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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

Networking & Partnerships
Rinske van den BergDaniel LexénTobias ErikssonMikkel Bohm

The session analyses the evolution of industry role in the Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) education ecosystem, contributing to the debate on Education and Learning – “Teaching innovation. The art of changing perspectives...

Beth HawkinsJana KopfováDagmara LipinskaTessa van SchijndelAnna GunnarssonJane Dowden

School groups visit science centres and museums because they offer a fantastic opportunity for students to learn outside the classroom – the museum learning experience aims to be memorable, inspiring, and engaging. The experience is...

Collections
Claes Johansson

Natural History Museums are often imagined to be traditional repositories of historical collections. They continue to draw millions of visitors each year and are family favorites owing to the weird and wonderful collections. These museums remain...

Equity & Inclusion
Jan RiiseMatteo MerzagoraClaire Ribrault

Science centres, science museums, science festivals and similar entities generally consider themselves as actors facilitating social inclusion, social cohesion and social justice. In fact, they present themselves as opportunities for everyone to...

Nathalie CapletIlse van ZeelandIan SimmonsWalter StavelozClaire PillsburyJustin DillonDiana Issidorides

Ten original and provocative speakers will Pecha Kucha their way through the museum or science centre of their wildest dreams. What does the centre look like? What will it promote or oppose? How will it fire up the public’s mind?

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Kim Gladstone HerlevTom RockwellAdam TobinGeno SchnellTeis Christiansen

This session will uncover great ideas for how to make innovation a sustainable part of business for science centres and museums.

One of our key competences as science centres and museums is our ability to be innovative. We build on the...

Michael John GormanAndrea BandelliJosep PerellóClare Matterson CBE

Historically, discussions of the interface between art and science have tended to focus on artists representing or illustrating some aspect of science, while leaving the science intact and unquestioned. In this session, we will explore how...

Education
Marzia MazzonettoJosh GutwillTessa van SchijndelVesna PajićMarjelle van HoornHeather King

How can science centres and museums encourage parents to facilitate their child’s science learning and engagement? Families are among the most important museum and science centre audiences. Parents can play a key role in the success or...

Explainers & visitor services
LAURENT CHICOINEAUJean-michel MolenaarGaëlle CRENNMicol Molinari

Museums and science centres are often cool places for kids. They come with the school and/or their family. But what about grown-ups? We know that enticing teenagers and young adults to science centres is not so easy. Some of us believe that...

Science in Society
Barbara Streicher

South East Europe is the home region of many scientists and world-famous minds who have contributed to modern development. It could also be a centre of modern innovation just by increasing public awareness on the importance of natural sciences,...

Human Resources
Barbara StreicherAndrea BandelliKate SteinerPaola Rodari

Being innovative, especially in a collaborative environment, requires an understanding of the status quo and of the efforts made by others in the same and similar fields.

As a research project, we started by reviewing existing literature...

Science & Arts
Pia ArebladDidier LavalMaria Mebius-SchröderGuillaume Trap

How does innovation happen? Enhancing society’s innovation capacity is essential for social prosperity and economic development. Innovations are sparked by challenging old ideas and practices and trying out new ones. This requires courage...

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