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...
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...
Outreach
Leonardo AlfonsiHerbert MuenderJan Riise
Science events are a highly engaging tool to foster citizen participation in science and technology. Over the past 15 years the number of events increased as well as the variety of profiles that characterise a science event. What’s the...
Collections
Anne PrugnonIan Russell
How can institutions overcome barriers between curatorial and interactive exhibit departments? How can we move beyond ways of thinking that often prevent us from designing exhibitions that combine ‘museum objects’ and ‘interactive exhibits’ in a...
Human Resources
Maria XanthoudakiAnne Lise MathieuBeth StonePaola RodariHeather King
Explainers are among the professions present in almost all museums and science centres around the world. However, their tasks, training, backgrounds, length of stay on the job – even the name used to define them – varies across different...
Operations & finance
After an overview of the fundamentals of fundraising for museum staff and volunteers, work with other participants to identify your centre or museum’s constituency, and learn how to make your funding community grow. Develop new fundraising ideas...
Explainers & visitor services
Nathalie CapletJasper VisserKirsten EllenbogenSophina Jagot
The web and its social networks – they are the ultimate tools to reach beyond time and space. But once we’ve got the website, the blog, the profile, what should we do then? How can we get the most out of these resources? Experiences from...
Science in Society
Mireia BesMarzia MazzonettoMaite DebryLinda Leuchars
The field of health research engagement of citizens, and particularly of local communities, is not only a very important focus of actions financed by the European Commission (as stated in Horizon 2020). Partnerships between organizations such as...
Science in Society
Sally DuensingAndrea BandelliSally Duensing
This session offers participants time to explore in-depth ideas from a classic book which participants must read in advance of the session. This experimental seminar-style session is aimed at encouraging all participants to be actively involved...
Science in Society
James BellMichel ClaessensMatteo MerzagoraSara CalcagniniAntonio Gomes da Costa
Speakers will each have five minutes to discuss their favourite science centre or museum and share why this place is distinct for them. This session will inspire serious reflection on what makes our institutions memorable. After presentations,...
Design
LAURENT CHICOINEAU
The popular fabrication and “maker” movement seems to be the next big thing in the field of digital culture and new technologies. Stemming from both the academic field (MIT, Boston) and from more underground networks (i.e. hackerspaces), this...
Science in Society
Julie MoskalykMichal PiadlowskiMarie-Christine HergaultMarie-Christine HergaultNils Petter Hauan
How can we produce enough food for the planet’s population? How can we save the forest and the sea to ensure the bio-diversity? How do we cope with the expected sea level rise? How can we supply the world with enough energy? The science of...