09:00 - 10:15
Why do we always (or very often) include the concept of “labs” in our societal engagement processes and projects? Beyond the buzz world, do we even know what a lab is and what we expect from it? Is it really an asset to attract citizens,...
Evaluation can both use equitable and inclusive methodologies and support equitable and inclusive practice in STEM communication. As equity and inclusion has been forefronted in science communication, so too have content producers, researchers...
How can organisations like science museums and universities foster activism and active citizenship on major social issues through education, advocacy and engagement? How do science, society and policymaking interact? How can we involve and then...
Interactive galleries are fun, exciting, and essential in captivating minds of the future. Enticing our visitors – especially the young - to use their skills, experiment - being curious, looking closely and thinking creatively is at the heart of...
Today, when we speak of science and technology we also speak of their social, emotional, philosophical, political, and economic dimensions.
Yet we often a struggle to bring different voices together on problematic topics, especially if we...
Customers keep demanding more sustainable products, but can a science centre retail shop be sustainable, and what would that mean? Where do we start? How do we get the suppliers on board? And what makes a product sustainable?
In this...
This session brings together two world-renowned organisations who have reached major inflection points that they are using as catalysts for change, and to anchor their grand plans for the future. Each needs to address how to adapt for...
10:30 - 11:30
From What Is to What If: why the next 10 years needs to feel like a revolution of the imagination
Delivered online, but exclusively for Conference attendees, Rob Hopkins, founder of the Transition movement, will share his...
11:30 - 12:00
Coffee Break
12:00 - 13:15
The sustainability of the Ecsite Conference has been a hot topic for several years. If climate crisis is one of the community's strategic commitments - how do we make sure that our annual meeting's negative impact on the environment is minimised...
There is a growing embrace of UNESCO’s Futures Literacy framework as a key capability for the 21st Century. A broad international movement of institutions is dedicated to Futures Literacy. Many of them are assembled in a newly-founded worldwide...
Quantum physics and technology, neutron stars and supernovae, Artificial Intelligence, death of brain cells…The mysteries of these topics provide compelling inspiration for scientists, artists, and the general public.
Through creative...
Travelling exhibitions and partnership work present opportunities for cultural institutions to reach new audiences and develop revenue streams beyond traditional means. Institutions are disrupting their traditional models to rethink and expand...
Although science centres collect a vast amount of visitor-related data (e.g. ticket sales, attendance numbers), few collect them in ways that allow performance to be benchmarked against others. This is because museums vary widely in their...
Hear from practitioners from diverse settings about their work in STEM Equity. See how international practitioners approach STEM Equity, the unique challenges they face and what tools and frameworks they used to inform their thinking and their...
Learn how to assess your organisation's digital maturity and explore innovative approaches to digitalisation.
A digital maturity model is not meant to be a checklist or a one-time exercise or application, but acts as a systematic tool to...
Adorning the human form, art comes alive.
The Goddess’s essence, inspired by Earth, Yearning for love, a planet’s rebirth. Unified by centre, Earth’s heart beats, Above, the Sky, below Sea’s mystical feats.
James Dimech presents:...
13:15 - 14:30
Lunch break
14:30 - 15:45
This reverse session is intended to be an opportunity for discussion and exchange of experiences and development of new ideas between the participants, on how to keep alive the relationship with publics and stakeholders, considering the...
The Supreme Court of the Ecsite Conference is set once again – this time to decide whether co-creation of exhibitions should be sent to jail.
After developing new exhibitions we are always left with the same questions: Did the audience...
In this session, speakers will share their experiences related to STEM engagement. Drawn from professional experience, these projects invite museums and institutions to think and work differently.
This panel will present 5 distinct...
With more and more organisations focusing their work on climate issues and biodiversity loss, there is an opportunity to connect and partner with scientific institutions around the world to create global programmes that are locally more relevant...
Designing exhibitions on the climate and energy crisis is a duty for us, professionals from science centres or museums, as well as an almost impossible mission due to the complexity of the theme, its societal ramifications and implications for us...
Roleplaying is becoming a popular device for learning. It allows participants to step into important roles, socially experiment and take risks in a safe supportive environment. It promotes adventure, curiosity, and agency, and can be done...
Learn how to assess your organisation's digital maturity and explore innovative approaches to digitalisation.
A digital maturity model is not meant to be a checklist or a one-time exercise or application, but acts as a systematic tool to...
Tinkering activities and Making has become an integral part in many science centres and museums. Often these activities take place in separated areas, maker spaces or tinkering facilities. They guarantee an atmosphere of creativity as well as for...
15:45 - 16:30
Coffee Break
16:30 - 17:45
Welcome to the Grand Bazaar, an informal drop-in session featuring dozens of table-top activities – and their facilitators. This long-time favourite session returns to take you on a creative and inspiring journey with spicy experiments, hands-on...
Join a conversation with this year's Beacon of the Year Mariano Gago Ecsite award winner.
This award is the lifetime achievement award for science engagement professionals in Europe and is awarded to inspirational...
Citizen science is in constant growth, in terms of knowledge areas, projects, science engagement organisations, publications, geographical areas, physical and virtual spaces, impacts and, hopefully, participants’ profiles. A relevant issue...
Many EU-funded projects have been exploring the potential of Open Schooling to equip students with the skills they need in tomorrow’s world. These projects created methodologies, community platforms, guidelines, kits, sets of activities,...
Open licenses such as Creative Commons are increasingly used to share creative works. However, in science engagement activities such as exhibitions, workshops and other programming, sharing the results via open licenses seems to be largely off...
Museums aim to be welcoming spaces, and public programmes are created with the intention of reaching the widest possible audiences. How can we ensure the language we use helps us to achieve these goals? What can we do to make sure that the way we...
Productive interfaces between research institutions and other social actors are becoming an intrinsic feature of knowledge production for the XXI century. What is the role of science centres in the process of production of knowledge? What unique...
18:00 - 18:45
Say goodbye and thank you to our 2023 hosts and discover who will welcome us in 2024.
21:00 - 02:00
The Farewell Party is the Conference’s most informal social event: chat, share a drink with other participants and dance the night away to say goodbye to friends, colleagues and our excellent Conference Host!