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News 11 September 2014

Yesterday Ecsite signed a memorandum of understanding with the European Association of Zoos and Aquaria (EAZA) and Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BCGI). We are joining forces to engage audiences with biodiversity conservation.

News 10 September 2014

Carlos Moedas from Portugal will be holding this portfolio in the new European Commission led by Jean-Claude Juncker. Until now he was Secretary of State to the Prime Minister.

News 1 September 2014

Help us make the voice of science engagement organizations heard. The European Commission recently launched a consultation to inform the 2016-2017 “Science with and for Society” Programme (part of the Horizon 2020 funding framework).

International conference 22 September 2014 - 26 September 2014

ICEE, the International Committee on Exhibitions and Exchanges, builds bridges within the community of Exhibitions and Museums. This year’s conference is entitled “Involving New Museums, New Partners and New Incentives in Exhibition Making and Exchange”.

News 13 August 2014

For the current Horizon 2020 call Citizens and multi-actor engagement for scenario building, Ecsite is engaged as a partner on two proposals, VISIONS and SHINE, which both offer opportunities for Ecsite members to participate.

Calls 8 August 2014

Seize this opportunity to exhibit your ART&ICT project at the Bozar Electronics Art Festival in Brussels (25-28 September).

Calls 8 August 2014

The European Commission recently launched a consultation to inform the 2016-2017 “Science with and for Society” Programme (part of the Horizon 2020 funding framework). Ecsite is gathering contributions from science engagement organizations and professionals (both members and non-members) in order to submit a contribution in the network’s name.

News 16 July 2014

The Ecsite quarterly magazine has been sent to members, together with the 2013 Annual Report. Here is the cover – the full issue will be downloadable as a pdf from beginning of September. In Spokes#4, explore the learning potential of video games with games exhibition curator Pierre Duconseille, hear René Fransen’s arguments about university-based science centres shaping the future of the science engagement sector at large, look at the 2014 Ecsite Annual Conference through five pairs of eyes and read up on the latest news from the field in the network section.

News 15 July 2014

Expressions of interest for Horizon2020 call for Integrating Society in Science and Innovation – topic “Pan-European public outreach: exhibitions and science cafés engaging citizens in science” are coming in… Ecsite members can apply until the end of tomorrow (16 July). The attached chart shows how many expressions of interest were received per country (as of 15 July, 10am).

News 7 July 2014

The Da Vinci Institute is holding one its “peer2peer” sessions in Brussels this Wedsneday (9 July) on “Designing for Impact – Creating Association Events that Matter”. Ecsite Executive Director Catherine Franche will be looking back on 25 years of annual conferences and sharing some of the ingredients that have made the Ecsite Annual Conference and its 1,000 yearly participants the largest science engagement professional event in Europe.

Nicholas Brooke from TEDx Brussels will be the event’s second speaker.

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Spokes is the monthly magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. Hear the latest news from European science engagement, go further with in-depth features and make the most of the good reads, events and opportunities shared by Ecsite members.

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