Ecsite is inviting Full member organisations to host and co-organise its 2024 or 2025 Conference.

The Ecsite Conference, the science engagement conference in Europe, is famous for showcasing cutting-edge developments in the field, with up to 100 inspiring sessions, debates, workshops, a range of warm social events and unparalleled networking opportunities.

The Conference plays a major role in the implementation of the Ecsite Strategy. Its programme brings us forward in our strategic directions and guiding principles; stimulating cooperation and enabling the network to collaborate, experiment and learn together, from each other. The fact that a member of our professional community acts as a Host is crucial for the Conference's success and its very special spirit of creativity, curiosity, openness – and of course professionalism.

We know that current Covid-19 constraints are in place across Europe, and therefore for the purpose of this call and in order to be able to compare bids, we are asking you to work on the basis scenario of the Conference as we envision it for the 2022 event. We hope the organisational details you will provide us with (venue details, budget, human resources) will be broad enough to adapt them together while we negotiate the contract with the selected Host.

Submit your proposal by 30 April 2022, 23.59 CEST.

A pre-selection will be conducted by the Ecsite Board in June 2022. Site visits to the pre-selected Hosts will be done before the end of August 2022.

The final selection for the Hosts for the 2024 and 2025 Conferences will take place by the Ecsite Board in September/October 2022.

All necessary information is in the documents attached below. If you have questions during the proposal phase, please send them to events@ecsite.eu.