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Sustainability: sharing practices

The need to address sustainability at a global level is critical, but implementation is challenging. During this reverse panel, four science centres and museums will share examples of their sustainability initiatives.

Our convenor will frame the conversation, arguing that museums and universities are poised to be sustainability leaders and increase public sustainability knowledge. Subsequent case study presentations will include a building energy efficiency project turned into a public engagement opportunity, lessons learnt from organising a sustinable Ecsite conference, news from the UK's premier sustainable attraction and findings from a pilot study of children’s workshops and modules.

Participants will be invited to contribute their own sustainability efforts to our synthesis of best practice, and will leave the session with practical next steps

Facilitator

Manager of National Outreach Initiatives
Boston University

Session speakers

Image of Chris Dunford
Sustainability Engagement Manager
At-Bristol Science Centre
Chris Dunford is Sustainability Engagement Manager for the At-Bristol Science Centre. For the past five years Chris has helped At-Bristol find ways to inform and motivate the public around environmental issues using a range of techniques utilising his organization’s best practice as a case study of a sustainable organisation. Chris works closely with Bristol’s council, business partners and community organisations to make Bristol the European Green Capital 2015 and leading sustainability city.
Head of Communications & PR
Trento
Italy
Antonia Caola, general manager of Ecsite Annual conference 2015 held at MUSE, will illustrate some actions put in place during the past Ecsite conference in Italy, explain the obstacles and the opportunities met, what was already in place before the conference and what remaind beyond it. Lessons learned and failures will be the starting point for what we wish will be a lively, participated discussion among peers.
Head of exhibitions and partnerships
Frameries
Belgium
Nathalie Cimino, will share the sustainable operational/educational program under development at PASS Museum in Belgium, which will be running in the next months.
picture of Gerhard Sprung
instructor
FH JOANNEUM
Graz
Austria
Gerhard Sprung, will illustrate how in FH JOANNEUM in Graz they developed and tested several workshops and modules for children by means of the "Schrotty" project.