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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

Human Resources
Kim Gladstone HerlevKim Gladstone HerlevKim Gladstone HerlevGuy LabineEllen McCallieKirsten EllenbogenEva JonssonJudy Gradwhol

Most science centres and museums are dynamic institutions who are continuously changing to optimize their space. Change management is an extremely relevant challenge throughout this continuing process. Some changes are easy to manage but very...

Human Resources
Julie MoskalykOlle NordbergJulie MoskalykStephen Pizzey

Travelling exhibitions have many challenges. What happens when borrowing and lending parties have different expectations regarding prices? Is there a risk of important information being lost in translation? What are standard staffing and...

Education
Hannu Salmi

According to the literature, science centres tend to achive meaningful motivational and learning results among school groups only if teachers have prepared for the visit using both pre- and post-visit materials. Teacher training is key in this...

Exhibit development
Stephen Pizzey

This session is an opportunity for those involved in the operation of small science centres to exchange ideas, learn new developments and renew contacts. Centres with astronomy, space science or related themes will be approached for contributions...

Science & Arts
Ed SobeyEd SobeyANNA PORROGiorgia Bellentani

This panel aims to show some innovative approaches linking art, science, and creativity for kids and schools. The connection between art and science is developed on a double track process: through a hands-on method – typical of the teaching of...

Research, theory & evaluation
Sally DuensingVarda Gur Ben Shitrit

Three case studies will explore applying research and evaluation insights into exhibit design. Analysis will cover unexpected outcomes as well as intended aims to highlight the tools and theories applied in a variety of environments....

Equity & Inclusion
TOMMASO NASTASIShana TurakhiaDominique JongenTOMMASO NASTASIElodie TouzéStéphanie Kappler

Are museums prepared to welcome visitors with special needs at the same time or in the same spaces as other visitors? This challenge is met by some museums where the tools developed for that aim could be relevant for all. Some experiences...

Science in Society
Marzia MazzonettoPaola RodariAndrea Bandelli

Science centres and museums are promoting themselves as platforms for governance, citizen participation and dialogue on the relationship between nature, science and society. What are examples of success, in which museums and science centres have...

Science in Society
Jan RiiseJan RiiseMarie-Pauline GacoinVarda Gur Ben ShitritMichel Claessens

This session is about the specific challenges of communicating “big science” of the large-scale research infrastructures. It will include aspects like public understanding and acceptance as well as the challenges of talking about...

Science in Society
Ana NoronhaMarjolein van BreemenPedro RussoChristophe Chaffardon

The cosmos has always been a source of inspiration for mankind. Science and technology have produced spacecraft, robots, telescopes and antennas, making space exploration a reality and bringing space applications into our daily lives. Could that...

Exhibit development
Maarten Okkersenjussi savaIan SimmonsPeter UllstadPieter AartsenClaudia SchleyerIan RussellEsther HamstraLAURENT CHICOINEAUveronique HALLARD

It’s like creative speed dating: Meet exhibition makers and designers in an intimate setting and talk about managing creativity, content development, succesful design and management of exhibitions and exhibits. This new format will stuff as much...

Media
LAURENT CHICOINEAU

Thanks to online social media such as blogs, social networks, or curating tools (like scoop.it), lots of news has been published, commented, re-published, re-commented, etc. One no longer needs to graduate from journalism school to be a science...

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