Science in Society
“Understanding”, “engagement”, “participation” – these are common words associated with citizen involvement in science and technology issues. An increasing number of debates, consultation processes and conferences address science in society...
Exhibit development
How can science centres compete in a world where information is so readily available from many different directions? Can we structure our exhibitions in a non-linear way and use mediation tools to successfully capture and captivate 21st century...
Science in Society
Volunteer contributions to science centre activities are more important than ever. The worldwide economic crisis has led to funding cuts in areas related to culture and scientific research. As a result, many special activities or programmes are...
Science in Society
Young people need the freedom to discover themselves and their world. With this in mind, what concept, form and design should exhibitions and exhibits have? Surely the methods and possibilities of obtaining information, gaining new insights and...
Outreach
Mobile science projects aim to make science popular. Each project has its own target audience and goal, so there is a huge diversity of styles among them – from science trucks to science workshops in Pompei. Different assessment methods can be...
Exhibit development
Looking to rent or buy traveling exhibitions? This year, we take another look at current and upcoming travelling science exhibitions across Europe. This rapid-fire session will give you a glimpse of the huge range of exhibitions on offer, leaving...
Networking & Partnerships
The data we collect about institutions says a lot about how we perceive our mission. We can usually find data about the numbers of visitors and their demographic statistics, as well as financial data such as annual turnover and physical data such...
Exhibit development
This session is specially designed for content developers, designers, constructors, communicators and marketing specialists. This workshop session will unite specialists from different fields in a common creative process. The quality of our...
Exhibit development
Most organizations creating a science centre are first-time buyers. But the commercial fabricator is a skilled supplier with years of experience. So how can we capture the creative impulse of a new organization while also using a fabricator’s...
Research, theory & evaluation
Eight researchers have eight minutes each to present the outcomes of their research and make proposals for putting results into practice. The session does not undermine research methods and processes but aims to link research outcomes to...
Marketing & communication
Sometimes simple and cheap marketing or promotional actions generate a lot of response while expensive actions fail. Why? In times of economic crisis it is important to spend money on those tools that are efficient and that generate a return in...
Operations & finance
Freedom of failure is an essential part of science and learning. How can we offer our visitors the freedom of failure and manage this concept in our organizations? Presenters will discuss the successes and drawbacks of the freedom to fail through...