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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

Learning
Sebastian MartinSamar D. KirreshAmos BlantonCristina OlivottoRyan JenkinsJon Haavie

“Good tinkerers borrow, great tinkerers steal.” - As A. Kleon emphasises in his book “Steal like an Artist”, "no idea is original and all creators and their output are a sum of inspirations and heroes…”. Art & artists can inspire children,...

Equity & Inclusion
Pedro RussoMaria VicenteLaura ConnerStephen POMPEA

Humanity faces many complex and dynamic problems, from global climate change to systemic racism and widening economic inequality. These challenges urgently cry for a culture of plural visions, diversity and shared goals. Museums, science centres...

Learning
Michael RenvillardCasper Aarlit JensenRoberta Sandri

This workshop has a capacity of 30 participants.

Children learn best through play; it’s an essential part of child development.

Children already know that play is their superpower, and it is the LEGO Foundation’s goal to convince...

Exhibit development
Thierry BrassacMargot COICMichael BradkeAnna Gunnarsson

During the pandemic, science centres adopted a special role in children's daily lives. They proposed a platform to play with science at home but were also responsible for an important relay of information in a time of disinformation. Now that we...

Science ♥ society
Dorothée VatinelAntonio Gomes da CostaNathanael Jeune

Misinformation, mistrust in science and pseudoscience are among the most difficult and pressing challenges for science communicators. Indeed the role of research, of scientific knowledge and of logical reasoning is far from making part of...

Learning
Marianne AchiamVasyl DunetsSaku TuominenOlivia Levrini

Covid-19 showed us that new models for education are not only possible, but can be enacted in a previously unimaginably short timeframe. The time is ripe for new, more equitable educational systems, in which multiple actors contribute to the...

Strategy & vision
Christina RühlmannChristof BörnerMeie van LaarKim Ludwig-PetschCecilia EkstrandAlexandra Lang

In this session we will discuss the value of mobile devices for the exhibition context. We believe that “Bring your own device” is far from obsolete! The fear of infection through loan devices has risen sharply; fortunately, visitors have their...

Science ♥ society
Marta IglewskaSzymon FilipowiczMarilena PaceDes Zerafa CiniPatrik Claes

How do we talk to our audiences about climate change? The world of science has used many different techniques for this purpose: lectures, workshops, publications, exhibitions ... Understanding the mechanisms of this phenomenon is necessary to...

The Gala Dinner is an opportunity for all Conference participants to be together at once; a chance to dress up, sit back and be dazzled by the wonderful array of sights and sounds that our 2022 Hosts have created for you. This year's Gala Dinner...

Strategy & vision
Nils Petter HauanInger HøstmarkAnna GunnarssonBeth HawkinsMaarten OkkersenTorhild Skåtun

An important social mission of any science centre or museum is to get teenagers interested in and fascinated by science. By doing so we hope that they become active citizens who contribute positively to the community, and potentially also choose...

Research, theory & evaluation
Joe CookElsa BaileyJuliana RestrepoClaudia Gorr

Making a choice about the methods and tools to use to evaluate your exhibition can be a challenge.

Knowledge around evaluating learning at exhibits is important for educators, exhibit builders and researchers. In this interactive session,...

Science ♥ society
Maria ZоlоtоnоsаMarzia MazzonettoMélanie MarcelRyan Titley

Co-design, co-creation, citizen science, open innovation: some of the buzzwords you might have been hearing a lot recently. But what exactly are they all about? These approaches can be used to achieve societal engagement in...

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