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News 28 June 2013

The Irish Presidency secured a political agreement with European Parliament on 25 June on the EU’s €70 billion research and innovation programme, Horizon 2020, is expected to boost jobs and growth across the European Union.

News 6 June 2013

The Ecsite Annual Conference finished on a high note in Gothenburg, Sweden. Get a glimpse of the action by downloading our complete library of presentations from days one, two and three.

International conference 6 June 2013

VOICES was publicly presented, for the first time, during the ECSITE Annual conference, that took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, on June 6-8 2013 with 1058 participants.The Conference is the most prominent meeting of science communication professionals in Europe.

News 2 June 2013

ESA meets science centers and museums in Gothenburg: check out the article on the ESA website.

News 24 May 2013

When you’ll be in Gothenburg for the Ecsite Conference, don’t miss the DESIRE open workshop during the project showcase session, and find the best ways to disseminate science education projects results!

http://desire.eun.org/

News 20 May 2013

Deadline got extended: apply by Sunday 23rd June.

This call aims to identify a maximum of 17 Ecsite members who will host and facilitate discussion games (PlayDecide) tailored at young people in September-October 2013 as part of the EU funded project INPORFOOD.

A maximum of 17 Ecsite members will be selected to run at least 4 discussion games in their science centres with young people as participants (aged 14-21).

News 13 May 2013

You can start planning your conference agenda in Gothenburg, as the final programme is online now. See it here. For the ones who haven’t done so yet, register online here Registration closes at midnight on May 20 2013

During the conference 2 meeting rooms will be at your disposal for your individual meetings. Book your time slot with Lucy: lschweingruber@ecsite.eu

News 9 May 2013

Maker Space @ Ecsite: The "dream image" shows how organizers Jochen Hunger, Jean-Michel Molenaar and Karolina Perrin see the new format. The Red Room at the center will not only be the location of the initial session on Thursday, 6th of June (entitled, 'Making, fabbing, tinkering: New approaches to learning by doing'), but also the place for getting in touch with tools and materials like 3D printers, laser cutters, soldering irons and electronic components.

News 6 May 2013

The European Space Agency will support the Space Group to develop events, educational activities and exhibits for Science Centres and Museums related to the Rosetta mission. A “Rosetta kit” will enable the Ecsite members to take part in a campaign related to this most exciting on-going space mission, which will lead to a lander to be released onto a comet surface and retrieve crucial information on the origins of the solar system.

The first step will be to work with Science Centres and Museums in a collaborative way on the definition of these events, educational activities and exhibits.

News 25 April 2013

Training Program for leadership in science centres

The first Euro-Mediterranean and Middle East Summer School, Granada, 22-27 September 2013

Why the EMME Summer School?

The Euro-Mediterranean and Middle East Summer School for Science Communication (EMME Summer School) aims to set-up a Euro-Mediterranean program for science centres and any other organisation working for the public engagement in science, in order to reinforce their capacities, to strengthen dialogue and exchange, and to increase the community of players in the region.

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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.

Spokes magazine #32, April 2024

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