2019 Ecsite Conference Programme
#Ecsite2019 The European science engagement conference
Experimentarium Copenhagen, Denmark 6-8 June
1 TABLE OF “The future will be more spectacular CONTENTS than any of us can imagine.” -Fred Kavli 4. Map of the venue 5. Address and registration information
7. WELCOME 7. Welcome to the 30th edition of the Ecsite Conference 8. Welcome to Denmark and welcome to Experimentarium 10. The theme: Pushing boundaries 13. Making the Conference more sustainable
A proud sponsor of the 14. PROGRAMME 16. Tuesday 4 June 2019 Ecsite Conference 20. Wednesday 5 June 24. Speakers Reception 26. Thursday 6 June 46. Gala Dinner & Show The Kavli Foundation Keynote Lecture: 50. Friday 7 June 78. Nocturne “The Blob: a Genius Without a Brain” 80. Saturday 8 June 106. Farewell Party Dr. Audrey Dussutour 110. SPEAKERS AND CONVENORS
122. BUSINESS BISTRO Saturday, June 8, 2019 10:30-11:30 136. LOCAL INFORMATION 137. How to get around 138. Sights 139. Restaurants 140. Museums & their cousins
144. ABOUT ECSITE The Kavli Foundation is dedicated to advancing science for the bene t of humanity, promoting public understanding of 156. PROGRAMME AT A GLANCE scienti c research, and supporting scientists and their work.
kavlifoundation.org @kavlifoundation 2 3 Øregaard Gymnasium (Speakers Reception)
MovieHouse Rooftop Live streaming with snacks Experimentarium (Conference and Nocturne)
Rooftop
Docken Rooftop Indoor (Farewell Party)
Wallmans Circus Building (Gala Party)
Business Center Sponsor and Access Point The 2. networking rooms One-and-a-half Eatery
The Idea Company #Ecsite30 participatory installation
Helix Meeting Point
The Construction Site
The Puzzler
Access Point The One-and-a-half Eatery
Lab 7 The Yeast Cell Lab 5 Lab 4 Lab 3 Lab 2 1. Live streaming with informal seating
The Experiment Bar EXPERIMENTARIUM
The Dissection Bar REGISTRATION DESK SCIENCE CENTRE The Interactive Theatre The Beach The Island Live streaming with informal seating OPENING HOURS Tuborg Havnevej 7 2900 Hellerup (Copenhagen)
Smalllille Stage H2O Tuesday 4 June 08.00 - 17.30 scene All conference and pre-conference sessions will The Beach Eatery Wednesday 5 June 08.30 - 17.30 be taking place here, as well as the Nocturne on
The Eatery Thursday 6 June 08.00 - 18.00 Prayer Upload Live streaming Friday night (7 June). Room Room with coffee Friday 7 June 08.30 - 17.30 Saturday 8 June 08.30 - 17.00 WIFI Business Bistro H2O User: Ecsite Password: PushingBoundaries
The Lounge and The Lounge Pop-up Office Ground Eatery Live streaming with informal seating HOTLINE
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4 5 Welcome to the 30th edition of the Ecsite Conference
On behalf of Ecsite, it is with great pleasure that we welcome you to the 2019 Ecsite Conference.
From 19-20 June 1990, the very first Ecsite Conference brought together a little fewer than 100 participants at Museon in The Hague. 30 years on, we are expecting more than 1,100 science en- gagement professionals in Copenhagen, for what has become the largest professional meeting of our field on the European continent. Over the past three decades, our community can be proud of having preserved and cultivated the conference’s original spirit of openness, generosity, cooperation, professionalism and diversity. Whether this is your 1st or your 30th conference, you will meet enthusiastic peers and kind critical friends, curious to share, think, make business, tinker, play and party together. Herbert Münder It’s not only the conference’s anniversary: Ecsite as a network is also Ecsite President celebrating 30 years of existence, in a forward-looking season span- ning several months under the motto “celebrate-reflect-act”. Our General Manager, local host Experimentarium is giving the community a very generous Universum Bremen present in letting the conference take over its entire building: no onvention centre this year, but the inspiring scenery of an almost Bremen, Germany brand new science centre. In collaboration with Experimentarium we have indeed prepared a special conference edition for you: anniversary surprises will offer newcomers a particularly rich concen- trate of Ecsite spirit and take “old timers” away from any possible conference routine. We don’t want to reveal too much, except perhaps this: don’t miss the big collective “happy birthday” moment at the Nocturne on Friday night!
Make the most of the conference’s rich programme: pick and choose from 100+ parallel sessions, visit 60+ exhibitors’ booths, network at four social events and more than a dozen lunch & coffee breaks, tin- ker at the MakerSpace, play at the GameLab and don’t miss our two keynote speeches on Friday and Saturday mornings: writer, artist and curator Margaret Wertheim and slime mould researcher Audrey Dussutour.
Let us finish by thanking all the organisations and individuals whose combined work and energy make the conference possible: the host- Catherine Franche ing team, Conference Programme Committee, generous sponsors, speakers & convenors, Ecsite members, faithful exhibitors… and of Ecsite Executive Director course you, dear participant. Brussels, Belgium Have a great conference!
6 7 Welcome to Denmark The Nocturne on Friday will of course be held at Experimentarium and the theme for the evening will be maritime, inspired by our location by the sea. and welcome to Experimentarium Engage in science shows, sing a sailor’s’ song, grab something to drink at the Beach Bar by the ‘The Beach’ exhibition - and if you have the guts for it, watch a dissection of the digestive system. Conclude your week with the We are very proud and pleased to host the 30th edition of the Ecsite Farewell Party on Saturday at Culture Docken, where you can enjoy the Conference. The whole conference is taking place inside our science sunset as well as live music, dancing and a great bar with evening snacks. centre, which for the first time ever is closed to the public - and And now… make the most of having the whole building as your playground! exclusively open to you, Ecsite Conference participants – our friends from around the world who share our mission of engaging people with science. Kim Gladstone Herlev Executive Director The theme for this year’s Ecsite conference is ’Pushing Boundaries’ Experimentarium and one of the boundaries we will push is the physical space, by taking up the exciting challenge of hosting the conference inside Experimentarium. We invite you to delete your internal hard disc of Hellerup, Denmark what an Ecsite Conference normally looks and feels like and en- gage in sessions held inside the exhibitions, explore new knowledge while walking up and down our double Helix staircase, get inspired by the view from our rooftop, watch a keynote from the ‘Eatery’ or the ‘Lounge’. All plenary sessions will be live-streamed to a dozen different rooms - the soft red armchairs of our brand new Movie- House are just one of the many places from where you can watch the opening or the keynotes. Lunches will be served in four different places throughout Experimentarium (and yes, you’re allowed to have lunch inside the exhibitions if you’d like). Coffee breaks will as usual be available in the Business Bistro.
We will also be pushing boundaries at the social events. Speakers and convenors will be receiving a warm (and musical) welcome at the The Ecsite Conference will be held inside Experimentarium, the former home Øregård Gymnasium on Wednesday night for the Speakers’ Recep- of the Tuborg Brewery. Since 1991, Experimentarium has let knowledge tion where entertainment will be provided by local musicians. On and curiosity come alive with a hands-on approach and explored the world Thursday night, the Gala Dinner & Show will be taking place at the through science and technology together with millions of curious children and Circus Building, one of Copenhagen’s cultural icons – enjoy ‘hygge’, adults. Experimentarium re-opened its doors to the public in January 2017 Danish cuisine and live entertainment on the stage and at your table with a spectacular extension and 18 brand new exhibitions, all exploring new as has been tradition there for more than 130 years. boundaries for science communication.
Everything is designed to be hands-on at Experimentarium, so that play and learning are always interconnected. Creating engaging experiences that are immersive and relate science to everyday life is one of the trademarks of our science centre. Our aim is to transform the way in which our guests experience and appreciate the significance of natural science and technology to our lives. Ecsite Conference participants are invited to experience Experimentarium and all the highlights of the area.
The local organising committee at Experimentarium is a large team made up of a wonderful mix of people possessing the wide palette of skills essential to the task of hosting the Ecsite Conference. The team covers a huge range of people reaching from operations to graphic design to fundraising to communication to content to explainers to logistics to… The above photo shows the small management team. The complete team engulfs practically everyone employed at Experimentarium – all of whom will have a role during the Conference.
8 9 The theme Pushing boundaries
Boundaries are an essential part of identity: they separate what we are from what we aren’t, what we do from what we won’t do. As the world around us and we ourselves change, boundaries need to be constantly negotiated and redefined. Exploring, challenging and shaping boundaries is crucial if we want to grow and develop as a sector, organisation or individual.
However, we must also challenge our own understandings of science and expand the boundaries of how we communicate science. It is by pushing our own boundaries for science communication that we ourselves become inspired to walk down new and creative paths. When are the boundaries of physical buildings useful and when do we need to invent new media and settings for science engagement? Can we push the limits of our traditional demographics and engage truly diverse audiences?
Can we become interdisciplinary agents and help teams break silos? Are new forms of creativity blurring the frontiers between formal and informal learning, digital and physical engagement? Is our field’s commitment to help deliver the Sustainable Development Goals a new frontier for societal impact and international collaboration? Can we invite citizens, scientists, businesses and decision makers on a joint exploration, at the crossroads of fundamental science and mission-driven research, authoritative science and lay knowledge?
The Ecsite Conference celebrates its 30th edition and we invite the science engagement community to build on three decades of science communica- tion and look ahead, pushing the boundaries of our field and practices.
10 11 Making the Conference more sustainable
o breaks at the Conference. They are determined We value corporate responsibility highly at Experimentarium, both in our daily to fight waste and are selective when it comes to operations and as host of the Ecsite single-use utensils. Together with the University of Copenhagen they managed to reduce their food All about touring exhibitions Conference. We cannot single-handedly waste by 70% in 2017. Together we are doing our save the world, but we can make changes in best to avoid using disposable cutlery and plates our daily lives in order to move in the right and will instead be washing up after meals. direction. At Experimentarium we have a range of responsible initiatives, a few of Limit the use of plastic and limit CO2 on trans- portation: for those attendees who have not which are described below. The new global platform for brought their own refillable water bottle, we shall provide Danish tap water packaged in eco-friendly We cooperate with the Danish Red Cross to help recyclable (and reusable!) cartons, transported underprivileged families: for instance, we offer international touring exhibitions the shortest possible distance. family days at Experimentarium. Encourage the use of public transportation during We use sustainable paper bags in our shop. The the Conference: we are offering Ecsite Confer- paper comes from Swedish trees. When a tree is ence participants a discounted Travel Pass with cut down a new one is planted and our logo on the unlimited transportation by train, bus and metro bag is printed using soy ink. Of course, we hand throughout the entire metropolitan area, includ- out as few bags as possible. ing transportation to and from the airport, at a discounted price of DKK 36 (€ 5) per day. In cooperation with our cleaning supplier ISS Facility Services, we are currently testing a new Sort waste: we sort waste into 12 different cleaning system that limits the use of traditional categories at Experimentarium and of course this cleaning products and reduces packaging. will apply during the Conference as well. As host of the Ecsite Conference, we are concentrating on limiting the event’s environmental footprint. We have chosen to focus on the following initiatives:
Limit the paper used for the programme: we will donate € 3 to the Danish Red Cross for each participant who chooses not to receive a print- ed programme. Limit food waste: our regular restaurant supplier will provide lunches and coffee
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A note on plenary sessions How to navigate the Reverse The aim is to give attendees a chance to active- programme ly participate in discussions with speakers. The As there is no single room large enough to welcome speakers and one moderator guide the session us all inside one room at Experimentarium, plenary Up to twelve sessions are taking place in parallel following a short introduction to the topic. sessions will be live-streamed to several different at any one time. You’ll find a programme at a locations in the Experimentarium. glance on the last pages. To help you navigate Workshop the programme, each session is labelled with… Structured for in-depth exploration of one topic. The Large Stage on the ground floor is the audi- The session is practical, interactive and active- torium where the live “action” will be taking place. One or two keywords ly involves all participants. A workshop can be a As places are limited, tickets will be given out each science demonstration, a game, a show, a short morning at the Information Desk in the entrance Business & fundraising training course… hall on a first come, first served basis. Collections Equity & inclusion Pre-conference workshop You can watch the live streaming from: Exhibit development Whole-day sessions, only on Tuesday and Wednes- Explainers & visitor services day. Allows participants to dig deeper into specific The Lounge (ground floor) Learning topics. The only conference sessions to require A relaxed space with cosy seating, just next to the Marketing & communication advance registration. Business Bistro (and coffee!). Research, theory & evaluation Science ♥ society Tour The Eatery (1st floor) Strategy & vision A guided tour of a local place of interest, specially Experimentarium’s restaurant, with a large screen selected by our host for Ecsite Conference and access to coffee. attendees. Be careful, for logistical reasons the Main session formats times of tours don’t always precisely coincide The Interactive Theatre (1st floor) with parallel session slots. A quiet enclosed space with the option of Drop-in space or session lying down. The most informal format possible, as participants are free to come and go at any time during the Special labels (for some sessions only) The Yeast Cell (1st floor) session slot. Usually involves self-directed activities Back to basics A quirky exhibition setting with the option like games. Newcomers and beginners should start here. of lying down. Keynote Keynote MovieHouse Screens 1-5 (3rd floor) All attendees get together to hear a promi- Everyone else will be here to listen to this inspiring Brand new and marvellously comfortable cinema nent speaker present their views for 45 minutes, speaker. Can’t miss it. rooms. Don’t panic, staff will be around to guide followed by 15 minutes of questions. Only two you to the nearest available seat. keynotes, at 10.30 on Friday and Saturday. A room hashtag This arrangement is in place for: Panel The convenor introduces the speakers who then If you’re active on Twitter, use #Ecsite2019 Opening Ceremony, present their views to the audience. There is time AND the hashtag of the room you’re currently in. Thursday 6 June, 9.45 - 11.00 for discussion with participants at the end of the This allows fluid conversations – otherwise tweets session. from all parallel sessions are jumbled up together! Margaret Wertheim keynote, Friday 7 June, 10.30 - 11.30 PechaKucha 20 slides are shown for 20 seconds each. Audrey Dussutour keynote, This format keeps presentations concise Saturday 8 June, 10.30 - 11.30 and fast-paced.
14 15 TUESDAY #lab2 4 June 2019 EXPANDING HORIZONS: AN INTRODUCTION TO EU FUNDING - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
#EcsiteSpace #smallstage Business & fundraising | Science ♥ society SPACE FOR ALL, SPACE FOR EARTH Back to basics - DAY 1 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP 9.00 - 17.45 Lab 2 + 3 Science ♥ society You would like to get your share of European funding writing proposals and increasing their chances of - but you don’t know where to start? Many public getting funded. 9.00 - 17.45 engagement institutions are involved in EU-funded This workshop will focus on the European Commis- Small stage projects - however, for newcomers this world might sion’s Research and Innovation Framework seem overwhelming. Framework programmes, socie- Programme (currently “Horizon 2020”. sionals and non-specialists to develop collaborative Bringing Space “down to Earth” is a priority for the tal challenges, cross-cutting issues, calls for propos- projects and events. Space sector. Space is a vantage point for monitor- als, work packages… what does all this EU jargon Convenor Maria Zolotonosa, Senior Project Convenors Ana Noronha, Executive Director of ing our ever-changing planet – from floods and forest mean? Manager, Sparks Project Coordinator, Ecsite, Ciência Viva, Pavilion of Knowledge (Pavilhão do fires to changes in ice cover and rising sea levels. Eu- How to enter the world of European-funded actors? Brussels, Belgium. rope plays a leading role in this field; its Earth Explor- Conhecimento) – Centro Ciência Viva, Lisbon, How to build a strong partnership? And how to make er missions address pressing scientific and societal Portugal. Marc Moutin, Exhibitions, Shows and sure your proposal is amongst the best? The Ecsite Speakers Carmen Fenollosa, Senior Project challenges and push the boundaries of our under- Development Director, Cité de l’espace, Toulouse, team is offering a one-day pre-conference workshop Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @missfenollosa. standing of how Earth works. Moreover, in the use of France. Maria Menendez, Head of Corporate aimed at science engagement professionals who Didier Laval, Public Engagement Associate, space technologies and Earth Observation data for Exhibitions and Events, European Space Agency - University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, new purposes and applications for the Earth, citizen ESA, Paris, France. know little about EU funding but also those who @DidierLaval. engagement is increasingly a sought-after compo- have some experience but want to get better at nent via consultations, debates, contributions to Speakers Marianne Achiam, Associate Professor, citizen science, data validation or hackathons. What Department of Science Education, University of role can science centres and museums play in these Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, developments and how can we take advantage of the @marianneachiam. Manuel Cira, Head of opportunities opened up to engage audiences with International Relations, NAUSICAA National Sea #lab4 Space and topical issues such as innovation, smart Experience Centre, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. cities and sustainable development challenges? How Mette Broksø Thygesen, Chief Executive Officer, can our community make sure that all citizens – no Planetarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. Mads Kring, EXPERIENCE DESIGN IN PRACTICE matter their gender and learning style – are welcome Head of Education, Planetarium, Copenhagen, - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP to Space? Join this two-day pre-conference workshop Denmark. Line Nicolaisen, Ph.D. fellow, Department to explore potential answers with the Ecsite Space of Science Education, University of Copenhagen, Group community. Copenhagen, Denmark. Timothy F. Slater, Exhibit development | Collections Professor of Secondary Education and Endowed This workshop is organised by the European Space Chair of Science Education, University of Wyoming, 9.00 - 17.45 United States. Rosita Suenson, Communication Agency – ESA – and the Ecsite Space Group, the Lab 4 + 5 Ecsite thematic group that aims to improve and Officer, European Space Agency, ESA, Paris, France. extend communication about space science by helping importance of co-creation and visitor evaluation, the Interactivity has always been part of the science science engagement organisations, space profes- pros and cons of fun, and how to create intergenera- centre’s DNA and is now common in museums and tional experiences and space as a way of influencing other science engagement settings. However, it the mood of visitors. doesn’t necessarily take into consideration visitors’ emotional journeys. The concept of experience design Convenor Rui Quinta, Designer, Toyno, Lisbon. has recently gained prominence in the museum field. It privileges emotions and focuses on the quality, en- Speakers Mariana Cardoso, Experience and Concept joyment, relevance and transformative power of the Designer, Toyno, Lisbon, Portugal. Ines Montalvao, visitor experience. In this full-day workshop we will Exhibition Developer / Content Designer, Heureka - cover the principles of experience design. Participants The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, Finland. Haydn will use well-defined methodologies (e.g. creating Antoniw, Exhibitions and Interpretation Manager, user personas, defining motivation matrices and The Natural History Museum, London, United users‘ journey maps, etc…) to create experiences for a Kingdom. Poul Kattler, Exhibition Developer, (fictional) exhibition at the Experimentarium science Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. centre, where the conference is taking place. Experts will cover topics related to experience design like the
16 17 #GameLab #room6 MUSEOGAMIX: CREATIVE MARATHON MEASURING LEARNING: - DAY 1 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP AN INTRODUCTION - DAY 1 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Equity & Inclusion Research, theory & evaluation 9.00 - 17.45 Back to basics The Puzzler - GameLab
Let’s investigate and reinterpret the Experimentar- an international team of game developers; and the 9.00 - 17.45 ium science centre, venue of this Ecsite Conference, MakerSpace, curated by a group of tinkerers and Business Center Room 6 through the lens of a fun and inspiring two-day work- educators from all over the world. What kind of learning is really taking place in muse- Convenor Nils Petter Hauan, Head of Development, shop. Inspired by the Museomix creative marathon ums and science centres? How do we measure it? This VilVite, Bergen Vitensenter AS, Bergen, Norway. process, this workshop brings together game makers Convenors Kate Kneale, Director, HKD, Margate, and organisations interested in unleashing the power United Kingdom, @knealek. two-day pre-conference workshop will equip partici- pants with tools enabling them to identify the learn- Speakers Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska, Head of the of games and play into their public spaces. The Research Department, Copernicus Science Centre, Speakers Daniela De Angeli, Research Associate, ing taking place at their venue. The workshop will games will be designed, built and tested with the aim Warsaw, Poland. Roy Schedler, Head of Marketing of learning how to transform visitors’ experiences. University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. John provide guidance to enhance the quality of activities and Partnerships, Swiss Science Center Technorama, Whether you want to learn how to make an escape Sear, Real-world Game Designer, Museum Games, offered by these public engagement organisations, Winterthur, Switzerland. Theano Moussouri, Senior game, design a game for inclusion and diversity, or Birmingham, United Kingdom, @mrjohnsear. Ran and thereby strengthen visitors’ learning processes. Lecturer, University College London, London, United work on any idea of your own, you will team up with Peleg, Curriculum Developer and Project Manager, Part of the pre-conference will comprise a court case Kingdom. Elizabeth McGregor Jacobides, PhD, people with complementary skills to design a game EdQuest UK, London, United Kingdom. Malvina involving a prosecutor, defender and witnesses – and from needs and constraints, to idea, to prototype, to Artheau, Development & European Partnerships - with the audience as grand jury. We will conduct Cambridge University, London, United Kingdom, real life testing. RRI - LivingLab, Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, practical exercises in both exhibition and maker/ @wonderworldsci. Peter Wardrip, Assistant Professor France, @MalvinaArtheau. Rannei Solbak Simonsen, tinkering spaces, and use these experiences as case of STEAM Education, University of Wisconsin, The workshop is run as a collaboration between the Educator, Norwegian Museum of Science and studies to discuss questions such as: Are they learn- Madison, Wisconsin, United States. teams behind two recurring spaces at the Ecsite Technology, Oslo, Norway. Claudia Sodini, Teacher, ing something or are they just having fun? Conference: the GameLab, an informal space run by k-production, Viareggio, Italy, @claudiasodini. This workshop is organised by the REV Group, the Ecsite thematic group that stimulates and helps fa- cilitate research and evaluation in science centres and #room1 museums across Europe. BEYOND FACT CHECKING: ADDRESSING MISINFORMATION - DAY 1 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Science ♥ society | Research, Convenors Antonio Gomes da Costa, Director of theory & evaluation Scientific Mediation and Education, Universcience, Paris, France. Brooke Smith, Director of Public 9.00 - 17.45 Engagement with Science, The Kavli Foundation, Los Angeles, United States, @brookesimler. Business Center Room 1 Brian Southwell, Senior Director, Science in the Public This two-day pre-conference workshop explores the Sphere, RTI International, North Carolina, United role of science communication professionals in an States (also speaker) age of misinformation and a time when values out- weigh facts. It will be bringing together research and Speakers Sara Yeo, Assistant Professor, University practice: researchers with a deep understanding of of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States, @sarakyeo. misinformation, cultural cognition, and other relevant John Besley, Ellis N. Brandt Professor, Michigan State research fields will workshop practical ways forward University, East Lansing, United States, @JohnBesley. together with science communication professionals. John Cook, Research Assistant Professor, Center for This current state challenges the democratic exercise Climate Change Communication, Fairfax, United of citizenship and can impact global science and States, @johnfocook. Jaron Harambam, Postdoctoral technology challenges. Climate change, public health Researcher, Institute for Information Law, University issues like vaccination, or technologies like GMOs are of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, the targets of misinformation and disinformation @HarambamJaron. Laura Smillie, Policy Analyst, that can challenge expertise. Unquestionably, science European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. communication practitioners have a role to play: but Jacques Petitpré, Scientific Mediator, Universcience, what is that role and how much can we expect to Paris, France. influence the system? Supported by 18 19 WEDNESDAY #smallstage 5 June 2019 ENGAGING AUDIENCES WITH BIG GLOBAL ISSUES - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Strategy & vision | Science ♥ society thoughts on how to attract and participate in new #EcsiteSpace alliances across institutions, reach a wider audience 9.00 - 17.45 and take action. Small Stage SPACE FOR ALL, SPACE FOR EARTH This workshop is organised by the Ecsite Nature - DAY 2 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP How do we ignite action among our visitors and Group, a thematic group that brings together profes- make them reflect on causes and effects? sionals and institutions who engage audiences with Science ♥ society The world is facing major challenges in terms of nature. local and global environmental problems. These are Convenors Henrik Sell, Deputy Director, Natural 9.00 - 17.45 problems that worry many people and can seem unmanageable. History Museum, Aarhus, Aarhus, Denmark (also Tycho Brahe Planetarium Natural history museums and science centres can speaker). Carole Paleco, Responsible for European Be careful, this second day of workshop is not tap into their professionalism and knowledge to projects, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, taking place at Experimentarium but at the help the population put into perspective the effects Brussels, Belgium. Thomas B Berg, Senior Scientist, Tycho Brahe Planetarium. and consequences of global problems such as loss Collection and Exhibition Manager, Naturama, of biodiversity, lack of clean water, food waste, Svendborg, Denmark. Bringing Space “down to Earth” is a priority for the Convenors Ana Noronha, Executive Director of climate change, etc. But do we have the right tools Space sector. Space is a vantage point for monitor- Ciência Viva, Pavilion of Knowledge (Pavilhão do to attract the public to our sites and the right tools Speakers Brian Degn Mårtensson, Ph.D. student at Conhecimento) – Centro Ciência Viva, Lisbon, ing our ever-changing planet – from floods and forest to enable them to consider and reflect on the cause Institute of Culture and Society, University of Aarhus, fires to changes in ice cover and rising sea levels. Eu- Portugal. Marc Moutin, Exhibitions, Shows and and impact of the choices they make in their lives? Aarhus, Denmark. Juliette M. Fritsch, PhD, Head of rope plays a leading role in this field; its Earth Explor- Development Director, Cité de l’espace, Toulouse, As science-based institutions, we should feel obliged Exhibitions and Visitor Experience, Natural History er missions address pressing scientific and societal France. Maria Menendez, Head of Corporate to address important issues at different levels to Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen, Denmark. Stefan challenges and push the boundaries of our under- Exhibitions and Events, European Space Agency - protect the natural world of the future. Leiner, Head of the Biodiversity Unit, DG Environment, standing of how Earth works. Moreover, in the use of ESA, Paris, France. European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. space technologies and Earth Observation data for This pre-conference workshop will explore new new purposes and applications for the Earth, citizen Speakers Marianne Achiam, Associate Professor, engagement is increasingly a sought-after compo- Department of Science Education, University nent via consultations, debates, contributions to of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, citizen science, data validation or hackathons. What @marianneachiam. Manuel Cira, Head of #lab2 role can science centres and museums play in these International Relations, NAUSICAA National Sea developments and how can we take advantage of the Experience Centre, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. opportunities opened up to engage audiences with Mette Broksø Thygesen, Chief Executive Officer, SOCIAL INCLUSION, EQUITY AND DIVERSITY: Space and topical issues such as innovation, smart Planetarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. Mads Kring, cities and sustainable development challenges? How Head of Education, Planetarium, Copenhagen, ORGANISATIONAL CHANGE can our community make sure that all citizens – no Denmark. Line Nicolaisen, Ph.D. fellow, Department matter their gender and learning style – are welcome of Science Education, University of Copenhagen, - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP to Space? Join this two-day pre-conference workshop Copenhagen, Denmark. Timothy F. Slater, Professor to explore potential answers with the Ecsite Space of Secondary Education and Endowed Chair of Equity & Inclusion | Strategy & vision Convenors Vanessa Mignan, Head of Education and Group community. Science Education, University of Wyoming, United Public Engagement, TRACES / Espace des Sciences States. Rosita Suenson, Communication Officer, 9.00 - 17.45 Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Paris, France, @vanessmall. This workshop is organised by the European Space European Space Agency, ESA, Paris, France. Shaaron Leverment, Deputy CEO, The Association Lab 2 + 3 Agency – ESA – and the Ecsite Space Group, the for Science and Discovery Centres, Bristol, United Ecsite thematic group that aims to improve and How do we break out of our own echo chamber(s) Kingdom, @SLeverment. Barbara Streicher, extend communication about space science by helping Executive Manager, Science Center Netzwerk, engagement organisations, space professionals and and roll out the diversity, equity and inclusion agenda Vienna, Austria. Elizabeth Rasekoala, President, non-specialists to develop collaborative projects throughout all areas of our organisations for em- African Gong - the Pan-African Network for the and events. bedded, transformative change? Tying in with the “pushing boundaries” conference theme, this one-day Popularisation of Science & Technology, and Science pre-conference workshop will offer an engaging mix Communication, South Africa. Antonia Caola, Head of speaker presentations, small group discussions, of Communication, International Collaborations, workshops and creative activities. Reaching beyond Marketing & PR, MUSE - Museo delle Scienze, Trento, our perceived boundaries, the workshop will bring Italy. Nicole Bullock, Head of Audience, We The the ‘outside voice in’ and take our ‘internal voice out’ Curious, Bristol, United Kingdom, @wethecurious_. to create a widening wave of impact throughout the Ecsite Conference and community. Speakers Sharon Heal, Director, Museums Association, London, United Kingdom. Marie-Agnès Bernardis, Senior Project Officer, Universcience, Paris, France. 20 21 #lab4 #room1 CREATIVE COMPUTATION: TINKERING BEYOND FACT CHECKING: ADDRESSING MISIN- IN THE DIGITAL AGE - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP FORMATION - DAY 2 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP
Learning | Exhibit development Science ♥ society Convenors Antonio Gomes da Costa, Director of Scientific Mediation and Education, Universcience, 9.00 - 17.45 9.00 - 17.45 Paris, France. Brooke Smith, Director of Public Lab 4 + 5 Business Center Room 1 Engagement with Science, The Kavli Foundation, Los Angeles, United States, @brookesimler. Brian Digital technology has long been a part of science half-baked ideas, and experience joy, frustration and This two-day pre-conference workshop explores the Southwell, Senior Director, Science in the Public centres’ and museums’ exhibits, programmes and pride. role of science communication professionals in an Sphere, RTI International, North Carolina, United activities. The recent surge of interest in Maker- age of misinformation and a time when values out- States (also speaker). Convenor Sebastian Martin, Tinkering Studio Project Spaces and introduction of new tools have led to weigh facts. It will be bringing together research and Specialist, Exploratorium, San Francisco, United opportunities for creating playful, open-ended and practice: researchers with a deep understanding of Speakers Sara Yeo, Assistant Professor, University States, @smartinseb. interactive experiences. In this hands-on workshop, misinformation, cultural cognition, and other relevant of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States, @sarakyeo. we’ll try activities that combine crafting with physical John Besley, Ellis N. Brandt Professor, Michigan State Speakers Liam Nilsen, Learning Experience Advisor, research fields will workshop practical ways forward materials with a scaffolded introduction to tools University, East Lansing, United States, @JohnBesley. the LEGO Foundation, Billund, Denmark, together with science communication professionals. like block-based programming platforms (Scratch) John Cook, Research Assistant Professor, Center for @nilsenmuseum. Sebastian Uribe, Senior Technology This current state challenges the democratic exercise and microcontrollers that connect coding with the of citizenship and can impact global science and Climate Change Communication, Fairfax, United physical world (Micro:bit). Together, we’ll consider Consultant, IMAGINARY, Berlin, Germany. Martin technology challenges. Climate change, public health States, @johnfocook. Jaron Harambam, Postdoctoral how cutting-edge topics like artificial intelligence, Swift, Project Manager, UniSci / Visindasmidjan, issues like vaccination, or technologies like GMOs are Researcher, Institute for Information Law, University augmented reality and digital fabrication can be Reykjavík, Iceland, @mjbswift. Kathrin Unterleitner, the targets of misinformation and disinformation of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, approached with a tinkering mindset. The workshop Chief Program Officer, IMAGINARY, Berlin, Germany. that can challenge expertise. Unquestionably, science @HarambamJaron. Laura Smillie, Policy Analyst, is suited for beginners and no prior programming Ryan Jenkins, Co-Founder, Education, Wonderful Idea European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. Jacques experience is necessary. We’ll build on our own inves- Co., San Francisco, United States, @ryanejenkins. communication practitioners have a role to play: but Petitpré, Scientific Mediator, Universcience, Paris, tigations and together we’ll identify ways to support Stefania Druga, Founder Hackidemia, Research what is that role and how much can we expect to France. learners as they make mistakes, experiment with Scientist, MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, United States. influence the system? Supported by
#GameLab #room6 MUSEOGAMIX: CREATIVE MARATHON - DAY 2 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP MEASURING LEARNING: AN INTRODUCTION - DAY 2 - PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP Equity & Inclusion teams behind two recurring spaces at the Ecsite Conference: the GameLab, an informal space run by Research, theory & evaluation This workshop is organised by the REV Group, the an international team of game developers; and the 9.00 - 17.45 Back to basics Ecsite thematic group that stimulates and helps The Puzzler - GameLab MakerSpace, curated by a group of tinkerers and facilitate research and evaluation in science centres educators from all over the world. and museums across Europe. Let’s investigate and reinterpret the Experimentar- 9.00 - 17.45 , Director, HKD, Margate, ium science centre, venue of this Ecsite Conference, Convenor Kate Kneale Business Center Room 6 Convenor Nils Petter Hauan, Head of Development, United Kingdom, @knealek. through the lens of a fun and inspiring two-day work- VilVite, Bergen Vitensenter AS, Bergen, Norway. What kind of learning is really taking place in muse- shop. Inspired by the Museomix creative marathon Speakers Daniela De Angeli, Research Associate, ums and science centres? How do we measure it? This process, this workshop brings together game makers Speakers Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska, Head of the University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. John two-day pre-conference workshop will equip partici- and organisations interested in unleashing the power Research Department, Copernicus Science Centre, Sear, Real-world Game Designer, Museum Games, pants with tools enabling them to identify the learn- of games and play into their public spaces. The Warsaw, Poland. Roy Schedler, Head of Marketing Birmingham, United Kingdom, @mrjohnsear. Ran ing taking place at their venue. The workshop will games will be designed, built and tested with the aim and Partnerships, Swiss Science Center Technorama, Peleg, Curriculum Developer and Project Manager, provide guidance to enhance the quality of activities of learning how to transform visitors’ experiences. Winterthur, Switzerland. Theano Moussouri, Senior EdQuest UK, London, United Kingdom. Malvina offered by these public engagement organisations, Whether you want to learn how to make an escape Lecturer, University College London, London, United game, design a game for inclusion and diversity, or Artheau, Development & European Partnerships - and thereby strengthen visitors’ learning processes. Kingdom. Elizabeth McGregor Jacobides, PhD, work on any idea of your own, you will team up with RRI - LivingLab, Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, Part of the pre-conference will comprise a court case Cambridge University, London, United Kingdom, people with complementary skills to design a game France, @MalvinaArtheau. Rannei Solbak Simonsen, involving a prosecutor, defender and witnesses – and @wonderworldsci. Peter Wardrip, Assistant Professor from needs and constraints, to idea, to prototype, to Educator, Norwegian Museum of Science and with the audience as grand jury. We will conduct of STEAM Education, University of Wisconsin, real life testing. Technology, Oslo, Norway. Claudia Sodini, Teacher, practical exercises in both exhibition and maker/ Madison, Wisconsin, United States. k-production, Viareggio, Italy, @claudiasodini. tinkering spaces, and use these experiences as case The workshop is run as a collaboration between the studies to discuss questions such as: Are they learning something or are they just having fun?
