Science ♥ society
Ahmet Üzümcü
Ahmet Üzümcü is the Director general of the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). The OPCW is the winner of the Nobel Peace Prize 2013.
H.E. Mr Ahmet Üzümcü was appointed Director- General of the OPCW in December...
Equity & Inclusion
Manuel Cira
Our planet is our home. However, it is a finite world which will have to satisfy the needs of 12 billion people by 2100. How can we foster innovation so as to help make our planet a better place to live for all? How can we generate new...
Alexandre QuintanilhaMao ImaizumiSophie BougéCarmen GuerraLeonel Alegre
When developing a new exhibition most science centres rely on scientists and scientific institutions. But what do we expect from them? Expertise and skill, validation and acknowledgment, creativity and inspiration, or even money? In this session...
Marketing & communication
Harrie SchlechtriemCathrine Strøm NøstvoldElina VesanenCecilia Ekstrand
Teachers in primary and secondary schools are one of the science center’s most important target groups. In this session, Heureka (Finland), Tom Tits Experiment (Sweden), VilVite (Norway) and Continium – Discovery Center Kerkrad (...
Explainers & visitor services
Malvina ArtheauMarc JamousGrozdana ErjavecMicol MolinariMarc JamousBeth Hawkins
Serious games are a mean of sharing scientific contents in a new way. As gaming gets the player emotionally and personally involved, serious games have been shown to enhance the efficiency of a given message. But designing one implies to reach...
Marketing & communication
Natalia Sergievskaya Luigi AmodioJelena FilipajJan Riise
When setting up a new science centre one has to approach decision makers in order to get funding for the project. Confronted with their expectations, we often wonder: Are the decision makers from a totally different planet? How do we sell our...
Explainers & visitor services
Cláudia FariaAna Alexandra Valente RodriguesInês OliveiraMarianne AchiamNils Petter HauanJen DeWitt
How can informal learning sites provide optimal learning experiences without placing demands on teachers? This session will move beyond familiar conversations about how to encourage/force/support teachers toward desired behaviours. Instead,...
Explainers & visitor services
Ana NoronhaLaszlo Robert ZsirosPaweł WójcikAaike van OordMiha Kos
“For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple and wrong,” journalist H. L. Mencken observed. In science centres, it is not easy to be educational and entertaining while remaining scientifically accurate at all times. As a...
Collections
Jochen HungerKarolina PerrinRyan JenkinsJean-michel Molenaar
The Maker Space @ Ecsite ’14 will be a meeting point of people going in unexpected directions with materials, knowledge and resources. And with your participation in a discussion or workshop it will become a laboratory of yet unknown...
Exhibit development
Carmen GuerraEmma PegramGregor IsenbortErnesto Paramo
In museums and science centres we engage our visitors through exhibitions and activities wherein they explore phenomena, representations and artifacts/specimens. Often, we present content to a passive audience, but then visitors miss the chance...
Exhibit development
Gérard CobutDominique JongenMiha KosJoonas JuutilainenKathrin KöstersIrena CieślińskaCornelia ReichertAnna Schaefers
Participants pinpointed a need to explore less classic media during last year’s session on the perfect exhibition text . The aim with exhibition text is both to improve a general audience experience while also improve accessibility for...
Michaela LivingstoneAna NoronhaLinda LeucharsNoel JacksonCarmen GuerraMarc MoutinAude Lesty
Space missions are crucial to care for the planet, support populations and preserve peace. From the use of satellites at the international level in cases of natural disasters, to tracking endangered species, and from monitoring populations during...