Equity & Inclusion
Christopher Power
Note: Session was canceled due to absence of convenor and speakers. Multimedia handheld guides and smartphone applications offer many new possibilities for interaction between audiences and science museums — prior to, during and after a...
Education
Ed SobeyEd SobeyMartin KulhawczukSusanne RehnMarcin ChydzińskiMichael BradkeElin Roberts
Space and time are abstract concepts until they are measured. Children estimate distance and time poorly and have little practice in measuring either one, yet these two issues are fundamental to experiments and understanding science. Immediate...
Explainers & visitor services
Marjelle van Hoorn
Social media is everywhere. Individuals and institutions use it all the time. Social media can influence the way people perceive time and space. The ideas of time and space are changed through social media; the museum space gets bigger and bigger...
Exhibit development
Iara Dos SantosNathalie PuzenatAude LestyEsther HamstraOwain Davies
The session will mix juniors and seniors from various exhibition fields. In these fields, seniors could be seen as representatives of established and efficient methods and juniors as messengers of innovative ideas which can help exhibitions...
Human Resources
Heather KingElaine ReganMarjolein van BreemenMeie van LaarMaria Xanthoudaki
What kind of teacher training and professional development do informal science institutions offer that other providers do not? What resources, experiences and expertise can we provide that are better than those available elsewhere? In this...
Explainers & visitor services
Moeko TABATALech NOWICKIAlexandra LangFabrice JouvenotMichael BradkeTOMONORI HAYAKAWA
An exhibition is a set of exhibits wherein the visitor walks through, touching nd experiencing one after the other. From time to time, however, our visitors like like to have real person-to-person contact. The visitor wants to talk, demonstrate...
Strategy & vision
Michèle ANTOINERob van HattumLIONEL LARQUE
Sustainable development will be high in political and media agenda with the Rio+20 Conference coming up in June 2012. This is a wonderful opportunity for our institutions not only to reinforce public awareness of environmental issues but also to...
Outreach
Ed SobeyMoeko TABATAVarda Gur Ben Shitrit
The role of science centres is not limited to the four walls of a building. They have the expertise to make their engagement activities work from a distance, to go to where the people are, and to reach wider and new audiences, switching them on...
Science in Society
Tânia Margarida CostaPenny FidlerAna Noronha
At its heart, science is a practical, hands-on subject. Scientists must explore, test, experiment and investigate over time and across nations to gain new insights of how we humans, and the world around us works. However, the amazing careers and...
Design
Sara SummersMoeko TABATADavid TombolatoDave Patten
How do we communicate scientific information effectively through colors, shapes, animations, and other visual means? Visualization enables visitors to think in creative ways about the information in front of them, bringing brand new perspectives...
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...
Networking & Partnerships
Barbara StreicherAntonia CaolaBernard AlauxLaurence Muller
How do science centres link with the innovation sector (companies, research institutions, etc.)? Do we go beyond treating partners as potential sponsors by inviting them as active subjects in shaping our content? Do we convey to our audiences...