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Annual Conference sessions

The first Ecsite Conference took place in 1989. Here you can browse all Conference sessions since 2010. Use the search engine to look for people, topics...

Looking for an older session? Our digital records start in 2007, with programme pdfs attached to each conference page

Science ♥ society
Raphael ChanayUwe MoldrzykThomas B BergAnnemarie van EekerenPaolo LegatoCaroline BreunesseAnders Drud JordanHenrik SellLinda GalléBasil ThüringPierre Coulon

Natural history museums play an important role in bridging communication gaps between science, society and politics. In times of growing urgency we have to act against a variety of environmental issues such as climate change and loss of...

Science ♥ society
Linda GalléWiebke RössigIris OttAlex Fairhead

How should spaces for interaction and open science be designed in order to welcome, encourage and engage visitors? Many major museums across Europe are undergoing major rebuilding processes in order to create spaces for communication, interaction...

Science ♥ society
Carlos Catalao AlvesFederica RosettaYlann SchemmErrin RileyGiselle Cory

With the media emphasising the promise of big data and AI in predicting everything and deriving groundbreaking insights, the public is facing a surge of hard-to-grasp claims. Public interest in sound science and evidence needs to be supported by...

Science ♥ society
Magne HognestadMarco MirandaJørn HafverKim Ludwig-PetschMarta Fikus-KrynskaFredrik Motland KirkemoHenrik Helsgaun

Picture the scene: In 15 minutes, our speakers set up a pop-up science centre in a local cafe, armed with only the items they have in their pockets and backpacks!

The introduction will begin at the conference centre and then participants...

Learning

All detailed information about this workshop can be found here.

Strategy & vision
Steven SchaekenJustin DillonGillian ThomasVicky CaveJuanita Schläpfer-Miller

The challenges we’re facing in the Anthropocene can be overwhelming but look at it this way: we are alive, flooding is not a constant issue (yet) and the next generation are ingenious, creative, loaded-with-21st-century-skills kids - they can fix...

Science ♥ society
Wiktor GajewskiAnna StarkeyFrank KupperCarmen Fenollosa

XXI century skills, co-creation, science communication… there are certain terms, concepts and buzzwords in science engagement vocabulary that are repeated in all aspects of our world. Are you tired of this jargon? You are not alone! Our speakers...

Strategy & vision
Lizzy BakkerBernhard KehrerAmparo Leyman PinoJochen HungerStefan FahrngruberBrad MacDonaldPaul OrselliHolly HastedMaarten TaborskyBob Van Cleemputte

During this session, Experimentarium’s rooftop will turn into a verbal playground, in which we will jam with ideas, improvise, and be as creative as we can be. The principle is simple: everyone gets one minute to share an idea that they’ve had...

Margaret Wertheim

"Mathematics as Material Play"

Margaret Wertheim is an internationally acclaimed writer, artist and curator whose work focuses on relations between science and the wider...

Strategy & vision
Gillian ThomasTrautmann CharlieLeigh-Anne StradeskiGillian ThomasKirsten EllenbogenHanne Haack LarsenTrautmann CharlieLeigh-Anne Stradeski

Every manager, whether a first time one or a CEO, can achieve greater impact if they have a good working relationship with their own manager. Agreement on strategic projects as well as daily tactical work are critical and can occur most easily...

A Copenhagen landmark, the Wallmans Circus Building has been a venue for popular entertainment for more than 100 years. The space was once home to elephants, seals and clowns and is now offering a dinner & show experience combining musical...

Exhibit development
Kate KnealeRan PelegMalka YayonJohn SearClaudia SodiniYael Bamberger

Escape games are a popular cultural phenomenon and this phenomenon has not bypassed the Ecsite community and conference: in 2018 the Conference hosted a first Escape room demonstration. Whether you missed it last year or were lucky enough to make...

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