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Four weeks after arson destroyed Città della Scienza in Naples, Italy, an event was held 9 April 2013 at European Parliament, Brussels, Belgium, to raise awareness among institutions and opinion leaders and declare a desire to reconstruct Città. The proceedings were packed with people – many of whom traveled from Italy to show support for Città.
Vice-President of Ecsite, Brigitte Coutant, Universcience, Paris, spoke briefly at the event to show support for Città on behalf of Ecsite.
Science Museum and School: A Cooperation to improve teaching, learning and discovery – European Training Course for Teachers and Museum Explainers, 9th Edition, Munich, Germany, 1-7 December 2013
The course aims to encourage the use of the museum as a teaching and learning resource in science education and to contribute to the enrichment of professional knowledge and expertise in using museums.
The Ecsite network is eager to learn what’s next for Città della Scienza following the fire of 4 March 2013. Here, Anne-Marie Bruyas, head of International Relations, Fondazione IDIS-Città della Scienza, answers some important questions about the difficult present and hopes for the future.
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! has been running successfully in the UK since 2008 and more recently also in Ireland and Australia. There could be possibilities to bring this project to other locations. Here’s the contact information for any Ecsite members who may be interested in pursuing a collaboration with this project: http://imascientist.org.uk/help
This is the main idea behind the project:
I’m a Scientist, Get me out of Here! is an online event where school students get to meet and interact with scientists.
Views, Opinions and Ideas of Citizens in Europe on Science (VOICES) is a one-year-long EU-funded project coordinated by Ecsite which has particularly innovative and challenging objectives.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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