Two calls open: Ecsite Grant scheme funding collaborative actions that fill a gap in our field (apply by 12 Nov) / prestigious Ecsite Awards, with two categories: Beacon of the Year and Sustainable Success (31 Dec).

Open letter to new European Commissioner

Ecsite will present its Open letter to upcoming Commissioner Mariya Gabriel. If you missed the first act, it’s still time to add your organisation to the list of signatories.

Open Letter M. Gabriel

Directors Forum: two weeks left to register

Senior managers of Full Ecsite members, join your peers in Trondheim on 13-15 November. Registration closes 4 November.

Wanted: Senior Administrator at Ecsite Office

Are you experienced, proactive and organised? Apply by 21 October.

TWO spring & summer INTERNSHIPS AT ECSITE

Apply by 3 November to work on communications with either the Project Management or the Communications & Events teams.

Ecsite is looking for two interns to join the team in 2020

Some of us from the Ecsite team at the Farewel Party of the 2019 Ecsite Conference in Copenhagen

New: Spokes Collections

All-time Spokes articles neatly organised into thematic knowledge packs. Dig into your favourite topics.

What next in Spokes?

Spokes is only as good as you make it. Tell us what you want to read next or pitch an article idea. By 1 December.

Public toilets with something to say

Do you have interpretation in your venue's toilets? Have you given this space a lot of thought? A case study call for a portfolio in the next issue of Spokes. Send yours by 20 October.

Ecsite Conference

LAST DAYS TO SUBMIT YOUR SESSION IDEA

Hurry: the call for session proposals for the 2020 Ecsite Conference closes already this Thursday 17 October.

© Ecsite Experimentarium Photographer Camilla Vodstrup

Book your booth at #Ecsite2020

Meet 1,200 professionals from 59 countries by hosting a booth at the Business Bistro - the social & commercial hub of the conference.

#Ecsite2019 Business Bistro. Credit: Ecsite/Experimentarium. Photographer: David Trood

A new Programme Committee member

Dobrivoje Lale Eric, Head of International Cooperation at the CPN in Belgrade, is joining as an expert. Welcome on board!

Lale Dovriboje, CPN Belgrade

BEST DISCOUNT FOR #ECSITE2020

Ecsite members get the best conference discounts. Apply for membership by 25 October and you will too. Here's all you need to know about membership

From Ecsite European collaborations

Meet the minds behind SISCODE

SISCODE is a three-year project involving many partners. Its aim is to understand the co-creation phenomenon flourishing across Europe. Find out who is involved.

SISCODE

2200+ STEAM initiatives mapped and counting

SySTEM 2020 is mapping initiatives that carry out science learning outside the classroom across Europe, and they have just reached a major milestone.

STEAM by SySTEM 2020

Join an EU-funded project proposal

For Ecsite members only: apply to join this project proposal on Open Schooling by 21 October. Details were sent to your official member contact on 8 October.

How Citizen Science can tackle pollution

Read the insights from an air pollution specialist and have a look at what is done in the European Citizen Science field.

Photo by Holger Link on Unsplash

Good reads and resources

Museums and Sustainable Development Goals

A guide by UK consultancy Curating Tomorrow exploring the overlapping of museums and sustainability.

Museums and the SDGs, by Curating Tomorrow

Documentary review: 'Our Planet'

A playful argument between Andrea Bandelli and Raquel da Cunha on the award-winning documentary series narrated by David Attenborough and produced by Silverback Films for Netflix.

Doctor Who and real-life science

Find out how did the popular television series shape its viewers’ perception of Science in this study by Lindy Orthia in JCOM.

The importance of the science-policy dialogue

A series of workbooks by the Zurich-Basel Plant Science Center aiming to help researchers communicate with policymakers in matters of science.

The Wellcome Collection: the world's most accessible museum?

This is what this article from the New York Times claims.

Still relevant

One year ago Spokes published Citizen labs, basis for universal innovations ecosystems . Rediscover this piece.

Feminist approaches to science communication

A series of commentaries in JCOM.

Science needs myths to thrive

This article from The Conversation believes that science has become so 'hyper-competitive' to the point of losing its spirit - its myth.

Opportunities

Selection of international conferences and courses

Upcoming international conferences, calls for papers and courses in science engagement.

Registration open for Symposium on intercultural science education

17-18 October, Vienna, Austria. Improving our work with and for marginalised groups of adult migrants and refugees. Organised by Austrian ScienceCenter-Network.

PISEA (Promoting Intercultural Science Education for Adults) is coordinated by the Science Center- Netzwerk in Austria

Survey: global stocktake of climate change activities

In museums, museum networks and sector support organisations. Share your work with the United Nations for individual and collective benefit.

New ERC Public Engagement Award

It will recognise ERC grantees working in the field of public engagement with audiences beyond the scientific community.

Children in Museums 2020 Award

Closing date: February 2020.

European Museum Academy Awards

Put your museum centre stage: apply for the Luigi Micheletti and the DASA awards by 31 January 2020.

Earth Challenge 2020

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, get involved in this international citizen science initiative.

Ecsite thanks the writers who have generously contributed to this issue of Spokes. Have an idea for Spokes? Check out the contributors' guide and get in touch.

Spokes is the monthly digital magazine of Ecsite, the European network of science centres and museums. It is put together by the Spokes Editorial Committee:

Maria Xanthoudaki, Head of Education and International Relations, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy – Chairperson
Julie Becker, Communications and Events Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium – Editor
Andrea Bandelli, Executive Director, Science Gallery International, Dublin, Ireland
Marie Couëdic, Special Projects Assistant, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Emily Cronin, Partnerships Manager, Touring Exhibitions, Science Museum Group, London, UK
Raquel da Cunha, Events and Communications Officer, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Wiktor Gajewski, Events Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Pilvi Kolk, Member of the management board, AHHAA Science Centre, Tartu, Estonia
Jaime Valle, Events and Communications Intern, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium

Responsible editor: Catherine Franche, Executive Director for Association européenne des expositions scientifiques, techniques et industrielles, aisbl

Frequency: monthly since April 2015 - issue 56, October 2019