October 2018

#45

Citizen labs

FEATURES
IN DEPTH

Citizen labs: basis for universal innovation ecosystems by Artur Serra

LOOKOUT

Why do corporate partners want more from you?

COLUMN

Gamification meets citizen dialogue by Herbert Münder

From the Ecsite office

Ecsite Conference

EU news

Good reads and resources

Opportunities

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Citizen labs: basis for universal innovation ecosystems

In depth

Will science engagement organisations join the fourth helix model?

Citizen labs, basis for universal innovations ecosystems

Artur Serra

Why do corporate partners want more from you?

Lookout

Mission alignment and co-creation are gaining momentum, share seven professionals

Why do corporate partners want more from you?

Joanna Kalinowska

Magdalena Olborska

Gerhard Withalm

Sophie Wisburn-Overakker, Doing Business, Doing Good

Sophie Wisbrun-Overakker

Geanne van Arkel

Christina Rühlmann

Katharina Loderstädt

Raquel da Cunha

Petroula Petropoulos

Gamification meets citizen dialogues

Column

The Ecsite President invites you to (re)discover PlayDecide

Gamification meets citizen dialogues

Herbert Münder

From the Ecsite office

Spokes wants you!

Looking for two new Editorial Committee members. An opportunity for staff of Full Ecsite members - apply by 15 November.

Join the Spokes Editorial Committee

Directors Forum: 10 days left to register

14-16 November, Barcelona. For Senior Managers of Ecsite Full members.

Group photo at last year's Ecsite Directors Forum - will you be there this year? Cite des sciences et de l'industrie, Paris, France, 6 October 2017. ® N Breton EPPDCSI

High level advocacy for science engagement

40 high-level participants took part in the 2nd Gago Conference on European science policy on 21 September in Vienna.

2nd Gago Conference. Picture: Ciência Viva.

TWO INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITIES AT ECSITE

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

Ecsite is looking for an intern to join the team

Join our team!

#ISCSMD2018: Science, a Human Right

Third International Science Center and Science Museum Day on 10 November - join!

ISCSMD 2018 logo

Brazil National Museum: a declaration

From the global science centre and museum community.

BEST DISCOUNT FOR #ECSITE2019

Ecsite members get the best conference discounts. Apply for memberhsip by 26 October and you will too. All you need to know about joining Ecsite

Ecsite Conference

Last days to submit your session idea

Hurry: the call for session proposals for the 2019 Ecsite Conference closes already this Thursday 18 October.

House of Commons format session, 2018 Ecsite Conference

Claim your space and get to thousands of professionals

Expand your network by hosting a booth at the Business Bistro - the social and commercial hub of the 2019 Ecsite Conference. Booth bookings are open

Business Bistro at the 2018 Ecsite Conference in Geneva, Switzerland

Reserve your booth at the Ecsite Conference Business Bistro

Pitch a session idea for an 'unusual' space

You can pick from ten "unusual" locations at Experimentarium to be your session space. Check out the catalogue of spaces.

The interactive Film Theatre_Credit David Trood

EU news

Host the #EUGreenWeek2019 opening event

The call for proposals to organise the official EU Green Week 2019 opening event is now open. Apply by 31 October.

Logo EU Green Week 2019

Horizon Europe: time pressure & uncertainties

Negotiations for the next European research & innovation funding framework are currently heated, as it's member states' turn to have their say via the Council. Read up on the current "battle" in Science | Business

Good reads and resources

Selected science engagement reads

This month's selection of science engagement papers, features, reports, and news. Includes a study on personal changes in mediators and an evaluation tool on internet usage to engage the public in science.

Book review

This book will tell you everything you need to know around blockchain. Andrea Bandelli, Executive Director of Science Gallery International. October 2018.

Blockchain Revolution: How the Technology Behind Bitcoin and Other Cryptocurrencies is Changing the World

Ecsite projects cited as success stories

Sparks, RRI Tools and Hypatia feature as best practice in a booklet published by SIS.net.

Booklet cover: Success stories from Science with and for Society

Success stories from Science with and for Society, a Sis.net booklet

Catch up with the latest on Space

A handy summary of space-related sessions at the Ecsite Annual Conference 2018, courtesy of the Ecsite Space Group

Participants to the Ecsite Space Group pre-conference workshop visit the Observatory at Sauverny, Department of Astronomy, University of Geneva. Copyright Sylviane Blum CSH University of Bern

Still relevant

One year ago Spokes published Re-enchanting the Sustainable Development Goals interviews. Rediscover this piece.

Opportunities

Selection of international conferences and courses

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

Share our passion for Space

This November the Ecsite Space Group, together with ESA, invites you to host a European Space Talk.

European Space Talks logo

Webcast a TEDxCERN live event on 20 November

On 20 November. All you need is a suitable location. All Ecsite members are invited to host a live feed. This year's theme: "The Elephant in the Room"

Job: Principal Curator, Science

At National Museums Scotland - United Kingdom. Apply by 26 October

Job: Lecturer/Senior Lecturer in Science Communication

At Centre for Science Communication, University of Otago (New Zealand). Apply by 26 October

Job: Academy Programme Lead

One vacancy at the Science and Industry Museum in Manchester (UK). Apply by 31 October

Job: European valorisation / vulgarisation officier

At the French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA) in Paris. Apply by 9 November

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:

Maarten Okkersen, Head of Communications, Museon, The Hague, The Netherlands – 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
Raquel da Cunha, Events and Communications Officer, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Wiktor Gajewski, Science and Art Events Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland
Aliki Giannakopoulou, Project Manager, Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Pallini, Greece
Antonio Gomes da Costa, Director of Scientific Mediation and Education, universcience, Paris, France
Petroula Petropoulos, Communications and Events Intern, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Lucie Steigleder, Administrative and Communication Assistant, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium
Maria Xanthoudaki, Head of Education and International Relations, Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci, Milan, Italy

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

Frequency: monthly since April 2015 - issue 45, October 2018