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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

Learning
Martin KulhawczukNoel JacksonIan RussellMarco MirandaJohn DowneyPedro PomboSamar D. KirreshElin RobertsKai Håkon SundeChiara TrevisinRannvei SætherAstrid WaraPeeranut Kanhadilok

Welcome to the Grand Bazaar. Here dozens of creative and hands-on table-top activities await science explainers and other science enthusiasts, whether new to the profession or seasoned. At each station, make things, build things or play with...

Learning
Carlin HsuehMaria ZоlоtоnоsаWalter StavelozYumi MiyaharaMuki Haklay

Public engagement with and understanding of science are central to improving standards of living everywhere and to building a better future for the planet. Science engagement players can play a crucial role in connecting global communities while...

Mingle with other first-time delegates and meet a few conference old-timers who will be sharing their tips and tricks to make the most of the Ecsite conference.

Join this informal breakfast for a refreshing start to intense hectic...

Learning
Daniel RosqvistAlfred GrimlundMagne HognestadSara BaggeTor-Inge RasmussenSander KaskMartin Swift

Outreach is an especially vital aspect of science communication in Northern Europe as its low population density means there are many who live in remote areas. This has also come to be true for socioeconomicly segregated areas, especially in the...

Suzana Filipecki MartinsSami PihkalaLoris Cecchinicarla giustiIwona GinElisa AtgerFrancisco Franco del AmoBruna ValettiniCarole PalecoAna NoronhaManuel CiraPieter TijtgatAndreas MattJuanita Schläpfer-MillerIngeborg VeldmanNaama Charit YaariOshrit Navon-ManErik ArendsCarmen FenollosaCristina PacaSuzana Filipecki Martins

Could an object describe your entire project?

The courageous speakers of this session took on this challenge and will be telling you about their projects in an original and jargon-free style.

Expect a 2min story for each project,...

Exhibit development
Julie BeckerLeonel AlegreAlexia JACQUES CASANOVALeonel AlegreDorothée VatinelPeter TrevittSamuel LagierInes MontalvaoMichael FeserAdria LeBoeufJulie BeckerHaydn Antoniw

Are you facilitating creative team processes? Tired of always using the same old tricks? Interested in the wider potential of creative techniques? This session is for you.

For this workshop 10 facilitators have gathered and selected a wide...

Learning
Kate KnealeRichard Houghton

The GameLab brings together people who are working with games and play in science centres and museums. They are experienced at creating games which range from real world escape rooms to virtual reality adventures, community game hacks to...

Exhibit development
Stefan FahrngruberMaarten TaborskyClaudia SchleyerJochen HungerMichael BradkeClaire Pillsbury

As we work in the creative field we're asked to come up with new innovative ideas day after day. But is that really possible? Can we really have good and new ideas out of the blue?
In this session we go on a journey to explore the human...

Science ♥ society

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of...

Science ♥ society
Maya HalevyMeie van LaarAnnette KlinkertFrederick Fenter

Engaging and empower future decision makers is crucial to "build effective cooperation between science and society", as the European Commission's...

Strategy & vision
Thierry BrassacBart Van de LaarMatteo MerzagoraJoana Lobo AntunesLeonardo AlfonsiHolly HastedGioia MoslerDubravka VejnovicMelanie WunschSilvia ProckNader Wahbeh

The academic world can sometimes appear puzzling, complex or even “inert” to other science engagement actors ; however, many fruitful collaborations are possible.

Why (and how) should science centres and universities collaborate better?...

Learning

The Ecsite MakerSpace is a physical location at the conference centre curated by a group of tinkerers and educators from all over the world. In this inspiring environment full of tools, materials and demonstrations, we’ll present hands-on...

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