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Øregård Gymnasium Getting there Wednesday 18.30 – 20.00 Øregård Gymnasium Open to all pre- and main conference speakers Gersonsvej 32 and convenors, upon advance online registra- 2900 Hellerup tion. Receive a warm municipal welcome in the serene space of the Øregård Gymnasium. Enjoy a drink and snack and mingle with other speakers.
The beautiful neoclassical building called Øregård Gymnasium was built in 1924 and is today a high school for almost 720 students. It was designed by the architects G.B. Hagen and Edvard Thomsen and is a protected building. The front hall and main staircase where the Speakers’ Reception will be held is magnificent with marble floors, marble glazed plaster and For those attending pre-conference workshops at Experimentarium: the statue ‘Jason with the golden fleece’ by There will be free buses in front of Bertel Thorvaldsen. Experimentarium to take you directly to the Reception. Buses leave at Øregård Gymnasium is located only a 10 18:10. I minutes’ walk away from Hellerup Station. Are you making your own way to the Recommended dress code: smart casual. As for Speakers’ Reception? all events, don’t forget to have your Conference If you are making your own way to badge with you. the Speakers’ Reception from the city centre take the S-train heading You need to register online for the Reception, as north towards Hillerød. Get off at Hellerup Station. part of your Conference registration: check the back of your badge to see if this event is includ- If you’re coming directly from the ed in your package. airport, you’ll first need to take the metro to Nørreport Station (they run every 5 minutes and the journey takes about 12 minutes).
The Gymnasium is only a 10 minutes’ walk from the station and there will be staff from Experimentarium waiting to help you find your way.
24 25 THURSDAY #largestage 6 June 2019 BEYOND FACT CHECKING: ADDRESSING MISINFORMATION - PANEL
Science ♥ society | Research, theory NEWCOMERS BREAKFAST & evaluation - SOCIAL EVENT 12.00 - 13.45 The Eatery Large Stage
8.00 - 9.30 This session will report on the outcomes of a two-day Speakers Sara Yeo, Assistant Professor, University pre-conference workshop exploring the role of science of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States, @sarakyeo. Mingle with other first-time delegates and meet a communication professionals in an age of misinfor- Brooke Smith, Director of Public Engagement few Conference old-timers who will be sharing their mation and a time when values outweigh facts. After with Science, The Kavli Foundation, Los Angeles, tips and tricks to make the most of the Ecsite an overview of essential data from research on mis- United States, @brookesimler. John Cook, Research Conference. Join this informal breakfast for a information, mistrust in science, risk assessment and Assistant Professor, Center for Climate Change refreshing start to intense hectic Conference days other related topics, proposals for action in science Communication, Fairfax, United States and an opportunity to start building your network. communication will be discussed. As for all events, don’t forget to have your Confer- Supported by ence badge with you. Convenor Antonio Gomes da Costa, Director of Scientific Mediation and Education, Universcience, Pre-booking only We are afraid you can only attend Paris, France. if you included this event in your package when you registered online.
#smallstage FUTUREPROOFING YOUR EXHIBITIONS ABOUT THE FUTURE OPENING CEREMONY - WORLD CAFÉ
Exhibit development | Science ♥ society 9.45 - 11.00
Live from the Large Stage, streamed to several 12.00 - 13.45 locations in the building Small Stage Welcome to the conference’s official start. Expect How can exhibitions of potential futures avoid the Convenors Harry White, Science Centre Consultant, speeches by officials, host and Ecsite representatives. pitfalls of prediction? This session will start with six HWConsult, Cardiff, United Kingdom (also speaker). And... the winners of the 2019 Mariano Gago Ecsite 5-minute case study presentations in which exhibit Sarah de Launey, Exhibition Developer, International Awards will be revealed! developers will describe their own futureproofing Centre for Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United King- processes. Methods include: focussing on the skills dom, @sarahdelauney (also speaker). Speakers Kim Gladstone Herlev, Executive Director, to survive future opportunities; identifying common Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark, tropes that cause predictions to fail; giving visitors Speakers Deepak Mehta, Educational Expert, @experimentarium. Herbert Münder, President of a hand in building future visions; creating starting Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre, Mechelen, Ecsite and General Manager, Universum, Bremen, points for visitor conversations about future technol- Belgium, @deeeep. Anna Skrzypek, Exhibit Developer, Germany. Catherine Franche, Executive Director, ogy, human-nature relationship and social utopias; Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland. Maja Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, capturing a record of visitors’ visions. Wasyluk, Exhibition Project Manager,Toulouse @CaFranche. Sharon Ament, Director, Museum of These presentations will be followed by a world café Natural History Museum, Toulouse, France. Gabriele London, London, United Kingdom, @SharonAment. session, where small groups of participants will be Zipf, Head of Exhibitions at Futurium, Futurium, coming up with challenges for future exhibitions Berlin, Germany, @futuriumd. and prototyping exhibits or exhibition concepts. Each group will summarise their ideas before a final discussion. Issues to be discussed include: why do we need a deep future vision, how to build one, how to communicate it in exhibitions, and how often should it be updated?
26 27 #movie1 #movie3 WHAT’S NEW IN TOURING EXHIBITIONS MAKING SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE - 1 - TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS COLLECTIONS RELEVANT FOR TODAY Exhibit development Exhibition Producer, Heureka - The Finnish Science - PECHAKUCHA Centre, Vantaa, Finland. Kathrin Unterleitner, Chief Program Officer, IMAGINARY, Berlin, Germany. 12.00 - 13.45 Convenor Amito Haarhuis, Director, Rijksmuseum Térésa Ribeyron, Travelling Exhibitions Project Collections | Science ♥ society MovieHouse Screen 1 Boerhaave, Leiden, The Netherlands, @AmitoH. Manager, National Natural History Museum, Paris, France. Hélène Wang, Export Marketing Manager, 12.00 - 13.45 A preview of current and upcoming touring science Speakers Maria João Fonseca, Interim Executive Universcience, France. Agnes Ruiz, Director of Sales, MovieHouse Screen 3 exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast- Coordinator, Natural History and Science Museum of Europe + Middle East, Imagine exhibitions, Montpellier, paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range the University of Porto (MHNC-UP), Porto, Portugal. France, @agnessonR. Lone Isaksen, Director of In this session, presenters from many different of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make Annelore Scholten, Head of Public Engagement, Exhibitions, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. science museums all over Europe share how they use contacts and find out more. Education & Exhibition, Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Rachel Sturgis, Touring Exhibitions Manager, Wellcome storytelling to create more context for their heri- Leiden, The Netherlands. Raphael Chanay, Head of Collection, London, United Kingdom, @RachelSturgis. tage collections, and make them come alive. What Convenor Audrey O’Connell, Museum Consulting, Museological Projects, Universcience, Paris, France. Dimitris Kontopoulos, Curator / Project Manager, museological strategies do they use to make their Audrey O’Connell + Associates, Seattle, United Ken Arnold, Head of Public Programmes, Wellcome ArtScience Museum, Singapore, Singapore. Maarten heritage collections meaningful for a wider audience States, @AudreyinSeattle. Collection, London. Torkil Adsersen, Senior Curator, Okkersen, Head of Communications, Museon, The and relevant in a contemporary context? Danmarks Tekniske Museum, Elsinore, Denmark. Kate Hague, The Netherlands. Felicity Sylvester, Exhibition Presentations will be delivered in the quickfire Speakers Michał Buława, Head of Science Centre Forde, Head of Exhibitions, Wellcome Collection, Partnerships Manager, Touring Exhibitions, The PechaKucha format: each speaker will talk for a Department, Instytucja Kultury “EC1 Łódź - London, United Kingdom. Claire Hampton, Curator Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom, little more than 6 minutes, showing 20 slides for 20 Miasto Kultury”, Łódź, Poland. Tim Pethick, CEO, of Television and Broadcast, Science Museum Group, @NHM_Global. Cere Davis, Intermedia Artist, seconds each. Nomad Exhibitions, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, Bradford, United Kingdom. @nomadexhibit. Manuel Roca, Production CereDavis.com, Berkeley, United States, @Ceremona. Department Manager, Parque de las Ciencias, Ashley Larose, Senior Manager International Sales, Granada, Spain, @ParqueCiencias. Heidi Rosenström, Science North, Sudbury, Canada. #movie4 #movie2 A BUSINESS WITHIN A BUSINESS: EXHIBITING COMPLEX, MUSEUM-BASED RESEARCH CENTRES UNFINISHED SCIENCE - PANEL - PANEL Strategy & vision | Research, theory play in consulting with organisations outside the & evaluation institution? Exhibit development | Collections These “research arms” involve many pros and cons, core functions and revenue implications to the muse- 12.00 - 13.45 ums in which they reside. This panel will showcase the 12.00 - 13.45 MovieHouse Screen 4 MovieHouse Screen 2 affordances and struggles of this complex relation- Many museums throughout the world have devel- ship and provide opportunities for audience members ic, how to make the invisible visible, how to engage Exhibitions are a slow medium and imply author- oped learning research centres not only to advance to ask questions and contribute new ideas. with visitors’ bodies in the exhibition space, how to ity, so how can we present knowledge that is still the mission of the institution but also to support connect the personal and the scientific and how to evolving? Science centres and museums have tended their business model. These centres serve multiple Convenors Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska, Head of the display historic and contemporary medical objects. to exhibit settled science; histories of great men purposes: they uniquely impact the programming and Research Department, Copernicus Science Centre, and great discoveries, or textbook facts brought to practice at their site and within the larger STEM ed- Warsaw, Poland. Roy Schedler, Head of Marketing Convenor Malthe Kouassi Bjerregaard, Curator, life. It is more difficult – and more controversial – to ucation community while advancing learning theory and Partnerships, Swiss Science Center Technorama, Medical Museion & Novo Nordisk Foundation Center show unsettled science. How can we strike a balance and driving revenue. Winterthur, Switzerland. for Basic Metabolic Research, University of between revealing exciting processes and keeping a Panellists from three museum-based learning Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, @musgoggles. critical stance? Showing science-in-the-making also research centres will discuss how each institution Speakers Lisa Brahms, Director of Learning & challenges curators to cross boundaries and open defines a “research centre” and outline how these Research, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, Pitts- Speakers Floriane Perot, Exhibit Designer, up the laboratory, with its strange and disposable entities fulfil these goals. Each model will also high- burgh, United States. Wenche Fivelsdal, Manager Universcience, Paris, France. Marius Kwint, Reader in objects and ethically complex subjects. light the complex relationship between the staff of of Exhibition and Featured Experiences, VilVite, Visual Culture, University of Portsmouth: School of We will share three experiences of addressing these the research centre and the programmatic staff of Bergen Vitensenter AS, Bergen, Norway. Aleksandra Art, Design and Performance, Portsmouth, United challenges through collaborative and interdisciplin- the museum. Who are the researchers? Who is doing Wójcik-Głodowska, Head of Conference and Events Kingdom. Louise Whiteley, Associate Professor & ary projects in the complex fields of gut and brain the evaluation? What role do staff from both entities Department, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, science. In this context we will discuss how to build Curator, Medical Museion & Novo Nordisk Foundation Poland. connections between the personal and the scientif- Center for Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark. 28 29 #lab4 CLIMATE TALKS: BACK TO COPENHAGEN #theater - REVERSE AND NOW, BREATHE... CREATING
Strategy & vision | Science ♥ society EQUITABLE FORMATS AND SAFE
12.00 - 13.45 SPACES - REFLECTION SESSION Lab 4 + 5 Equity & Inclusion | Learning In 2009 we were in Copenhagen for COP15, repre- Convenors Manuel Cira, Head of International senting science centres and museums in the fight Relations, NAUSICAA National Sea Experience against climate change. Ten years later, we find Centre, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Francisco Franco 12.00 - 13.45 with a show-stopping opinion. In fact, there will be no ourselves back in the same city. And this time, it’s del Amo, Technical Manager-Aquarium Finisterrae, The Interactive Theater expectation to do anything at all, other than let ideas for crisis talks. The IPCC’s latest report was crystal Museos Científicos Coruñeses, A Coruña, Spain, Science engagement is often so full-on. Whether it’s sink in, leaving space for you to formulate your own clear: cut carbon emissions as much as possible and @mc2coruna/. the physical spaces or the active formats we use, thoughts and share them if you wish. as fast as possible to mitigate the effects of climate our world is packed with vibrancy, information and change. What concrete action can we, as science Speakers Anne-Marie Bruyas, Responsible for interactivity. But have we gone too far? Have we left Convenors Kenneth Skeldon, Head of Public engagement organisations, take now to rise to this International Relationships, Fondazione IDIS - Città behind balanced experiences? Do we need to reflect Engagement, Wellcome Genome Campus - challenge? della Scienza, Naples, Italy. Walter Staveloz, Director more on the behavioural spans of our audiences? This Connecting Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom, @ What better place than Experimentarium’s Beach of International Relations, Association of Science- session will explore the impact of peaceful settings kenskeldon. exhibition to discuss rising sea levels? The session Technology Centers, Washington D.C., United States. by letting people experience them firsthand. Within a will start with a brief summary of the “State of the Peter de Haan, Director, Museon, The Hague, The carefully chosen, quiet venue, our speakers will share Speakers Niek D’Hondt, Coordinator, Ekoli, Ghent, Climate”. We will then launch a fishbowl discussion, Netherlands. Carole Paleco, Responsible for European practical examples from labs, creative workshops and Belgium. Lizzy Bakker, Content Strategy and using the exhibition’s boat replica as a setting. We projects, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, science exhibitions, and invite participants to reflect Development, NorthernLight Design, Amsterdam, have a few crew members planned, but this is a fish- Brussels, Belgium. Rosalia Vargas, President, Pavilion on the boundaries of their visitors’ and their own The Netherlands. Saskia Noordhuis, Founder and bowl and so all participants will be welcome to take of Knowledge (Pavilhão do Conhecimento) – Centro comfort zones. There will be no information-heavy Director, Noordje, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, @ any available seat, allowing the conversation to flow. Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal. Henrik Helsgaun, slides, no forced role play and no pressure to pipe up noordjes. Concept and Exhibition Developer, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark.
#EcsiteMakers #lab7 INTRODUCTION TO TINKERING: LEARNING ECOSYSTEMS: FROM LED FASHION DREAM TO REALITY - WORKSHOP learning ecosystem?). After a short mind mapping ex- - WORKSHOP ercise, we will then focus on latest findings and ideas. Through amusing role playing you will experience how Science ♥ society & Back to basics Learning | Science ♥ society various elements or organisations can either impede or help the creation of a learning ecosystem. We will 12.00 - 13.45 also help each other: what is your next step? The Idea Company - MakerSpace 12.00 - 13.45 Convenor Ryan Jenkins, Co-Founder, Education, Lab 7 Wonderful Idea Co., San Francisco, United States, Convenor Marianne Benning, Learning Ecosystems In this hands-on workshop for beginners, we’ll take a deep dive into the world of LED fashion. We will @ryanejenkins. How to connect formal and informal education Researcher on project ‘Learning where curiosity is make and construct using electronics and simple ev- at a regional or local level? Schools, after-school sparked’, VSC Association of science centers and eryday materials as we hack our conference badges Speaker Rannei Solbak Simonsen, Educator, care institutions, science centres, museums, zoos, science museums, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. and create personalised wearables to show off at the Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, libraries, nature organisations, farms, companies... Gala and Nocturne events! Oslo, Norway. A well-functioning learning ecosystem creates an Speakers Meie van Laar, Head of Education Combining art and science, the workshop will provide environment full of connected STEM learning paths & Research, Science Learning Center, NEMO many entry points for all learners to familiarise and provides children with equal opportunities to Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, themselves with the process of tinkering. We will take ‘their next step’. What are the opportunities, @meiegeerlings. Bronwyn Bevan, Senior Research use this experience to uncover some of the essential requirements and pitfalls when creating a learning Scientist, University of Washington, Seattle, qualities of a tinkering approach to learning. If you’ve ecosystem? Washington, United States, @bronwynbevan. never been to the Ecsite Conference MakerSpace (or In this session we actively alternate inspirational Kevin Crowley, Professor, University of Pittsburgh, to any MakerSpace!) this is a great place to start. presentations with fun and deepening activities. We Pittsburgh, United States. Karen Knutson, Associate will first briefly explain the bigger picture (what is a Director, University of Pittsburgh Center for Learning in Out of School Environments (UPCLOSE), Pittsburgh, United States.
30 31 #GameLab #smallstage HAVING FUN WITH THE PERIODIC TABLE QUICK & SIMPLE EVALUATION TOOLS: OF THE ELEMENTS - WORKSHOP GOOD ENOUGH? - PART 1 - WORKSHOP Science ♥ society | Learning Research, theory & evaluation | Marketing & mentarium’s new exhibitions. Each group will try out communication a different evaluation method (part 1) - visit one 12.00 - 13.45 of Experimentarium’s exhibitions and observe the The Puzzler - GameLab school classes (part 1) - participate in a discussion 14.30 - 15.45 Convenor Thierry Brassac, Head of Science/Culture about the strengths & weaknesses of the different 150 years after Dmitri Mendeleev’s stunning achieve- Dpt, Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, Small Stage methods (part 2) - bring home several quick & simple ment, 2019 was declared International Year of the @thierrybrassac. Please note that this session is spread evaluation methods that you can use right away Periodic Table by UNESCO. This workshop will explore over two slots (part 1: 14.30 - 15.45 & (part 1 & part 2) - get an overview of methods that the mysteries of elements and the stories behind the Speakers Pieter Loots, Exhibition Developer, part 2: 16:30 - 17:45). you can use 1) while developing your exhibition, 2) famous iconic and terrifying poster. Let’s rejuvenate Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre, Mechelen, when it’s open to your visitors or 3) afterwards (part and undust the periodic table of the elements (PTE). Belgium. Anna Gunnarsson, Teacher/Developer, It can be expensive and time-consuming to evalu- 1 & part 2). The PTE is a powerful pedagogical tool that can NAVET, Kinna, Sweden. Malvina Artheau, ate your exhibitions. Can we push boundaries for be explored in many directions: history of science Development & European Partnerships - RRI - evaluation? Is it possible to perform a quick scan and Convenors Bernadette Schrandt, Researcher (how many Nobel laureates gave their names to an LivingLab, Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, still obtain valuable insights? How much knowledge Experience Design in Museums, Amsterdam element?), medicine (what element is essential for France, @MalvinaArtheau. can we gain by evaluating more easily? How simply University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The MRI scans?), ecology (why do polar bears accumulate can it be done without compromising the validity of Netherlands, @bschrandt (also speaker). Poul heavy metals in their livers?), economy (should we the data? In this workshop we exchange and try out Kattler, Exhibition developer, Experimentarium, invest in rare Earth elements?), geography (where some ‘quick & simple’ evaluation methods. Experi- Copenhagen, Denmark (also speaker). is uranium mainly extracted?), mythology (what is mentarium has invited two English-speaking school the derivation of the word thorium?) or even litera- classes to visit an exhibition. And you are going to Speakers Iain Coleman, Research Engagement ture (poisonings in Agatha Christie’s novels)… In this evaluate it! The live evaluation experience will be Manager, Editage, London, United Kingdom. Jose atomic session, try out two knowledge games and an taking place in part 1 (14.30 - 15.45), while in part 2 Augusto Ocampo, Innovation Coordinator, Parque “atomic Pokemon-Go like” activity. (16:30-17:45) we will reflect on this experiment and Explora, Medellín, Colombia. Catherine Murphy, its take-home tools and messages. Audience Analyst, The Natural History Museum, In this workshop you’ll: - be instructed to try out one London, United Kingdom. #largestage quick & simple evaluation method in one of Experi-
FUTURE THINKING IN SCIENCE #movie1 CENTRES: METHODS - PANEL WHAT’S NEW IN TOURING EXHIBITIONS - 2 - TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS Learning | Exhibit development Exhibit development Director, National Geographic Society, Washington 14.30 - 15.45 DC, United States. Agapios Grigoriadis, Manager, Large Stage 14.30 - 15.45 Agt Euroevents ltd, Nicosia, Cyprus. Thomas MovieHouse Screen 1 Hofberger, Exhibition Designer, Manager of Travelling Thinking about the future is fundamentally import- Following this session, we invite attendees to join Exhibitions, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany. ant for people of all ages. How can we as science us in the GameLab in the next session slot for an A preview of current and upcoming touring science Jay Brown, Principal & Managing Director, Flying engagement organisations provide a platform for opportunity to receive a first-hand experience with exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast- Fish Exhibits, Mornington, Australia. Philipp Horst, this thinking? Three museum practitioners and a pro- our methodologies. paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range Temporary Exhibitions, DASA, Dortmund, Germany. fessional Futurist share their future thinking methods of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make Corrado Canonici, Director, World Touring Exhibitions, for engaging the public and lead attendees through Convenor Meredith Doby, Vice President of contacts and find out more. London, United Kingdom, @WorldTourExhib. Alanna active future thinking exercises. Exhibits, The DoSeum, San Antonio, United States, Davidson, Touring Exhibitions Manager, National To get thinking about the future, participants will @adobyphotoshop (also speaker). Convenors Audrey O’Connell, Museum Consulting, Museums Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. play “The Thing from the Future” in which they cre- Audrey O’Connell + Associates, Seattle, United Ilse Wachtelaer, Marketing & PR Manager, CREATE, ate a “thing” that meets certain futuristic criteria. Speakers Peter Bishop, Exec Director, Teach the States, @AudreyinSeattle. Ghent, Belgium. Jennifer Chow, Director of Sales, We will utilise our collective expertise to consider Future, Houston, United States, @teachfutures. Global Business Development, American Museum multiple possibilities for the future. After an intro- Kristin Alford, Director, MOD., MOD. at the Speakers Julie Leclair, Director, Travelling Exhibitions, of Natural History, New York, United States. Noa duction on why it is critical that we teach the future University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, @ Ingenium - Canada’s Museums of Science and Haim, Creative Director, Collective Paper Aesthetics, in formal and informal education spaces, our three kristinalford. Mikko Myllykoski, Experience Director, Innovation, Ottawa, Canada, @juliecstmc. Yiotis Rotterdam, The Netherlands, @NoaHaim. Asli practitioners will share their case studies. This will be Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, Ioannidis, Architect, TETRAGON S.A., Thessaloniki, Samadova, Freelance Consultant, MI Project followed by a question and answer session. Finland, @mikkomyl. Greece. Michael Bradke, Director and Driver, Mobiles Curatorial Initiative, Baku, Azerbaijan. Heidi Pinchal, Musik Museum, Düsseldorf, Germany. Cynthia International Museum Consultant, Holovis, United Doumbia, International Travelling Exhibitions States. 32 33 #movie2 #movie4 ENLIGHTENMENT 2.0: PUSHING THE FUNDING: WHAT DO OUR PIE BOUNDARIES OF SCIENCE, SOCIETY CHARTS SAY ABOUT US? - REVERSE AND POLICY - PANEL Business & fundraising | Strategy & vision Science ♥ society | Learning Back to basics
14.30 - 15.45 14.30 - 15.45 MovieHouse Screen 2 MovieHouse Screen 4 ing techniques as well as a better understanding of The session explores different models for financing Convenor Joanna Kalinowska, Developement To “make the world a better place” we need to un- values and emotions can assist the science engage- our institutions and tackling the biggest challenges Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, derstand how political decisions are taken, not just ment professionals when addressing controversial or we face in the search for a diversified and balanced Poland. by politicians or civil servants but also by voters. So politically “hot” issues with their visitors. Importantly, model. The idea is very simple: each speaker will say a how do they do this? This was the question we asked we will also be discussing how these insights can be few words about their institution’s financing model, Speakers Tuomas Olkku, Business Strategist, ourselves as the European Commission’s science combined with state of the art citizen engagement presenting a pie chart of their income sources, and Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre. In techniques. 2018 we launched the Enlightenment 2.0 initiative to describing how this financing has changed in the Finland, @tuomas_olkku. Maria João Fonseca, Interim past few years. What do they strive for budget-wise? Executive Coordinator, Natural History and Science explore the extent to which facts, values, emotions, Convenor Laura Smillie, Policy Analyst, European What were the best-sellers? What is still missing? Museum of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP), beliefs and social relations affect political behaviour Commission, Brussels, Belgium (also speaker). and decision-making with the aim of understanding Each five-minute presentation will conclude with a Porto, Portugal. Helen Jones, Director of Global question to attendees: what advice could they give Engagement and Strategy, Science Museum Group, these drivers across the political system. Drawing Speakers Ângela Guimaraes Pereira, Scientific to solve the speaker’s biggest issue? The aim is to London, United Kingdom. upon the expertise of scientists from the life sci- Officer, European Commission, Brussels, Belgium. present a variety of institutions with different types ences, social & behavioural sciences and the arts & Malgorzata Kossowska, Professor, Jagiellonian of financing, making it as simple and as informative humanities, this session will present the first findings University, Krakow, Poland. Paula Pérez Sobrino, as possible. from the Enlightenment 2.0 project. We’ll be looking Lecturer in Applied Linguistics, Technical University of at how cognitive biases, framing debates, storytell- Madrid, Madrid, Spain. #lab4 #movie3 CREATING UNEXPECTED NARRATIVES AUTHENTICITY: WORKING WITH - WORKSHOP VISITOR EXPECTATIONS - REVERSE Exhibit development | Collections 14.30 - 15.45 Exhibit development | Collections Lab 4 + 5
14.30 - 15.45 Museums are condensed reality. The fact that reality Convenor Rui Quinta, Designer, Toyno, Lisbon. MovieHouse Screen 3 loses its context when displayed in a museum is com- pensated by the possibility of creating new narra- Speakers Anna Schaefers, Curator of Education, Before stepping into a cultural establishment, most and convince visitors of the authenticity of their tives with pieces of reality that are normally distant Berlin State Museums–Prussian Cultural Heritage, visitors have already decided what they should find experience? This interactive reverse session will offer or disconnected in the real world. Berlin, Germany, @aks1501. Ines Prieto, International there and what kind of experience they will have. an active discussion on pushing the boundaries of This workshop is an original narrative generator and Institutional Affairs, Cité de l’espace, Toulouse, In museums with protected collections, visitors visitors’ expectations and conveying authenticity. game. Participants will receive cards with content, France, @InesPrietoLaflo. Clayton Cutajar, Senior expect authentic “real” objects and may not perceive clues and challenges and will use them to create un- Executive (Programme and Audience Development & reproductions or digital replicas as proper museum Convenor John Downey, Senior Educator, Balthazar expected narratives around a common subject. These Science Communication), Esplora Interactive Science objects. With the innovative opportunities offered Science Center, Skövde, Sweden. exercises will show that in order to connect with Centre, Kalkara, Malta. Claudia Aguirre, President, by technology, how can museums engage visitors audiences, science communicators and exhibition TRACES / Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de in authentic digital experiences? In science centres, Speakers Sarah de Launey, Exhibition Developer, designers must recognise themselves as storytellers Gennes, Paris, France, @claudisaac2003. Mariana the opposite effect can be observed. Visitors expect International Centre for Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne, – not to distort the truth, but to help people connect Cardoso, Experience and Concept Designer, Toyno, simulations or representations of scientific phenom- United Kingdom, @sarahdelauney. Daniela De Angeli, with collections on a more human level, truly relevant Lisbon, Portugal. ena and some have reported not believing that, for Research Associate, University of Bath, Bath, United to them. This will include speakers sharing short sto- example, citizen science-based exhibits are in fact Kingdom. Anne Land, Assistant Professor, Leiden ries that raise questions about the advantages and real science. How can science centres overcome this University, Leiden, The Netherlands, @annemland. disadvantages of using open/closed, singular/plural and chronological/thematic narratives.
34 35 #lab7 #GameLab DESIGNING FOR LEARNING IN A DROP IN AND PLAY TINKERING ENVIRONMENT - WORKSHOP WITH ATOMS - OPEN PLAY
Learning | Exhibit development Science ♥ society | Learning
14.30 - 15.45 14.30 - 15.45 Lab 7 The Puzzler - GameLab support – or hinder – practices associated with the This session will address the thorny question of how Following the “Having fun with the periodic table of Convenor Learning Dimensions. to juggle the multiple demands placed on tinkering the elements” session, take the time to play a new Thierry Brassac, Head of Science/Culture Dpt, Participants new to tinkering are also welcome - this spaces. For instance, how can we create rewarding board game connecting sustainability issues with the Montpellier University, Montpellier, France, is a place to learn and share. experiences for visitors but also high-performance, periodic table, try to fill up the periodic table by scan- @thierrybrassac durable and easy-to-operate spaces? How can these ning virtual everyday objects or go atom hunting with Convenors Ida Marie Bøe, Content developer and spaces serve a range of audiences and purposes: a Pokemon Go-like app. If you have designed or know Speakers Anna Gunnarsson, Teacher/Developer, educator, VilVite, Bergen Science Centre, Bergen, schools, families, summer camps, team building and a game related to atoms and the periodic table, feel NAVET, Kinna, Sweden. Malvina Artheau, Norway. Jennifer DeWitt, Researcher, UCL Institute more? What kinds of physical spaces best support free to bring it along to share. Come by anytime to Development & European Partnerships - RRI - of Education, London, United Kingdom. the Learning Dimensions of Making and Tinkering, a have fun playing and stay as long as you wish. LivingLab, Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, framework developed by the Exploratorium team? France, @MalvinaArtheau. Pieter Loots, Exhibition Speakers Karen Wilkinson, Director, The Tinkering We will set the stage for these discussions by intro- Developer, Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre, Studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco, United States, ducing how you can use these Learning Dimensions Mechelen, Belgium. for professional reflection on the design of envi- @TinkeringStudio. Anna Sandven, Coordinator ronments, activities, and facilitation. We will then of Education, VilVite, Bergen Science Centre, present examples from different places, looking for Bergen, Norway. Meie van Laar, Head of Education inspiration and lessons learned. Participants will then & Research, Science Learning Center, NEMO work in groups to share and discuss how offerings Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, @ #miniverse were designed and to reflect upon how these spaces meiegeerlings. Cybèle Robichaud, Director, Program ming, Montreal Science Centre, Montreal, Canada. ENHANCING SCIENCE LEARNING AND AWARENESS THROUGH PLAY - WORKSHOP #EcsiteMakers Exhibit development | Learning CONVERSATION CORNER: 14.30 - 15.45 THE FANTASTIC FUTURE - WORKSHOP The Miniverse How can we design activities for our visitors to play Convenor Sheena Laursen, Programme Manager - International Relations and Learning, Science ♥ society with in ways that encourage science awareness? Thinking about our visitors, what they might be Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark, @ interested in and how that interest can be fed is experimentarium. 14.30 - 15.45 crucial to the development of such activities that are The Idea Company - MakerSpace not restricted to young children, as older siblings and Speakers Ryan Jenkins, Co-Founder, Education, Wonderful Idea Co., San Francisco, United States, In this conversation corner session, we’ll focus on active discussion sessions and get new perspectives adults are key drivers for younger visitors to engage @ryanejenkins. Sofie Schelde, Exhibition Designer some of the most common challenges encountered on making and tinkering in museums. in play and keep on engaging past the point where and Developer, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, when facilitating tinkering activities. These issues can they might want to give up. Denmark. Leigh-Anne Stradeski, Chief Executive, include how to work with parents in a drop-in session, Convenor Daniel Rosqvist, Science Center Manager, In this session three science centres will share the Eureka! The National Children’s Museum, Halifax, ways of training staff and volunteers as well as ways National Museum of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. challenges, limitations and opportunities they have United Kingdom, @lastradeski. of reflecting on our practice as educators. encountered in developing science activities based on This year at the Ecsite Conference’s MakerSpace we Speakers Olle Bjerkås, Maker Educator, National play. Come and experience the “Miniverse” exhibition are opening a series of informal dialogues on topics Museum of Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Samar developed by Experimentarium for young children be- that are important to the maker community. When D. Kirresh, Senior Researcher- Science Studio, A. M. tween the ages of 1 and 5 and “their grown-ups” and we think back and remember times when we received Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, Palestinian Territory. engage in activities hosted by the Tinkering Studio at unexpected tips on how to operate our space, found Inka de Pijper, Project Manager Education, NEMO Exploratorium (USA) and Eureka (UK). a great collaborator or discovered new practices we Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. remember that an informal conversation between Yihsuan Lin, Exhibit-interdisciplinary & Curate/ sessions led to these new ideas. Whether you are a Director, National Taiwan Science Education Center, MakerSpace pro or a complete newcomer, join these Taipei, Taiwan.
