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Annual Conference sessions

Science ♥ society 2019
Keynote - Audrey Dussutour

"The blob: a genius without a brain". 

2019
Keynote - Margaret Wertheim

"Mathematics as Material Play"

Equity & Inclusion 2019
In the shoes of a blind person

A blindfolded experience to grasp visual accessibility requirements.

Business & fundraising 2019
Funding: what do our pie charts say about us?

The session explores different models for financing our institutions and tackling the biggest challenges we face in the search for a diversified and balanced model.

Strategy & vision 2019
On trial: virtual reality

The Supreme Court of the Ecsite Conference will decide whether virtual reality (VR) in museums and science centres is visceral reality providing vital reactions, or just virtually rudimentary and very rubbish.

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2019 Ecsite Conference
Strategy & vision
Dinosaurs as catalysts for change
Leonel AlegreJaap HoogstratenJuliette FritschKatrina Nilsson

Dinosaurs have the power to reach audiences other collections cannot reach – how is this being harnessed as a catalyst for change? Find out how moving dinosaurs, whether within a museum context or on tour, can act as a signal for large-scale...

2019 Ecsite Conference
Science ♥ society
Empowering scientists to connect with the public
Marie HobsonLuisa MassaraniMaria XanthoudakiBrooke Smith

Many scientists want to connect with the public, but their efforts to do so are not always easily achieved or effective. Some programmes and institutions are leading the way in identifying the support needed to enable scientists’ connections with...

2019 Ecsite Conference
Science ♥ society
Drop in and play with atoms
Thierry BrassacAnna GunnarssonMalvina ArtheauPieter Loots

Following the “Having fun with the periodic table of the elements” session, take the time to play a new board game connecting sustainability issues with the periodic table, try to fill up the...

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