Equity & Inclusion
Justin DillonVesna PajićDea BrokmanMeie van Laar
What can science centres and museums do regarding gender equity apart from events and programmes? There is more than one answer to this question.
In this session speakers from different science centres and museums explain how they answered...
Learning
Malvina ArtheauMelissa RichardDaniela De AngeliAntoine Blanchard
Why make a game in a science communication situation? How? For whom? What does a game do that nothing else could do better? What is the right balance between fun and content? How much does a serious game cost? And for what result?
During...
Learning
Petra Wagnerjeanette muellerjeanette muellerPetra Wagner
Human beings love to learn. Human beings love to play. Why do we primarily act with our linearity-trained mind in a non-linear world? In order to thrive in today's complex world, systems thinking offers a great variety of ways of making sense and...
Learning
Jean-François Clervoy María MenéndezMarc MoutinAna NoronhaAude LestyTina IbsenFranco Bonacina Fiorella ColioloMichaela GitschMonica TaleviStefan Rozporka
In 2016, the Ecsite Space Group continues to explore the topic, “Space for life”.
During this two-days pre-conference workshop, Cité de l’Espace and Tycho Brahe Planetarium will present to the participants the work developed so far on the...
Learning
Jörg EhtreiberJohannes RamslEd Sobey
What does "inventing something" mean for a pre-school child? With every object they are holding in their hands for the very first time, young children invent something for themselves. How can we support this process and make them enthusiastic...
Exhibit development
Jamie BellAudrey ChangSarah DurcanBrad MacDonald
Cultural/ educational institutions frequently seek to reinvent their galleries and programmes to enhance visitor experience. Ever-evolving audience expectations and established practices are among the challenges faced during this critical...
Exhibit development
Camille PisaniEsther HamstraMichał BuławaAntonia CaolaLorna Williams
We have all experienced the hustle and bustle, the sometimes overwhelming background noise of people and exhibits inside interactive exhibitions. Sound is an important contributor to the museum experience, but it is an aspect that is often...
Exhibit development
Thorsten-D. KünnemannTobias WolffPhil WinfieldLuka VidicAlbrecht BeutelspacherYvonne Simon
As a science centre or museum we all rely on functioning exhibits. This is a key aspect for visitor satisfaction and the organisation's reputation. For a demanding audience only a few broken or malfunctioning exhibits may already leave the...
Marketing & communication
Wiktor GajewskiJessica HilliardTuomas OlkkuJulie BeckerAliki Giannakopoulou
Are you spending long hours lovingly putting together your organisation's newsletter? Are you anxiously following its journey into your readers' mailboxes, hoping to dodge their spam folders and escape a tragic "delete without opening" fate? Are...
Strategy & vision
Say goodbye to our three 2016 hosts and hello to the Hall of Biodiversity - Ciência Viva team who will be welcoming us to Porto for the 2017 Ecsite Annual Conference (15-17 June 2017).
Marketing & communication
Anna SchaefersAnna OmedesCaroline VrammoutDiana Escobar VicentGérard Cobut
Join our competitive workshop (an unusual format) where five speakers will first present the science competition they are each running, before inviting the audience to rate their initatives in terms of benefits for a) science & society b)...
Equity & Inclusion
Nathalie CapletCécile MarsanDon UndeenBaerbel AuffermannAnna OmedesJose Antonio Gordillo MartorellLauren SouterRobert WestNathalie PuzenatIan BrunswickJessica Bradford
How widely do science centres and museums open their doors? Do we always maximise opportunities to connect with our local communities (general public and professionals)? These collaborations can widen our audiences but also enrich the expertise...