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News 29 January 2013
We want to see you at Modeling cities of scientific culture, Torino, Italy, 20-21 June 2013.
We will be welcoming all PLACES City Partnerships and regions, plus new participants who want cooperate with us in defining the city of scientific culture. New participants – a science communicator accompanied by a local-level policymaker – are invited to Torino to share their knowledge and also learn from the PLACES community. Find out more – and register online! – at www.openplaces.eu/conference
News 14 December 2012
Ecsite Stats is a tool designed for science centres and museums to track data in their field. Be part of this process and add your 2012 data now (and your 2011 data if you haven’t already – it’s never too late.)
Ecsite Stats was developed last year to compile statistical information from our field, so we need your participation to make this tool work for everyone.
News 4 December 2012
The renowned travel guide “Lonely Planet” has recently published it’s reccommendations for 2013. Amongst them, Gothenburg was rated as one of the best value destination in the world. Another reason to head to Gothenburg for the Ecsite Annual Conference 2013.
“This is as much Scandinavia as you can get for your money.”
Lonely Planet’s Best in Travel 2013 votes Gothenburg the no. 2 best value destination
http://www.lonelyplanet.com/themes/best-in-travel-2013/best-value-destinations/ http://www.lonelyplanet.com/sweden/gotaland/goteborg
News 26 November 2012
Richard Tuffs, Director of the European Regions Research and Innovation Network (ERRIN – www.errinnetwork.eu ) is guest editor of this science cities-themed edition of the Ecsite Quarterly.
News 22 October 2012
Ecsite and some of its members collaborated with the European Commission in November and December 2012 to organise Gender Days in five European countries (Austria, Germany, Italy, Poland and the Netherlands).
View fantastic photos from the final event held 5 December at Copernicus Science Centre: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjD7zVcq
Read about the final event here: www.ecsite.eu/news_and_events/news/copernicus-was-also-woman
News 17 October 2012
PLACES is a four-year European project, which began in June 2010, coordinated by Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums (www.ecsite.eu).
The project is developing the concept of the European City of Scientific Culture by creating City Partnerships. These partnerships unite nearly 70 science centres, museums, festivals and events, in cooperation with local authorities, and ten European regional networks.
News 15 October 2012
Richard Tuffs, Director of PLACES partner ERRIN, presented two ongoing reports to the Conference in Tartu, Estonia. The first on Proto-models seeks to develop models of cities of scientific culture. It examines both typologies of science cities and cities of scientific culture and the PLACES community is invited to look at the draft report and offer their comments and expertise.
News 2 October 2012
The EU-project KiiCS’ incubation activities were officially launched on 28th September, in Naples: artists, creative people and scientists will work together on innovative ideas and help communicate science in new and creative ways.
News 25 September 2012
Read the latest issue of the Ecsite Quarterly Newsletter now online. This issue’s theme is about inspiring youth to choose careers in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). Alexa Joyce of European Schoolnet is the guest editor of this edition.
www.ecsite.eu/news_and_events/quarterly_newsletters/youth-and-science-careers
News 25 September 2012
On 30 May a pre-conference workshop, ‘Communicating European Achievements in Space’ was organised by Ecsite, Cité de l’Espace and the European Space Agency (ESA) at the Ecsite Annual Conference 2012 in Toulouse France.
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