Learning
Elizabeth McGregor JacobidesPeter WardripDaniel RosqvistAlina NatmessnigPedro Pombo
While making and tinkering currently occupy mostly informal environments (museums, libraries, MakerSpaces etc) it has exciting potential in outreach to and integration into formal learning environments. Bringing making/tinkering into schools and...
Learning
Samuel LagierAdria LeBoeufCristina SorianoSamuel LagierAdria LeBoeufCristina Soriano
Metaphors are more than sophisticated poetic embellishments – they shape our everyday lives in the way we speak, understand and act. A metaphor is a gateway between a known concept and a new dimension: it is this collision between disparate ideas...
Strategy & vision
Camilla Rossi-LinnemannGiulia de MartiniJohn DurantKaren WilkinsonLim Tit Mengpatrizia ceruttiSamar D. KirreshMaria PfeiferMarina LeonardSamuela CaliariVincenzo Napolano
Today, the world of scientific research and innovation is asked to connect more closely to society, embracing the concept of responsibility and working towards models of cooperation and interrelation.
Consequently, science engagement...
Learning
The Ecsite MakerSpace is a physical location at the conference centre curated by a group of tinkerers and educators from all over the world. In this inspiring environment full of tools, materials and demonstrations, we’ll present hands-on...
Exclusive for Ecsite members.
The Ecsite Board is pleased to invite staff of Ecsite member organisations to a members-only breakfast: an opportunity to exchange with board members in a relaxed setting. Places can be...
Strategy & vision
Barbara StreicherMarkus WeißkopfPhilipp BurkardAleksandra Drecun
This session will explore the challenges and opportunities of coordinating collaborations with a nationwide scope and compare solutions in different European countries. What kind of projects need national collaborations? What are the challenges...
Science ♥ society
Ana NoronhaMarc MoutinMaría MenéndezClaude NicollierMaria ZоlоtоnоsаPierre-Yves FreiInes PRIETOGuido SchwarzRosa MartíMichel MayorFrancesco PepeStéphane PaltaniAntoine PommerolTania JohnstonThomas Beck
Since life on Earth is so common and resistant to extreme environments and since its chemical building blocks are found everywhere in the universe, several past and current missions have been searching for primitive life or conditions for life,...
Learning
Yuri MattemanJuliette Walma van der MolenNellie KonijnendijkSara TougaardAnna Starkey
Every science engagement initiative seems to aim at sparking curiosity and inquiry thinking in audiences. Curiosity is considered key driver for science and inquiry, but what do we actualy mean by 'curiosity'?
The scientific literature...
Strategy & vision
Maarten OkkersenSteven SchaekenAstrid Sonneville-DingsSophie Wisbrun-Overakker
Recent theories suggest that the only brands to survive are those with a purpose, that create a positive impact for planet and people. They therefore need new ways of connecting to consumers. Purposeful brands could form creative collisions with...
Science ♥ society
Pre-booking information coming soon.
At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world's largest and most complex...
Science ♥ society
Henrik SellCarole PalecoThomas B BergYuri MattemanMichelle PriceAndré AbreuStefaan Blancke
Science centres and natural history museums are increasingly involved in debates between natural sciences and more belief-driven views. In this whole-day pre-conference workshop we will unpin this issue and explore possible routes for the future...
Strategy & vision
Gène BertrandSybill EbersDick de JongAnna SchaefersPatricia VerheydenBaerbel AuffermannGertie Cuijpers
Usually permanent exhibitions have a very long lifetime. But eventually, every museum or science centre has to face the challenge of renewing them. Old presentation techniques, outdated contents, old-fashioned architecture or damages to your...