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News 20 October 2014

Mikko Myllykoski collected the visitor experience award for the thought-provoking “Heureka Goes Crazy” mental health exhibition conceived by Heureka (Vantaa, Finland) in cooperation with Universcience (Paris, France) and Ciência Viva (Lisbon, Portugal). Erik Jacquemyn from Technopolis (Mechelen, Belgium) received the leadership award for his role as Chair of the Science Centre World Summit 2014.

Calls 9 October 2014

Things are picking up speed on the Forum for ideas and the online submission page! The call closes on Tuesday 14 October 2014 at midnight, GMT+2.

News 9 October 2014

EU-funded project Socientize allowed a wide consultation with citizen science stakeholders. A white paper aiming to “support policy makers on European, national and regional level when setting up future strategies of civic engagement in the excellence in science” has just been published. An engaging document that defines the characteristics of citizen science and maps challenges and possible actions at macro, meso and micro level.

News 2 October 2014

The registration for this year’s Directors Forum will be closing on Friday 17 October. Follow this link.

Content: Everything you want to know – and should know – about the future! Technology and leadership, creativity and innovation, uploading and downloading. The Directors Forum will be hosted by AHHAA is Tartu on 12-14 November. Welcome to Estonia – nicknamed “E-stonia” for being a pioneer of digital excellence.

News 1 October 2014

Yesterday morning European Members of Parliament auditioned Research, Science and Innovation Commissioner-Designate Carlos Moedas from Portugal. Ecsite’s lobbying efforts paid: science and society got a mention in this highly visible hearing, thanks to Polish MEP Michał Boni who asked a question on the “Science for and with society” objective of the Horizon 2020 programme.

News 29 September 2014

EU-funded KiiCS project brought together scientists, artists, innovators and local stakeholders in art&science innovation incubators hosted in science centres around Europe. An award was attributed to the most promising ideas generated during the project. The winners were announced last Saturday (26 September) at the Discovery Festival in Amsterdam, in two categories: adults and young adults.

News 29 September 2014

Commissioner-Designates of the Juncker Commission team are being auditioned by the European Parliament as of today. These public hearings are preceding a plenary vote on 22 October – this is the time for MEPs to raise issues. Carlos Moedas, Portuguese Commissioner-Designate for the Research, Science and Innovation portfolio will be interviewed tomorrow. Polish MEP Michał Boni agreed to ask Moedas about his roadmap on ‘Science with and for society’ – a part of the Horizon 2020 framework dear to Ecsite and the science engagement sector at large.

Festival 25 September 2014 - 26 September 2014

A classic... The European Researchers' Night takes place every year all over Europe and beyond the last Friday of September. In 2014, these popular science events are happening on Friday 26 September in around 300 cities located in 24 European and neighbouring countries.

Local/national conference 5 November 2014 - 6 November 2014

This conference's topic perfectly resonates with the 2015 Ecsite Annual Conference 'Food for curious minds' theme. The focus of this meeting will be on the impact food has on our body and mind, both from the long-term evolutionary perspective and from the perspective of everyday life. The conference programme will highlight the biological and cultural processes through which food both defines us and transforms us. Metaphorically, as well as literally, in what sense are we what we eat? Register by 9 October (fee: 40 euros).

News 12 September 2014

A special report published by the Brussels-based specialist company Science|Business presents a first analysis. Includes a well-written general analysis on the place of cross-sectoral R&D in the Commission’s priorities and a portrait of Research Science, and Innovation commissioner Carlos Moedas.

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