36 37 #tour #largestage LOCAL INNOVATIVE SCHOOL - GUIDED TOUR CAN YOU FEEL IT? A SCIENCE Entrance of Experimentarium REVIVAL MEETING - PARODY RELIGIOUS SERVICE 14.15 - 16.15 Learning | Science ♥ society Convenor Sharon Ament, Director, Museum of Lab 7 London, London, United Kingdom, @SharonAment. The local Hellerup School just around the corner from intermingle during class. Hellerup School illustrates 16.30 - 17.45 Experimentarium stands out: no fence separating Denmark’s efforts to make classrooms more like the Large Stage Speakers Marjolein van Breemen, Deputy Director, the school from the street, no office to greet visitors. real world, especially when it comes to technology NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Instead, small shoes litter the floor and children of and equipping students with 21st century skills, such “Free your mind and the rest will follow” is the theme Netherlands, @M_van_Breemen. Kevin Crowley, all ages sprawl on couches doing homework, play as synthesising large amounts of information acces- of this year’s Science Assembly. Inspired by religious Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, football or run about the open space that substitutes sible online and working on problems with groups. revival meetings, we will offer you songs, laughter, United States. Bronwyn Bevan, Senior Research for classrooms. This philosophy – that students ought inspiration, and meaning. As a theme we will focus on Scientist, University of Washington, Seattle, to determine how they best learn – informed how the Duration: 1.5 hours. Advance booking is required, at STEM learning ecosystems. Expect a full-blown choir, Washington, United States,@bronwynbevan. Alex municipality of Hellerup built this flagship school a the Conference’s Information Desk (on the ground more drama, and a soul-searching workshop. Verkade, Director, VSC Association of science centers decade ago. Its open design and the absence of tra- floor of Experimentarium). Starting point: meet with a Standard elements of any holy assembly such as and science museums, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, ditional classrooms allow students from all grades to member of staff in front of Experimentarium at 14.15 singing, reading, teaching and thinking in silence, will and be escorted to Hellerup School. be interleaved with a reflective activity. Our convenor @alexverkade. Cristin Dorgelo, President and Sharon Ament has a role comparable to a pastor. Chief Executive Officer, Association of Science- She will start the session with an opening statement, Technology Centers, Washington, DC, United States, and she will introduce the speakers and the songs the @cristindorgelo. choir and congregation sing. #tour ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM: #smallstage GUIDED TOUR - 1 - - GUIDED TOUR ART-SCIENCE COLLABORATIONS: Zoological Museum WHAT BENEFITS? - COLLECTIVE BRAINSTORM 15.00 - 16.30 Zoological Museum Learning | Marketing & communication Speakers Camilla Rossi-Linnemann, Education and Experience the atmospheric Zoological Museum on a International Relations, National Museum of Science guided tour. The tour will take you to a range of the 16.30 - 17.45 and Technology ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, Milan, Italy. Museum’s highlights, including Denmark’s only real Small Stage Samuela Caliari, Head of Audience Development, giant dinosaur, “Misty”, and the famous Whale Cellar, MUSE - Museo delle Scienze, Trento, Italy. Louise Many of us host or develop art exhibitions, work- which is usually closed to the public. Whiteley, Associate Professor & Curator, Medical shops, artist residencies and the like. What are the Museion & Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for pros and cons of these alliances? Who benefits from Duration: 1.5 hours. This guided tour can accommo- Basic Metabolic Research, University of Copenhagen, them? Should we go further and open up more to date up to 25 guests. Advance booking is required at Copenhagen, Denmark. Ines Montalvao, Exhibition such collaborations and if so, how can we do it? This the Conference’s Information Desk (on the ground Developer / Content Designer, Heureka - The Finnish session invites participants to sit at different tables floor of Experimentarium). Note that the museum Science Centre, Vantaa, Finland. Samar D. Kirresh, and get involved in conversations that aim to assess closes at 16:00, so if you wish to see the exhibition by Senior Researcher- Science Studio, A. M. Qattan art-science collaborations from the perspective of yourself, it should be before the tour starts. Registra- Foundation, Ramallah, Palestinian Territory. Michael exhibition designers, educators and curators. Par- tion at Experimentarium’s Information Desk. Meeting Bradke, Director and Driver, Mobiles Musik Museum, ticipants will discuss a set of questions triggered by place: Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen. Meet in Düsseldorf, Germany. Marina Leonard, Program speakers’ brief presentations of existing art-science the shop of the Zoological Museum. The tour guide will Manager, Quai des savoirs, Toulouse, France, collaborations. Conversations will be guided to touch meet and greet you 10 minutes prior to the tour. @NinadesJardins. Sheldon Paquin, International on different topics, from the similarities and differ- Project Curator, Science Museum Group, London, ences of artistic and scientific research, to the for- United Kingdom. Dimitris Kontopoulos, Curator / mats and impact of such collaborations. Results will Project Manager, ArtScience Museum, Singapore, be shared and serve as future reference for imagining Singapore. Cían Walsh, Exhibitions Producer, Science synergies with Creative Europe programmes. Gallery, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Convenor Jurij Krpan, Art Director at Kapelica Gallery, Kersnikova Institute, Ljubljana, Slovenia, @kapelicagallery.
38 39 #movie1 #movie3 SOCIAL LEARNING IN EXHIBITIONS - PANEL ENGAGING CITIZENS IN MONITORING Learning | Exhibit development URBAN AIR POLLUTION - REVERSE Back to basics Science ♥ society | Equity & Inclusion 16.30 - 17.45 MovieHouse Screen 1 16.30 - 17.45 Social learning – what people learn from each Convenor Mikko Myllykoski, Experience Director, MovieHouse Screen 3 other and about each other – is a fascinating and Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, Air pollution causes hundreds of thousands of pre- and about a network citizen science project on air little-known area of free-choice learning in science Finland, @mikkomyl. mature deaths every year in Europe and is under- quality inspired by this initiative and coordinated engagement. It is a visitor-driven process and does standably high on the list of environmental issues by the European Environment Agency in more than not necessarily follow our institutional agendas. Speakers Nils Petter Hauan, Head of Development, that concern the public. Low-cost devices measuring ten countries. Attend this session to meet represen- Social learning leaves little, if any trace in the venue: VilVite, Bergen Vitensenter AS, Bergen, Norway. air pollutants are rapidly evolving and have signif- tatives of these two projects and work on possible visitors take their social experience home. According Sami Pihkala, Exhibition Producer, Heureka - The icant potential to provide information on human convergences to research, moments of social learning are among Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, Finland, @ideasail. exposure. Even though the application of such the most memorable learning experiences. This ses- Sheena Laursen, Programme Manager - International devices still poses uncertainties, a growing number of Convenor Ove Caspersen, Project Manager, European sion discusses exhibitions that have been designed Relations and Learning, Experimentarium, citizen science initiatives measure air quality to raise Environment Agency. with social experiences in mind. What are the key Copenhagen, Denmark, @experimentarium. awareness and enhance motivation and possibilities elements of the planning process when you wish to to make changes in local environments. Can science Speakers Anke Lükewille, Expert - Air Pollution, engage the audience socially? What does evaluation centres and museums tap into this existing trend as European Environment Agency (EEA), Copenhagen, say about the visitor response to these exhibitions? a means to engage the public in an important issue Denmark. Katrien Smet, Spokesperson & Head of that affects us all? Unit Communication, VMM - Flemish Environment In this session, hear about the CurieuzeNeuzen initia- Agency, Aalst, Belgium. Núria Castell, Senior tive where over 20,000 private persons, schools and Scientist, NILU - Norwegian Institute for Air business set up samplers across Flanders in Belgium; Research, Kjeller, Norway. #movie2
SCIENCE COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES #theater IN THE POST-FACT ERA - PANEL APPLIED CLIMATE CHANGE COMMUNICATION: Strategy & vision | Science ♥ society FIRST AID KIT - WORKSHOP 16.30 - 17.45 Strategy & vision | Science ♥ society MovieHouse Screen 2 with science professionals are more important than When it comes to busting myths and tackling myth busting itself. Following a group discussion, participants will be 16.30 - 17.45 tricky issues, science communicators are armed to MovieHouse Screen 4 the teeth with the necessary tools to inform and invited to reflect on the relevance of these strategies educate. Or are they? If science is so great, why do in relation to their own work and to discuss guiding Signals sent by our field’s leaders are clear: yes, we “Getting unstuck” offers a wide spectrum of theo- so many pseudoscientists succeed in selling their principles for codes of conduct. want to do our share and contribute to tackling glob- ries and practical case studies on this issue, drawn message? Why are people still listening to anti-vaxx- al issues such as climate change. Quicker said than from social psychology, behavioural change or val- ers, climate-change deniers and conspiracy theorists? Convenor Laura Smillie, Policy Analyst, European done: on the ground, many practitioners struggle and ues-based work. Together with its author, we will use With our interactive exhibits, pop-up performances, Commission, Brussels, Belgium. wonder why they have never seen a truly successful these insights to first understand why a few practical science journalism and more, are we simply preaching climate change exhibition and why it is so hard to cases went wrong, before sharing possible new tools. to the converted or do we have the capacity to win Speakers Jochen Hunger, Scenographer, jh Museum & engage audiences in conversations about the fate hearts and minds? exhibition design, Erlangen, Germany. Holly Hasted, of the world. Let’s face it: many of our organisations Convenor Raphael Chanay, Head of Museological In this session, a science journalist, a scenographer, PhD Fellow, UiT - The Arctic University of Norway stubbornly apply old paradigms to new challeng- Projects, Universcience, Paris, France. and a researcher will explore three ways of bending & Tromsø University Museum, Tromsø, Norway, es. What was initially an empowering mission can the boundaries of science communication: the pros @hollyahasted. Hedinn Gunhildrud, Project Manager quickly turn into professional helplessness: we feel Speakers Julie Becker, Communications and Events and cons of simplifying science through exhibition & Pedagogue, Nordnorsk Vitensenter, Tromsø, responsible, but not empowered. Often, we also feel Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @museoju, Marie designs; the perks of “selling” science in the current Norway, @hedinng. alone. Hobson, Learning and Audience Research Manager, media landscape; and whether personal interactions The Natural History Museum, London, United This session is here to break isolation and start Kingdom, @mchobson. Paolo Degiovanni, Education building a new first aid kit for applied climate change Officer, MUSE - Museo delle Scienze. communication. A recent Spokes article entitled
40 41 #lab4 #helix QUICK & SIMPLE EVALUATION TOOLS: STUDENT INTERNSHIPS: TIPS AND GOOD ENOUGH? - PART 2 - WORKSHOP TRICKS - SPEED DATING
Research, theory & evaluation | Marketing In this workshop you’ll: - be instructed to try out one Learning | Research, theory & evaluation & communication quick & simple evaluation method in one of Experi- mentarium’s new exhibitions. Each group will try out a different evaluation method (part 1) - visit one 16.30 - 17.45 16.30 - 17.45 of Experimentarium’s exhibitions and observe the Helix Staircase (2nd floor) Convenor Liesbeth de Bakker, Lecturer in science Lab 4 + 5 school classes (part 1) - participate in a discussion communication, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Please note that this session is spread over about the strengths & weaknesses of the different Experimentarium’s iconic helix staircase for an Netherlands. two slots (part 1, 14.30 - 15.45 & part 2, 16:30 methods (part 2) - bring home several quick & simple unusual best practice sharing session on the topic of - 17:45). evaluation methods that you can use right away student internships. Moving up and down the stairs, Speakers Nancy Longnecker, Professor of Science (part 1 & 2) - get an overview of methods that you participants from the museum, science centre and Communication, University of Otago, Dunedin, New It can be expensive and time-consuming to evalu- can use 1) while developing your exhibition, 2) when academic world will engage in brief speed dating Zealand, @NancyLongnecker. Mairead Hurley, Edu- ate your exhibitions. Can we push boundaries for it’s open to your visitors or 3) afterwards (part 1 & discussions, sharing valuable information on the cation & Learning Manager, Science Gallery, Trinity evaluation? Is it possible to perform a quick scan and 2). following subthemes: what makes a good prepara- College, Dublin, Ireland, @mairead_hurley. Nele Van still obtain valuable insights? How much knowledge tion; how we can maximise learning; how to facilitate der Elst, Experience director, Technopolis, the Flemish can we gain by evaluating more easily? How simply Convenors Bernadette Schrandt, Researcher exchange of information and experiences; motivation Science Centre, Mechelen, Belgium, @Nele_Vander- can it be done without compromising the validity of Experience Design in Museums, Amsterdam and expectations; and co-creation with students. Elst. Thomas B Berg, Senior Scientist, Collection and the data? In this workshop we exchange and try out University of Applied Sciences, Amsterdam, The During the speed dates we will gather tips and hints Exhibition Manager, Naturama, Svendborg, Den- some ‘quick & simple’ evaluation methods. Experi- Netherlands, @bschrandt (also speaker). Poul on these subthemes, and report back in a plenary mark. Derek Fish, Director, Unizulu Science Centre, mentarium has invited two English-speaking school Kattler, Exhibition developer, Experimentarium, exchange at the end of the session. We are hoping Richards Bay, South Africa. Carina Bammesberger, classes to visit an exhibition. And you are going to Copenhagen, Denmark (also speaker). many of you will join us. Voluntary Science Officer, Neanderthal Museum, evaluate it! The live evaluation experience will be Mettmann, Germany, @Neandertal1. taking place in part 1 (14.30 - 15.45), while in part 2 Speakers Iain Coleman, Research Engagement (16:30-17:45) we will reflect on this experiment and Manager, Editage, London, United Kingdom. Jose its take-home tools and messages. Augusto Ocampo, Innovation Coordinator, Parque Explora, Medellín, Colombia. Catherine Murphy, #roofindoor Audience Analyst, The Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. SCIENCE COMMUNICATION IN SOUTHEASTERN - FISHBOWL + POSTERS #lab7 EUROPE: A SPECIAL BLEND? Science ♥ society | Strategy & vision bining a poster showcase with a fishbowl discussion. BRINGING SPACE DOWN TO EARTH: CITIZENS A great introduction to next year’s Ecsite Conference 16.30 - 17.45 in Ljubljana, Slovenia. AND SPACE APPLICATIONS - PANEL Rooftop Indoor Convenor Dobrivoje Lale Eric, Head of Department of International Cooperation, Center for the Promotion Science ♥ society In most of Europe, changes in EU paradigms and novel funding structures have a strong impact on of Science, Belgrade, Serbia. (also speaker) science communication practice. However − in sharp 16.30 - 17.45 contrast with their EU peers − professionals and Speakers Paola Rodari, Towards ESOF 2020 Trieste Lab 7 organisations in the Southeastern Europe (SEE) “Science in the City” Programme Manager, Trieste region, with its mixture of well-established member International Foundation for Scientific Progress Bringing Space “down to Earth” – the use of Space Agency – ESA – and the Ecsite Space Group, the states, recent member states and those in different and Freedom, Trieste, Italy. Andreja Perat, Project technologies and Earth Observation data for new Ecsite thematic group that aims to improve and ex- stages of the accession process, don’t seem to care Manager, The House of Experiments, Ljubljana, purposes and applications for everyday life on Earth tend communication about space science by helping too much for the sci-comm status at EU level and its Slovenia. Kristina Duvnjak, Head of education – is the priority of the Space sector. Whether via science centres, space professionals and non-special- perspective. Are SEE professionals ignorant of their programme, Bioteka - Association for Promotion consultations, debates, or contributions to citizen ists to develop collaborative projects and events. The destiny, or are they perhaps equipped with different of Biology and Related Sciences, Zagreb, Croatia. science, data validation with in situ observations session is open to all - please take part! knowledge, practices and instruments for science Krešimir Čanić, Programme Director, Science or hackathons, citizen engagement is increasingly communication, its numerous appearances and Education Centre Zagorje Croatia, Zagreb, sought after. What role can science centres and Convenor Ana Noronha, Executive Director of Ciência forms, and a different know-how for leading a dia- Croatia. Dobrivoje Lale Eric, Head of Department museums play in these developments and how can Viva, Pavilion of Knowledge (Pavilhão do Conheci- logue between science and society? Are these territo- of International Cooperation, Center for the we take advantage of the opportunities opened up to mento) – Centro Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Portugal. ries able to grow and flourish without EU support? Promotion of Science, Belgrade, Serbia. Vessela engage audiences with Space and topical issues such Gertcheva, Program Director, Muzeiko Foundation, Speakers Manuel Cira, Head of International Rela- In this session, science engagement professionals as innovation, smart cities and sustainable develop- Sofia, Bulgaria. , General tions, NAUSICAA National Sea Experience Centre, from Trieste, Ljubljana, Zagreb, Belgrade, Sofia and Thanassis Kontonikolaou ment challenges? Manager, NOESIS - Thessaloniki Science Center and Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. Thessaloniki will be presenting their initiatives, com- This session is organised by the European Space Technology Museum, Thermi, Greece.
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In this hands-on tinkering session, we will explore Convenor Ryan Jenkins, Co-Founder, Education, computational tinkering, a playful open-ended Wonderful Idea Co., San Francisco, United States, approach to digital tools. We’ll try out activities that @ryanejenkins. combine crafting with physical materials with digital tools like block-based programming platforms and Speakers Jenny Carlsson, Education officer, Tekniska microcontrollers that connect coding with the physi- museet, The National Museum of Science and cal world. Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Christof Börner, Museum MakerSpaces are an open source communi- Exhibition and Programme, phaeno, Wolfsburg, ty where people create and share environments, ac- Germany. Andreas Matt, CEO, IMAGINARY, Berlin, tivities and new ideas. In this hands-on session, vari- Germany, @imaginary_math. ous makers will share activities that can support the learning of content, skills and practices in informal science learning venues. This will be an opportunity to see how things might work in a drop-in makerspace, try out something new and learn from the makers of the Ecsite community.
#GameLab DROP IN AND PLAY WITH THE FUTURE - OPEN PLAY
Science ♥ society | Learning
16.30 - 17.45 Convenor Meredith Doby, Vice President of Ex- The Puzzler - GameLab hibits, The DoSeum, San Antonio, United States, @adobyphotoshop. Following the “Future thinking in science centres: methods” session, you are invited to join the speakers Speakers Peter Bishop, Exec Director, Teach the in the GameLab. A unique opportunity to attend a Future, Houston, United States, @teachfutures. sample lesson in future thinking, try out the “Dream Kristin Alford, Director, MOD., MOD. at the NVMKN@CSGD QDD MSDQ@BSHUDNRSDQ Tomorrow Today” exhibition technologies, play with University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, the City Lab augmented reality app, experiment @kristinalford. Mikko Myllykoski, Experience Director, GSSORVVVBNQ@KRL@SSDQNQFBNQ@K§QDDER§A@MMDQ with different ways of supporting future thinking, or Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, directly participate in future thinking programming. Finland, @mikkomyl. GDONRSDQB@MADENQL@SSDCSNRHYDRQ@MFHMFEQNLS@AKDL@SSNK@QFDV@KK@QD@RRDSGDONRSDQENQ@MHM§CDOSG RSTCXVHSG@BK@RRNQENQ@PTHBJRTALDQRHNMENQXNTQLTRDTLUHRHSNQRWOKNQDSGD@L@YHMFTMCDQV@SDQRBDMDQX HM@®±«ÇDMUHQNMLDMSTRHMF@ODQRNM@KLNAHKDOGNMDN@OOCNVMKN@CQDPTHQDC
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44 45 GALA DINNER & SHOW
The Circus Building
Thursday 19.00 – 23.30
This year’s Gala Dinner and Show will be held inside the Circus Building, a Copenhagen land- mark, and a venue for popular entertainment for Getting there more than 100 years. The space was once home to elephants, seals and clowns and is now offering a The Circus Building dinner & show experience combining musical inter- Jernbanegade 8 pretations, dancing and acrobatics. 1608 Copenhagen
The Gala Dinner will be held under the impressive dome of the Circus Hall, exclusively booked for Ecsite Conference attendees on that night. There will be short breaks in between each act, giving you time to take in all the impressions and enjoy each other’s company. The floor will be turned into a dance floor after dinner at 23.30, when they will also open up the bar.
Recommended dress code: your own interpretation of smart - if you like dressing up, this is your chance to show your glamorous self. As for all events, don’t map forget to have your conference badge with you. Please be punctual, as the show needs to start on time.
The Circus Building is situated in central Copenhagen and can be easily reached by bike or public transport. It is a 5-minute walk from the main Copenhagen Station and Vesterport Station. If you take the Metro, you will need to change at Nørreport Station and take the train to Copenhagen or Vesterport Station.
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Strategy & vision | Exhibit development #roof 9.00 - 10.15 Large Stage From the often-used quote ‘don’t use tech for tech’s LIGHT YOGA ON THE ROOF - 1 - LIGHT YOGA sake’ to the offerings of a new story-telling and edu- The Supreme Court of the Ecsite Conference will cational toolbox, VR is here to stay and the question 8.00 - 8.50 decide whether virtual reality (VR) in museums and is: should museums and science centres embrace it Rooftop science centres is visceral reality providing vital reac- or stay away from it and consign it to the dustbin? tions, or just virtually rudimentary and very rubbish. Participants will be enrolled as our esteemed Ecsite Join us for light yoga on the roof of Experimentar- Virtual Reality can offer many benefits to a science jury and invited to decide. ium. Get ready for the conference day with a short centre or museum. Providing global access to collec- yoga workout on the roof before sessions begin. tions, additional content about displayed objects and Convenor Sharon Ament, Director, Museum of All you need to bring is clothes you can comfortably out of this world experiences, it promises to be a new London, London, United Kingdom, @SharonAment. move in. weapon in deepening engagement with our audienc- es. But how ready are museums for these disruptive Speakers Aliki Giannakopoulou, Project Manager, interventions within their sites? Whilst adopting VR Ellinogermaniki Agogi, Athens, Greece, @AlikiGiann. requires a significant investment in new technologies, Brad Irwin, Head of International Partnerships, it also brings with it the need to understand shifts The Natural History Museum, London, United BREAKFAST WITH in visitor behaviour and expectations, changes in Kingdom, @NHM_Global. Maarten Okkersen, Head learning models, and a new audience of young people of Communications, Museon, The Hague, The THE BOARD - SOCIAL EVENT growing up with technology and demanding cut- Netherlands. ting-edge revolutions on an annual basis. The Eatery 8.00 - 9.00 #smallstage The Ecsite Board is pleased to invite staff of Ecsite member organisations to a members-only breakfast: AWAKEN AND EMPOWER THE GREEN an opportunity to exchange with Board members in a relaxed setting. FAIRY IN YOU - WORKSHOP Places are free. They will be available onsite on Thurs- day 6 June at a dedicated desk. They are limited and Strategy & vision comes of our respective explorations, which will also will be allocated on a first come, first served basis. Back to basics feed into a green fairy’s manual put together for the wider community. Note that to give more members an opportunity to 9.00 - 10.15 participate, a maximum of two people per organisa- Convenors Carmen Fenollosa, Senior Project Manager, tion is foreseen. Small Stage Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @missfenollosa (also The planet needs vocal green superheroes - but it speaker). Julie Becker, Communications and Events also needs discreet green fairies, working in the Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @museoju (also shadows and corners of our workplaces without speaker). necessarily waiting for top-down change or elabo- rate organisation-wide sustainability plans. Is there Speakers Ryan Jenkins, Co-Founder, Education, one of them lying inside you, ready to be woken up Wonderful Idea Co., San Francisco, United States, and empowered? Let’s use the inspiring setting of @ryanejenkins. Sebastian Martin, Tinkering Studio Copenhagen and Experimentarium to look for sus- Project Specialist, Exploratorium, San Francisco, tainability tips and tricks we could bring back to our United States, @smartinseb. Hanne Haack own workplaces. After hearing about Experimentari- Larsen, COO, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, um’s own practices, we’ll split into smaller green fairy Denmark. Audrey Korczynska, Project Manager, groups and each visit one place in the science centre, La Casemate, Grenoble, France, @audrey_mcs. reassessing our goals, questioning our habits, hunting Raquel da Cunha, Events and Communications for best practice and thinking of further green hacks. Officer & Project Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Together we’ll be covering: an exhibition, an office, a Belgium, @RaquelCCCunha. Nathalie Cimino, tinkering workshop, a digital fabrication space, and Head of Exhibitions and Partnerships, PASS - Parc an event. We’ll all convene again to share the out- d’Aventures Scientifiques - SCRLFS, Frameries, Belgium. Mai Nguyen, Sustainability Development Manager, Universcience, Paris, France.
50 51 #movie1 #movie3 ARE TEENS THE MOST EFFECTIVE WHAT’S NEW IN TOURING EXHIBITIONS - 3 - TRAVELLING EXHIBITIONS EDUCATORS AND EXPLAINERS? - PANEL 9.00 - 10.15 Research, theory & evaluation | Explainers & child visitors learn more factual science knowledge MovieHouse Screen 3 visitor services from interacting with a youth educator compared to an adult educator. A preview of current and upcoming touring science VIP partners, Touring Exhibitions Manager, CEO 9.00 - 10.15 Join the session to hear this multidisciplinary panel exhibitions across Europe and the world. This fast- of the Czech Association of the Science Centers, discuss the potential benefits of recruiting teenagers MovieHouse Screen 1 paced session will give you a glimpse of a large range Techmania Science Center, Pilsen, Czech Republic. as youth educators and the impact it can have on of exhibitions on offer, leaving it up to you to make Catherine Johnson, Senior Exhibition Officer, National Explainers and educators are one of the most im- your organisation and visitors. contacts and find out more. Museums Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom. Amy portant assets you have to increase engagement and Noble Seitz, CEO, Exhibits Development Group, learning in your science centre. Could you make your Convenors Lauren Deere, Museum Manager, Convenor Audrey O’Connell, Museum Consulting, Saint Paul, United States. Yihsuan Lin, Exhibit- educator team more effective by recruiting teenag- Birmingham Museums, Thinktank, Birmingham, Audrey O’Connell + Associates, Seattle, United interdisciplinary & curate/Director, National Taiwan ers? United Kingdom, @haycoxl. States, @AudreyinSeattle. Science Education Center, Taipei Taiwan. Hakan The STEM Teens project is evaluating the impact of Lidbo, Inventor, Artist, Inspiraction. Orna Cohen, teenagers as youth educators on visitors’ engage- Speakers Grace Fields, Education Program Speakers Chris Harris, Head of Exhibition and Co-Founder, Dialogue Social Enterprise GmbH, ment and learning outcomes. Jointly funded by the Coordinator, Riverbanks Zoo & Garden, Columbia, Touring, The Australian Centre for the Moving Image, Hamburg, Germany. Juanita Schläpfer-Miller, Wellcome Trust, ESRC, and the National Science United States. Adam Rutland, Professor, Goldsmiths, Melbourne, Australia. Petra Rotthoff, Director of Outreach Manager, ETH Zürich, Plant Science Center, Foundation, the project is gathering data at a University of London, London, United Kingdom. Exhibitions, Museumspartner, Innsbruck, Austria. Zürich, Switzerland. science centre, three STEM-focused museums, an Luke McGuire, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Marianne Pouget, Deputy Director, Cap Sciences, aquarium and a zoo in the UK and US. In the first two Goldsmiths, University of London, London, United Bordeaux, France. Kateřina Chábová, Manager for years of the five-year study, the project has found Kingdom, @lukemcguirex. Zain Iqbal, STEM Teens significant evidence that suggests both adult and Project Officer, Birmingham Museums, Thinktank, Birmingham, United Kingdom. #movie4 #movie2 SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT ORGANISATIONS ADVOCACY: DOING IT YOUR WAY AS CITIZEN LABS - REVERSE - CONVERSATION / TALK-SHOW Science ♥ society | Equity & Inclusion Strategy & vision 9.00 - 10.15 9.00 - 10.15 MovieHouse Screen 4 MovieHouse Screen 2 Societies are changing, new challenges are emerging Convenor Dacha Atienza, Head of Scientific Area, Advocacy means secret meetings in dark parliament journey to find the right voice, approaches and tools and citizens increasingly want to be considered and Museu de Ciències Naturals de Barcelona, Barcelona, corridors, leaked documents in return for expensive in a world whose codes and procedures can some- meaningfully involved in the search for solutions. Spain, @DachaAtienza. favours and very big expense notes. It’s a world times seem alien. Living labs, fabrication labs, science shops and citizen reserved to ambitious politicians, wealthy industrial science programmes support an inclusive innovation Speakers Wiebke Rössig, Scientist, Participation in lobbies and cynical spin doctors. Is it not? Forget Convenor Herbert Münder, General Manager, system in which citizens can be empowered to be research, collections and exhibitions, Museum für about “House of Cards” and hear how four real-life Universum, Bremen, Germany. part of the change they want to see. In this context, Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany. Diana Escobar Vicent, science engagement leaders developed an advoca- science engagement organisations become crucial Science and Innovation Programs Responsible, cy style that matched their organisations’ values Speakers Andrea Bandelli, Executive Director, Science agents in facilitating exploration and experimen- Barcelona Ciència - Institut de Cultura de without jeopardising their advocacy aims. Whether Gallery International, Dublin, Ireland, @Maphutha. tation with new forms of innovation that activate Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain, @dianaescobarvi1. you like it or not, advocacy cannot be overlooked. It Robert Firmhofer, CEO, Copernicus Science Centre, members of civil society through co-creation and citi- Michiel Buchel, General Director, NEMO Science might change your organisation slightly as it involves Warsaw, Poland. Catherine Franche, Executive zen participation, as key elements for open science. Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Ling Lee, compromises and different working styles; but you Director, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @CaFranche. In this session, we share different experiences and Contemporary Science Manager, Science Museum will discover that it also offers opportunistic chanc- Rosalia Vargas, President, Pavilion of Knowledge open a discussion with the audience on the role Group, London, United Kingdom. es. Sharing experiences at national, European and (Pavilhão do Conhecimento) – Centro Ciência Viva, science museums and cultural centres can play as international levels, our speakers will discuss their Lisbon, Portugal. citizen labs. We identify good practices, failures and the challenges ahead.
52 53 #lab4 #beach RETHINKING AUTHENTIC EXPERIENCES PROTOTYPING AND USER TESTS: WITH NATURAL HISTORY COLLECTIONS DO’S AND DON’TS - WORKSHOP - WORKSHOP Exhibit development | Research, theory complete a prototyping task (with real prototypes!). Collections | Learning explore which of these different approaches might fit & evaluation We will end the session with a discussion aimed at their own institution. After sharing ideas and reflec- creating a shared list of do’s, don’ts and best practic- es in prototyping. 9.00 - 10.15 tions in small groups, the session will conclude with a 9.00 - 10.15 brief “reporting back” segment. Lab 4 + 5 The Beach Convenor Nathalie Puzenat, Exhibit Developer, Universcience, Paris, France. The power of natural history collections as tools for Convenor Jane Pickering, Executive Director, Harvard Prototyping is an eye-opening and often essential scientific enquiry lies in their sheer size. But how do Museums of Science & Culture, Harvard Museums of step in the development of content and interactive , Concept and exhibition we convey this to visitors? Conventional approach- Science & Culture, Cambridge, United States. exhibits. It is a powerful tool but also complicated, Speakers Henrik Helsgaun developer, Experimentarium, Denmark. es that treat these collections like art pieces, using often time-consuming and expensive. In the short in- Marco , Interactive Exhibit Developer - Science small numbers of selected objects, are inadequate. Speakers Maria João Fonseca, Interim Executive troduction to this workshop, each speaker will share Miranda Show Performer, Swiss Science Center Technorama, This is not how scientists use specimens, particularly Coordinator, Natural History and Science Museum of experiences on how to: start a prototyping project; Winterthur, Switzerland. , as new technologies revolutionise collections-based the University of Porto, Porto, Portugal. Chris Norris, actively involve visitors in the development process; Marta Fikus-Krynska Exhibit developer, Copernicus Science Centre, research. If we want visitors to understand this pro- Director of Public Programs, Yale Peabody Museum use prototyping at different stages of a project; Warsaw, Poland. , Exhibition producer, cess we must think differently. Panelists will explore of Natural History, New Haven, United States. improve efficiency with the help of a prototyping Sami Pihkala Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, physical and digital projects that facilitate access to Janet Stott, Deputy Director and Head of Public tool; learn from spectacular prototyping fails; use Finland, @ideasail. , Exhibition natural history collections and open up the scientific Engagement, Oxford University Museum of Natural prototyping for other purposes. Sarah de Launey process to visitors. Following a brief Q&A, and guided History, Oxford, United Kingdom. developer, International Centre for Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, @sarahdelauney. through a series of questions, participants will be Workshop participants will then choose a topic they , Exhibition Developer - mechanics, challenged to undertake a ‘thought experiment’ and wish to examine more deeply and, in small groups, Jesper Rasted Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark.
