Marketing & communication
Wiktor GajewskiJessica HilliardTuomas OlkkuJulie BeckerAliki Giannakopoulou
Are you spending long hours lovingly putting together your organisation's newsletter? Are you anxiously following its journey into your readers' mailboxes, hoping to dodge their spam folders and escape a tragic "delete without opening" fate? Are...
Explainers & visitor services
Kate KnealeIsabelle Chabanon-PougetMatthieu VernetJohn SearMalvina ArtheauDaniela De Angeli
One day to trigger participants’ creativity, imagine one or several science-related game(s) and bring them to life through prototyping. Prototypes will then be beta-tested during the main conference, hosted in the...
Exhibit development
Camille PisaniEsther HamstraMichał BuławaAntonia CaolaLorna Williams
We have all experienced the hustle and bustle, the sometimes overwhelming background noise of people and exhibits inside interactive exhibitions. Sound is an important contributor to the museum experience, but it is an aspect that is often...
Strategy & vision
Ian SimmonsAndy LloydMikko MyllykoskiRyan JenkinsAmparo Leyman PinoAnna Starkey
There are lots of great ideas for engaging the public with science out there - but do science centres and museums have to do them all?
We only have a certain amount of resources and it would be unwise to spread them too thin, so have to...
Marketing & communication
Kathrin KöstersWalter LunzerMonika HaasKlaudia KozmaHelene HeissMartina ZodlMie KleinschmidtMelanie Ballieul
Imagine carrying a science exhibit on you. Not like a businesscard or in a bag - we mean literally wearing it on your body. Welcome to the Science Fashion Boutique!
Fashion means an interplay of garments, accessories, jewellery and...
Strategy & vision
Say goodbye to our three 2016 hosts and hello to the Hall of Biodiversity - Ciência Viva team who will be welcoming us to Porto for the 2017 Ecsite Annual Conference (15-17 June 2017).
Marketing & communication
Anna SchaefersAnna OmedesCaroline VrammoutDiana Escobar VicentGérard Cobut
Join our competitive workshop (an unusual format) where five speakers will first present the science competition they are each running, before inviting the audience to rate their initatives in terms of benefits for a) science & society b)...
Equity & Inclusion
Nathalie CapletCécile MarsanDon UndeenBaerbel AuffermannAnna OmedesJose Antonio Gordillo MartorellLauren SouterRobert WestNathalie PuzenatIan BrunswickJessica Bradford
How widely do science centres and museums open their doors? Do we always maximise opportunities to connect with our local communities (general public and professionals)? These collaborations can widen our audiences but also enrich the expertise...
Learning
Raphael ChanayJessica BradfordAnnekathrin RanftAnnette Scheersoi
Are dioramas old-fashioned, outmoded, quaint and even embarrassing? Or do they embody everything that is engaging and memorable about a museum visit: the opportunity to be transported to a different time and place and to learn through immersion...
Learning
Melissa RichardMalvina Artheau
Why make a game in a science communication situation? How? For whom? What does a game do that nothing else could do better? What is the right balance between fun and content? How much does a serious game cost? And for what result?
Because...
Science ♥ society
Paul HixBart Van de LaarCarlos Catalao AlvesAnnette KlinkertAndrea Troncoso Quilaqueo
An effective dialogue between science and the rest of society is vital to find the right answers to the challenges faced by today’s European society. In this process it is important to involve as many stakeholders as possible. Science centres and...
Learning
Ed SobeyEd SobeyIan RussellJohn Downey
Colour-related hands-on science activities that beg active participation will be presented by science centre and museum experts from seven countries. Participants will be able to test their colour vision, see how to break white light into a...