers, maybe. People less confined by the shackles of scientific knowledge. On the other hand, who is more likely to...
Collections
Claes Johansson
Natural History Museums are often imagined to be traditional repositories of historical collections. They continue to draw millions of visitors each year and are family favorites owing to the weird and wonderful collections. These museums remain...
Science in Society
Filip NicolaisenMichaela LivingstonePål Brekke
The last decade has opened outer space up to mankind, both scientifically and to the public, in a way that hasn’t been witnessed since the Space race of the 1960s. Mars-rovers, exoplanets, public space flights and a digital infrastructure...
Collections
laura ronzonJohannes-Geert HagmannMaarten Okkersen
This new session format is seeking to leave the comfort zone of science centres and museums, opening the debate on a controversial subject: do science centres need objects to increase their impact, to be innovative and relevant, and to meet their...
Tim PorterTim PorterDavid Kanter
Many science centers are struggling to innovate in the broad realm of digital media, recognizing that their institution’s future depends on connecting with their audiences in new ways. How do we balance quality hands-on experiences with an...
Education
Marzia MazzonettoJosh GutwillTessa van SchijndelVesna PajićMarjelle van HoornHeather King
How can science centres and museums encourage parents to facilitate their child’s science learning and engagement? Families are among the most important museum and science centre audiences. Parents can play a key role in the success or...
Human Resources
Linda ConlonLesley Lewis
CEO-Board interaction is a key factor in organizational success. A positive Board-CEO relationship creates synergies that will support fundraising and leverage existing relationships between Board members, science centre interests and personal...