#lab7 #yeast ENGAGING YOUR COMMUNITY GENETICALLY MODIFIED EXHIBITS - WORKSHOP THROUGH TINKERING - WORKSHOP Exhibit development | Collections Learning | Equity & Inclusion 9.00 - 10.15 9.00 - 10.15 The Yeast Cell Lab 7 imagine new exhibits based on these fragments of in- Most of the time, yeasts (and exhibits) are replicat- How do we build capacity to engage and collaborate through a hands-on activity. This will serve as a basis formation. At the end of the session we will compare ed asexually, originating exact copies of themselves. with communities outside our walls through tinkering for discussion on the role and potential of tinkering our “mutant exhibits” and discuss their strengths and But, occasionally, mutations occur - and they can and making? By offering the tinkering approach to and making in different communities with an empha- weaknesses. also undergo sexual reproduction of course. Or we learners and educators in communities and contexts sis on the unique existing culture and values of each can modify them genetically, in order to better adapt outside our venues we can build genuine partnerships place. Convenor Rui Quinta, Designer, Toyno, Lisbon, them to the environment. and study what learning through tinkering in such Portugal. This workshop consists of an ideation activity based spaces might look like in the future. Convenor Vanessa Mignan, Head of Education and on the genetic modification of two exhibits from In this workshop we will leave the comfortable walls Public Engagement, TRACES / Espace des Sciences Speakers Mariana Cardoso, Experience and concept Experimentarium. Participants will receive fragments of our own venues and take a trip to three differ- Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Paris, France, @vanessmall. designer, Toyno, Lisbon, Portugal. Gunnar Behrens, of information from each exhibit related to their ent types of initiatives: projects in primary school Managing Director, Archimedes Exhibitions, Berlin, aesthetic, cognitive, emotional or physical aspects. settings (engaging students in deprived areas with Speakers Sarah Funk, Project Manager, Science Germany. Dorothée Vatinel, Curator, Universcience, Guided by the speakers who will share thoughts on low science capital); projects with social workers and Center Netzwerk, Vienna, Austria. Sebastian Martin, Paris, France. Ines Montalvao, Exhibition developer these different aspects of exhibit design, participants underserved youths; activities in public spaces (parks, Tinkering Studio Project Specialist, Exploratorium, / content designer, Heureka - The Finnish Science will be working in groups and will be challenged to libraries and markets). Each time we will get first- San Francisco, United States, @smartinseb. Centre, Vantaa, Finland. hand experience with tinkering projects and see how Meie van Laar, Head of Education & Research, the tinkering practice is embedded in each context Science Learning Center, NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, @meiegeerlings.
54 55 #island #GameLab WALK-ALONG TO GRASP VISITOR HELP, I NEED A GAME! GAME EXPERIENCES DESIGN COACHING - PERSONAL COACHING - WORKSHOP Science ♥ society Research, theory & evaluation | Exhibit development 9.00 - 10.15 The Puzzler - GameLab Convenor Kate Kneale, Director, HKD, Margate, United Kingdom, @knealek. 9.00 - 10.15 Want to reach new audiences? Got a gallery that The Island nobody visits? Face a tricky problem? Would you like Speakers John Sear, Real-world Game Designer, to enliven an event? A good game might just well be The concept of experience is ‘hot’ in the field of can learn from it, as well as an interactive part where Museum Games, Birmingham, United Kingdom, the answer you’ve been looking for. Bring your chal- museums and science centres. Our organisations are participants will try out the method. @mrjohnsear. Ran Peleg, Curriculum Developer lenge to the GameLab! The GameLab at the Ecsite part of the experience economy and as such plat- Experimentarium is a unique setting for this work- and Project Manager, EdQuest UK, London, United Conference brings together an international team of forms for experiences. Science centres and museums shop, since the research team from the University of Kingdom. Daniela De Angeli, Research Associate, people who are working with games and play in sci- design user experiences. But what essentially is an Ålborg who will be introducing the method carried University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. Claudia ence centres and museums. They are experienced at experience, and how can we gain insight into visitors’ out many hours of walk-alongs at the science centre. Sodini, Teacher, k-production, Viareggio, Italy, creating games which range from real world escape subjective and personal experiences? @claudiasodini. Malvina Artheau, Development rooms to virtual reality adventures, community game This workshop revolves around an innovative meth- Convenor Mette Skov, Associate Professor, Aalborg & European Partnerships - RRI - LivingLab, hacks to bespoke commissions. They will be there to odological approach to studying and evaluating the University, Aalborg, Denmark. Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, France, address your challenge. To brainstorm your future visitor experience: the mobile walk-along method @MalvinaArtheau. game together we need: The subject: space, nutri- is a hybrid between interview and observation. It Speakers Christian Jantzen, Professor, Aalborg tion, maths, natural history, etc. The audience: under enables the evaluator to obtain detailed information University, Aalborg, Denmark. Marianne Lykke, 5s, over 50s, schools, girls, non-museum visitors etc. on visitors’ experiences while interacting with, seeing, Professor, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark. Restrictions: time, scale, pop-up space, in foyer, must hearing, feeling and touching exhibits. Mette Stentoft Therkildsen, Program Manager, travel, no technician, tiny budget etc. This interactive workshop will entail short presenta- Exhibition, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. tions on what an experience is, an introduction to the walk-along method and what exhibition designers
#EcsiteMakers TINKERING EXPLORATIONS: EVERYDAY MATERIALS - WORKSHOP
9.00 - 10.15 The Idea Company - MakerSpace This will be an opportunity to see how things might In this hands-on tinkering session, we will explore work in a drop-in makerspace, try out something new the idea of using everyday materials and tools and learn from the makers of the Ecsite community. in unexpected ways. Whether you are designing The benefit of the community is to pass on ideas and making activities that are fully guided or completely resources, try them out and keep developing them. open-ended, the choices concerning materials can Tables will be set with different tinkering activities make a huge difference to how learners engage with allowing engagement with hands-on tinkering led the workshop. From sticks to straws to LEGO blocks, by experts who are working them out in their own we’ll consider how tinkering activities can make sim- spaces. ple ingredients infinitely interesting. MakerSpaces based in science engagement organi- Convenor Shivani Singhal, Head, Dharohar, India, sations are an open source community where people @shivani_singhal. create and share environments, activities, and new ideas. In this hands-on session, various makers will Speakers Inka de Pijper, Project Manager Education, introduce activities that can support learning about NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The content, skills and practices in a science centre or Netherlands. Liam Nilsen, Learning Experience museum. Advisor, the LEGO Foundation, Billund, Denmark, @nilsenmuseum.
56 57 #tour KEYNOTE - MARGARET WERTHEIM EXPERIMENTARIUM ARCHITECTURE - KEYNOTE - GUIDED TOUR 10.30 – 11.30 Live from the Large Stage, streamed to several 9.00 - 10.15 locations in the building citement of physics.” Margaret’s talk focuses on the Entrance of Experimentarium question: What does it mean to know mathematics? Mathematics as Material Play - Margaret Wertheim While we are used to thinking of mathematics as The substantial extension and refurbishment of pletely reorganised by mixing existing functions with is an internationally acclaimed writer, artist and a symbolic activity learned through equations and Experimentarium, which re-opened its doors in 2017, new ones, adding new floors and cutting the building curator whose work focuses on relations between sci- books, all around us things are engaging in mathe- future-proofs the science centre as a significant cul- across in two places to insert atria with eye-catching ence and the wider cultural landscape. The author of matics. From the hyperbolic geometry incarnated tural destination. The project doubled the exhibition sculptural staircases. Experimentarium’s Director six books, including The Pearly Gates of Cyberspace in corals to the Fourier transforms that describe an area with a total of 18 interactive exhibitions. The Kim Gladstone Herlev and CEBRA Leading Architect and Physics on the Fringe, she has written for the inner structure of music and data, the material world aim of the design was a radical change of Experi- Kolja Nielsen will give Ecsite Conference participants New York Times, The Guardian, Cabinet, Aeon and abounds with mathematical forms and patterns. In mentarium’s architectural expression, a transfor- an exclusive guided tour of Experimentarium. many others. Margaret and her twin sister Christine this talk, she will discuss her work using material play mation from its previous existence as an introvert are founders of the Institute For Figuring, a Los An- practices as a way to engage people with mathemat- building to its current incarnation as an extrovert, Duration: 75 minutes. Advance booking is required, geles-based practice devoted to the poetic and aes- ics. Wertheim will propose that maths – like music engaging and vibrant attraction that makes its activ- at the Conference’s Information Desk (on the ground thetic dimensions of science and mathematics. The – can be played out as a joyful embodied activity ities visible in the public space. The building was com- floor of Experimentarium). Starting point: in front of sisters have created exhibitions for the Hayward Gal- open to all people. Additionally, she will describe Experimentarium, just outside the main entrance. lery (London), Science Gallery (Dublin), Mass MoCA how she has used techniques such as handicrafts to (MA) and elsewhere. Their Crochet Coral Reef project specifically engage women with maths and science has been shown internationally including at the Andy concepts. Don’t miss the Conversation session with Warhol Museum (Pittsburgh), Museum of Arts and Margaret Wertheim in the next session slot and her Design (New York), Deutsches Museum (Munich), and Making hyperbolic space workshop in the afternoon. #tour the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural His- tory (Washington D.C.) Margaret has been awarded Speaker Margaret Wertheim, Director, Institute For Australia’s Scientia Medal for science communication Figuring, Los Angeles, United States, BOTANICAL GARDEN and the American Association of Physics Teachers’ @margaretwerth. - GUIDED TOUR - 1 prestigious Klopsteg Award for “conveying the ex-
09.00 - 10.30 Botanical Garden Experience the most beautiful oasis of the city, the #largestage Botanical Garden, on a guided tour through the larg- est living plant collection in Denmark. In summer, the gardens are in full flower and during the tour you will SCIENCE CENTRES AS DRIVERS FOR be shown plants at their most extraordinary, both outside and in the lush greenhouses. SOCIAL CHANGE - REVERSE
Duration 1.5 hours. Equity & Inclusion | Science ♥ society There can be up to 25 guests on this guided tour. Advance booking is required, at the Conference’s Infor- 12.00 - 13.15 mation Desk (on the ground floor ofExperimentarium). Large Stage several museums will be presented and discussed, Meeting place: Gothersgade 128, Copenhagen. Meet inspiring participants to get on board and support by the main entrance to the Botanical Garden near Relevance, inclusion, diversity, civic engagement and the idea that museums and science centres need to Nørreport Station, in front of the flower shop. The tour community outreach are some of the most discussed become drivers of social change. starts immediately so please be on time. topics of the past decade in the museum and science centre field. It seems that the social implications of our work have gained a higher relevance and moved Convenor Orna Cohen, Co-Founder, Dialogue Social from the periphery to the centre. Museums and sci- Enterprise GmbH, Hamburg, Germany. ence centres are perceived as contributors to cohe- sive communities, promoting inclusion and diversity. Speakers Annkatrin Meyer, COO, Dialogue Social In this context, one of our major tasks is audience Enterprise, Hamburg, Germany. Maja Wasyluk, development, both in terms of reaching out to under- Exhibition Project Manager, Muséum d’histoire represented groups; and providing new motivation to naturelle, Toulouse, France. Tom Rockwell, Creative visitors to take social action inside and above all out- Director, Exploratorium, San Francisco, United side of their visit. In the future, our organisations will States, United States. Carina Jaatinen, Head of be judged on the impact they have beyond their own Exhibitions, Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, walls. In this session, best practice examples from Vantaa, Finland.
58 59 #smallstage #movie2 CONVERSATION WITH MARGARET EMPOWERING SCIENTISTS TO CONNECT WERTHEIM - Q&A WITH THE PUBLIC - PANEL
Strategy & vision Science ♥ society
12.00 - 13.15 12.00 - 13.15 Small Stage MovieHouse Screen 2 Convenor Katrina Nilsson, Head of National Public Programmes, The Natural History Museum, London, Your opportunity to engage in conversation with Many scientists want to connect with the public, but United Kingdom, @KatNilsson. science writer, artist and curator Margaret Wertheim their efforts to do so are not always easily achieved after hearing her keynote in the previous time slot. or effective. Some programmes and institutions are Speakers Luisa Massarani, Researcher and Science Can’t get enough? Also attend Margaret’s Making leading the way in identifying the support needed Communicator, National Institute of Public hyperbolic space workshop in the afternoon. to enable scientists’ connections with the public. Communication of Science and Technology, Rio However, the current appetite by – and demand de Janeiro, Brazil. Maria Xanthoudaki, Director Convenor Maria João Fonseca, Interim Executive for – scientists to do this exceeds the capacity of of Education and of the Centre of Research in Coordinator, Natural History and Science Museum of those who facilitate quality communication and Informal Learning, Museo Nazionale della Scienza the University of Porto (MHNC-UP), Porto, Portugal. engagement efforts. Moreover, institutional barriers e della Tecnologia ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, Milano, Italy, often inhibit scientists’ efforts to communicate and @xxanthoudaki. Brooke Smith, Director of Public Speaker Margaret Wertheim, Director, Institute engage. This session aims to discuss strategies for Engagement with Science, The Kavli Foundation, Los For Figuring, Los Angeles, United States, empowering scientists in the dialogue with society, Angeles, United States, @brookesimler. @margaretwerth. taking examples from different countries and con- texts. Three presenters will share experiences from different perspectives: an alliance of US foundations, a Brazilian research institution and an Italian science museum. #movie1 SOFT POWER AND SCIENCE MUSEUMS #movie3 - PANEL VISITOR STUDIES: CHANCES AND Strategy & vision CHALLENGES OF DIGITAL METHODS - PANEL 12.00 - 13.15 Research, theory & evaluation MovieHouse Screen 1 Science ♥ society The value of science centres and museums to society is changing. From depositories for collections, to we know what they are and are we equipped to face them; and what can we learn from the arts sector? 12.00 - 13.15 places to explore, question and understand scientific MovieHouse Screen 3 phenomena – they are now being seen as generators Convenor Gail Lord, President and Co-Founder, Lord Convenor Armin Duff, Head of Education, Swiss of soft power for their nation around the world. A rel- The digital era brings new tools for visitor research, Cultural Resources, Lord Cultural Resources, Toronto, Science Center Technorama, Winterthur, Switzerland. atively new notion for science centres and museums, for instance the possibility to track visitors and their Canada, @Gail_Lord. soft power is the exercise of influence through at- activities. These methods stretch the boundaries of Speakers Sergey Mukhametov, Research Associate, traction, persuasion, and agenda-setting rather than visitor research into the big data area. Instead of Speakers Brad Irwin, Head of International Institute for Geoinformatics, University of Muenster, military or economic coercion. Exercising soft power asking visitors about their experience, we can now Partnerships, The Natural History Museum, London, Münster, Germany, @msh_777. Wolfgang Kesselheim, is to communicate with a larger audience and seek track their activities during the visit without having United Kingdom, @NHM_Global. Helen Jones, Head of the URPP Language and Space Labs, attitudinal change over a longer period of time, and to interrupt their authentic course. But how? Based Director of Strategy and International, Science University of Zurich (Linguistics), Zurich, Switzerland. is more important than ever in an increasingly digi- on a hands-on experiment, you will experience au- Museum Group, London, United Kingdom. Rosalia Sybill Ebers, Director/CEO, Westfälisches tally connected world. In this session we will explore tomated collection of 3D data of visitors’ activities. Vargas, President, Pavilion of Knowledge (Pavilhão Pferdemuseum Münster, Münster, Germany. Nils what we mean by soft power and explore how we You will become acquainted with specific examples do Conhecimento) – Centro Ciência Viva, Lisbon, Petter Hauan, Head of Development, VilVite, are becoming a part of this discussion. We will focus of data collection and combination in a way which al- Portugal. Bergen Vitensenter AS, Bergen, Norway. Christina on the particular opportunities and constraints for lows a realistic look at frequently discussed technolo- Brandenberger, PhD student, URPP Language and science museums and science centres in this area: do gies. New methods enable visitor studies to strive for Space, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland. new goals, but also to raise questions. Speakers from IT, interaction studies and museums discuss on what museums can expect from digitised visitor studies and the pros and cons of such methods. 60 61 #movie4 #lab7 DINOSAURS AS CATALYSTS FOR CHANGE PROJECT SHOWCASE - PROJECT SHOWCASE - PANEL Learning | Science ♥ society Strategy & vision | Science ♥ society 12.00 - 13.15 12.00 - 13.15 Lab 7 MovieHouse Screen 4 Italy, @MAcAMuseo. Natalija Polenec, Director, Could an object describe your entire project? The Technical Museum of Slovenia, Ljubljana, Slovenia. ocus, Dippy, on tour to catalyse its national activity Dinosaurs have the power to reach audiences other courageous speakers of this session took on this Carmen Fenollosa, Senior Project Manager, Ecsite, and signal a new brand narrative. collections cannot reach – how is this being har- challenge and will be telling you about their projects Brussels, Belgium, @missfenollosa. Lena Söderström, nessed as a catalyst for change? Find out how mov- in an original and jargon-free style. Expect a 2-min- Project & Communications Manager, Vetenskap & Convenor Leonel Alegre, Experience and Content ing dinosaurs, whether within a museum context or ute story for each project, followed by 45 minutes of Allmänhet, Stockholm, Sweden, @vetenskapoallm. Manager, Toyno - space experience design studio, on tour, can act as a signal for large-scale strategic networking. Join to get a quick overview of ongoing Andreas Matt, CEO, IMAGINARY, Berlin, Germany, Lisbon, Portugal. shifts and massive transformations in museums. The non-profit science engagement actions and meet @imaginary_math. Daphnie Daras, Project Assistant, Natural History Museum of Denmark is relocating those behind the showcased collaborative initiatives. Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @dafnie9. Marianna Obrist, the entire museum and using dinosaurs to make con- Speakers Jaap Hoogstraten, Director of Exhibitions, Professor of Multisensory Experiences, University of The Field Museum, Chicago, United States. Juliette nections with new audiences and ultimately provide Convenor Cristina Paca, Project Manager, Ecsite, Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, @obristmarianna. Fritsch, Deputy Director, Exhibitions and Visitor a route to understand their audiences in their future Brussels, Belgium, @CrstnGP. Maria Zolotonosa, Senior Project Manager, Ecsite, new building in a new part of the city. The Field Mu- Experience, Natural History Museum of Denmark, Brussels, Belgium, @zolotonosa. Frank Kupper, Copenhagen, Denmark. Katrina Nilsson, Head of seum in Chicago has relocated its iconic T-Rex, SUE, Speakers Holger Seifert, Head of Science Assistant Professor Science Communication, Athena National Public Programmes, The Natural History to telegraph to visitors the process of transformation Communication, Technische Sammlungen Dresden, Institute - VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands, Museum, London, United Kingdom, @KatNilsson. during their 125th anniversary year. The Natural His- Dresden, Germany. Tibisay Sankatsing Nava, @frankkupper. Andrew Whittington-Davis, Project tory Museum in London has taken its iconic Diplod- International Exhibition Coordinator, Leiden and Communications Assistant, Ecsite, Brussels, University, Leiden, The Netherlands. George Belgium, @ajwhittingtond. Irene Besenbaeck, Pehlivanides, Interactive Experiences Designer, Project Manager Knowledge°Room, Science Center TETRAGON, Thessaloniki, Greece. Paolo Legato, Netzwerk, Vienna, Austria. Juan Luis Gonzalo, Director, MAcA - Museo A come Ambiente, Turin, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Politecnico di Milano, #lab4 Milan, Italy. ACTING AS SCHOOL? - WORKSHOP #beach
Marketing & communication | Strategy & vision 30 YEARS OF ECSITE: CELEBRATE- Back to basics REFLECT-ACT - WORKSHOP 12.00 - 13.15 Lab 4 + 5 Strategy & vision
School teachers and their classes are one of the analyse the intentions behind our “acting”: is it simply principal target groups for science centres and other output-driven? Are we looking for specific outcomes 12.00 - 13.15 informal learning environments. We let them explore within STEM-learning? Or are we seeking to have The Beach our exhibitions and carry out workshops in our labs. socio-political impact? As Ecsite and its Conference turn 30, what can our design thinking. Immerse yourself in the Ecsite We design worksheets, develop experimental kits professional community be proud of having achieved? community and help build a bridge between and conduct further training events for teachers. Convenor Roy Schedler, Head Marketing and What legacy can we build on and what boundaries professional generations. Although we maintain diverse and multifaceted Partnerships, Swiss Science Center Technorama, Winterthur, Switzerland. do we need to stretch in order to address future relationships with teachers, entire schools and edu- Convenors Joanna Kalinowska, Development challenges? When peers attending the 60th Ecsite cational authorities, we’re not part of the “normal” Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Speakers Anna Gunnarsson, Teacher/Developer, Conference in 2049 look back on the past 30 years, school life. In this session, we want to explore the Poland. Julie Becker, Communications and Events NAVET, Kinna, Sweden. Robert Firmhofer, CEO, what are we hoping they will see? What can we do diversity of our interactions with the school system Manager, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @museoju. Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland. Vlasta now to turn our hopes into realities? The #Ecsite30 and get to the bottom of our self-understanding Mikko Myllykoski, Experience Director, Heureka - The Volak, CEO, Techmania Science Center, Pilsen, Czech anniversary motto is “’celebrate-reflect-act”, and as we “act as school”. We will distinguish between Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, Finland, @mikkomyl. Republic. Luigi Amodio, Director of the Science this is precisely what this participatory session is three levels of interaction: micro level (single teacher Raphael Chanay, Head of Museological Projects, Centre, Fondazione IDIS - Città della Scienza, Naples, inviting you to do. No speeches and no seats: let our / classroom activities); meso level (activities relat- Universcience, Paris, France. ed to entire schools); and macro level (activities Italy. facilitators guide you through three “rounds” inspired undertaken towards governmental bodies). We’ll by (gentle!) impro theatre, participatory dance and
62 63 #yeast #GameLab THE DIVERSITY & INCLUSION CLINIC GAMES PROTOTYPING WORKSHOP - WORKSHOP - WORKSHOP
Equity & Inclusion Learning | Explainers & visitor services
12.00 - 13.15 12.00 - 13.15 The Yeast Cell The Puzzler - GameLab tices. The Clinic will have departments for Are you or your organisation experiencing challenges access, content, staff, partnerships and strategy. Games can push the boundaries of identity and process. This session will empower science communi- when it comes to diversity and inclusion? Are you It will be attended by experienced members of the knowledge by providing a safe space to explore cators to create and engage with games in new and aware that these are important systemic issues, yet social inclusion, equity and diversity working group. actions and consequences. By taking on personas, creative ways. are not sure where to start to dismantle unjust infra- visualising large systems on their table top, or wres- structures to combat your institution´s symptoms of Convenors Barbara Streicher, Executive Manager, tling with complex decisions, participants can engage Convenor Stacey Freeman, Assistant Dean of whiteness, privilege, eurocentrism and power? Or do Science Center Netzwerk, Vienna, Austria. Jo Bryant, deeply with concepts that might otherwise be over- Outreach and Diversity, Boston University, Boston, you want to identify the root cause of being exclu- Community Engagement and Volunteer Manager, We whelming or not of interest to them. In this session, United States. sive both in staff and visitor composition? As this is The Curious. we will explore some of the many ways that games a multidimensional illness, the Diversity & Inclusion can change learning in science centres. Science Speakers Sandra Rodegher, Manager of National Clinic cannot promise a quick cure. But you are not Speakers Vanessa Mignan, Head of Education and communicators and educators from Italy, Sweden, Outreach Initiatives, Boston University, Boston, alone! You can expect a safe setting to share your Public Engagement, TRACES / Espace des Sciences Argentina, and the U.S. will coordinate break-out United States. Paolo Degiovanni, Education officer, pain and support others in their recovery so we can Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Paris, France, @vanessmall. groups where they will briefly present a game they MUSE - Museo delle Scienze, Trento, Italy. Sara together identify and move towards healthier prac- Maarten Okkersen, Head of Communications, created before walking participants through their Bagge, Developer and teacher, NAVET, Borås, Museon, The Hague, The Netherlands. own game visualisation. Building off the facilitators’ Sweden. Leonardo Svarc, Exhibit Developer, Centro examples, we will guide participants in conceptual- Cultural de la Ciencia, Buenos Aires, Argentina, ising their own game through a rapid prototyping @ccdelaciencia. #EcsiteMakers
CONVERSATION CORNER: A CONTEXT #largestage FOR MAKING - WORKSHOP WHEN IS AN EXHIBITION NO LONGER Science ♥ society AN EXHIBITION? - PANEL 12.00 - 13.15 The Idea Company - MakerSpace Exhibit development | Science ♥ society tion between sessions led to these new ideas. Whether you are a MakerSpace pro or a complete In this conversation corner session, we’ll focus on 14.30 - 15.45 thinking together how immersive exhibitions, videos, newcomer, join these active discussion sessions and Large Stage stories, pop-up environments and well curated get new perspectives on making and tinkering in themes can support tinkering activities in a science museums. Unique experiences are a major driver in bringing explore how these approaches can support each centre or museum. These contexts for tinkering can visitors to museums and science centres. The more other and consider the benefits of boundary pushing give a deeper meaning to the workshop, drive the tin- Convenor Ryan Jenkins, Co-Founder, Education, we incorporate artistic interventions, performance both for visitors and institutions. kering process and foster imagination for staff and Wonderful Idea Co., San Francisco, United States, pieces, immersive design and festivals into our spaces visitors. This year at the Ecsite Conference’s Maker- @ryanejenkins. and programmes the further our exhibition experi- Convenor Leonel Alegre, Experience and Content Space we are opening a series of informal dialogues ence gets from more traditional object-focused dis- Manager, Toyno - Space Experience Design Studio, on topics that are important to the maker commu- Speakers Samar D. Kirresh, Senior Researcher- play formats. Through presentations from panellists Lisbon, Portugal. nity. When we think back and remember times when Science Studio, A. M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, from the worlds of exhibitions, experience design, and we received unexpected tips on how to operate our Palestinian Territory. Yihsuan Lin, Exhibit- festival programming, we take a multifaceted view Speakers Haydn Antoniw, Exhibitions and space, found a great collaborator or discovered new interdisciplinary & Curate/Director, National Taiwan on the subject, bringing together diverse perspectives Interpretation Manager, The Natural History practices we remember that an informal conversa- Science Education Center, Taipei, Taiwan. on staging creative science engagement experiences Museum, London, United Kingdom. Pippa Hough, that challenge and exceed expectations of what is Contemporary Science Events Project Leader, “allowed” to happen in our spaces. This panel will look Science Museum Group, London, United Kingdom. at the similarities and differences to other, perhaps Stefan Fahrngruber, Experience Designer, more traditional, approaches to museum spaces, NorthernLight Design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, @steffahrngruber.
64 65 #smallstage #movie2 THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT DIVERSIFIED APPROACHES TO DIVERSITY - HOUSE OF COMMONS DEBATE - PANEL
Strategy & vision Equity & Inclusion | Science ♥ society Back to basics 14.30 - 15.45 14.30 - 15.45 MovieHouse Screen 2 Small Stage This session reflects the increasing importance of di- What specific efforts can science centres make to versity for the science centre community and will also What is the future of science engagement? Will Convenors Patricia Verheyden, Board Member, be more inclusive and more welcoming, not only as be an opportunity to make efforts converge. science centres stay relevant in engaging the public Science Popularisation Collaborative, Vilvoorde, public spaces, but also as science communication with science? Or should we focus on programmes and Belgium. Mikko Myllykoski, Experience Director, hubs? As a public space, they must improve accessi- Convenor Matteo Merzagora, Director, TRACES / outreach activities? Will artificial intelligence take Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, bility and relevance for different audiences, and allow Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Paris, over from human educators or is virtual reality the Finland, @mikkomyl. diversity to drive organisational change. As a science France, @happymerz. future? Will all youngsters have a personal teacher/ communication hub, efforts to be more relevant to coach that prepares them for the future? Speakers Antonio Gomes da Costa, Director of those who seldom visit museums can broaden per- Speakers Marianne Achiam, Associate Professor, Join the discussion: what is your opinion about the Scientific Mediation and Education, Universcience, spectives on science and technology and incorporate Department of Science Education, University future of science engagement? This session will use Paris, France. Andrea Durham, VP, Exhibits, Digital, new ideas or needs. of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, the so-called “House of Commons” debating style: and Evaluation, Science World, Vancouver, Canada. In this session four museum professionals from four @marianneachiam. Christine Reich, Director of each presenter defends a short statement on their Tom Rockwell, Creative Director, Exploratorium, San different countries share their experience of work- Research and Evaluation, Museum of Science, vision for the future of science engagement. Then Francisco, United States. Marilena Pace, Senior Public ing with different types of diversity such as gender, Boston, United States. Maria Isabel Garcia, Curator, you, the audience, choose a side: do you agree or Engagement Officer, International Centre for Life, physical and intellectual disabilities or multicultural The Mind Museum, Taguig, Philippines. disagree with this statement? Why? All participants Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. communities, through science, exhibition design and get the opportunity to share short reactions to the organisational culture. They will encourage partici- statements put forward by the presenters. pants to reflect on their own practice.
#movie1 #movie3 PERSONALISED VISITOR EXPERIENCES INTRODUCING YOUNG PEOPLE TO - PANEL OPEN SCIENCE - PANEL Exhibit development | Strategy & vision Strategy & vision | Science ♥ society
14.30 - 15.45 14.30 - 15.45 MovieHouse Screen 1 MovieHouse Screen 3 Personalisation is a strong mechanism to increase Convenor Remco Molenaar, Project Director, Kiss the In 2015 EU Commissioner Carlos Moedas defined Convenor Carmen Fenollosa, Senior Project Manager, the impact of visitor experiences. Not every visitor is Frog, Delft, The Netherlands, @kissthefrog_nl. three strategic priorities for European Research and Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @missfenollosa. the same: think of languages, interests, expectations, Innovation: Open Innovation, Open Science, and knowledge, behaviours or (special) needs. We want Speakers Bart van den Berg, Product and Innovation Openness to the World. Open Science is the move- Speakers Aliki Giannakopoulou, Project Manager, to ‘touch’ visitors by creating resonance between our Manager, Kiss the Frog, Delft, The Netherlands. Mike ment to make scientific research, data and dissemi- Ellinogermaniki Agogi SA, Athens, Greece, audience and our stories. Personalising messages Ganderton, Head of Experience Development, LEGO nation accessible to all levels of an inquiring society, @AlikiGiann. Maya Halevy, Director, The Bloomfield allows you to communicate stories in a way that is House, Billund, Denmark. Mette Stentoft Therkildsen, whether amateur or professional. One important Science Museum Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Israel. Jeroen tailored to each visitor, answering what seems to Program Manager, Exhibition, Experimentarium, aspect of Open Science is publishing Open Research Wiegertjes, Manager Science Communication, NEMO be an increasing demand for an even more personal Copenhagen, Denmark. Karen Drost, Curator of and campaigning for Open Access. Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. approach in interactive exhibitions. Exhibitions, The Netherlands Institute for Sound and How can a science centre / museum or a school in- In this session we’ll walk through various visitor jour- Vision, Hilversum, The Netherlands, @beeldengeluid. troduce young people to the world of Open Science? neys and three different experience centres will share How can we familiarise young people with the world the challenges, limitations and opportunities they of scientific journals, peer review processes, open encountered in developing a personalised experience data management and cutting-edge research? In this for visitors before, during and after their visit. session, speakers will introduce three case studies of organisations dealing with exactly these issues with their strategies and projects.
