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News 11 May 2012
Here on the second day of the PLACES Training Workshop on social media for science communication, we’re playing a social media game. Podnosh (www.podnosh.com) created this fantastic conversation game to get us thinking about what our social media priorities are.
News 10 May 2012
KiiCS is a three-year European Commission the European network of science centres and museums. It aims science and technology by giving evidence of the positive impacts of their interaction for creativity as well as for triggering interest in science.
News 7 May 2012
PLACES is a four-year European project, started in June 2010, coordinated by Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums (www.ecsite.eu)
News 4 May 2012
The committee of PLACES researchers coordinated by PLACES partner Universitat Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, developed the PLACES Impact Assessment Toolkit to measure science communication initiatives and policies.
News 19 April 2012
When discussing emotive topics such as energy research, important issues arise around honesty and trust. In this project we will trial two different approaches to these challenges.
News 12 April 2012
We invite you to book your hotel urgently for Ecsite 2012. Please note that special pre-reserved Ecsite hotel rates expired on 28 April and are no longer available.
Please book your hotel through the Toulouse tourist office:
www.uk.toulouse-tourisme.com/hebergement/resa_citybreak.php
Several important events are taking place in Toulouse during the same timeframe as the Ecsite Annual Conference (31 May – 2 June 2012).
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25 August 2012 - 1 September 2012
Participate in the International Summer School “NANOTECHNOLOGY: from fundamental research to innovations”. Summer school will be held in one of the most picturesque places of Carpathians – Bukovel, Ukraine from August 26 to September 2, 2012.
Participation in the summer school opens the opportunity for young scientists to listen to a series of lectures on the fields of Nanosciences & Nanotechnologies.
Scientists of worldwide reputation will share their knowledge and experience in the format of lecture presentations.
News 29 March 2012
A series of policy briefs have been written during the preparation of Planet under Pressure conference. Specifically targeting policy makers in the Rio+20 process, they aim to give them access to the latest scientific thinking on sustainable development issues.
News 29 March 2012
Reflections on Planet Under Pressure: a major international conference focusing on solutions to the global sustainability challenge
By Michèle Antoine, Chair, Ecsite’s Nature Group
News 29 March 2012
Scientists issue first “State of the Planet” declaration at the world’s largest gathering of experts on global environmental and social issues in advance of the major UN Summit Rio+20 in June. Download the full declaraction below.
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