Strategy & vision
Lizzy MoriartyAudrey KorczynskaPaul VoogtPatricia VerheydenErik JacquemynMohammad RuhaiyemMartyn Best Jiancheng OUGabor ZsigmondAyman Elsayed
What are our plans, dreams, goals and strategies for future permanent exhibitions?
This pecha kucha session focuses on new permanent capital projects covering science centres, museums and exhibitions that are currently in the start-up and/...
Equity & Inclusion
Anna SchaefersAmparo Leyman PinoBaerbel AuffermannTibisay Sankatsing NavaShelly ValdezElizabeth RasekoalaCaroline TurreEsme WardOleksiy Karamanov
The debate on how to decolonise our museums, collections and exhibitions is strong and ongoing. The question of how, if or when objects collected in colonial contexts should be returned to their countries of origin is just one of many. Are our...
Strategy & vision
Your opportunity to engage in conversation with researcher Nicolas Nova after listening to his keynote speech.
The Ecsite Annual General Meeting (AGM) is open to all Ecsite members.
Only Full members of Ecsite have voting rights.
Explainers & visitor services
Hilde De LaetElina RaudseppHilde De LaetTina Kralj
How can communication with your visitors strengthen their visit and your brand? Authentic hospitality is extremely important for science organisations to give visitors an unforgettable experience and to have more fun in your everyday work. The...
Explainers & visitor services
Catherine OualianMarta KaminskaHiljanne van der MeerChristian Haug
Mobile applications, augmented reality, interactive devices... digital tools are omnipresent in science centres and museums. This presents challenges, but it can also provide opportunities. Human facilitation cannot continue in the same way as it...
Equity & Inclusion
Sharon AmentKaren PetersonJennifer BreslinAnita Krishnamurthi
Less than 25% of computer science and engineering students are women and far fewer graduate and pursue careers in those fields (National Science Board, 2018). Women remain drastically underrepresented in many STEM fields and these numbers are...
Strategy & vision
Robert FirmhoferFrederic BertleyStephen White
With major challenges around the globe including decreasing science literacy and increasing science denialism, we need to reimagine how to connect with the public in effective and engaging ways. A new science engagement model is empowering people...
Strategy & vision
Rae OstmanElizabeth BagleyRae OstmanChris DunfordFriso Visser
The ultimate goal of involving our communities in shaping the kind of future we want to live in is highly sought-after. Using the UN sustainable development goals as a framework, this highly interactive workshop focuses on creating and...
Equity & Inclusion
Malvina ArtheauWiktor GajewskiAudrey KorczynskaRaquel da Cunha
Are you juggling priorities each day, struggling to keep up a healthy lifestyle, a fulfilling career, an Instagrammable home environment and strong relationships? Welcome to this session! For most societies, working conditions have been improving...
Marketing & communication
David ReeceDavid ReeceFrancesca Di Nuzzo
Admission tickets, special events, memberships, merchandise, food... almost all public-receiving organisations charge their visitors at some point. But how do we know when the price is right? Setting the right price and communicating it...
Strategy & vision
Julia WillisonMarjolein van Breemen
Do you have an idea you want to get off the ground; a new science centre, an exhibition or an activity? Are you grappling with where to start or how to move it forward?
This clinic offers you a safe space in which you can explore your...