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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
sandrine Delon-GuillienCatherine OualianSara Raposo

Commitment: 21st century skills

The current crisis and its impact on the functioning and offerings of our museums have highlighted the need for all professionals to develop skills to face new challenges. It has also...

Was there simply not enough time to network during the day? Or perhaps you were so engrossed in the sessions and our Keynote speaker that there was no time to connect with peers? And for our colleagues in North, Central and South America it was...

Learning
Caroline WhiteCaroline WhiteShanmin SultanaAaron ApplebeyHollyann Stewart

​Commitment: 21st century skills

How might you reimagine the work of your education and learning team when you can no longer engage in-person? At Science Gallery, human connection and conversation are at the heart of an...

Science ♥ society
Monika MayerMeie van LaarPaul BonifaceClémentine BricoutMonika Mayer

Museums have for years been trying to reach out to other groups within society, striving to engage them into STEM topics, but during the pandemic the need for engaging a more diverse group of families became more and more relevant. The pandemic...

Strategy & vision
Patricia VerheydenYuko OkayamaLath CarlsonJulia WillisonAilsa Barry

What are our greatest fears and hopes for the future of our field? How do we see the world evolve, and what will the role of our institutions be? Will science centres and science museums still exist? Moreover, if they are still around what will...

Exhibit development
Peter ElsaesserPaul Goulet

During this 45 minute session, Paul, also known as Little Ray, takes you on a virtual tour through three live, animal travelling exhibitions currently on display in the USA. Paul explains their vision and why we are aiming to bring Little Ray’s...

Exhibit development
Christina ClassenFriederike WawerkaDominik EssingClayton CutajarHarry WhitePaul Orselli

Two ‘old hands’ comment on the next generation’s ideas. NEXT GENERATION refers to different aspects: new content, a new generation of exhibition-makers, modern forms of exhibition design or contemporary educational strategies. We'll consider...

Strategy & vision
Thierry BrassacMarion SabourdyAnna Gunnarsson

Whether you did (or didn't) attend Part 1, welcome to this book-lovers session. A time to think about and share the best ways to mix books and science together. We'll sit together around a digital campfire (with virtual marshmallows, but REAL...

Exhibit development
Andrea VeldkampWouter VerbiestMaarten TaborskyAmparo Leyman PinoPaul OrselliAnna SchaefersMichael Feser

The idea-jam session lets you open your mind as far as possible and allows you to come up with wild concepts that challenge what we think is possible within the field of science engagement. The idea-jam session will reopen its doors this year for...

Science ♥ society
Audrey ChangSarah SeiterBrad MacDonaldMaren Krumdieck

How can we help individuals and communities articulate their values about data ethics and privacy and help them build basic skills for critical thinking, while seeing the beauty within it? Museums are uniquely positioned to help visitors think...

Audrey O'Connell

A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make contacts and find out more.

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Enjoy traditional, Slovenian, gastronomic delights at the Conference's Gala Dinner, together with 1200 Conference participants. And expect a Kersnikova twist!

More about this event coming soon.

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