66 67 #movie4 #lab4 LEADERS FROM THE OUTSIDE CITIZEN SCIENCE CASE STUDY: - PANEL BRING YOUR OWN DEVICE - WORKSHOP Strategy & vision | Learning Research, theory & evaluation 14.30 - 15.45 Science ♥ society MovieHouse Screen 4
Now and again visionary leaders with new ideas Convenor Kim Gladstone Herlev, Executive Director, 14.30 - 15.45 and different experiences from the outside world Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark, Lab 4 + 5 @experimentarium. land in science centres, science museums and similar The 2018 “Bring Your Own Device” citizen science Convenors Anne Kathrine Overgaard, Head of Office, science-communicating institutions. This can lead to campaign involved a Danish university, a media The University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Speakers Tapio Koivu, CEO, Heureka - The Finnish an exciting meeting between two different worlds, outlet and a life cycle company, which invited citizens Denmark, @annekovergaard. Thomas Kaarsted, Science Centre, Vantaa, Finland. Christine pushing the limits of science engagement organisa- to hand in their old smartphones, tablets, comput- Deputy Library Director, University of Southern Antorini, CEO, LIFE, the Novo Nordisk Foundation, tions and allowing for the pursuit of new opportuni- ers and other devices. Please bring your own devices Denmark, Odense, Denmark, @tkaarsted. Copenhagen, Denmark, @Antorini123/. Mamoru ties, enriching the whole field in the process. that will become part of the workshop as a learning Mohri, Chief Executive Director/Astronaut, Miraikan How do leaders from the outside experience their component. Speakers Henrik Wenzel, Head of Centre, The - National Museum of Emerging Science and meeting with the science communication field, and The project’s aim was pushing scientific, institutional University of Southern Denmark, Odense, Denmark. Innovation, Tokyo, Japan. Christopher Flink, Executive what can the field gain from it? In this session you and media boundaries, and in this hands on-work- Mette Marie Karlberg, Development and Project Director, Exploratorium, San Francisco, United will meet five “leaders from the outside” who took shop we will be sharing the data, research and reach Coordinator, Refurb, Hornslet, Denmark. Peter Hove, States. Deb Banning, Chief Executive Officer, Scitech on a CEO position in a science engagement organi- of the project. We will explore the new public engage- Business Manager, Refurb, Hornslet, Denmark. Discovery Centre, Perth, Australia, @scitechceo. sation, ranging from a former astronaut to a former ment opportunities offered by citizen science and life Minister of Education. cycle studies to science institutions and communica- tion professionals and share advice for conducting similar campaigns. #lab2 THE GRAND BAZAAR #lab7 - DROP IN AND EXPERIMENT THE IMPACT OF EMBODIMENT RESEARCH Learning | Explainers & visitor services FOR EXHIBIT DESIGN AND SCIENCE 14.30 - 15.45 COMMUNICATION - WORKSHOP Lab 2 + 3
Welcome to the Grand Bazaar. Here dozens of cre- Kanhadilok, Head of Exhibition Section of the Science Research, theory & evaluation ative and hands-on table-top activities await you, Museum, Thailand, National Science Museum, Khlong Exhibit development whether new to the profession or seasoned. At each Luang, Thailand. Marco Miranda, Interactive Exhibit station, create, experiment, or play with the truly Developer - Science Show Performer, Swiss Science 14.30 - 15.45 wonderful variety of activities and demonstrations Center Technorama, Winterthur, Switzerland. Noel Lab 7 presented by an international team of experts spe- Jackson, Head of Education, International Centre for Life, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom. cialising in highly effective, practical ways to engage Have you ever noticed how children move when inter- We will share our own experiences of the highs and , Director, Unizulu Science Centre, Richards the public. Derek Fish acting with exhibits and wondered what this means lows of pushing the boundary between science com- Bay, South Africa. , Director - Schwartz- Ronen Mir for learning? Move2Learn is an international collabo- munication and academic research and you will never Reisman Science Education Centers, Clore Garden Convenor Martin Kulhawczuk, Head of Development, ration of science communicators and learning science look at exhibit interactions the same way again! of Science - Davidson Institute of Science Education, Vitensenteret i Trondheim, Trondheim, Norway. researchers who are exploring the role of movement Rehovot, Israel. , Developer and teacher, Sara Bagge and gesture in young children learning about science. Convenor Susan Meikleham, Senior Learning NAVET, Borås, Sweden. , Head of Speakers Ian Russell, Director, Ian Russell Aiyana Hudgins The project draws upon an emerging research area Coordinator, Glasgow Science Centre, Glasgow, Education, Vitenparken Science Park, Campus Ås, Interactives, High Peak, Derbyshire, United Kingdom, of Embodied Cognition which claims that the way we United Kingdom (also speaker). Ås, Norway. , Head of Education, @ianrusselluk. John Downey, Senior Educator, Eva Hofstad Hagen think and learn is inseparably linked to our sensory Trondheim Science Centre, Trondheim, Norway. Balthazar Science Center, Skövde, Sweden. Pedro and action experiences in the world. After a brief Speakers Andrew Manches, Academic, University of , Chief Program Officer, Pombo, Director, Fábrica Science Centre, Aveiro, Kathrin Unterleitner introduction to key concepts and our research ques- Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. Judy Brown, IMAGINARY, Berlin, Germany. Portugal. Hanne Madsen, Lecturer, Developer, tions, you will test out the observation tool we have Science Centre Miami, Miami, United States. Jaermuseet, Sandnes, Norway, @VitenHM. Peeranut developed to analyse how users interact and learn.
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#construction #GameLab YOUNG CHILDREN IN EXHIBITIONS: GAMIFYING THE SUSTAINABLE (RE)DRAWING BOUNDARIES - REVERSE DEVELOPMENT GOALS - WORKSHOP
Exhibit development | Explainers & Learning | Science ♥ society visitor services 14.30 - 15.45 14.30 - 15.45 The Puzzler - GameLab The Construction Site When it comes to the environment, it can be a To fully benefit from this unusual workshop, we invite Children need boundaries – even in science cen- and explain where they set limits and why. The work- challenge for us to go beyond education, through to you to arrive right on time, stay together to enjoy a tres and museums. They need a corner or a room shop as a whole will redraw the boundaries for small engagement, all the way to advocacy. Join us for this coffee break in the Gamelab and get back to sharing dedicated to them; detailed guidance to be able to children in science centres. dynamic, collaborative workshop session where you concept and brainstorming until 17.00. properly interact with exhibits; a step-by-step list of will experience a new set of tools: first as a partici- . how to craft take-home objects; a scenography that Convenor Christina Classen, Exhibition - Exhibits/ pant, then as a leader. Convenors Manuel Cira, Head of International caters for the likes and interests of kids... Are these Projects, Experimenta, Heilbronn, Germany. UNESCO have created flashcards on the Sustainable Relations, NAUSICAA National Sea Experience boundaries too tight? Which ones could and should Development Goals. This simple tool is a perfect Centre, Boulogne-sur-Mer, France (also be redrawn? What would be the benefits? And what Speakers Christian Haug, Supervisor Guest Services, opportunity for science engagement organisations speaker). Malvina Artheau, Development needs to be taken into account when doing so? This experimenta, Heilbronn, Germany. Davy Champion, to engage the public alongside community stake- & European Partnerships - RRI - LivingLab, session’s speakers will look at different boundaries Scientific Staff, phaeno, Wolfsburg, Germany. Elsa holders. The cards contain more than 200 questions Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, France, set for small children in exhibitions and discuss with Bailey, Director/Principal, Elsa Bailey Consulting, San ranging from systems approach to specific aspects @MalvinaArtheau (also speaker). the audience how far we could and should push Francisco, United States. Christel Le Delliou, Cultural of sustainability, allowing participants to explore them. Speakers will each describe a different type of Coordinator, Le Vaisseau, Strasbourg, France. each of the 17 SDGs in question-focused small group Speakers Bernard Combes, Programme Specialist, boundary (e.g. location, guidance and scenography) conversations, with the possibility of collaboratively Education for Sustainable Development, UNESCO, identifying actions and solutions aimed at imple- Paris, France. Michael Creek, Freelance Consultant, menting the global goals in ways that are relevant to Brussels, Belgium, @brusselism (remotely). their lives and their communities. This is an effective way of engaging our communities on SDGs and cre- #EcsiteMakers ating a local sense of ownership. TINKERING EXPLORATIONS: CREATIVE COMPUTATION - WORKSHOP #tour Science ♥ society MEDICAL MUSEION - 1 - GUIDED TOUR 14.30 - 15.45 The Idea Company - MakerSpace science learning venues. This will be an opportunity to 14.30 - 15.45 In this hands-on tinkering session, we will explore see how things might work in a drop-in makerspace, Medical Museion computational tinkering, a playful open-ended try out something new and learn from the makers of Take a guided tour through the past, present, and Duration: 1.5 hours. This guided tour can accommo- approach to digital tools. We’ll try out activities that the Ecsite community. future of biomedicine at Medical Museion, a univer- date up to 25 guests. Advance booking is required at combine crafting with physical materials with digital sity museum that is internationally known for its the Conference’s Information Desk (on the ground tools like block-based programming platforms and Convenor Jon Haavie, Makerspace educator, experimental approach to science communication floor of Experimentarium). Meeting place: ticket desk microcontrollers that connect coding with the physi- Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, and exhibition making. Compare the collection of of Medical Museion, which is located between Kongens cal world. Oslo, Norway. anatomical specimens from the 18th century to Nytorv and Østerport stations, at Bredgade 62, Museum MakerSpaces are an open source communi- the present day in “The Body Collected”; experience Copenhagen. The tour starts immediately so please be ty where people create and share environments, ac- Speakers May Sabbah, Educator, Science Centre Im- “Genomic Enlightenment”, sit at the feet of “Femme on time. tivities and new ideas. In this hands-on session, vari- maginario Scientifico, Trieste, Italy, @MayMaysab. , Vitale”, and explore the connections between your ous makers will share activities that can support the Web Designer, Science Centre Immaginario Scientifi- feelings and your stomach in the award-winning learning of content, skills and practices in informal co, Trieste, Italy. exhibition “Mind the Gut”.
70 71 #tour MAKING HYPERBOLIC SPACE WITH ZOOLOGICAL MUSEUM - 2 - GUIDED TOUR MARGARET WERTHEIM - WORKSHOP
Exhibit development | Explainers & Science ♥ society visitor services 16.00 - 17.45 15.00 - 16.30 Small Stage Zoological Museum Join keynote speaker Margaret Wertheim in this “pathological” geometry ushered in a revolution that led to the mathematics underlying general relativity Experience the atmospheric Zoological Museum on a the Conference’s Information Desk (on the ground 2-hour hands-on session. This workshop is a per- and thus the structure of spacetime. In this delightful guided tour. The tour will take you to a range of the floor of Experimentarium). Note that the museum fect follow-up to her Mathematics as Material Play interdisciplinary event, Margaret Wertheim will intro- Museum’s highlights, including Denmark’s only real closes at 16.00, so if you wish to see the exhibition by speech and to the Conversation session with her held duce hyperbolic mathematics and lead a hands-on giant dinosaur, “Misty”, and the famous Whale Cellar, yourself, it should be before the tour starts. Registra- earlier, but it is not mandatory to have attended workshop in which participants get to construct their which is usually closed to the public. tion at Experimentarium’s Information Desk. Meeting these two previous sessions to enjoy the workshop. place: Universitetsparken 15, Copenhagen. Meet in We have created a world of recti-linearity: the own hyperbolic models out of paper. All materials supplied. No prior experience needed. Similar work- Duration: 1.5 hours. This guided tour can accommo- the shop of the Zoological Museum. The tour guide will rooms we inhabit, the skyscrapers we work in, and shops have been held at: Hayward Gallery (London), date up to 25 guests. Advance booking is required at meet and greet you 10 minutes prior to the tour. the streets we drive on speak to us in straight lines. But outside our boxes, nature teems with swooping Art Center College of Design (Pasadena), Brown and crenellated forms. From the curling structures University (Rhode Island), University of Technology of corals and kelps to the frilled surfaces of lettuces (Sydney), Music Center (Los Angeles), Mount Wilson and cacti, nature has a love affair with hyperbolic Observatory (Pasadena) and many other places. #tour geometry – an alternative to the Euclidean variety we learn about in school. Yet while nature has been Speaker Margaret Wertheim, Director, Institute COPENHAGEN GREEN LIFESTYLE playing with hyperbolic forms for millions of years, For Figuring, Los Angeles, United States, human mathematicians spent centuries trying to @margaretwerth. - WALKING TOUR prove they were impossible. The discovery of this
15.00 - 17.00 Dybbølsbro Station #movie4 Experience Copenhagen’s green lifestyle, climate swim. Starting at Dybbølsbro S-station, we will be friendly cycling and other green solutions in the walking down to the new “Cycle Snake” and along R.I.P. R.R.I. - PARODY BURIAL ‘Kalvebod’ waterfront neighbourhood. This area used Kalvebod Brygge, passing by the rooftop terrace to be very business-oriented with very little life, but on the National Archives. The tour ends at the Blox that changed with “Kalvebod Bølge”, which means building that houses the Danish Architecture Centre. Science ♥ society “Kalvebod Wave”, and is an urban space that brings The “Blox” promotes sustainable urban development the city closer to the water through waving and in a broad sense. 17.00 - 17.45 bending surfaces. Kalvebod Wave entices visitors to MovieHouse Screen 4 relax, participate in activities and have fun. We will, Duration: 2 hours. This guided tour can accommodate for example, be peeking into maritime gardens where up to 25 guests. Advance booking is required at the With all the discussions and uncertainties around the advocated for RRI will be asked to make a eulogy for mussels are cultivated. Across the water is Islands Conference’s Information Desk (on the ground floor of European Commission’s next Research & Innovation the concept. At the end we will gather as a group to Brygge with its harbour bath and countless activi- Experimentarium). Meeting place: Dybbølsbro Station, funding framework (the “Horizon Europe”), one thing discuss the future of our field without the EU’s sup- ties and if you feel like it, you are welcome to take a 1705 Copenhagen. is clear: Responsible Research and Innovation (R.R.I.) port for RRI and public engagement. as a concept will be gone. Dear RRI, you will be dearly missed. Many millions of euros have been spent on Convenor Carmen Fenollosa, Senior Project Manager, fostering this concept in the EU, it has been the Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium, @missfenollosa. subject of numerous studies, analysis, work pack- ECSITE ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING ages, mainstreaming, grounding actions - some still Speakers Maria Zolotonosa, Senior Project Manager, about to start… and now the European Commission Sparks Project Coordinator, Ecsite, Brussels, Belgium. is not even shedding a tear before laying it to rest (in Wiktor Gajewski, Events Director, Copernicus 15.45 - 17.00 peace?). This session will constitute a burial of RRI Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, @itsWiktor. Frank The Eatery with all that comes with a burial: a ceremony, a coffin Kupper, Assistant Professor Science Communication, and a wake. Four speakers and a master of ceremo- Athena Institute - VU Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The ny who have studied, implemented, experienced or Netherlands, @frankkupper. The Ecsite Annual General Meeting (AGM) is open to all Ecsite members. Only Full members of Ecsite have voting rights.
72 73 #lab4 #helix TAKING RISKS: STRATEGIES FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL AND IN ACTION: SHARING CASE STUDIES - WALK AND TALK INSTITUTIONAL CHANGE - PANEL Learning Strategy & vision 17.00 - 17.45 17.00 - 17.45 Helix Staircase (2nd floor) Lab 4 + 5 Meet at the bottom of Experimentarium’s iconic helix Convenor Vesna Pajić, Project Manager, The House of and staff. They will also discuss how their risk-taking The act of risk taking is of increasing importance in staircase for a playful and entertaining session on Experiments, Ljubljana, Slovenia. philosophies have changed as they moved into senior both our professional and personal lives. This session the if and how of implementing the United Nations’ leadership roles. will ask the following questions: What is risk? Why do 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in our Speakers Dagmara Szawdyn, Head of Science and
we take risks? What is failure? What does risk-taking science centres and museums. How far are they Art Events Lab, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Convenor Hillary Spencer, Director, Nomad look like from an institutional level? How does your embedded in our science engagement daily practice? Poland. Karsten Madsen, Education Supervisor, Exhibitions, Nomad Exhibitions, New York, United perspective on risk change throughout your career? The staircase will act as a metaphor for climbing the Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. Antonia States (also speaker). Participants will be given a worksheet that will “peak of sustainability”: starting from the bottom Caola, Head of Communication, International parallel the conversation, asking them to identify step, we will climb 17 steps for 17 goals, exchanging Collaborations, Marketing & PR, MUSE - Museo delle Speakers Julie Leclair, Director, Travelling Exhibitions, their goals, fears, and vision of success and will be and learning from each other on the way. Scienze, Trento, Italy. Friso Visser, Education and Ingenium - Canada’s Museums of Science and invited to engage in group activities to brainstorm on Join this session to be inspired by peers’ practical Exhibitions / Deputy Director, Museon,The Hague, Innovation, Ottawa, Canada, @juliecstmc. Carina risk-taking strategies. What risks are you willing to examples, to share your experience, to pick up new The Netherlands. Jaatinen, Head of Exhibitions, Heureka - The Finnish take? ideas and take them back to your own organisation. Panellists will briefly share their own risk-taking Science Centre, Vantaa, Finland. Gretchen Baker, Vice journey, how they decided to take their risks and President of Exhibitions, Natural History Museum what the outcomes have been. The conversation of Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, United States. will then shift to discuss what risk looks like from Francesca Polo, Executive Director, Vastari Group, an organisational standpoint, which requires not London, United Kingdom. only personal vision, but also institutional support. #roofindoor Panellists will share strategies in relation to “con- troversial” or “sensitive” topics and discuss how they IN THE SHOES OF A BLIND PERSON socialised their risk-taking strategies with both board - WORKSHOP
Equity & Inclusion | Exhibit development #island 17.00 - 17.45 A MARKETPLACE OF FREE AND Rooftop Indoor A blindfolded experience to grasp visual accessibility Convenor Christelle Guiraud, Exhibit Developer and- OPEN OPPORTUNITIES - BROKERAGE EVENT requirements. Curator, Universcience, Paris, France. During the whole workshop you become visually im- Strategy & vision | Learning paired, being blindfolded or wearing special glasses. Speakers Nathalie Joncour, Accessibility Expert In this situation, you will discover how to go from the (visually impaired people), Universcience, Paris, 17.00 - 17.45 entrance of Experimentarium to an exhibition space France. Anna Riethus, Scientific Project Management, The Island that you will then visit. Those who wear visually im- Neanderthal Museum, Mettmann, Germany, pairing glasses will be able to guide their blindfolded @ARiethus. Would you like to know about an open project looking of results: only open and free opportunities: tools, peers and roles will be switched midway. for partners? About an exhibition that you could host resources, projects, funding, campaigns, support… A collective feedback discussion will take place at for free? About educational resources that can be During the session all presenters will briefly introduce the end of the session and speakers will each offer a grabbed and used with no fee, or even with associat- the opportunities they offer and their potential ben- short talk about their own museum’s experience. ed benefits? About a European consortium that you efits. We will keep 10 minutes at the end for partici- could join for the next EU-funded calls? About a glob- pants to mingle with presenters, express interest and al campaign that you could be part of? About a free share ideas or business cards… online tool to map your city or build an exhibition? In this open session, numerous members of the Ecsite Convenor Didier Laval, Public Engagement Associate, community will share opportunities that are open to University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, other participants. No commercial offer, no sharing @DidierLaval.
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Science ♥ society
17.00 - 17.45 The Idea Company - MakerSpace
In this drop-in session, take the opportunity to meet Convenors Monika Mayer, Principal, Mayer with fellow museum professionals and makers and Museum Consulting, Berkeley, United States, learn about all things tinkering and making. Come by @MonikaGMayer. Daniel Rosqvist, Science Center at any time during the session to explore the Ecsite Manager, Tekniska museet - The National Museum of Conference’s MakerSpace, hang out with educators Science and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. and leaders involved with making and tinkering ini- tiatives in science engagement organisations all over the world and hear about their first-hand experienc- es. It’s a perfect way to take a break from your busy conference schedule to network, get inspired and maybe even do a little making yourself.
#GameLab DROP IN AND PLAY - OPEN PLAY
Science ♥ society
17.00 - 17.45 The Puzzler - GameLab
The GameLab is an informal space dedicated to Convenors Kate Kneale, Director, HKD, Margate, gaming. It will be open throughout the three days of United Kingdom, @knealek. Malvina Artheau, the Ecsite Conference (even during coffee and lunch Development & European Partnerships - RRI - breaks). It is a drop-in space, with an exciting mix of LivingLab, Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, workshops and demonstrations as well as games to France, @MalvinaArtheau. Ran Peleg, Curriculum play and game makers to meet. Bring your curiosity Developer and Project Manager, EdQuest UK, and sense of fun. Visit the GameLab and its dedi- London, United Kingdom. Daniela De Angeli, Research cated team. Ask questions, sit and play by yourself, Associate, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. with friends or strangers or bring a game you like and share it. Meet friends, have coffee, play games, make games, relax, refocus and recharge.
BUSINESS BISTRO HAPPY HOUR - SOCIAL EVENT
18.00 - 19.00 Business Bistro
A networking highlight! Ecsite invites all participants to come together for a drink among exhibitors’ booths. Traditionally, exhibitors bring specialities from their home countries.
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Experimentarium science centre
Friday 20.00 – 00.00
Explore all the hidden corners of Experimentari- um, enjoy a rich programme of maritime-themed science engagement activities, listen to the Ecsite Jazz Band and join us in a collective explosion of joy to celebrate Ecsite’s 30th anniversary.
The Nocturne will combine mind-blowing live demonstrations, experiments, shows and mari- time-themed bars and meals. You will be able to explore all of Experimentarium’s exhibitions and engage with exhibition developers throughout the building. The brand new Maritime Observatory on the very top of Experimentarium with a view over the sea and to Sweden will open during the Nocturne.
A detailed programme will be available onsite. Dinner will be available at several food points.
Recommended dress code: casual. Bring comfort- able shoes. As for all events, don’t forget to have your conference badge with you.
78 79 SATURDAY #smallstage 8 June 2019 SCIENCE SHOWS WITH NARRATIVES - LIVE SHOWS + DISCUSSION
Exhibit development | Learning
#roof 9.00 - 10.15 Small Stage
LIGHT YOGA ON THE ROOF - 2 - LIGHT YOGA Narratives are well known as drivers for learning, but Convenor Anne Viberg Pedersen, Communication they can be hard to present in exhibitions with free Coordinator, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, 8.00 - 8.50 visitor flow. On the other hand, shows are much ap- Denmark. Rooftop preciated among science centre and museum visitors and with a seated audience we get a better chance Speakers Griet Bouciqué, Storyteller / Edutainer, Join us for light yoga on the roof of Experimentar- to unfold narratives. Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre, Mechelen, ium. Get ready for the conference day with a short In this session, four science centres will share the Belgium. Marilena Pace, Senior Public Engagement yoga workout on the roof before sessions begin. challenges, limitations and opportunities they Officer, International Centre for Life, Newcastle upon All you need to bring is clothes you can comfortably encountered in developing science shows with a nar- Tyne, United Kingdom. Marta Iglewska, Head of CSC move in. rative. You will experience two of the science shows Demo Group, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, live and be invited to take part in a conversation with Poland. Danielle Grandeville, Education Supervisor, the people behind them. Together we will explore how Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark. narratives in shows can strengthen our reflections on science and whether narratives suit some science topics better than others. #largestage ATMOSPHERICS & EXHIBITION DESIGN - PANEL
Exhibit design | Research, theory & evaluation
9.00 - 10.15 Large Stage
Personalisation, storytelling, participatory strategies: Convenor Koen Peters, Teacher Physics, HvA, the exhibition designer of the 21st century needs to Amsterdam, The Netherlands. know all these techniques to communicate science information effectively. But what about the role Speakers Eugeen van Wees, Project Manager of atmospherics? How does it interact with other Exhibitions, NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, elements in the exhibition? Many studies highlight The Netherlands. Catherine Murphy, Audience the role of atmosphere in cognitive and emotional Analyst, The Natural History Museum, London, processes and show that it has a great impact on United Kingdom. Pepijn Wilbers, Creative Partner, how visitors experience an environment. However, Studio Louter, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. research in the museum field is limited. In this session, three speakers who have created an atmosphere in an exhibition and/or researched the effect of this atmosphere will share their insights and do’s and don’ts.
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Learning | Research, theory & evaluation Explainers & visitor services | Equity & Inclusion sentations and most of the time will be dedicated to sharing experiences with the participants. Other 9.00 - 10.15 9.00 - 10.15 organisations running similar projects will be invited MovieHouse Screen 1 MovieHouse Screen 3 to participate and together we will draw up a list of points for attention. One of the shared aims of Tinkering is to help Convenor Bronwyn Bevan, Senior Research Scientist, Taking science centre activities outside our buildings immerse people in a learning experience that can University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, and into vans and buses is not completely new, but Convenor Paola Rodari, Towards ESOF 2020 Trieste be highly inclusive. This session “theorises” Tinkering United States, @bronwynbevan (also speaker). this practice has evolved over the past few years: “Science in the City” Programme Manager, Trieste and MakerSpaces, demonstrating how different there is a deeper awareness of the social inclusion International Foundation for Scientific Progress and theoretical lenses reveal different aspects of learning Speakers Maria Xanthoudaki, Director of Education agenda and its impacts on our organisations. Science Freedom, Trieste, Italy. that may or may not be possible in Tinkering spaces. and of the Centre of Research in Informal Learning, centres and science engagement organisations Integrating perspectives from both research and National Museum of Science and Technology are not just introducing the usual informal learn- Speakers Giacomo Sanna, Founder / Art and practice, this session will span theories of equity, ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, Milan, Italy, @xxanthoudaki. ing activities - they are inventing new formats for Communication Director, Dotìk, Cagliari, Italy. social justice, and science capital. Heather King, Research Fellow, King’s College new settings, and experimenting with new ways of Massimiliano Trevisan, Science Communicator, London, London, United Kingdom. interacting with people. Moreover, our science vans Psiquadro, Province of Perugia, Italy. Andreja seem to venture more and more towards the most Perat, Project Manager,The House of Experiments, remote (and/or neglected) villages and urban areas. Ljubljana, Slovenia. This session will start with short case study pre- #movie2 #movie4 THE EXPLAINER IN ME - REVERSE
Explainers & visitor services | Strategy & vision competencies of explainers, and how training and BY THE VISITOR, FOR THE VISITOR AND Back to basics practices of explainers are relevant and can be used by other professionals. WITH THE VISITOR - REVERSE 9.00 - 10.15 This session is organised by the Facilitation Group, the Science ♥ society | Exhibit development MovieHouse Screen 2 Ecsite thematic group dedicated to building a com- Every day on our venues’ floors explainers engage in munity for all staff who deliver learning experiences 9.00 - 10.15 a direct interaction with the public. But, frequent- within a museum or science engagement organisation. MovieHouse Screen 4 ly, our institutions include more “explainers” than The session is open to all - please taked part! us understand the pathway towards ever deeper we acknowledge: many professionals started their How do we work collaboratively with our audienc- participation - the true meaning of co-curation/ careers as explainers, and then moved on to being Convenors Catherine Oualian, Trainer, Universcience, es, within the walls of our organisations and out- co-production. exhibit designers, programme developers, and project Paris, France, @EstimMediation. Antonio Gomes side them? This session will present ideas from the
managers, etc. maybe some are now even working as da Costa, Director of Scientific Mediation and forefront of audience engagement which reflect the Convenor Lizzy Moriarty, Audience Engagement marketing or human resources professionals. Do any Education, Universcience, Paris, France. social value of science centres in their role to provide Advisor, Lizzy Moriarty, London, United Kingdom. traits of former explainers survive? opportunities for citizen science to flourish and Much more than a nostalgic remembrance of partic- Speakers Giovanni Crupi, Director of Development, have meaning. If the benefits in community-based Speakers Enrico Tombesi, CEO G-LAB, Fondazione ipants’ past roles as explainers, this reverse session National Museum of Science and Technology collaborative projects are truly reciprocal and mutual, Golinelli, Bologna, Italy. Gillian Roddie, Education and aims to explore the knowledge, skills and professional ‘Leonardo da Vinci’, Milan, Italy. Brad Irwin, Head then the control of the project will be more equal and Learning Manager, Science Gallery, Trinity College, acumen developed by professionals when they were of International Partnerships, The Natural History the participating museum or science centre will be Dublin, Ireland. Melanie Davies, Events & Research explainers - an experience they consider essential in Museum, London, United Kingdom, @NHM_Global. playing a supporting role rather than a controlling Coordinator, Science Gallery London, London, United their new capacities. Evanthia Ioannidou, Exhibit Developer and Curator, one. This requires a level of trust on both sides, which Kingdom. Emily Sargent, Senior Curator, Wellcome During the discussion we will explore the transferable Universcience, Paris, France. Joanna Kalinowska, is built up through long-term engagement. Development Director, Copernicus Science Centre, Consultation with communities is a first step but we Collection, London, United Kingdom. Bernadette Warsaw, Poland. are looking beyond that, at the relationship of trust Schrandt, Researcher Experience Design in Museums, that gives communities a real voice in the project Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences, and empowers them. This session takes a deep dive Amsterdam, The Netherlands, @bschrandt. into methodologies for community engagement with examples from organisations with differing aims and strategies. Come along, join the discussion and help
82 83 #lab4 #theater RETHINKING THE USE OF COLLECTIONS GENDER EQUITY AND TOOLS FOR FOR SOCIAL INCLUSION - PANEL CHANGE: A CALL FOR PERSONAL ACTION
Collections | Equity & Inclusion approaches in order to engage more kinds of citizens - REVERSE in our subject and our institutions? Equity & Inclusion | Strategy & vision 9.00 - 10.15 Lab 4 + 5 Convenor Johanna Vähäpesola, Head of Exhibitions and Learning, Museum of Technology, Helsinki, 9.00 - 10.15 The role of museums is changing rapidly. Nowadays, Finland. The Interactive Theater museums are not just knowledge and educational How do we navigate the shifting power structures in it to ourselves and we must set an example for our Speakers Jacob Thorek Jensen, Museum Curator, institutions, but are also taking on social, economic, today’s museums and science centres? communities and society. Danish Museum of Science & Technology, Elsinore, cultural and environmental responsibilities. This is All staff will recognise what appears to be a tipping Denmark. Daniel Martin, Head of Curatorship part of a movement away from the classical elitist point in the global movements and gender dynamics Convenor Audrey O’Connell, Museum Consulting, and Curator of Making, Derby Museums, Derby, museum towards socially inclusive and democratic of today’s world. This session’s speakers will address Audrey O’Connell + Associates, Seattle, United United Kingdom, @curatordaniel. Riina Linna, cultural institutions that seek to be relevant for more this shifted context and offer practical solutions on States, @AudreyinSeattle. Producer, Museum of Technology, Helsinki, different kinds of people. Science and technology tackling evolving personal and organisational conver- Finland, @RiinaLinna. Marianne Achiam, Associate collections have historically often reflected triumph sations about gender equity and inclusiveness. Speakers Sarah Durcan, Global Operations Manager, Professor, Department of Science Education, and progress and allowing collections to keep up This is a call for committed personal action to pos- Science Gallery International, Dublin, Ireland, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, with rapid change and the growing need for social itively impact the need to make our organisations @sarahdurcan. Carina Halvord, CEO, Universeum @marianneachiam. Clare Meakin, Science inclusion is not easy. What is the role of collections better places in which to thrive. A set of clear actions AB, Gothenburg, Sweden. Cynthia Brown, Senior Engagement Manager, National Museum of in contemporary science, technology and natural going forward will form the basis of a ‘toolkit’ for Director, Projects, Phillip & Patricia Frost Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh, United Kingdom. history museum practice? How do we develop new our professional community to create and sustain a Science, Miami, United States, @missthiabrown. more gender-equitable field. Why? Because we owe #beach UNIVERSITIES AND SCIENCE #EcsiteMakers CENTRES: SPEED DATING - WORKSHOP TINKERING EXPLORATIONS: NEW PATHWAYS - WORKSHOP Research, theory & evaluation Convenor Joana Lobo Antunes, Head of Communica- tion Office, ITQB NOVA, Oeiras, Portugal, Science ♥ society Science ♥ society @JoanaLoA. 9.00 - 10.15 9.00 - 10.15 Speakers Gioia Mosler, Head of Global Health The Beach The Idea Company - MakerSpace Group and Community Engagement, Queen Mary Convenors Juanita Schläpfer-Miller, Outreach University of London, London, United Kingdom, Collaborations between science centres and univer- In this hands-on tinkering session, we will explore the Manager, ETH Zürich, Plant Science Center, Zürich, @GioiaMosler. Malvina Artheau, Development sities can provide effective routes to success, as well ways in which the tinkering approach can be applied Switzerland, @plantscicenter (also speaker). & European Partnerships - RRI - LivingLab, as rewarding experiences for both sides. But where to to subjects beyond the usual physics explorations. In Meie van Laar, Head of Education & Research, Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, France, start? What to aim for? How to build the necessary this experimental session you can try out tinkering Science Learning Center, NEMO Science Museum, @MalvinaArtheau. Daniela De Angeli, Research bridges? Answers to these questions often depend investigations related to biology, chemistry and other Amsterdam, The Netherlands, @meiegeerlings. Associate, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. on individual factors, such as local opportunities, scientific disciplines. Iain Coleman, Research Engagement Manager, existing connections, or specific aims. In addition, This year at the Ecsite Conference’s MakerSpace we Speakers Samar D. Kirresh, Senior Researcher- Editage, London, United Kingdom. Liesbeth de there is never only one right answer on how to build are opening a series of informal dialogues on topics Science Studio, A. M. Qattan Foundation, Ramallah, Bakker, Lecturer in Science Communication, Utrecht successful collaborations. During our speed dating that are important to the maker community. When Palestinian Territory. University, Utrecht, The Netherlands. Derek Fish, session, you will receive fast expert answers to your we think back and remember times when we received Director, Unizulu Science Centre, Richards Bay, South most pressing questions around collaborations be- unexpected tips on how to operate our space, found Africa. Natt Day, Learning and Outreach Officer, tween science centres and universities. After a brief a great collaborator or discovered new practices we Queen Mary University of London, London, United introduction, you will get some time to formulate remember that an informal conversation between Kingdom, @Nattatouillez. Robert West, President, your questions. You will then meet with 10 different sessions led to these new ideas. Whether you are a Informal Learning Experiences, Denver, United speakers in a speed dating format, each of them MakerSpace pro or a complete newcomer, join these States, @ileinc1. Indrayani Ghangrekar, Learning and giving targeted individual responses to your query. active discussion sessions and get new perspectives Outreach Officer, Queen Mary University of London, The session will end with a brief collective Q&A to on making and tinkering in museums. review some of the most interesting topics raised or London, United Kingdom, @DrIndiG. answers given.
