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Annual Conference sessions

The first Ecsite Conference took place in 1989. Here you can browse all Conference sessions since 2010. Use the search engine to look for people, topics...

Looking for an older session? Our digital records start in 2007, with programme pdfs attached to each conference page

Networking & Partnerships
Maria Xanthoudaki

What is Europe 2020 Strategy? And what is Horizon 2020? The European Union has launched a new strategy that impacts the work of organisations involved in science communication. This workshop will give an insight on the new objectives of the EU,...

Human Resources
Kim Gladstone HerlevKim Gladstone HerlevKim Gladstone HerlevGuy LabineEllen McCallieKirsten EllenbogenEva JonssonJudy Gradwhol

Most science centres and museums are dynamic institutions who are continuously changing to optimize their space. Change management is an extremely relevant challenge throughout this continuing process. Some changes are easy to manage but very...

Equity & Inclusion
Naomi HaywoodHolly HastedEmily DawsonAndrea Bandelli

Why do some people visit science centres and museums while others do not? How can science centres and museum be inclusive in their own governance? What do visitors and non-visitors have to say? This panel session examines whether science centres...

Marketing & communication
Pär MauritzsonKatrina NilssonZuzanna LigowskaLuigi Amodio

The core age groups that visit our institutions are younger than 14 or older than 20. Visitors between 14 and 20 are notoriously hard to reach. It is imperative that we do reach them, however, because they are on the cusp of deciding what...

Exhibit development
Daniel WetterskogColleen M. SchmitzKarmen Franinović

This session will present the idea of mixing exhibits from all kind of cultural institutions: Science center hands-on exhibits, artifacts from natural history museums, artifacts from technical museums, pieces of art from art museums, living...

Equity & Inclusion
TOMMASO NASTASIShana TurakhiaDominique JongenTOMMASO NASTASIElodie TouzéStéphanie Kappler

Are museums prepared to welcome visitors with special needs at the same time or in the same spaces as other visitors? This challenge is met by some museums where the tools developed for that aim could be relevant for all. Some experiences...

Science & Arts
Ignasi López VerdeguerHorst HörtnerIrene HedigerJosep PerellóPatricia Homs

A new generation of artists is emerging who are highly skilled in science and technology and who are keen to be involved in scientific research dynamics since they already perceive art along the same parameters. They are in fact already...

Maria XanthoudakiAnne Lise MathieuMaria XanthoudakiBarbara StreicherMatteo MerzagoraJennifer CorreaSally DuensingHeather KingMarcin ChydzińskiPaola Rodari

Brought to you by Ecsite’s THE Group, this workshop will focus on the explainers’ profession and their work with visitors. Training will be provided through interactive activities, contributions from keynote speakers and from your fellow...

Science in Society
Antonio Gomes da CostaJosé Vítor MalheirosSuzanne de CheveignéMichelle WilsonVladimir de Semir

In this session, we will explore what “scientific culture” means for science communication institutions: Is it a form of culture, specific to scientists and researchers that science centres and museums should make available to their audiences? Or...

Looking to rent or buy travelling exhibitions? This year, we take another look at current and upcoming travelling science exhibitions across Europe. This rapid-fire session will give you a glimpse of the huge range of exhibitions on offer,...

Strategy & vision
Carlo Ratti

Carlo Ratti, Professor at the MIT, gave a talk entitled "Future Cities - The real-time city is now real!"

The increasing deployment of sensors and hand-held electronics in recent years is allowing a new approach to the study of the built...

Science in Society
Eli KuslanskyJosé-Carlos ArnalEli KuslanskyTrent LethcoWalter Staveloz

Legible Cities is a trend where the virtual world of image and data is overlaid on the physical world of environment, structures and vehicles. In Legible Cities, inhabitants, through sensors, displays, visualizations, and installations get access...

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