We invite each Full member interested in taking an active part in Ecsite to send its candidature before midnight, CET, 17 March 2025 by email to info@ecsite.eu.
1. What does the Ecsite Board of Trustees decide?
2. What could being a Board Trustee mean for you and your institution?
3. Which positions are open in 2025?
4. How to submit your candidature for the Board of Trustees of Ecsite
5. Composition of the current Ecsite Board 2024-2025
1. What do the Ecsite President and Ecsite Board of Trustees decide?
The Ecsite Board is composed of 14 members. The composition of the current Board can be found here.
The Ecsite Board meets virtually or in-person at least 3 times a year. Ecsite's Internal Regulations describe the duties of the Board members and of the President.
The decisions taken by the Ecsite Board define our network's future - they are the driving force behind crucial frameworks that underscore everything Ecsite does, oversee all of Ecsite's activities, financial sustainability and strategic objectives. By extension, the future of European science engagement as a whole is influenced by the decisions reached by our Board.
2. What could being Ecsite President or a Board Trustee mean for you and your institution?
Being Ecsite President or on the Board of Trustees will allow you to gain experience of decision-making at a European level; make valuable professional connections; and ensure your opinions shape Ecsite's activities and positions on the most important contemporary issues.
Representing your institution by being Ecsite President or a Board Trustee also means your institution has a place at the top table of European science engagement - your institution's brand is seen by a wide audience of science engagement professionals from across Europe and beyond, and allows your intitution to gain prestige as an important member of the European science engagement community.
3. Which positions are open in 2025?
The Presidency of Ecsite and eight Board Trustees’ positions are opened this year.
4. How to submit your candidature for the Board of Trustees
Candidatures for the Presidency
The Presidency is open to organisations Full members of Ecsite in 2025 and that have served or are serving on the Ecsite Board. The mandate of the President is of 2 years, renewable once for another 2 years, elected each time by the Full members at the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The current President, Bruno Maquart representing Universcience, France is not eligible for re-election, having served two mandates.
The candidature should consist of one document in Word or PDF, on the letterhead of the organisation, written in English, less than 1 Megabyte and should include:
- Name of the organisation, city and country
- Description of the organisation
- Name of the designated Ecsite representative, position and short Curriculum vitae
- Statement expressing the views of the candidate for the Presidency of Ecsite
Candidatures for the Board of Trustees
Candidates for the position of Board Trustee need to represent an organisation that is a Full member of Ecsite in 2025.
The duration of the mandate of a Trustee is of 2 years, renewable twice, for a maximum of 3 terms on the Board (six consecutive years).
The candidature should consist of one document in Word or PDF, on the letterhead of the organisation, written in English, less than 1 Megabyte.
It should include:
- Name of the organisation, city and country
- Description of the organisation
- Name of the designated Ecsite representative, position and short Curriculum vitae
- Motivation for the organisation and its representative to become an Ecsite Board Trustee
Full details on how to submit can be found here
5. Composition of the current Ecsite Board 2024-2025
In 2025, the Presidency of Ecsite and eight (8) Board Trustees positions are open for election (positions 1, 4, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14).
| Organisation | Term | Year Elected | AGM 2025 online | |
| 1 |
Universcience, France Represented by Bruno Maquart, Chairman and CEO |
Presidency 2nd |
2023 |
End of 2 terms, not eligible for re-election. Becomes Past President. |
| 2 |
Universum®, Germany Represented by Herbert Münder, General Manager |
Past Presidency | 2023 |
End of term. |
| 3 |
Museu de História Natural e da Ciência da Universidade do Porto, Portugal Represented by Maria João Fonseca, Interim Executive Coordinator, Head of Communication and Director of the Hall of Biodiversity |
Vice-President 3rd |
2024 |
Term running until 2026. |
| 4 |
Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, The Netherlands Represented by Amito Haarhuis, Director |
Treasurer 3rd |
2023 |
End of 3 terms, not eligible for re-election. |
| 5 |
Cité des Télécoms, France Represented by Aude Bosquet-Barth, CEO of the Cité des Télécoms, General Secretary of the Foundation Cité des Télécoms |
1st | 2024 |
Term running until 2026. |
| 6 |
Ciudad de las Artes y de las Ciencias, Spain Represented by Miriam Atienza Fernández, Content Manager |
2nd | 2024 |
Term running until 2026. |
| 7 |
European Southern Observatory (ESO), Germany Represented by Tania Johnston, Head of ESO Supernova |
1st | 2023 |
Term running until 2025. Eligible for re-election. |
| 8 |
Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, Finland Represented by Mikko Myllykoski, CEO |
1st | 2024 |
Term running until 2026. |
| 9 |
Hidrodoe, Belgium Represented by Hilde De Laet, Manager |
1st | 2023 |
Term running until 2025. Eligible for re-election. |
| 10 |
Neanderthal Museum, Germany Represented by Baerbel Auffermann, Director |
3rd | 2023 |
End of 3 terms, not eligible for re-election. |
| 11 |
Psiquadro scarl, Italy Represented by Leonardo Alfonsi, Director |
3rd | 2023 |
End of 3 terms, not eligible for re-election. |
| 12 |
Swedish Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden Represented by Lisa Månsson, Director General |
1st | 2023 |
Term running until 2025. Eligible for re-election. |
| 13 |
The Natural History Museum, United Kingdom Represented by Alex Burch, Director of Public Programmes |
2nd | 2023 |
Term running until 2025. Eligible for re-election |
| 14 |
Vitenparken, Norway Represented by Solveig Arnesen |
1st | 2023 |
Term running until 2025. Eligible for re-election. |
6. Key Dates and Information
Deadline to send complete candidature by email to info@ecsite.eu for the attention of the President - Midnight, CET, 17 March 2025
All candidatures will be published and sent to the Ecsite Full members in the AGM booklet as they are received. Ecsite will not edit the candidatures.
All candidates will present their views to the Full members in a 2 minutes presentation during the online Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Wednesday 14 May 2025, 10:00 – 12:00 CEST.