84 85 #GameLab #tour ESCAPE ROOM DEMONSTRATION - WORKSHOP MEDICAL MUSEION - 2 - GUIDED TOUR Exhibit development | Learning 10.00 - 11.30 9.00 - 10.15 Medical Museion The Puzzler - GameLab Take a guided tour through the past, present, and Escape games are a popular cultural phenomenon Convenor Kate Kneale, Director, HKD, Margate, future of biomedicine at Medical Museion, a univer- and this phenomenon has not bypassed the Ecsite United Kingdom,@knealek. sity museum that is internationally known for its community and Conference: in 2018 the Conference experimental approach to science communication hosted a first Escape room demonstration. Whether Speakers Ran Peleg, Curriculum Developer and and exhibition making. Compare the collection of you missed it last year or were lucky enough to make Project Manager, EdQuest UK, London, United anatomical specimens from the 18th century to it to the oversubscribed session, join us and see how Kingdom. Malka Yayon, Chemistry Teacher the present day in “The Body Collected”; experience we’ve expanded our ideas. and Trainer, Katzir High School and Weizmann “Genomic Enlightenment”, sit at the feet of “Femme New puzzles, new technology, new ideas! For this Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. John Sear, Vitale”, and explore the connections between your session, the GameLab space will turn into an escape Real-world Game Designer, Museum Games, feelings and your stomach in the award-winning room: a game in which participants are confined to a Birmingham, United Kingdom, @mrjohnsear. exhibition “Mind the Gut”. room and must solve puzzles to successfully escape Claudia Sodini, Teacher, k-production, Viareggio, within a certain time frame. The game will be made Italy, @claudiasodini. Yael Bamberger, Experiential Duration: 1.5 hours. up of pieces of each of the speakers’ own escape Learning Spaces Developer & Designer, EdQuest - There can be up to 25 guests on this guided tour. game so you can see a range of puzzles and styles. Twist in Education, Haifa, Israel. Advance booking is required, at the Conference’s Suggestion: also attend the “Escape rooms and Information Desk (on the ground floor of Experimen- learning: evaluation results” panel at 12:00. tarium).
Meeting place: ticket desk of Medical Museion, which is located between Kongens Nytorv and Østerport stations, at Bredgade 62, Copenhagen. The tour starts #tour immediately so please be on time. BOTANICAL GARDEN - 2 - GUIDED TOUR
9:00 - 10:30 KEYNOTE - AUDREY DUSSUTOUR Botanical Garden The Kavli Foundation keynote lecture
Experience the most beautiful oasis of the city, the Botanical Garden, on a guided tour through the larg- Science ♥ society est living plant collection in Denmark. In summer, the gardens are in full flower and during the tour you will 10.30 – 11.30 be shown plants at their most extraordinary, both Live from the Large Stage, streamed to several outside and in the lush greenhouses. locations in the building mental mechanisms underlying the ground-floor of Duration 1.5 hours. This guided tour can accommo- The blob: a genius without a brain. Audrey Dussutour learning abilities, as they are able to learn and share date up to 25 guests. Advance booking is required at is a Researcher at the Research Centre on Animal knowledge without the help of a brain. Audrey’s the Conference’s Information Desk (on the ground Cognition of Toulouse University, France. Her unit talk will focus on slime moulds and more specifically floor of Experimentarium). Meeting place: Gothers- works on animal cognition, neuroscience, animal be- on the idea that cognitive abilities might pre-date gade 128, Copenhagen. Meet by the main entrance to haviour and computational biology. Audrey’s most re- the evolution of nervous systems. Expect gorgeous the Botanical Garden near Nørreport Station, in front cent work focuses on proto-cognition in slime moulds, footage, as she is currently shooting a movie on slime of the flower shop. The tour starts immediately so these intriguing single-cell eukaryotic organisms that, moulds. Don’t miss the “Conversation session” with please be on time. in line with this year’s “Pushing boundaries” con- Audrey Dussutour in the next session slot. ference theme, don’t really fit in a box. Her group’s recent studies suggest that slime moulds may be an Speaker Audrey Dussutour, CNRS Researcher, CNRS, ideal model system in which to investigate funda- Toulouse, France, @Docteur_Drey.
86 87 #largestage #movie1 PARTNERING WITH UNIVERSITIES: INCLUSIVE INFORMAL SCIENCE DANCING TANGO? - PANEL LEARNING FOR MINORITISED YOUTH - PANEL
Strategy & vision Equity & Inclusion | Science ♥ society are co-developing and refining inclusive ISL practices across eight practice sites, four cities and our two 12.00 - 13.15 12.00 - 13.15 countries. Through this process we are developing Large Stage MovieHouse Screen 1 research-based, inclusive ISL practices that recognise and value the needs and assets of minoritised youth. Science centres and universities differ in many re- Convenor Thierry Brassac, Head of Science/Culture We believe the most important boundaries to push spects: policies, objectives, commitment to dissem- Dpt, Montpellier University / Service Culture in informal science learning (ISL) today are those Convenor Barbara Streicher, Executive Manager, ination, organisation, speed, flexibility, partners, dedi- Scientifique, Montpellier, France, @thierrybrassac. that systematically exclude youth of colour and youth Science Center Netzwerk, Vienna, Austria. cated budgets... Both types of organisations have from low-income backgrounds. Youth Equity and their own complexities, but are they able to dance Speakers Anne Land, Assistant professor, Leiden STEM (YESTEM) is a 4 year, UK-US based practice/ Speakers Emily Dawson, Associate Professor, tango together? University, Leiden, The Netherlands, @annemland. research collaboration exploring what inclusive ISL University College London, London, United This session’s speakers managed to “cross the Jo Bowler, Media and Public Relations Manager, practices might be and how they work for minoritised Kingdom, @emilyadawson. Jo Bryant, Community bridge”, meeting people from a different environ- Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, Geneva, youth, aged 11-14. Engagement and Volunteer Manager, We The ment and collaborating in the creation of a project Switzerland, @Wysscenter. Matteo Merzagora, Across four practice sites in the UK and four in the Curious, Bristol, United Kingdom. Vanessa Mignan, the strength and uniqueness of which is the result Director, TRACES / Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles US (including community clubs, zoos, science centres Head of Education and Public Engagement, TRACES of this “mix of cultures”. Throughout the session, de Gennes, Paris, France, @happymerz. and museums), youth researchers spent the first year / Espace des Sciences Pierre-Gilles de Gennes, Paris, an interactive poll will tease participants’ brains: exploring their own experiences of life, science and France, @vanessmall. Marianne Achiam, Associate the speakers will ask for feedback during their talks ISL. Researchers worked closely with practitioners in Professor, Department of Science Education, (quizzes, questions, ideas, comments) and the results the second year, who reflected on and shared exam- University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark, will be displayed live. A chronological abstract will be ples of their work. Drawing on these experiences, we @marianneachiam. generated.
#smallstage #movie2 CONVERSATION WITH AUDREY BRAIN TECHNOLOGY, ETHICS AND - PANEL DUSSUTOUR - Q&A THE PUBLIC
Strategy & vision Science ♥ society
12.00 - 13.15 12.00 - 13.15 Small Stage MovieHouse Screen 2
Your opportunity to discuss slime moulds, animal Today’s neuroscientists often wear the hats of phi- and public engagement leaders who will discuss the cognition and more with keynote speaker Audrey losophers and humanists, asking powerful questions cutting edge of global brain research and the current Dussutour after hearing her speech in the previous and sparking ethical debates on the very nature of landscape of neuroethics engagement. time slot. reason, free will, and the mind. At the same time, rapid advances in neuroscience are outpacing science Convenor Brooke Smith, Director of Public Convenor Dorothée Vatinel, Curator, Universcience, communication efforts, sometimes fuelling specious Engagement with Science, The Kavli Foundation, Los Paris, France. interventions and opinions. As innovation unfolds on Angeles, United States, @brookesimler. a global stage, are neuroscience engagement practic- Speaker Audrey Dussutour, CNRS Researcher, CNRS, es keeping up? Speakers Karen Rommelfanger, Director, Neuroethics Toulouse, France, @Docteur_Drey. The societal and ethical implications of neuroscience Program, Emory University Center for Ethics, are the entry point into brain research for many Atlanta, United States. Darrell Porcello, Director interested citizens. Thus, public engagement around of STEM Networks and Partnerships, Children’s societal values is essential for starting conversations Creativity Museum / (U.S.) National Informal STEM at trusted organisations and informing the direction Education Network, San Francisco, United States. of science. Jo Bowler, Media and Public Relations Manager, Designed to create a dialogue and solicit feedback, Wyss Center for Bio and Neuroengineering, Geneva, this session will feature neuroscience, neuroethics, Switzerland, @Wysscenter.
88 89 #movie3 #lab4 ESCAPE ROOMS AND LEARNING: RIGHTFUL PRESENCE: CREATING INCLUSIVE EVALUATION RESULTS - PANEL ORGANISATIONAL CULTURES - WORKSHOP
Exhibit development | Research, theory ings compare with the intended learning outcomes Strategy & vision | Equity & Inclusion & evaluation “promised” last year. Suggestion: also attend the Escape room demon- stration at 9:00 to get a real escape room experience. 12.00 - 13.15 12.00 - 13.15 Lab 4 + 5 MovieHouse Screen 3 Convenor Dorit Wolenitz, Museum Director, Man and Institutional priorities and decisions emerge through of borderland, refugee, and immigrant communities. the Living World Museum, Ramat-Gan, Israel. Escape rooms are non-virtual games that have a broad range of factors. It is rare that all staff Two leaders will share how they structure leadership gained huge popularity in recent years as a leisure members feel that they are shaping institutional opportunities within their organisations and share Speakers Armin Duff, Head of Education, Swiss experience. The trend has also made its way into directions. But are they supported in contribut- research on how to recognise and navigate power Science Center Technorama, Winterthur, Switzerland. the world of science museums and science centres ing to these directions and do they feel heard? Are structures. The majority of the session will be spent Ran Peleg, Curriculum Developer and Project and the 2018 Ecsite conference hosted a panel on they supported in experiencing a sense of “rightful in multiple interactive configurations, using novel Manager, EdQuest UK, London, United Kingdom. “Escape games: an inspiration for science commu- presence” in the organisation, where who they are, meeting design methods. Yael Bamberger, Experiential Learning Spaces nication?”, in which a variety of escape games in what they know and care about are seen as contri- Developer & Designer, EdQuest - Twist in Education, science learning was presented. A year on and we are butions to the organisation’s mission and activities? Convenor Bronwyn Bevan, Senior Research Scientist, Haifa, Israel. Malka Yayon, Chemistry Teacher and wiser and more experienced. We would like to share Are they supported in understanding when decisions University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, Trainer, Katzir High School and Weizmann Institute not only what we do, but also take a deeper look at are made that may or may not reflect their input? In United States, @bronwynbevan. of Science, Rehovot, Israel. Sami Pihkala, Exhibition the learning outcomes of our games. In this session this session we will share research and practice on producer, Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre, we will present evidence-based evaluation results how to build organisational cultures in which all staff Speakers Sharon Ament, Director, Museum of Vantaa, Finland, @ideasail. Shelley Rap, Senior Intern, from several escape rooms and show how our find- members can experience a sense of rightful pres- London, London, United Kingdom, @SharonAment. Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel. ence, a term we borrow from critical justice studies Guy Labine, Chief Executive Officer, Science North, Sudbury, Canada.
#movie4 #lab7 THE FUTURE OF SCIENCE CENTRES: MANAGING UP: A LEADERSHIP TOOL TOWARDS 2030 AND BEYOND - REVERSE FOR MIDDLE MANAGERS - WORKSHOP Strategy & vision | Learning communication; how to stimulate the development of science centres and science engagement activities Strategy & vision | Learning 12.00 - 13.15 in the developing world; the issue of whether teenag- ers deserve a new approach; and the opportunities of MovieHouse Screen 4 12.00 - 13.15 longevity. Lab 7 Where are science centres headed? In November Convenor Ronen Mir, Director - Schwartz-Reisman achieving a green light for important initiatives. The 2018, 25 science centre leaders convened together Every manager, whether a first-time one or a CEO, Science Education Centers, Clore Garden of Science session will finish with a practical tips report from with 25 local professionals for a weeklong workshop can achieve greater impact if they have a good work- - Davidson Institute of Science Education, Rehovot, each group. in Israel, discussing the future of our field. Intense ing relationship with their own manager. Agreement Israel. discussions led to the formation of four working on strategic projects as well as daily tactical work are Convenors Gillian Thomas, Consultant and President groups whose continuous work will be highlighted critical and can occur most easily when we are com- Speakers Robert Firmhofer, CEO, Copernicus Science Emerita, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum of in this session: what is the impact and relevance of petent at “managing up.” This is especially important Centre, Warsaw, Poland. Derek Fish, Director, Unizulu Science, Monaco, (also speaker). Charlie Trautmann, our science centres as we look into the future? How if initiatives have not received initial support from Science Centre, Richards Bay, South Africa. Linda Director Emeritus, Sciencenter, Ithaca, United can we develop the next generation of science centre managers above. Conlon, Chief Executive, International Centre for Life, States, @Chtrautmann, (also speaker). Leigh-Anne professionals and audiences? How can advanced This workshop session will provide a brief theoretical Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom. Maya Halevy, Stradeski, Chief Executive, Eureka! The National technology develop our field? How can the field en- background on managing up from the world of busi- Director, The Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem, Children’s Museum, Halifax, United Kingdom, @ gage with developing countries? ness, followed by a set of 5-minute case study pre- Jerusalem, Israel. Maurice Bitran, CEO and Chief lastradeski. (also speaker) Topics included: new models in STEM education; links sentations introducing practical tools and examples Science Officer, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, between formal and informal education; interactive of their use. Next, we will break into small groups for Canada. Netzach Farbiash, CEO, Carasso Science Speakers Kirsten Ellenbogen, President & CEO, offers and new technologies as the next phase fol- peer-to-peer discussion of what works best, including Park, Be’er Sheva, Israel. Kim Gladstone Herlev, Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland, Ohio, United lowing exhibitions; science centre roles in developing role play opportunities. While in groups, participants Executive Director, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, States. Hanne Haack Larsen, COO, Experimentarium, cultural concepts and as honest brokers of science will be able to experiment with different strategies, Denmark, @experimentarium. enriching their palette of options for negotiating and Copenhagen, Denmark.
90 91 #beach #EcsiteMakers INVISIBLE ISSUES: WHAT ARE WE CONVERSATION CORNER: FORGETTING? - WORKSHOP FACILITATION CHALLENGES - WORKSHOP
Science ♥ society Equity & Inclusion | Science ♥ society presentations, participants will gather in small the- matic groups, to identify hidden topics, understand 12.00 - 13.15 why we forget them, stress the challenges they raise 12.00 - 13.15 The Beach with internal teams or funders, and share the issues The Idea Company - MakerSpace experienced with audiences, etc. Convenors Sebastian Martin, Tinkering Studio Before being pushed, boundaries need to be per- In this conversation corner session, we’ll focus on Project Specialist, Exploratorium, San Francisco, ceived, identified, and named openly. The most some of the most common challenges encountered Convenor Didier Laval, Public Engagement Associate, United States, @smartinseb. Meie van Laar, challenging boundaries are the invisible ones, which when facilitating tinkering activities. These issues can University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, Head of Education & Research, Science Learning we have not learned to spot. In science engagement include how to work with parents in a drop-in session, @DidierLaval. Center, NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The programmes and exhibitions, what topics are we for- ways of training staff and volunteers as well as ways of reflecting on our practice as educators. Netherlands, @meiegeerlings. getting to discuss? What issues are being forgotten, Speakers Vesna Pajić, Project Manager,The House of This year at the Ecsite Conference’s MakerSpace we which people are being made invisible? Experiments, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Amparo Leyman are opening a series of informal dialogues on topics Speakers Monika Mayer, Principal, Mayer Mu- This session will tackle these invisible issues, and Pino, Principal, Yellow Cow Consulting, San Francisco, that are important to the maker community. When seum Consulting, Berkeley, United States, discuss why we are forgetting them: are we too United States, @ampisquelinda. Sheena Laursen, we think back and remember times when we received @MonikaGMayer. Shivani Singhal, Head, Dharohar, shy, do we lack awareness, or do they simply involve Programme Manager - International Relations and unexpected tips on how to operate our space, found India, @shivani_singhal. too much risk? What is at stake when we include or Learning, Experimentarium, Copenhagen, Denmark, a great collaborator or discovered new practices we exclude these topics from our work and perception? @experimentarium. Andrea Bandelli, Executive Direc remember that an informal conversation between We will reflect on the stakes and reasons for ignoring tor, Science Gallery International, Dublin, Ireland, sessions led to these new ideas. Whether you are a or tackling hidden topics, and outline the challenges @Maphutha. Esther Hamstra, Program Developer, MakerSpace pro or a complete newcomer, join these and benefits, both for our audiences and our teams, NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The Nether- active discussion sessions and get new perspectives that arise when shedding light on issues that have lands. Wiktor Gajewski, Events Director, Copernicus on making and tinkering in museums. been rendered invisible. After a series of very short Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, @itsWiktor.
#theater #GameLab PEAK EXPERIENCES IN EXHIBITIONS GAMEJAMING: DO’S AND DON’TS - REVERSE - REVERSE Science ♥ society | Learning Strategy & vision | Learning 12.00 - 13.15 12.00 - 13.15 The Puzzler - GameLab The Interactive Theater A Gamejam is a gathering of people for the purpose Convenor Daniela De Angeli, Research Associate, Uni- of planning, designing, and creating one or more versity of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom (also speaker). What are people looking for during an outing with memorable moments without blowing away every- games within a short span of time, usually ranging friends or family? The urge to learn something new? thing else? In this session we focus on projects that between 24 and 72 hours. This engaging format is To broaden their perspectives? To take some nice have the potential to engage visitors with iconic and not only a powerful tool to create games but also a pictures? Or to get an unexpected rush? We find thrilling experiences. In the reverse part, we discuss way to initiate a new relationship with your audienc- that more and more people are expecting spectacles how we can create such experiences by pushing the es and build bridges between different communities. during their outings: memorable, Instagrammable boundaries of our institutions. Would you like to organise one, but aren’t sure where things, out of the ordinary. to start? In this session, discover the do’s and don’ts Exhibitions often give a robust, low-rush baseline, Convenor Floriane Perot, Exhibit designer, with Dr. Daniela De Angeli, who will share her Game- filled with important stories to tell. However, per- Universcience, Paris, France. jam organiser’s experience. The presentation will last haps they sometimes lack the sensory, emotional or 45 min, after which you are welcome to stay and play thrilling experience, like an art installation or a theme Speakers Peter Slavenburg, Director, NorthernLight some of our games or take a chill out break to reload park ride, which people will be talking about days Design, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, before going back to the invariably frenetic Ecsite after their visit. What would a compromise between @northernlightnl. Marc Tamschick, CEO I Creative Conference atmosphere. the two look like? A solid baseline, suddenly disrupted Lead, TAMSCHICK MEDIA+SPACE, Berlin, Germany. by an iconic installation to be imprinted upon the Sheldon Paquin, International Project Curator, memories of our visitors? Can we create thrilling Science Museum Group, London, United Kingdom.
92 93 #largestage #movie1 FIFTY YEARS AND COUNTING: TWO DECOLONISING THE MUSEUM - PANEL
SEMINAL SCIENCE CENTRES LOOK TO Collections | Equity & Inclusion
THE FUTURE - PANEL 14.30 - 15.45 MovieHouse Screen 1 Strategy & vision | Business & fundraising Objects in Western natural history, botanical, and Convenor Anna Schaefers, Curator of Education, ethnological museums come from all over the world Berlin State Museums–Prussian Cultural Heritage, 14.30 - 15.45 – this is how these institutions provide at least a Berlin, Germany, @aks1501. Large Stage glimpse of global (natural) history and biodiversity. Speakers Ina Heumann, Head of PAN - Perspectives the science centre movement and discuss their recent But how did the objects arrive at these museums? 1969 was a significant year. Neil Armstrong walked on Nature, Museum für Naturkunde, Berlin, Germany. visioning process which shows how they have worked Were specimens or paleontological finds taken in on the moon, the hippies came of age, the Beatles Patricia Rahemipour, Head of Department of performed for the very last time and the Internet to adapt to a changing world. colonial contexts? What were the researchers’ or explorers’ relationships with local communities then, Science Communication, Botanischer Garten und was invented. That same year the Ontario Science Botanisches Museum, Berlin, Germany. Guido Convenor Rob Semper, Associate Executive Director, and what are they now? Do we cooperate with re- Centre in Toronto and the Exploratorium in San Fran- Gryseels, Director General, Royal Museum for Central Exploratorium, San Francisco, United States. searchers or communities from these regions today? cisco opened their doors. A product of the post-sput- Africa, Tervuren, Belgium. nik science education fervour and the open education Do we talk about the origins of our collections? The movement of the times, these boundary-pushing Speakers Arne Schirrmacher, Heisenberg Fellow, answers to these questions send out political mes- organisations served to fuel by example the explosion Humboldt University Berlin, Berlin, Germany. Maurice sages to our museum audiences. of non-collections-based science centres worldwide. Bitran, CEO and Chief Science Officer, Ontario In this session, we will argue that museums should Today, these two organisations have each undergone Science Centre, Toronto, Canada. Christopher Flink, take a clear position. Speakers from different insti- a significant strategic planning process that builds Executive Director, Exploratorium, San Francisco, tutions will give insight into their different projects, on their past strengths but points them in new direc- United States. Gillian Thomas, Consultant and share lessons learned and discuss their work with tions for the next 50 years. This session will explore President Emerita, Phillip and Patricia Frost Museum session participants. the roots of these institutions in the early history of of Science, Monaco.
#movie2 #smallstage TOO YOUNG FOR TOUGH TOPICS? - REVERSE RENEWAL: HURDLES TO TAKE - ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION Exhibit development | Equity & Inclusion 14.30 - 15.45 Strategy & vision MovieHouse Screen 2 Back to basics As parents and educators, there are topics we are specific activities and workshops specially designed not really comfortable talking about or we don’t have for children, science museums are overcoming our 14.30 - 15.45 the emotional resources to deal with when children natural censorship or awkwardness. Small Stage bring them into the discussion: disability, illness, death, racism, sexuality… and many more! This is why Convenor Agnes Ruiz, Director of Sales, Europe + When renewing or redeveloping a science centre Convenor Patricia Verheyden, Board member, Science we need science centres and museums to tackle all Middle East, Imagine exhibitions, Montpellier, or science museum, different challenges present Popularisation Collaborative, Vilvoorde, Belgium. these “awkward” questions raised by children in our France, @agnessonR. themselves. Which hurdles did the speakers and the community. participants encounter? Which tactics were used Speakers Christel Le Delliou, Cultural Coordinator, Le Some science centres and children’s museums have Speakers Joonas Juutilainen, Senior Graphic Designer (or will be used) to overcome them? What worked Vaisseau, Strasbourg, France. Paul Voogt, Director been developing initiatives to sensitise their young | Project Manager, Heureka - The Finnish Science and what failed? Are there things that in retrospect Utrecht University Museum, Universiteitsmuseum, audience to accessibility or health issues. Children Centre, Vantaa, Finland. Nele Van der Elst, Experience should have been approached in a different way? Utrecht, The Netherlands. Stacy Wakeford, Director, are the future of society, and the earlier they can director, Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre, Each presenter will briefly share their own experience, Content, Canadian Museum of Nature, Ottawa, understand these questions, the earlier they will Mechelen, Belgium, @Nele_VanderElst. Tina Siehoff, followed by roundtable discussions in smaller groups, Canada. Erik Jacquemyn, Chairman, Science naturally address them. With these initiatives, from Exhibition Designer, DASA, Dortmund, Germany. moderated by the speakers and convenor. In these Popularisation Collaborative, Linden, Belgium. exhibitions talking about disabilities or illnesses, to roundtable discussions participants can share their Barbara Malinowska Pohoryles, Architect / Designer, expertise and ask their peers questions. At the end Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland. of the session each group will list their advice and recommendations.
94 95 #movie3 #lab4 THE ROLE OF PLACE IN ENGAGEMENT RESEARCH AND CIVIL SOCIETY: WITH SCIENCE - REVERSE INSPIRATION FROM SCIENCE SHOPS - WORKSHOP
Exhibit development | Science ♥ society Science ♥ society | Equity & Inclusion and ‘impact agenda’. We argue that research needs to move towards working cooperatively with various 14.30 - 15.45 societal actors through transdisciplinary and partici- 14.30 - 15.45 patory action research. MovieHouse Screen 3 Lab 4 + 5
When visitors engage with a scientific topic, what Convenor Luigi Amodio, Director of the Science The Science Shop movement has 40 years of experi- Convenors Bálint Balázs, Senior Research Fellow, role can the sense of place play? How important is Centre, Fondazione IDIS - Città della Scienza, Naples, ence in developing innovative and often experimental ESSRG, Budapest, Hungary, @Balint_ESSRG. it to them to encounter a place “where science hap- Italy. models to channel social demands into research Leonardo de la Torre Ávila, InSPIRES Project - pens” or where a notable discovery was made? What topics. In various countries, Science Shops support Communication, The Barcelona Institute of Global effect can this have on engaging with science, and Speakers Becky Gilmore, Exhibitions & Interpretation socially innovative local communities to define and Health (ISGlobal), Barcelona, Spain. how can we harness this feeling to create better and Coordinator, Wellcome Genome Campus - address societal challenges to improve public services more sustained engagement? Connecting Science, Cambridge, United Kingdom, and quality of life. Speakers Maria Jesus Delgado, Medica Doctor, PhD, This session will explore how that feeling of “being @museumofbecky. Baerbel Auffermann, Deputy In this workshop we will explore how Science Shops The Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal) where science happens” can be conveyed through Director, Neanderthal Museum, Mettmann, Germany. work through a timeline card game. Participants will - Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain. Shailaja Baichoo, different approaches, and if new meaning comes Haydn Antoniw, Exhibitions and Interpretation be invited to deliberate on the process of projects InSPIRES EU Project officer, Université de Lyon, from these particular spaces. Our panellists each Manager, The Natural History Museum, London, co-designed with Civil Society Organisations. We Lyon, France. Marjolein Zweekhorst, Professor, Vrije represent a particular perspective on place in the United Kingdom. will also share the draft of new “2.0” Science Shop Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Michael science engagement sector. Short case studies and models developed through the EU-funded InSPIRES Søgaard Jørgensen, Associate Professor- Center for provocations from the panel will provide the founda- project, with 32+ ongoing initiatives. A new research Design, Innovation and Sustainable Transitions - tion for wider discussion on the role and use of place panorama shows the evolution of ideas such as Department of Development and Planning, Aalborg in enabling engagement with science stories. Responsible Research and Innovation, Open Science University, ISGlobal / Gedime (UAB), Copenhagen, Denmark.
#movie4 #lab7 PLANNING FOR MUSEUMS OF THE JUST GO FOR IT - WORKSHOP FUTURE: NEW MODELS - PANEL Strategy & vision | Research, theory Strategy & vision | Equity & Inclusion & evaluation 14.30 - 15.45 Lab 7 14.30 - 15.45 Change is constant. We need to be agile, and to beyond the session, (non compulsory!) check-in calls MovieHouse Screen 4 continually push the boundaries of our work in order or social media discussions can be arranged through- out the year, to help each other push boundaries Museums and science centres have well-established Convenor Marjolein van Breemen, Deputy Director, to remain engaging and relevant in ever-evolving together. business models and forms of delivery – and whilst NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, The cultural landscapes. these have been successful, we must remain alert to Netherlands, @M_van_Breemen. What organisational or team boundaries would you Convenor Anna Starkey, Chief Creative Officer, We changes within the societies in which we operate and like to push, but face challenges when doing so? How The Curious, Bristol, United Kingdom. which we intend to serve. As we look to the future, Speakers Alexandra Burch, Head of Exhibitions, can we overcome the discomfort, resistance and per- how do we ensure that we deliver relevant experienc- Learning and Outreach, The Natural History ceived risk and support each other to just go for it? Speakers Didier Laval, Public Engagement Associate, es and programmes that resonate with audiences? Museum, London, United Kingdom. Maren Krumdieck, Speakers give 5-minute presentations about bound- University of Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom, How do we ensure that we understand our future Head of Cultural and Commercial Partnerships, aries they’ve crossed and survived - sharing learning @DidierLaval. Rosalie White, Creative Producer, audiences rather than meet the expectations of our Science Museum Group, London, United Kingdom. from pushing control, space, content, organisational We The Curious, Bristol, United Kingdom. Aliki past audiences? How do we fulfil our organisations’ Annemarie van Eekeren, Head of Exhibitions & or political boundaries. Participants then gather at Giannakopoulou, Project Manager, Ellinogermaniki missions and science engagement objectives? And, Collections, NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, facilitated tables to map their boundaries and barri- Agogi SA, Athens, Greece, @AlikiGiann. importantly, how do we remain financially resilient? The Netherlands. ers and discuss how these can be overcome. If anyone Speakers will provide examples from their own or- would like a boundary- pushing buddy for support ganisations to map possible ways towards resilient organisations for the future, including new business models with respect to science engagement, public programming and other commercial models.
96 97 #construction #EcsiteMakers STORYTELLING IN EXHIBITIONS: MEET THE MAKERS - WORKSHOP
BENEFITS AND RISKS - CAMPFIRE SESSION Science ♥ society
Collections | Explainers & visitor services 14.30 - 15.45 The Idea Company - MakerSpace 14.30 - 15.45 The Construction Site In this drop-in session, take the opportunity to meet Speakers Jon Haavie, Makerspace Educator, Norsk with fellow museum professionals and makers and Teknisk Museum, Oslo, Norway. Jenny Carlsson, narrative, “storifying” how they design, deliver and Storytelling is a fundamental aspect of human na- learn about all things tinkering and making. Come by Education officer, Tekniska museet - The National evaluate stories. Attendees will then share their own ture. Stories bring objects to life, stimulate curiosity, at any time during the session to explore the Ecsite Museum of Science and Technology, Stockholm, narratives, collectively mapping tools to build and and help make sense of other cultures. Traditional Conference’s MakerSpace, hang out with educators Sweden. Sebastian Martin, Tinkering Studio Project deliver story experiences involving participation and storytelling entails one storyteller and a passive and leaders involved with making and tinkering ini- Specialist, Exploratorium, San Francisco, United interactions. Convenors/speakers and attendees will audience. How can we share stories in the exhibition tiatives in science engagement organisations all over States, @smartinseb. Inka de Pijper, Project Manager work together towards the “happily ever after” of context, in ways that engage visitors? How do we use the world and hear about their first-hand experienc- Education, NEMO Science Museum, Amsterdam, storytelling in exhibitions. stories to create active museum experiences? How do es. It’s a perfect way to take a break from your busy The Netherlands. Rannei Solbak Simonsen, Educator, we design stories to engage visitors at a deeper level conference schedule to network, get inspired and Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, Convenors Talila Yehiel, Museum Expert, Museums in or even put them in someone else’s shoes? How do we maybe even do a little making yourself. Oslo, Norway. Liam Nilsen, Learning Experience Israel, Mexico and Spain. Daniela De Angeli, Research use the exhibition setting and visitors’ movements in Advisor, the LEGO Foundation, Billund, Denmark, Associate, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. it as part of an interactive story? Can stories adapt Convenors Daniel Rosqvist, Science Center Manager, @nilsenmuseum. Martin Swift, Project Manager, to people’s choices or actions? Tekniska museet - The National Museum of Science UniSci - The University of Iceland Science Centre, Speakers Melanie Wunsch, Head of Exhibitions, Storytelling is both our topic and our format: all and Technology, Stockholm, Sweden. Monika Mayer, Reykjavík, Iceland, @mjbswift. DASA, Mettmann, Germany, @Neandertal1. Martine speakers together will tell a short and compelling Principal, Mayer Museum Consulting, Berkeley, United Svanevik, Content Designer, Expology, Oslo, Norway. States, @MonikaGMayer.
