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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

Jacques AyerHerbert MuenderCatherine FrancheSharon Ament

Welcome to the conference's official start.

Expect speeches by officials, host and Ecsite representatives. And... the winners of the 2018 Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards will be revealed!

Science ♥ society

At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of...

Strategy & vision
Patricia VerheydenMikko MyllykoskiAntonio Gomes da CostaAndy LloydMarie-Christine Van der Sman

What is the future of science centre exhibitions? Do we need to stick to scientific phenomena, or focus on high tech and current science? Do we concentrate on objects or interaction? Or are physical exhibitions becoming obsolete in the digital...

Learning
Colin JohnsonJustin DillonHelen FeatherstoneMargaret GlassAndy Lloyd

For most if not all Ecsite attendees, science communication is a professional activity. We are constantly asking ourselves about the quality of our work, the consistency of standards and whether there are any common skills, training or standards...

Business & fundraising
Alain COINEEvanthia IoannidouCarina JaatinenFriso VisserAlain COINE

Step one: we have an idea.

Step two : we design a project that could be an exhibition, a science festival or dissemination programme.

Step three: struggling to it, we look for sponsorship.

What if the reverse happens: a...

Learning
Sebastian MartinRyan JenkinsSamar D. KirreshCristina Olivotto

In this workshop for beginners, we will take a deep dive into one of the tried and true tinkering activities, cardboard automata. We will make and construct with simple everyday materials and create unique projects driven by personal interest....

Exhibit development
Caroline BreunesseSjan JanssenIsabelle Du FourJavier Hidalgo Gil

Traditionally, museums of natural history collect stuffed animals. In exhibitions these objects are used to illustrate stories about biology, ecology, biodiversity and species. In order to explain the behaviour of animals, museums often use films...

Exhibit development
Lizzy MoriartyFrançois BriardAudrey O'ConnellAnna Omedes

Science engagement organisations have a wealth of potential content for virtual and augmented reality applications. However there are a lot of questions about cost, operations and these new technologies’ validity as interpretation tools.

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Learning
Nena WeilerRonen MirNoel JacksonPedro PomboLorenz Kampschulte

In this session we present four practical examples of activities and tools connecting formal and informal education on different levels. Case studies include a national programme connecting science centres and school, a science club run in...

Audrey O'ConnellJavier Hidalgo GilInes MontalvaoEmilio SheikhanAnna ClarkChris HarrisLisa O'KeefePetra Rotthoffalex susannaAdam SandersPaul GouletKonstantinos KarrasErika SaksLindsay WashburnMarco BacciniJulie Moskalyk

A preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast-paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make contacts and find out more.

Marketing & communication
Roy SchedlerJoanna KalinowskaMaarten OkkersenHeli AinoaRoy SchedlerElin Ravndal Bell

In this session, professionals from different science centres and museums will share how they use empirical customer insights in their marketing-communication. They will explain how they learn about their visitors’ needs, expectations and wishes...

Exhibit development
Lizzy MoriartyHanouf Al-Alawi Ana Crespo-BlancShireen SabaneghAndrew Wood-Walker

Do European science exhibitions reflect the rich diversity of the cultures that have contributed to science? How is science communicated in other cultures? Professionals from Europe and the Middle East will discuss how to make science relevant to...

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