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Annual Conference sessions

Science ♥ society Keynote, 2019
Keynote - Audrey Dussutour

"The blob: a genius without a brain". 

Keynote, 2019
Keynote - Margaret Wertheim

"Mathematics as Material Play"

Equity & Inclusion Workshop, 2019
In the shoes of a blind person

A blindfolded experience to grasp visual accessibility requirements.

Business & fundraising Reverse, 2019
Funding: what do our pie charts say about us?

The session explores different models for financing our institutions and tackling the biggest challenges we face in the search for a diversified and balanced model.

Strategy & vision Other, 2019
On trial: virtual reality

The Supreme Court of the Ecsite Conference will decide whether virtual reality (VR) in museums and science centres is visceral reality providing vital reactions, or just virtually rudimentary and very rubbish.

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. 

world café
2019 Ecsite Conference
Exhibit development
Futureproofing your Future Exhibitions
Harry WhiteSarah de LauneyDeepak MehtaSarah de LauneyAnna SkrzypekMaja WasylukHarry WhiteGabriele Zipf

How can exhibitions of potential futures avoid the pitfalls of prediction? This session will start with six 5-minute case study presentations in which exhibit developers will describe their own futureproofing processes.

Methods include:...

Workshop
2019 Ecsite Conference
Science ♥ society
Meet the makers
Daniel RosqvistMonika Mayer

In this drop-in session, take the opportunity to meet with fellow museum professionals and makers and learn about all things tinkering and making.

Come by at any time during the session to explore the Ecsite Conference’s MakerSpace, hang...

Panel
2019 Ecsite Conference
Strategy & vision
A business within a business: museum-based research centres
Ilona Iłowiecka-TańskaRoy SchedlerLisa BrahmsWenche FivelsdalAleksandra Wójcik-Głodowska

Many museums throughout the world have developed learning research centres not only to advance the mission of the institution but also to support their business model. These centres serve multiple purposes: they uniquely impact the programming...

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