#roof #GameLab YES AND: SHARE YOUR WILDEST IDEAS DROP IN AND PLAY - OPEN PLAY - IDEA JAM SESSION
Science ♥ society Strategy & vision Convenor Lizzy Bakker, Content strategy and development, NorthernLight Design, Amsterdam, 14.30 - 15.45 14.30 - 15.45 The Netherlands. The Puzzler - GameLab Rooftop Convenors Kate Kneale, Director, HKD, Margate, Speakers Bernhard Kehrer, Managing Director, The GameLab is an informal space dedicated to gaming. It will be open throughout the three days of United Kingdom, @knealek. John Sear, Real-world During this session, Experimentarium’s rooftop will studio klv, Berlin, Germany. Amparo Leyman Pino, the Ecsite Conference (even during coffee and lunch Game Designer, Museum Games, Birmingham, turn into a verbal playground, in which we will jam Principal, Yellow Cow Consulting, San Francisco, breaks). It is a drop-in space, with an exciting mix of United Kingdom, @mrjohnsear. Malvina Artheau, with ideas, improvise, and be as creative as we can United States, @ampisquelinda. Jochen Hunger, workshops and demonstrations as well as games to Development & European Partnerships - RRI - be. The principle is simple: everyone gets one minute Scenographer, jh Museum & exhibition design, play and game makers to meet. Bring your curiosity LivingLab, Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, to share an idea that they’ve had for a science en- Erlangen, Germany. Stefan Fahrngruber, Experience and sense of fun. Visit the GameLab and its dedi- France, @MalvinaArtheau. Ran Peleg, Curriculum gagement initiative that hasn’t yet been realised… Designer, NorthernLight Design, Amsterdam, The cated team. Ask questions, sit and play by yourself, Developer and Project Manager, EdQuest UK, No idea is too wild for this session! Netherlands, @steffahrngruber. Brad MacDonald, with friends or strangers or bring a game you like and London, United Kingdom. Daniela De Angeli, Research Rules of the session: 1. No ‘buts’ allowed - open Adjunct Professor, Parsons School of Design,New share it. Meet friends, have coffee, play games, make Associate, University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. minds only; 2. No ’advertising’ allowed - only strange York, United States, @bmack. Paul Orselli, Chief games, relax, refocus and recharge. stuff that isn’t out there yet; 3. One minute per Instigator, POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop, Inc.), Long idea…; 4. … followed by one minute of ‘Yes, and’ from Island, New York, United States, @museum_exhibits. the audience to see where we can take the idea. Holly Hasted, PhD Fellow, UiT - The Arctic University After our first selection of speakers are done jam- of Norway & Tromsø University Museum, Tromsø, ming with the audience, the floor is open to anyone. Norway, @hollyahasted. Maarten Taborsky, Project We’d love to hear both ambitious aspirations and Director, Bruns BV, Bergeijk, The Netherlands. Bob fleeting brainfarts. Let’s find out how far we can go! Van Cleemputte, Owner, CREATE, Ghent, Belgium, @CreateMM. Adam Boal, Contemporary Science Content Developer, Science Museum Group, London, United Kingdom.
98 99 #largestage #movie1 TOOLS FOR MEASURING STEAM COMMUNICATING COMPLEX AND LEARNING - PANEL CONTROVERSIAL ISSUES IN EXHIBITIONS - PANEL Learning | Research, theory & evaluation
16.30 - 17.45 Exhibit development | Research, theory Large Stage & evaluation
While museum-based researchers and evaluators what measurement looks like in practice. Third, panel 16.30 - 17.45 advance work in understanding various aspects of members will facilitate a discussion about muse- MovieHouse Screen 1 STEAM learning and, in particular, the discussion um-based measurement of learning. about learning through making and tinkering expe- In this session we want to find out more about the Convenor Heather King, Research Fellow, King’s College London, London, United Kingdom. riences in museums, we lament the lack of robust Convenor Lisa Brahms, Director of Learning & “do’s” and “don’ts” of communicating complex and measurement tools that can be used for research Research, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh, controversial ideas in museum settings. Speakers Przemek Michalik-Sobolewski, Research and evaluation of these experiences. In this session, Pittsburgh, United States. We believe that the most effective way of facilitat- we will share work from five projects that have ing engagement is to invite visitors to take part in Associate (PhD candidate), KiSOC - Kiel Science Outreach Campus / University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany. developed various measurement tools or approaches, Speakers Peter Wardrip, Assistant Professor of critical-issue-based exhibitions and to discuss and Lorenz Kampschulte, Head of Education, Kiel Science including surveys and observation protocols, that STEAM Education, University of Wisconsin, Madison, debate topical issues that bridge science and our ev- Outreach Campus KiSOC, Munich, Germany. Morten provide museum educators, researchers and pro- Wisconsin, United States. Stephanie Chang, Director eryday lives. But how do we find a common language Arnika Skydsgaard, Senior curator, Science Museums, gramme administrators with information to evaluate of Impact, Maker Ed, Oakland, United States, to begin with and what forms of participation can Aarhus, Denmark. maker programmes and experiences with youth. @heyasteph. Elizabeth McGregor Jacobides, PhD, we establish in museum settings? First, the panel will describe their development pro- Cambridge University, London, United Kingdom, The session will be chaired by Heather King from cess and measurement tools, including the tensions @wonderworldsci. Rannei Solbak Simonsen, Educator, King’s College London, whose research addresses the that emerge when developing a tool to be used in Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology, Oslo, nature of science engagement and the communica- a complex setting like a museum. Second, panel Norway. Caterina Ginzburg, CEO, Xké? Il laboratorio tion practices of museums. members will take the audience through the use of della curiosità, Turin, Italy. one measurement tool, grounding the conversation in #movie2 #smallstage CHEMICALS, ENVIRONMENT AND USING PERFORMING ARTS IN HUMAN HEALTH - PANEL
SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS - REVERSE Science ♥ society | Learning meet project representatives and gain insights into how chemicals in our environment impact our planet Learning | Research, theory & evaluation In this session, after introductions we will split at- 16.30 - 17.45 and our health, and the role of citizens in influencing tendees into five groups and offer an opportunity for MovieHouse Screen 2 and supporting actions to reduce chemical exposure, 16.30 - 17.45 discussion. contributing to policy making. Small Stage We live longer and are healthier than ever, enjoying Convenors Catherine Murphy, Audience Analyst, The the 21st century’s many conveniences. Chemistry Convenor Derya Ay, Project Consultant, Human Performance is being used across scientific organisa- Natural History Museum, London, United Kingdom. and the use of different chemicals have played an Biomonitoring for Europe - European Environment tions in many exciting ways, with aims ranging from Desiree Vaccarini, Audience Researcher, Science important role in shaping society and improving our Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark. attempting to bring science to life, engaging new Museum Group, London, United Kingdom. (also standard of living. But do we understand the impact audiences, deepening understanding of key content speaker) that these chemicals can have on our environment Speakers Ian Marnane, Project Manager & Expert in to inviting in artists to open up collections in new and and our wellbeing? Pollution is the number one Industry and Environment, European Environment innovative ways. Speakers Thomas B Berg, Senior Scientist, Collection burden of disease globally. In Europe, it accounts for Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark. Caroline Whalley, But what do visitors actually ‘get’ from these expe- and Exhibition manager, Naturama, Svendborg, 467,000 premature deaths, while carcinogens cause Water Industries and Pollution, European riences? What are the successes and challenges of Denmark. Dobrivoje Lale Eric, Head of Department of more than 100,000 work-related deaths. Environment Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark. Joana doing this? How can organisations create, deliver and International Cooperation, Center for the Promotion In this session, hear about the “Human Biomonitor- Lobo Vicente, Project Manager & Expert in Chemicals, understand the effect of performance pieces in their of Science, Belgrade, Serbia. Marina Leonard, ing Initiative in Europe” (HBM4EU) project whose Environment & Human Health, HBM4EU - Human organisations? How far can performance push sci- Program Manager, Quai des savoirs, Toulouse, partners include the European Environment Agency. Biomonitoring For Europe & European Environment entific organisations to work differently and engage France, @NinadesJardins. Catherine Murphy, To understand citizen’s perception of chemical ex- Agency, Copenhagen, Denmark, @hbm4eu. in new ways with new audiences? Is the museum the Audience Analyst, The Natural History Museum, posure in human health, the project organised focus Andromachi Katsonouri-Sazeides, Head of Human place to host these events? Does it change the visitor London, United Kingdom. Desiree Vaccarini, Audience groups and is also involving citizens as participants in Biomonitoring and Industrial Products Laboratory, perception of the hosting institution? Researcher, Science Museum Group, London, United research to understand human exposure to chemicals Cyprus State General Laboratory, Ministry of Health, Kingdom. and plausible health effects. Attend this session to Nicosia, Cyprus.
100 101 #movie3 #lab7 SMARTPHONES IN MUSEUMS: FACING THE SIXTH EXTINCTION: THREE CASE STUDIES - PANEL WHAT CAN WE DO? - WORKSHOP Exhibit development | Research, theory Science ♥ society | Strategy & vision & evaluation | Back to basics 16.30 - 17.45 16.30 - 17.45 MovieHouse Screen 3 Lab 7
Smartphones have become ubiquitous in our lives ∙ Why? (needs and goals) Elizabeth Kolbert has suggested that we are living professionals from other science engagement organi- and their versatility offers great potential for visitors ∙ How? (technology, infrastructure, staff support) in the midst of the 6th mass extinction, in which we, sations interested in this topic. Following an intro- and museums. They can be used to deepen visitor en- ∙ What? (content, user experience) humans, are the “asteroid” colliding with the Earth. duction and a case study presentation, the workshop gagement, personalise a visit, record visitors’ unique ∙ And if applicable: what happened and lessons Coral reefs are being bleached at an alarming rate will allow participants to share examples of inspiring paths and where they spend time, provide alternative learned. due to ocean warming. Amphibians are disappearing projects and shape ideas for new cooperations. languages, and make the museum more accessible at approximately 25,000 times the background ex- for visually impaired individuals. Convenor Claire Pillsbury, Program Director, Osher tinction rate. How can science centres and museums Convenors Michael John Gorman, Founding Director, This session will present museum case studies of Fellowships, Exploratorium, San Francisco, United mobilise their visitors, the media, industries and BIOTOPIA - Bavarian Natural History Museum, context-aware mobile technology and will address States. governments around the biodiversity crash? For this Munich, Germany, @michaeljohng, (also speaker). the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for workshop we welcome participants from organisa- such projects. Three panellists will share insights Speakers Andreas Heinecke, Founder & CEO, tion where biodiversity is “core business” as well as Speakers Maria Isabel Garcia, Curator, The Mind from their own smartphone projects, each currently Dialogue Social Enterprise, Hamburg, Germany. Museum, Taguig, Philippines. at a different stage, from initial conceptualisation, Bernd Holtwick, Assistant Director, DASA, Dortmund, to beta testing, to full-scale launch and implemen- Germany. Theano Moussouri, Senior Lecturer, tation. They will frame their presentations with the University College London, London, United Kingdom. following questions: #EcsiteMakers DROP-IN & MAKE - OPEN MAKE #lab4 BOUNDARIES OR BURNOUT: Science ♥ society 16.30 - 17.45 YOU CHOOSE - WORKSHOP The Idea Company - MakerSpace The Ecsite Conference’s MakerSpace is a physical serve as a basis to collectively identify situations, Strategy & vision | Learning location created by a group of tinkerers and edu- behaviours, and mindsets that can lead to one feeling cators from science centres all over the world. It is that they can no longer cope. Speakers will share 16.30 - 17.45 located on the second floor of Experimantarium. examples of actions that anyone can take and the Lab 4 + 5 In this inspiring environment full of tools, materials session will end with a call to action: how can we all, and examples, we’ll present hands-on workshops, in our organisations and in our positions, help reduce Occupational burnout occurs in all professions and exchange ideas about making and tinkering in science burnout and care more for people at risk? ours is no exception. Many in our line of work root centres, and discuss why making and tinkering mat- their motivation in values, a sense of mission and the ters. Throughout the entire Conference, you can learn Convenor Wiktor Gajewski, Events Director, people they serve. But sometimes we can be over- about high- and low-tech tools/digital fabrication, Copernicus Science Centre, Warsaw, Poland, whelmed by these responsibilities and that’s when get to know makers and artists and engage with @itsWiktor (also speaker). the burnout spiral is about to start. half-baked prototypes. Whether you are an experi- Let’s get together in small groups, break the silence enced maker or a complete newcomer, we invite you Speakers Malvina Artheau, Development & around this topic, use our collective intelligence to to stop by for a workshop or during a “tinkering talk” European Partnerships - RRI - LivingLab, address the issues that can lead to burnout and learn to engage with projects, meet new collaborators and Artheau Accompagnement, Toulouse, France, how to tackle it. We are a community of people who share ideas. care for other people - let’s also care for each other. @MalvinaArtheau. Raquel da Cunha, Events and In this workshop, speakers who’ve either experienced Communications Officer & Project Manager, Ecsite, burnout or are currently working on preventing it (or Brussels, Belgium, @RaquelCCCunha. Alejandro both) will share their personal experiences, and you Mancilla, Senior Project Specialist, Culture in Motion, are invited to do the same in the form of an anon- Barcelona, Spain. Vesna Pajić, Project Manager, The ymous personal experience letter. These letters will House of Experiments, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
102 103 #GameLab SCIENCE CENTRE VOTE WITH YOUR FEET: PUTTING SPECIALISTS FUN INTO EVALUATION - WORKSHOP Research, theory & evaluation
16.30 - 17.45 The Puzzler - GameLab until 18:00. Let’s make this moment yet another As the Ecsite Conference draws to a close and with opportunity to meet while working together. We will it the 2019 edition of the GameLab, time to look also be acknowledging the results of the collabora- back, wrap up and look ahead! There are two sides tive installation set up on day one, before destroying to this session: Selfish. It’s all about us. We want the it with joy, because breaking up things can some- GameLab to be bigger, better, more relevant and times be as good as building them as it makes space more fun. So please drop in and make your mark. Get for the new and unexpected! your voice heard. Shape the GameLab to meet your needs and interests. Help us build GameLab 2020. Convenor Kate Kneale, Director, HKD, Margate, Altruistic. It’s all about you. We are all required to United Kingdom, @knealek. King Salman Science Oasis | Saudi Arabia run evaluation on our projects, galleries and events. Funding follows evidence. We will be demonstrating Speaker Daniela De Angeli, Research Associate, different ways to make this process fun, relevant and University of Bath, Bath, United Kingdom. engaging. Come and collect take-home ideas. Stay on and give a hand in wrapping up the GameLab
CLOSING & HANDOVER CEREMONY Science Museum London | UK Science Museum, SAASCC | Kuwait 18.00 to 18.45
The Eatery Say goodbye to our 2019 hosts and hello to the Kersnikova Institute team who will be welcoming us to Slovenia next year for the 2020 Ecsite Annual Conference (11 - 13 June 2020, Ljubljana).
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104 BECK 105 FAREWELL PARTY
Docken
Saturday 21.00 - 02.00
The Farewell Party is the conference’s most infor- Getting there mal social event: dance, chat, share a drink with other participants… This year it will be held at Færgehavnsvej 35 Docken, a former salt warehouse overlooking the 2150 Nordhavn sea, reconverted into a cultural venue.
Chill by the water, enjoy the live music and admire the sunset over Hellerup (and Experimentarium) and dance away in Docken’s beautiful industrial space.
Recommended dress code: casual. As for all events, don’t forget to have your conference badge with you. There will be no meal served that evening, only drinks and snacks. map
The nearest station is Nordhavn Station and Docken is a 2 km walk from there. Otherwise you can also get off at Østerport Station and then take bus no. 27 towards ‘Ocean Kaj’. It is an 8-minute ride and you arrive just across from Docken. Or…. take the bike! Docken is located roughly in between the city centre and Experimentarium.
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Lascaux International Exhibition Exclusive French production, “ Lascaux – International Exhibition this emotional and interactive brings together the most remarkable exhibition gives visitors a unique replicas of the cave ever made. It opportunity to discover full-scale opens a window to understanding replicas of the most beautiful man’s earliest artistic endeavors prehistoric cave and learn how revealing a multi-facetted and our common ancestor Cro Magnon subjective reality, lived 200 centuries ago. unfathomable through one science alone. ” #weareallcromagnon
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#3 Montreal (Canada) #10 Fukuoka (Japan) 16/04/2014 - 14/09/2014 10/07/2017 – 03/09/2017 Montreal Science Centre National Museum of Kyushu
#4 Brussels (Belgium) #11 Shanghai (China) 13/11/2014 - 12/04/2014 01/11/2017-28/02/2018 Royal Museum of Art & History Shanghai Science & Technology Museum #5 Paris (France) Fine engravings 19/05/2015 - 30/08/2015 #12 Johannesburg Exhibition Park, Porte de (South Africa) are unvealed by Versailles 17/05/2018-31/12/2019 special black light Sci Bono Discovery Centre #6 Geneva (Switzerland) 2/10/2015 – 17/01/2016 #13 Munich (Germany) Palexpo 17/04/2019-08/09/2019 Kleine Hall, Olympic Park #7 Gwangmyeong (South Korea) #14 Napoli (Italy) 16/o4/2016 – 04/09/2016 01/02/2020-31/05/2020 Lascaux Exhibition Hall Museum of Archeology National of Napoli ©Julien Riou OLIVIER RETOUT, PhD Exhibits.nl B.V. | RIJKSMONUMENT DE PLOEG | RIETHOVENSEDIJK 20 | 5571 CR BERGEIJK | [email protected] THE NETHERLANDS | T +31 (0)497 55 50 70 | E [email protected] | W WWW.EXHIBITS.NL ©Elisabeth Daynesa www.lascaux-expo.fr 108 109 Dirk Bertels o Bryant Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 12.00-13.15
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John Besley Michał Buława CONVENORS Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Bronwyn Bevan Nicole Bullock Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Alexandra Burch A B Peter Bishop Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Marianne Achiam Sara Bagge Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 14.30- Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Maurice Bitran 15.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 C Shailaja Baichoo Samuela Caliari Torkil Adsersen Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Olle Bjerkås Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Elsa Bailey Krešimir Čanić Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Adam Boal Claudia Aguirre Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Gretchen Baker Corrado Canonici Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Ida Marie Bøe Leonel Alegre Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Lizzy Bakker Antonia Caola Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Christof Börner Kristin Alford Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30- 17.45 Bálint Balázs 17.00-17.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Griet Bouciqué Sharon Ament Mariana Cardoso Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 9.45 to 11.00 / Thu 06 16.30 to 17.45 / Fri 07 Yael Bamberger Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 9.00- 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00 to 13.15 10.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Jo Bowler Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Luigi Amodio Carina Bammesberger Jenny Carlsson Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Michael Bradke Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Haydn Antoniw Andrea Bandelli Ove Caspersen Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Lisa Brahms 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Deb Banning Núria Castell Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Christine Antorini Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Christina Brandenberger Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Julie Becker Katerina Chabova Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Ken Arnold Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 Thierry Brassac 2.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Sylvaine Champagne 12.00-13.15 Gunnar Behrens Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Malvina Artheau Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Judy Brown Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 Davy Champion 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Geoffrey Belknap Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Sat 08 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Cynthia Brown 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Raphael Chanay Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Marianne Benning Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 Dacha Atienza 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Jay Brown Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Thomas B. Berg Stephanie Chang Baerbel Auffermann Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 Anne-Marie Bruyas Sat 08 14.30-15.45 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Jennifer Chow Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Derya Ay Marie-Agnès Bernardis J Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Wed 05 9.00-17.45
110 111 Nathalie Cimino Natt Day Sarah Durcan Maria João Fonseca Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Manuel Cira Daniela De Angeli Andrea Durham Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Kate Forde 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 Audrey Dussutour Christina Classen 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Sat 08 10.30-11.30 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Catherine Franche Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 9.45-11.00 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Liesbeth De Bakker Kristina Duvnjak Orna Cohen Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Francisco Franco Del Amo Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Peter De Haan Iain Coleman Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Stacey Freeman Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 E Fri 07 12.00-13.15 9.00-10.15 Leonardo De La Torre Ávila Sybill Ebers Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Juliette Fritsch Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Bernard Combes Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 7 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Sarah De Launey Kirsten Ellenbogen Thu 06 12.00 13.15 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 Sarah Funk Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Linda Conlon 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Dobrivoje Lale Eric Inka De Pijper Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 John Cook Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 G Diana Escobar Vicent 12.00-13.15 Lauren Deere Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Wiktor Gajewski Kevin Crowley Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Paolo Degiovanni 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 F Giovanni Crupi Mike Ganderton Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Matteo Del Vecchio Stefan Fahrngruber Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Clayton Cutajar Maria Isabel Garcia Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Maria Jesus Delgado Netzach Farbiash Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Vessela Gertcheva Jennifer Dewitt Carmen Fenollosa D Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 12.00- Samar D. Kirresh 13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Niek D’Hondt Indrayani Ghangrekar Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Grace Fields Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Meredith Doby Aliki Giannakopoulou Raquel Da Cunha Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 14.30- Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Marta Fikus-Krynska Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 15.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Cristin Dorgelo Daphnie Daras Becky Gilmore Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Robert Firmhofer Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 Cynthia Doumbia Alanna Davidson 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Caterina Ginzburg Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Milada Fiserova John Downey Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Antonio Gomes Da Costa Melanie Davies Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 Derek Fish Sat 08 9.00-10.15 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Karen Drost Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Cere Davis Juan Luis Gonzalo Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Stefania Druga Wenche Fivelsdal Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Armin Duff Christopher Flink Emily Dawson Michael John Gorman Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 16.30-17.45
112 113 Danielle Grandeville Sharon Heal Zain Iqbal Peeranut Kanhadilok Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45
Agapios Grigoriadis Andreas Heinecke Brad Irwin Mette Marie Karlberg Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Guido Gryseels Henrik Helsgaun Andromachi Katsonouri-Sazeides Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Lone Isaksen Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Ângela Guimaraes Pereira Kim Gladstone Herlev Poul Kattler Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 9.45- 11.00 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / 12.00-13.15 J Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Christelle Guiraud Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Ina Heumann Carina Jaatinen Bernhard Kehrer Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Hedinn Gunhildrud Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Marie Hobson Noel Jackson Wolfgang Kesselheim Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Anna Gunnarsson Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 0614.30-15.45 / Thomas Hofberger Erik Jacquemyn Heather King Fri 07 12.00- 13.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45
Bernd Holtwick Christian Jantzen Kate Kneale Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 H 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Jaap Hoogstraten Ryan Jenkins / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 Amito Haarhuis Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 Philipp Horst 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Tapio Koivu Jon Haavie Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Catherine Johnson Pippa Hough Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Thanassis Kontonikolaou Eva Hofstad Hagen Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Nathalie Joncour Peter Hove Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Dimitris Kontopoulos Noa Haim Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 6 14.30-15.45 Helen Jones Aiyana Hudgins Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Malgorzata Kossowska Maya Halevy Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 David Jones Jochen Hunger Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Malthe Kouassi Bjerregaard Carina Halvord Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Marie Louise M. Jørgensen Mairead Hurley Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Jurij Krpan Esther Hamstra Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Michael Søgaard Jørgensen Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Maren Krumdieck Jaron Harambam Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 I Joonas Juutilainen Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Martin Kulhawczuk Chris Harris Marta Iglewska Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 K Frank Kupper Holly Hasted Ilona Iłowiecka-Tańska Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 Thomas Kaarsted Fri 07 14.30-15.45 12.00-13.15 Marius Kwint Nils Petter Hauan Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 Yiotis Ioannidis Joanna Kalinowska 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 L Evanthia Ioannidou Christian Haug Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Guy Labine Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Lorenz Kampschulte Sat 08 12.00 to 13.15 Sat 08 16.30-17.45
114 115 Anne Land Pieter Loots Luke Mcguire Sergey Mukhametov Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 12.00-13.15
Ashley Larose Gail Lord Clare Meakin Catherine Murphy Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Hanne Haack Larsen Anke Lükewille Deepak Mehta Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Mikko Myllykoski Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 Sheena Laursen Marianne Lykke Susan Meikleham 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Maria Menendez N Didier Laval M Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Mai Nguyen Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Brad Macdonald Matteo Merzagora Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Christel Le Delliou Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Liam Nilsen Fri 7 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Hanne Madsen Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Annkatrin Meyer Julie Leclair Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Katrina Nilsson Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Karsten Madsen Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Przemek Michalik-Sobolewski Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Amy Noble Seitz Ling Lee Barbara Malinowska Pohoryles Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Didier Michel Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Tue 04 9.00-17.45 Saskia Noordhuis Paolo Legato Andrew Manches Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Vanessa Mignan Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Ana Noronha Stefan Leiner Alejandro Mancilla Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Ronen Mir Marina Leonard Ian Marnane Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Chris Norris Sat 08 16.30-17.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Friday 7 June 9.00 to 10.15 Marco Miranda Shaaron Leverment Brian Degn Mårtensson Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 O Mamoru Mohri Marianna Obrist Amparo Leyman Pino Sebastian Martin Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Remco Molenaar Jose Augusto Ocampo Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Hakan Lidbo Daniel Martin Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Ines Montalvao Audrey O’Connell Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 Yihsuan Lin Jole Martinenghi Fri 07 9.00-10.15 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Lizzy Moriarty Maarten Okkersen Luisa Massarani Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 9.00- Riina Linna Fri 07 12.00-13.15 10.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Gioia Mosler Andreas Matt Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Tuomas Olkku Joana Lobo Antunes Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Theano Moussouri Monika Mayer Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Anna Omedes Joana Lobo Vicente Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Marc Moutin Paul Orselli Nancy Longnecker Elizabeth Mcgregor Jacobides Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Herbert Münder Rae Ostman Thu 06 9.45-11.00 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 12.00-13.15
116 117 Catherine Oualian Heidi Pinchal Tom Rockwell Roy Schedler Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Anne Kathrine Overgaard Natalija Polenec Paola Rodari Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Sofie Schelde Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Francesca Polo P Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Sandra Rodegher Arne Schirrmacher Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Cristina Paca Pedro Pombo Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Karen Rommelfanger Juanita Schläpfer-Miller Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Marilena Pace Darrell Porcello Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Heidi Rosenström Annelore Scholten Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Vesna Pajić Marianne Pouget Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Daniel Rosqvist Bernadette Schrandt Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Ines Prieto Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Carole Paleco Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Wiebke Rössig John Sear Nathalie Puzenat Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Sheldon Paquin Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Camilla Rossi-Linnemann Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Anne Viberg Pedersen Q Holger Seifert Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Petra Rotthoff Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Rui Quinta Fri 07 9.00-10.15 George Pehlivanides Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Henrik Sell Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Agnes Ruiz Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Ran Peleg Rob Semper Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / R Ian Russell Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 17.00-17.45 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Patricia Rahemipour Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Tina Siehoff Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Adam Rutland Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Shelley Rap Andreja Perat Rannei Solbak Simonsen Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 S 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Paula Pérez Sobrino Elizabeth Rasekoala Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Thursday 6 June 2019 - 14.30-15.45 May Sabbah Shivani Singhal Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Floriane Perot Jesper Rasted Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Asli Samadova Kenneth Skeldon Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Koen Peters Christine Reich Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Anna Sandven Mette Skov Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Tim Pethick Elmar Reinhold Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Thu 6 12.00-13.15 Tibisay Sankatsing Nava Anna Skrzypek Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Jacques Petitpré Térésa Ribeyron Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Giacomo Sanna Morten Arnika Skydsgaard Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Jane Pickering Anna Riethus Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Emily Sargent Peter Slavenburg Cybèle Robichaud Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Sami Pihkala Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 Anna Schaefers 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Katrien Smet Manuel Roca Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Claire Pillsbury Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 16.30-17.45
118 119 Laura Smillie Eugeen Van Wees Rosalie White Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / T Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Maarten Taborsky Rosalia Vargas Harry White Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Brooke Smith Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Marc Tamschick 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Dorothée Vatinel Louise Whiteley Lena Söderström Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Gillian Thomas Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Patricia Verheyden Andrew Whittington-Davis Claudia Sodini Fri 07 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Jacob Thorek Jensen Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Alex Verkade Jeroen Wiegertjes Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Fri 0714.30-15.45 Enrico Tombesi Brian Southwell Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Friso Visser Karen Wilkinson Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 Massimiliano Trevisan Hillary Spencer Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Vlasta Volak Aleksandra Wójcik-Głodowska Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Charlie Trautmann Anna Starkey Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Paul Voogt Dorit Wolenitz Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Walter Staveloz U Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Melanie Wunsch Kathrin Unterleitner W Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Mette Stentoft Therkildsen Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Ilse Wachtelaer Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 X Janet Stott Sebastian Uribe Stacy Wakeford Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Maria Xanthoudaki Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Leigh-Anne Stradeski Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 V Cían Walsh Thu 06 16.30-17.45 Y Barbara Streicher Desiree Vaccarini Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Hélène Wang Malka Yayon Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Johanna Vähäpesola Rachel Sturgis Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Peter Wardrip Talila Yehiel Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Marjolein Van Breemen Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Martine Svanevik Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Sara Yeo Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Andreas Waschk Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Bob Van Cleemputte Fri 07 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Leonardo Svarc Sat 08 14.3015.45 Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Maja Wasyluk Bart Van Den Berg Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 Z Martin Swift Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Henrik Wenzel Wed 05 9.00-17.45 Alexey Zemko Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Nele Van Der Elst Fri 07 14.30-15.45 Felicity Sylvester Thu 06 16.30-17.45 / Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Margaret Wertheim Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Gabriele Zipf Fri 07 10.30-11.30 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Annemarie Van Eekeren Thu 06 12.00-13.15 Dagmara Szawdyn Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Fri 07 16.00-17.45 Fri 07 17.00-17.45 Marjolein Zweekhorst Robert West Meie Van Laar Sat 08 14.30-15.45 Wed 05 9.00-17.45 / Thu 06 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 9.00-10.15 Thu 06 14.30-15.45 / Fri 07 9.00-10.15 / Maria Zolotonosa Caroline Whalley Sat 08 9.00-10.15 / Sat 08 12.00-13.15 Tue 04 9.00-17.45 / Fri 07 12.00-13.15 / Sat 08 16.30-17.45 Fri 07 17.00-17.45
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1. Effektschmiede GmbH 50. Natural History Museum, London, UK 2. American Museum of Natural History 51. Evans & Sutherland 3. Musealia 52. Science North 4. TMDx and Mash Machine 53. MCW creative agency 5. Museum of Science 54. European Environment Agency 6. MuseumsPartner 55. European Human Biomonitoring Initiative 7. CREATE.eu - HBM4EU 8. Eliya 56. Sky-Skan 9. Exhibits Development Group 57. 2020 Ecsite Conference 10. ArtScience Museum Singapore 58. Experimentarium 11. JVS Group 59. ROBETOY AB 12. National Geographic 60. Bruns 13. TETRAGON S.A. 61. Science Museum Group 14. The Visualization Center 62. Exhibits.nl 15. Interspectral 16. Birdly VR 17. Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) 18. MOTOR 19. Klitgaard Design 20. Archimedes Exhibitions 21. Megalodon Creations AB 22. World Touring Exhibitions 23 | 24. ESA, The European Space Agency 25. Imagine Exhibitions, Inc. 26. Cité des sciences et de l’industrie / Palais de la découverte 27. EXPO Booking 28. YIPP 29. Expology 30. AGT EUROEVENTS LTD 31. NOESIS Thessaloniki Science Center and Technology Museum 32. BODY WORLDS 33 | 34. Science Projects 35. JRA 36. European Research Council (ERC) 37. Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva 38. Impact Science 39. Exporabbit 40. ESOF2020 Trieste 41. Kiss the Frog 42. ACMI 43. Copernicus Science Centre 44. Vitenparken Campus Ås / The Norwegian BioScience Center 45. Heijmerink Wagemakers BV 46. TRIAD 47. Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions 48. Guide ID 49. Heureka Overseas Productions Ltd
122 123 1. Effektschmiede GmbH 4. TMDx and Mash Machine 7. CREATE.eu 10. ArtScience Museum Singapore Effektschmiede works with natural physical TMDx is a modern exhibition design and devel- CREATE.eu is a multimedia company that gener- ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands, Singa- phenomena. We conceive and create installations opment studio. We offer various technical and ates new experiences and brings information to pore is a cultural institution in an iconic building for science centres, gardens and parks and public audiovisual solutions from planning and develop- life using the latest technology. along the Marina Bay waterfront that explores spaces. As an experience factory, our work is ment to implementation and maintenance. Since Thanks to our broad range of skills, we take our the intersection between art, science, technology about inspiring astonishment and inviting people 2008 we have delivered over 50 exhibitions and client on a journey from concept development and culture. Since opening in February 2011, we to dream. It plays with fire and water, light and hundreds of interactive exhibits. and software creation to a live production and have staged large-scale exhibitions by some of the mist, voltage and energy. All installations corre- Mash Machine enables groups of people to co-cre- installation. All on the same level of quality and world’s major artists including Leonardo da Vinci, spond with the highest technical standards, are ate music, fostering their creativity and cooper- creativity. Salvador Dalí, Andy Warhol, Vincent Van Gogh, tailor-made for the space or room and all are ation skills. Our product, used in 25 countries for View our work such as VR, AR, apps, visual & light and M.C. Escher. In addition, we have presented individually planned and conceived by Judith Mann over 5,000 events, has already been installed in 3 design, serious games and more for a broad spec- significant exhibitions which explore aspects of and her team. museums across Europe with custom content and trum of international clients. Find out how we can science including big data, particle physics, natu- engagement options. www.mashmachines.com help your visitors be amazed and let’s CREATE ral history, marine biology and space exploration. together!
2. American Museum of Natural History The American Museum of Natural History, 5. Museum of Science 11. JVS Group founded in 1869, is a leading provider of engag- The Museum of Science in Boston, Massachusetts, JVS Group specialises in the promotion, creation, ing travelling exhibitions and scientific content to USA is a world leader in STEM Education—Sci- 8. Eliya design, production and tour management of large partners around the world. From a diverse cata- ence, Technology, Engineering, and Math. From Outdoor musical exhibits and musical fountains. international exhibitions, concerts, shows and logue of 700 square metre exhibitions to plane- travelling exhibits (‘The Science Behind PIXAR’ and We lead your outdoor musical exhibit or fountain cultural events. tarium shows and other offerings, AMNH content ‘Star Wars®: Where Science Meets Imagination’) project from the industrial design studio phase We operate in the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Po- has been presented at more than 250 venues on to PreK – 12 engineering curricula and innovative through to production, via plan and manufacture. land and Hungary. six continents. Drawn from the Museum’s cut- engagement with the public in our Exhibit Halls We use stainless steel, concrete, wood and com- Our travelling exhibitions are high quality, educa- ting-edge scientific research and world-class per- and programmes, we seek to empower the next posite materials to develop and produce exhibits tional, entertaining and interactive. manent collection, our award-winning exhibitions generation of informed and scientifically literate that are both mechanical and electronic. Main- We developed and produced the biggest world’s are thoughtfully designed to educate, entertain, citizens, decision makers, and STEM professionals. tenance and reliability are highly important to us touring space exhibition, COSMOS DISCOVERY. and inspire visitors of all ages. and are part of the design process from the start. We also produced the INCA GOLD exhibition.
