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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

Collections
Kinga Grege

Travelling exhibitions require important decisions regarding collections and design. All of the aspects easily managed in the home museum are difficult to control when an exhibition travels. Decisions on the selection of collections require close...

Marketing & communication
Michał BuławaJelena Filipaj

How should a science centre fit into the centre of a city? How should it cooperate with municipal authorities and local communities? And how should it use the surrounding public spaces? Jelena Filipaj will try to answer these questions from the...

Explainers & visitor services

We are in the midst of a new era in communication. How should museums react to virtual reality, for example? Are there new opportunities to captivate audiences and extend museum activities? How could a museum website be a tool to meet unusual and...

Equity & Inclusion
Holly HastedIrene Lapuente AguilarÅsa LindgrenMatteo MerzagoraSuzy Antoniw

Whose voices? Whose interests? Science centers are increasingly involving diverse publics in the production of exhibition content. This session brings together professionals from Barcelona, London, Stockholm and Paris who have put audience...

Explainers & visitor services
Camille PisaniMichele LanzingerJean-Marie Sani

Twenty-ten was the International Biodiversity Year and the peak effort to raise awareness about biodiversity and its importance for human well-being. The outcomes were somewhat disappointing as the biodiversity loss is far from being halted....

Exhibit development
Luisa MarinoJurij Krpanlucas eversDidier Laval

Synthetic biology is an emerging, exciting and occasionally alarming field that brings together a diverse group – engineers, scientists, designers, artists and hackers focusing on making life “designable”. As in any new field, the...

Research, theory & evaluation
Barbara StreicherAntonia Caola

Our community is known for advocating curiosity and engagement through innovative science communication. But are we innovative enough in the way we communicate among ourselves? Do we dare explore alternatives if established session formats and...

Explainers & visitor services
Sophie BougéRémi JeanninMegumi OkuyaFabienne THOMAS

Can the subject of economics be approached in science centres and museums with the same tools used for science and technology? The session will introduce the subject through the example of the exhibition “Economie, Krach, Boom, Mue ?” (...

Exhibit development
Clara Lim

Science centres disseminate science culture by using a senses-on approach, encouraging our audience to look, touch, smell and hear through our exhibits. But is this enough? Is it just the science content and interactive technology of the exhibits...

Explainers & visitor services
Noel JacksonGuido RamelliniAnna GunnarssonMichael Bradke

Rich Tasks are a key tool in mathematics teaching. In Rich Tasks, students gain experience of using simple maths by applying them to solve complex problems in real situations. These tasks are still novel for math teachers but many...

Operations & finance
Erik Jacquemyn

We have seen science centres become dependent on large financial contributors. But if this contributor fails, centres suddenly miss a large amount of their normal income. Therefore, a science centre should diversify and stand on at least three or...

Exhibit development
Frank DittmannSarah KellbergOtmar MoritschTina KubotÅsa LindgrenSuzy Antoniw

Developing and designing an exhibition is a challenging and creative process. Visitors, and often colleagues, only get to see the final results. The idea of this session is to illuminate the process of creating an exhibition. What was the...

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