6. MuseumsPartner 3. Musealia MuseumsPartner turnkey travelling exhibitions 12. National Geographic Musealia is a Spanish-based global producer of create unique visitor experiences, worldwide. We The National Geographic Society is an im- large-scale exhibitions that are presented at mu- combine our extensive experience in international 9. Exhibits Development Group pact-driven global nonprofit organisation that seums and education centres all over the world. fine art transport, art handling and exhibition de- Since 2006, Exhibits Development Group (EDG) pushes the boundaries of exploration, furthering With more than 20 years of experience, our vision sign with the latest scientific research of world-re- has been dedicated to the development, produc- understanding of our world and empowering us all is to create and manage exhibitions that are dis- nowned partner museums to create high-quality tion, marketing, and distribution of traveling mu- to generate solutions for a healthy, more sustain- tinguished by a strong narrative character, histor- travelling exhibitions. ÖTZI-THE ICEMAN, MARINE seum exhibitions, cultural projects, and corporate able future for generations to come. Our ultimate ical and scientific rigour, as well as their emotional REPTILES, MAYA, ORCAS, STONEHENGE, EGYPT collections world-wide. Their staff has over 40+ vision: a planet in balance. We partner with muse- impact and educational value. and VIKINGS have been seen by millions of visitors years of experience and have developed a solid ums, science centres, universities, More than 3 million people have visited some of all over the world. reputation with museums and cultural institutions galleries, zoos, and aquariums globally our creations in the more than 40 museums with We provide full services to our partners and offer throughout the world where they offer a suite of on relevant and important exhibition projects. which we have worked to date in countries such smart solutions to the challenges of project man- exhibition related services including the devel- Leveraging award-winning photography and as the United States, Mexico, Germany, Italy, Swe- agement, logistics and financial management. opment, placement and management of travel- storytelling, we believe in inspiring people to take den, Denmark, Ukraine, Portugal, etc. Happy to meet you! ing exhibitions to supplement and complement action to place greater value on the natural world existing programmes and resources of museums, and its people. collection owners and foundations.
124 125 13. TETRAGON S.A. 16. Birdly VR 19. Klitgaard Design 22. World Touring Exhibitions TETRAGON specialises in the following sectors, Birdly® VR is a one-of-a-kind full-body VR expe- A small Copenhagen-based company specialised World Touring Exhibitions represent and produce among others: rience, coupling advanced robotics and simula- in technical interactive exhibits for museums and sell-out touring exhibitions for hire. Our roster • Consulting, design and construction of cultural tion technology to create an incredibly realistic science centres. Our strength lies in rock-solid includes among others: ‘Travelling Bricks’ (made spaces, museums and environmental infrastruc- sensation of flight. Birdly® operators command hands-on interfaces, hardware, electronics, and of LEGO® bricks), ‘Interactive Science’, ‘3D Doubt ture. their flight experience instinctively with arms and multimedia. We deliver turnkey solutions for exhi- Your Eyes’, ‘Living Dinosaurs’, ‘Monsters Of The • Design and implementation of permanent hands – movements correlated to the flapping of bitions and museums. In close dialogue with you, Sea’, ‘Space The Final Frontier’, ‘Da Vinci’, ‘Mi- and travelling exhibitions, exhibition spaces and wings and manipulation of primary feathers for we develop outstanding exhibits that will amaze chelangelo’s Sistine Chapel’ (officially licensed by events. speed, altitude and navigation. The result of Bird- and entertain your customers. See more at www. the Vatican), ‘Private Marilyn’ (featuring Marilyn • Search and development of innovative products, ly’s® precise sensory-motor coupling – including klitgaard-design.dk Monroe’s originals). Our exhibitions are dynamic, digital and interactive applications, audiovisual headwind simulation, 3D audio, and visual impact interactive, flexible, educational, entertaining; productions, methodologies, documentation ser- – is an exhilaration that is simply breathtaking. they have been displayed worldwide in museums, vices and technologies, showcasing and promo- exhibition centres, shopping malls, corporate ven- tion of cultural heritage, contemporary civilisation ues and even at Formula 1 races. and tourist products. World Touring Exhibitions is a Silver Sponsor of the 2019 Ecsite Conference
20. Archimedes Exhibitions 17. Association of Science-Technology Centers Archimedes Exhibitions realises exhibitions, instal- (ASTC) lations and apps for museums, science centres, 14. The Visualization Center The purpose for which the Corporation is orga- companies and institutions worldwide. At the Visualization Center, we create exhibitions, nized is to further public understanding of science; This includes scenography and storytelling, target dome shows and more. All this is done in imme- to improve the operations of science centers and group analysis, interaction and overall design, diate collaboration with our in-house University museums serving as community resources for programming and production. With more than researchers and scientists, ensuring the quality of science education; to assist members in achieving 20 years experience under our belt, we transform the productions together with our team of peda- the widest participation of all peoples in lifelong complex scientific, social and political topics into gogues, producers and other staff. science learning, especially those who have been interactive experiences that appeal to all five We make dome shows that are available for traditionally under-represented in the scientific senses. 23 | 24. ESA, The European Space Agency licensing, and are also looking to license enterprise; to serve as a vehicle for cooperative Archimedes Exhibitions is a Gold Sponsor of the Since 1975 the European Space Agency, ESA, has exhibitions or specific interactive exhibits. Our projects of mutual interest to its members; and 2019 Ecsite Conference been pooling the resources of its Member States latest exhibition “Decode the Code” has been generally to advance the role of science centers and leading cooperation with other nations to nominated for the prestigious “Exhibition of the and museums in society. build a European space capability, undertaking year” award in Sweden. programmes and activities far beyond the scope Read more on www.visualiseringscenter.se of any single European country. ESA develops the launchers, spacecraft and ground facilities needed to keep Europe at the forefront of global space 21. Megalodon Creations AB activities. Today, it launches satellites for Earth Megalodon Creations is specialised in creating observation, navigation, telecommunications and high quality, customised, large-scale exhibitions astronomy, sends probes to the far reaches of the for rent or sale. We have close collaborations Solar System and cooperates in the human explo- 18. MOTOR with scientists, engineers and artists, making the ration of space. ESA has 22 Member States. For the last 20 years we have been creating con- exhibitions scientifically correct, safe and visually 15. Interspectral cept-based exhibitions for museums and science pleasing for the audience. Through our extensive Interspectral develops unique interactive learning centres. experience, comprehensive knowledge and passion experiences based on X-ray scans. Visit our booth We create strong designs and visually immersive for perfection, we can serve all your needs, creat- to explore how the latest advances in visualisa- thematic worlds, counting more than 30 exhibi- ing the exhibition you desire. tion technology have created a new paradigm of tions and four World Expos among our experience. Megalodon Creations - Adding life to dreams interactive 3D learning experiences at museums At our base in Tallinn we have the facilities to Megalodon Creations AB is a Gold Sponsor of the and science centres around the world. By using build installations and complex exhibits ready to 2019 Ecsite Conference our intuitive Inside Explorer table, we will take you be delivered globally. on a spectacular tour, guiding you through the Always innovating, this October we will take our inside of the human body, exotic animals, fossils, next big leap into the future when the VR Inven- meteorites and mummies. tion Factory PROTO opens. www.protofactory.ee
126 127 25. Imagine Exhibitions, Inc. 27. EXPO Booking 30. AGT EUROEVENTS LTD 32. BODY WORLDS Imagine Exhibitions is currently producing over 35 The online booking and resource management We will present four exhibitions.“THE HI-TECH IN- Gunther von Hagens’ BODY WORLDS exhibitions unique exhibitions globally in museums, science system built with established science centres. VENTIONS OF ANCIENT GREECE” is an exhibition present more than 200 unique plastinates that centres, zoos, integrated resorts, and non-tradi- Meeting the ever-changing and sometimes chal- part of the Museum of Ancient Greek Technology show the function of individual organs as well as tional venues, with millions of people around the lenging booking environment of a progressive in Katakolon and Athens, Greece. In “EUREKA, AR- common diseases. world visiting our exhibitions each year. In addition science centre, EXPO Booking has now handled CHIMEDES AND HIS TIME”, more than 70 inven- The primary goal of the exhibitions’ creators is to developing successful traveling exhibitions, we over 60,000 reservations for more than 800,000 tions by Archimedes as well important moment of preventive healthcare. Their BODY WORLDS design, open, and operate permanent installations visitors. Since the launch in 2012, EXPO Booking his life are presented .This exhibition is presented exhibitions were conceived to educate the public and venues, and we consult on building, expand- is continuously improved based on new ideas, at the Archimedes Museum in Olympia, Greece. about the inner workings of the human body and ing, and directing museums and attractions. changing demands and requirements from our “LEONARDO DA VINCI” features machines and to show the effects of healthy and unhealthy life- Imagine Exhibitions, Inc. is a Gold Sponsor of the users as well as more recent adopters. paintings: a different approach to the works, styles. Targeted mainly at a lay audience, the exhi- 2019 Ecsite Conference EXPO Booking is a Gold Sponsor of the 2019 machines and paintings of the Great Genius. bitions aim at inspiring visitors to become aware Ecsite Conference “TUTANKHAMUN, A JOURNEY INTO ETERNITY” of the fragility of their bodies and to recognise the showcase collection of ca 400 high quality replicas anatomical individual beauty inside each of us. of the most important finds made in the tomb of the boy king.
26. Cité des sciences et de l’industrie / Palais de la découverte 28. YIPP 33 | 34. Science Projects As a centre of excellence for scientific culture, Uni- YIPP is a studio specialised in designing and Science Projects is a UK based non-profit organ- verscience aims to develop science and technol- producing digital media applications. We com- isation with over 30 years of experience in the ogy awareness, encourage vocations and foster bine cutting-edge technology, creative thinking 31. NOESIS Thessaloniki Science Center and field of interactive exhibits. We have our own innovation. It plays an active role in initiatives for and professional management to develop unique Technology Museum Science and Discovery Centre - The Observatory science in society through cooperation, travelling interactive experiences on location. We create The “IDEA - Ancient Greek Science and Science Centre in East Sussex; an internationally exhibitions and consultancy. software, multimedia and games for science cen- Technology” travelling exhibition produced by the recognised exhibit Design & Build service; and Universcience travelling exhibitions cover a wide tres, museums and experience centres. Work with NOESIS Thessaloniki Science Center and Tech- interactive travelling exhibitions for hire. range of engaging topics. We are now touring: us to create inspiring digital things that make an nology Museum will take you on a unique journey Come and talk to us about interactive exhibits or ‘Special Effects’, ‘Cold’, ‘Fire’, ‘Cats & Dogs’, ‘Enjoy impact. through the world of Ancient Greek science and see our work at Experimentarium’s ‘The Beach’ your meal’ and a lot more. Soon available for tour- YIPP is a Gold Sponsor of the 2019 Ecsite technology. Discover inventions that were created Gallery. ing: ‘Body & Sports’, ‘Microbiota’, ‘Playhuts’... Conference during antiquity and influence the development For more details on the exhibitions: of our societies to this day in important fields of www.universcience.fr/exhibitionservices/ science and technology. Astronomy, architecture, Universcience is a Gold Sponsor of the 2019 Ecsite automata or the arts are a few of the thematic Conference areas of this exhibition. Including various artifacts, IDEA highlights the most important moments of world history and the contribution of the Greek spirit to it. 29. Expology Expology is one of Scandinavia’s leading exhibi- 35. JRA tion design studios. As experts and enthusiasts in At JRA, we understand that a science centre’s pri- public learning and engagement, we care about mary mission is to educate. We also understand YOUR visitors - visit booth n°29 to see the strides that learning can be fun. Using strong storylines, we have made in developing ViewPoint™, our bea- immersive environments and interactives, our con-based visitor engagement app. STEAM-based exhibits engage visitors in the joy Talk to us about sustainable solutions for your of learning. Our staff counts content developers, own exhibitions. Expology’s vision is to ‘Make planners, designers, media producers and project Experience Matter’ by setting new standards for managers. We are capable of providing a range of visitor engagement, while being of service to our services — from master planning to exhibit design valued customers. to project management and art direction. And to all of it, we bring consistent innovation. Clients include Science Centre Singapore, The Mind Muse- um, and King Salman Science Oasis.
128 129 36. European Research Council (ERC) 38. Impact Science 41. Kiss the Frog 44. Vitenparken Campus Ås / The Norwegian The European Research Council (ERC) was estab- Impact Science offers comprehensive solutions Kiss the Frog is a digital design agency specialised BioScience Center lished in 2007 by the European Commission with across the research project lifecycle ranging from in interactive visitor experiences. We design the Vitenparken is a science centre that aims to the aim of stimulating scientific excellence across impact planning and dissemination to engage- journey of the visitor and create the technology fast forward the green transition and nudge the Europe. For the period 2014 to 2020, it has a bud- ment and case study writing and assessment. that makes the magic work. For more than 15 development of a green, sustainable economy. We get of over € 13 billion distributed through annual We also offer standalone services tailored to the years we have been delivering high quality inter- inspire interest and engagement in food, envi- grant competitions. The ERC has become known needs of specific project stages, such as impact active media for museums, science centres and ronment, climate change and sustainability by as a world-class institution funding the best and writing and impact evaluation. Through our dis- corporate experiences all over the world. innovative and creative science communication most creative scientists to identify and explore semination services of videos, infographics, policy We are a tight-knit team of designers and cre- as well as art & cultural expressions. We develop new opportunities and directions in any field of briefings, project websites, and more, we help you ative coders. Our dynamic crew of innovative and produce installations focused on sustainabil- research, without thematic priorities. Driven by engage with policymakers, industry, and charities. developers, inspiring designers, and highly skilled ity and often related to food. We also develop curiosity, ERC-funded projects bring about new In short, our suite of services helps maximize the project managers encompass creative thinking and produce apps and games. Our installations, and unpredictable scientific and technological reach and significance of your impact and ensures with practical know-how. Take a look at our online apps and games come complete with pedagogi- discoveries. It is important that the community of that you have robust evidence of the change your portfolio on www.kissthefrog.nl/work. cal programmes for a large variety of age groups professionals who engage audiences with science research has made in the world. developed by our specialist pedagogues. and technology are aware of these achievements. The ERC has recently funded a communication campaign, ERC=Science2, which includes activi- ties in science centres and museums coordinated by Ecsite. 42. ACMI ACMI is Australia’s national museum of film, TV, 39. Exporabbit video games, digital culture and art. A globally 45. Heijmerink Wagemakers BV Exporabbit offers custom solutions for science unique cultural institution, ACMI presents and Heijmerink Wagemakers is specialised in project centres and museums. We are passionate about champions the art and culture of the moving management, engineering and the construction of creating an innovative environment for a better image, to celebrate, support and explore the past, experiences and narrative places. learning experience. present and future of screen culture and innova- We combine creativity with technology to create Our competencies include space planning, graphic tion. ACMI’s touring exhibitions focus on the nexus reliable solutions. We closely cooperate with the 37. Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva design, 3D, animations, production and strong between art, science, technology and culture. client and designer from the planning stage to The Pavilion of Knowledge – Ciência Viva is the project management. Three international exhibitions are currently on final delivery. largest science centre in Portugal, welcoming tour and available for hire: ‘DreamWorks Anima- With a phased project approach, we bring more than 700 visitors each day. It opened in tion’, ‘Game Masters’ and ‘Wonderland’. structure to communication, planning and deci- 1999, with the aim to inspire and mobilise visitors sion-making. We are committed to transparency in exploring the world through science and tech- in budgets and in quality of technical solutions. nology. Hundreds of interactive exhibits spread We have our own production site in which proto- over 3000 m2 invite visitors to enjoy the meaning types and unique specimens are made and where and power of science. In addition we offer profes- new techniques are tested. We also involve a sional programmes for educators and educational network of partners in many disciplines to pro- activities that spark curiosity and critical thinking duce and deliver together any exhibit, exhibition or among visitors, developing their foundational 40. ESOF2020 Trieste 43. Copernicus Science Centre experience. skills and contributing to an empowerment of On 5-9 July 2020 Trieste will be hosting the Euro- The Copernicus Science Centre conducts modern Come visit our booth and get to know us via our citizenship based on scientific knowledge. Science Open Forum, the largest interdisciplinary science communication through interactive exhibi- interactive game ‘First Time Right’! meeting in Europe dedicated to science and inno- tions, shows and workshops on scientific themes, vation, a unique platform for interaction between debates and discussions as well as activities from scientists, policy makers, entrepreneurs, activists the borderland of science and art. It also builds 51 and citizens at large. From 27 June until 11 July exhibits, applying authorial technological solutions Evans & Sutherland the “Science in the City” Festival accompanies the thanks to which physical phenomena are pre- Forum with exhibitions, shows, workshops and sented with precision and the exhibits themselves performances. Public engagement with science are simple to operate and use. The mission of the will be discussed at the conference and performed Centre is to inspire curiosity, assist the indepen- on stage at the festival. If you wish to submit a dent discovery of the world, help to learn and proposal for ESOF or the Festival, the two calls inspire social dialogue on science. Please visit us are open: www.esof.eu at our stand.
130 131 46. TRIAD 49. Heureka Overseas Productions Ltd 52. Science North 55. European Human Biomonitoring TRIAD Berlin has been designing and producing Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, creates Science North is Northern Ontario’s most popular Initiative - HBM4EU exhibitions, museums, science centres, trade fairs, world-class exhibitions and experiences for all. tourist attraction and an educational resource for Our bodies are contaminated with chemicals brand environments, retail spaces, and events Since 1989, Heureka has produced 30 touring children and adults across the province. Science that affect our health. Human biomonitoring is a since 1994. Our in-house services cover the entire exhibitions. Our exhibitions have travelled to 28 North maintains the second- and eighth-largest tool for identifying the presence of chemicals in range of project development – from strategic countries and over 25 million people worldwide science centres in Canada: Science North, fea- your body. Funded by the European Commission, consulting, scenographic development, concept have seen them. turing an IMAX® theatre, digital Planetarium, HBM4EU is coordinating human biomonitoring design, and media production to construction On top of our travelling exhibitions we will enter butterfly gallery and Special Exhibits Hall, and across 28 European countries to generate evi- planning and engineering. We create a wide the state-of-the-art edutainment world through a Dynamic Earth – Home of the Big Nickel, an earth dence of the exposure of citizens to chemicals and variety of interactive exhibits that inspire visitors full offering of all science centre related services, sciences centre. understand the effects on health. The European to explore complex subjects as well as seemingly from consulting to copies. Environment Agency is working to translate this everyday issues. For further information please contact Heureka evidence into policy action to protect human TRIAD is based in Berlin and Shanghai. Overseas Productions Ltd [email protected] and see health. You can meet HBM4EU at booth 55 and at www.heureka.fi/hop our panel session on chemicals, the environment and human health at 16:30 on Saturday 8 June.
53. MCW creative agency MCW is a creative multimedia agency based in Rotterdam. Creative, as we are always able to 47. Hüttinger Interactive Exhibitions step outside the bounds of the conventional to Hüttinger is a one-stop shop for exhibition plan- 50. Natural History Museum, London, UK find a perfect and unique solution. Multimedia, as ning, design and fabrication, working for clients The Natural History Museum in London, UK, is evidenced by the variety of studios that seamless- on an international scale. We develop exhibitions a world-leading science research centre housing ly combine their particular specialties: internet, 56. Sky-Skan that promote exploration and understanding 300 research scientists and a collection of more cross-media, 3D visuals & animation, film and Sky-Skan, an Ecsite Conference Sponsor since through multi-sensory experience. than 80 million specimens. Through its collections sound. 2002, is a global leader in innovative multi-media Our preferred method of working is the design- and scientific expertise, the Museum is helping to Whether you need corporate storytelling, interac- products and services to communicate science us- and-build approach. This, together with a large conserve the extraordinary richness and diversity tive museum exhibits, graphic design, animation ing cutting-edge visualisation technologies. Today, in-house capacity, enables us to plan and provide of the natural world with ground-breaking proj- or virtual reality experiences, at MCW you can find with the largest collection of scientifically accu- turnkey solutions within a single project cycle, re- ects in 68 countries. The Museum is committed to all of the knowledge, creativity and experience rate data sets available, together with advanced sulting in time savings, cost savings and, ultimate- promoting public understanding of science. This needed to tell beautiful, sweet, raw and breath- multimedia presentation capabilities, Sky-Skan’s ly, a far more satisfactory exhibition. The essential is greatly enhanced by the Darwin Centre, which taking stories. Definiti® theatres and installations, powered by prototyping is integral to the entire process. offers visitors unique access behind the scenes of our DigitalSky Dark Matter Software, immerse the Museum. audiences in other worlds, with the experience of being transported from the smallest known parti- cles to edge of the known universe. Please stop by our booth to say hello. Sky-Skan is a Gold Sponsor of the 2019 Ecsite 54. European Environment Agency Conference. 48. Guide ID The European Environment Agency (EEA) is an At Guide ID we believe that people are curious. EEAagency logo of the European Union, whose task is to All around the world, people want to hear sto- 51. Evans & Sutherland provide sound, independent information on the ries about buildings, parks, objects, historical E&S is the world’s first computer graphics compa- environment. The EEA supports sustainable devel-
sites, experiences, football stadiums and special ny and has developed advanced computer graph- The opmentlogo can be usedthrough in both the provisionAs far as possible of timely, the logo targeted, For printed publications to be collections. We use technology to help our clients ics technologies for almost four decades. Focusing a positiverelevant version and (e.g. original reliable informationshould be reproduced to policymaking in the translated, use only a positive logo. worldwide to tell stories to their visitors and gen- on digital planetariums, E&S, through its Europe- coloursagents or black) and or a negativethe public. Theoriginal European colours against environment a white version (e.g. white). background. Where this is not erate additional revenues by providing the world’s an representative Skypoint Planetariums, offers information and observationpossible, networkvariations on (Eionet) the page can is easiest audio guide combined with intelligent DIGISTAR, the world’s leading digital planetarium The asymbol partnership may be reproduced network in ofbe used.the EEA and its member original colours, black or white. visitor analytics and marketing tools to build long system, full dome programmes and production and cooperating countries. Through Eionet, the time relationship with their visitors. services, giant screen films formatted for full EEA brings together environmental information We are providing our services in 19 countries on 4 dome theatres, premium-quality projection domes from individual countries concentrating on the continents. A full client list can be found at and theatre design services. NEW! Digistar Lite: delivery of timely, nationally validated, high-qual- www.guideid.com. with advanced features and a competitive price, ity data. it will revolutionise the way you present full dome astronomy in your mobile or small fixed dome.
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EEA CORPORATE IDENTITY MANUAL IDENTITY | 4 57. 2020 Ecsite Conference 60. Bruns In 2020 the Ecsite Conference will be taking place Bruns started in 1963 as a specialist in model in Slovenia for the first time in Ecsite history. making and has become a strong family company l Green capital Ljubljana, its cosy atmosphere and with a leading position as manufacturer of inno- a central location on the European map will contrib- vative, interactive exhibits and complete exhibi- urn ute to this edition’s uniqueness, together with the tions, including maintenance. o s host organisation’s edgy art & science projects: at Bruns has emerged as an all-round multidisci- g j on the Kersnikova Institute, scientists, artists, media- plinary partner since it hosts all necessary fit-out in iti tors and engineers are working together to create disciplines in-house. d new meanings and visual vehicles. The “Echoes Our contribution to projects is driven by an ambi- a from the future” conference theme is an invitation tious goal: to offer visitors a complete experience e xhib to the wide science engagement community to and maximum educational value. ’s l dialogue with this avant-garde and to revisit its ld role in the fast-approaching future. e um e se he fi u o t n m 61. Science Museum Group e t o The UK’s Science Museum Group (SMG) is the b world’s most significant museum group devoted cri to science. Governed by the Board of Trustees, bs 58. Experimentarium SMG comprises the Science Museum, the National u Experimentarium is a science centre for all of Railway Museum, the National Media Museum s Denmark. Since 1991, we have explored the world and the Museum of Science & Industry. through science and technology together with Since 2014, the group have created a range of millions of curious children and adults. Experimen- inspiring and diverse touring exhibitions available tarium is a non-profit foundation whose aim is to to hire and display for national and international 2 issues annually for $25 stimulate people’s interest in science and technol- venues. We are also pleased to offer consultancy ogy. Our target audience is the entire population, services to museums and science centres. with a special focus on children and young people. We believe that knowledge and curiosity come alive with a hands-on approach. Therefore, every- thing is designed to be touched at Experimenta- rium, so that play and learning always go hand in
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Copenhagen is said to be the world’s most liveable city. Every bit of Copen- hagen is designed for life, from the buildings and architecture, the food and the water, the many bikes and the intelligent infrastructure to the free edu- cation, free health care, and a society firmly focused on the balance between work and play.
Copenhagen is a pocket-sized fairy tale and at the same time a buzzing and innovative hub of ideas. Copenhagen is a city large enough for every kind of life philosophy, but small enough to bicycle from one end to the other in twenty minutes. The Copenhagen lifestyle is based on tradition, science, history and culture, yet constantly moving forward, giving the city a unique blend between the harmonies of old world charm and the progressive beat of a truly cosmopolitan city. Experimentarium is only a short bus trip or bicycle ride away from most parts of Copenhagen.
How to get around
The public transport infrastructure of Copenhagen is among the most effi- cient and reliable in the world. We strongly recommend it. Copenhagen offers an extensive and very convenient public transport system of buses and trains, running until late at night (about 1am during the week, and roughly every 20 minutes at the weekend). Public transport is well connected to the airport too. It takes less than 15 minutes to go from Copenhagen Airport to the city centre by train or metro.
Check out any trip via the online Journey Planner at www.rejseplanen.dk or with the ‘Rejseplanen’ mobile app. You’ll find the address of each social event and joining instructions on the relevant page inside the programme.
Ecsite Conference participants can buy a discounted Travel Pass which gives unlimited transportation by train, bus and metro within the entire metro- politan area, including transportation to and from the airport. It costs DKK 36 (approx. €5) per day. Purchase your own Travel Pass via the conference practical information page if you haven’t already done this (www.ecsite.eu/ annual-conference/practical-information). Find details on how to get around using public transport in the FAQ section of the conference’s website.
Sights
Most of Copenhagen’s most popular attractions and sights are within walk- ing distance. With a history that dates back to 1043, the city is full of historic landmarks, significant buildings and interesting sights and museums.
More on www.visitcopenhagen.com
Good to know: Experimentarium will be open on the weekend before the Conference and again from the Monday after. Conference participants will be able to visit Experimentarium for free and accompanying family and friends will get a 20% discount during the week before and after the Confer- ence.
136 137137 Monuments & royalty Nice neighbourhoods Amusement parks to hang out in The Little Mermaid The Round Tower Tivoli Gardens At Langelinje Pier you will find one of Copen- The 17th century tower and observatory Run- Tivoli Gardens amusement park in Copenhagen Nyhavn hagen’s most famous tourist attractions: the detårn, or the round tower, is the oldest func- is a must for all visitors to the city, young and Especially during summer, Nyhavn is the per- sculpture of The Little Mermaid. Unveiled on tioning observatory in Europe. When Christian old. Tivoli is located in the middle of Copen- fect place to end a long day. Originally, Nyhavn 23 August 1913, The Little Mermaid was a IV built the tower, Denmark was quite famous hagen. Tivoli Gardens was founded in 1843 was a busy commercial port where ships from gift from Danish brewer Carl Jacobsen to the for its astronomical achievements thanks to and has become a national treasure and an all over the world would dock. The area was City of Copenhagen. The sculpture is made of the astronomer Tycho Brahe. When he died international attraction. Fairy tale writer Hans packed with sailors, pubs and alehouses. Today bronze and granite and was inspired by Hans in 1601, the King wished to continue Brahe’s Christian Andersen visited many times. Part of the beautiful old houses have been renovated Christian Andersen’s fairy tale about a mer- research, and thus the round tower came into Tivoli Gardens’ secret is that there is something and restaurants dominate the old port. Nyhavn maid who gives up everything to be united with being. To get there you need to walk up the for everyone. The scenery is beautiful with is filled with people enjoying the relaxed atmo- a young, handsome prince on land. spiral walk. exotic architecture, historic buildings and lush sphere by the canal, jazz music and great food. gardens. www.rundetaarn.dk/en www.nyhavn.com The Christiansborg Palace www.tivoligardens.com Christiansborg Palace, located on the tiny island of Slotsholmen, contains the Danish Par- Copenhagen City Hall Experience colourful Christiania liament Folketinget, the Supreme Court, and The Copenhagen City Hall is the headquarters Bakken Freetown Christiania is Copenhagen’s alter- the Ministry of State. Parts of the palace are of the municipal council as well as the Lord Just north of Copenhagen you will find Bakken, native neighbourhood. Christiania is a mix of used by the Royal Family for various functions Mayor of the Copenhagen Municipality. The the world’s oldest amusement park. Bakken is homemade houses, workshops, art galleries, and events. The Royal Reception Rooms include building is situated on The City Hall Square in located in the lush woodlands of Jægersborg music venues, cheap and organic eateries, and The Tower Room and The Oval Throne Room central Copenhagen and was built in the years Dyrehave, a wonderful green area, where you beautiful nature. It is still a society within a so- where foreign ambassadors to Denmark are 1892-1905. In recent years the City Hall has find yourself surrounded by 400-year-old trees ciety. The area is open to the public – even with received by the Queen. been used for scenes in Danish hit tv series like and almost 2,000 wild deer. guided tours, run by the local Christianites. “The Killing” and “Borgen”. The City Hall, with www.kongeligeslotte.dk/en/palaces-and- its 105.6 metre tower is one of the tallest build- www.bakken.dk www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/ gardens/christiansborg-palace ings in Copenhagen and offers a great view culture/alternative-christiania over the city.
Amalienborg Palace www.visitcopenhagen.com/copenhagen/ Amalienborg Palace is a must for anyone with copenhagen-city-hall a taste for royal history and the life of Den- mark’s royal family, which still resides inside the Restaurants palace. Experience royal history at the muse- Rosenborg Castle um and get a sense of the present in terms of A royal hermitage set in the King’s Garden in one of the world’s oldest monarchies from the the heart of Copenhagen, Rosenborg Castle You’ll find a selection of recommended beautiful palace square where you can watch features 400 years of splendour, royal art trea- restaurants online, here: the changing of the guards. sures and the Crown Jewels and Royal Regalia. Rosenborg Castle was built by one of the most https://www.ecsite.eu/annual-conference/ www.kongernessamling.dk/en/amalienborg famous Scandinavian kings, Christian IV, in practical-information/faq#6 the early 17th century and is also home to the crown jewels.
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Louisiana Museum of Modern Art Geological Museum Medical Museion The beautiful museum, Louisiana Museum of (The Natural History Museum of Denmark) Medical Museion is a university museum ex- Modern Art, is located 40 kilometres north of Geological Museum in Copenhagen includes a ploring “the culture of medicine - yesterday, Copenhagen and it has gained a reputation number of geological collections. At the muse- today, tomorrow”. Medical Museion has one of as a museum in touch with the zeitgeist of the um you can see objects such as rocks, minerals, the biggest and richest historical collections contemporary art world. Experience interna- meteorites and fossils. You can explore and of medical artefacts in Europe and is interna- tional artists, concerts and lectures. discover more about the Solar system and the tionally known for its experimental approach to Earth, and the forces of nature which have science communication and exhibition making. www.louisiana.dk/en shaped our own planet and life upon it through Exclusive tours are planned for Ecsite Confer- millions of years. ence attendees – check times in the programme Botanical Garden at a glance and register at the Conference’s Botanical Garden is located in the centre of geologi.snm.ku.dk/english Information desk. Copenhagen. The garden covers an area of 10 hectares and is particularly noted for its exten- The National Museum museion.ku.dk sive complex of historical glasshouses dating Denmark’s National Museum in Copenhagen from 1874. The garden is open to the public. has exhibitions from the Stone Age, the Viking SMK – The National Gallery of Denmark Exclusive tours are planned for Ecsite Con- Age, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance and The National Gallery of Denmark is Denmark’s ference attendees – check times in the pro- Modern Danish History. The National Museum largest art museum, featuring outstanding gramme at a glance and register at the Con- is located in The Prince’s Palace, built in 1743- collections of Danish and international art ference’s Information desk. 44. It is no longer used by the royal family, but from the past seven centuries. It is located just the Great Hall still appears elegant enough to a stone’s throw from Copenhagen’s Nørre- snm.ku.dk/english accommodate princes and princesses. port station. Here you can experience special exhibitions, the royal collections, guided tours, Zoological Museum en.natmus.dk performances, art talks, concerts, workshops Travel through time and experience Denmark’s and much more. animal life from the past to the present at Tycho Brahe Planetarium Zoological Museum in Copenhagen. Take a The Tycho Brahe Planetarium is Denmark’s www.smk.dk/en walk among mammoths, woolly-haired rhinos, most advanced centre for popularising as- steppe bison, and giant deer once native to tronomy and space research and promoting National Aquarium Denmark, Denmark. At the Natural History Laboratory knowledge on natural science. Check out ‘Made Den Blå Planet room, you can touch the stuffed animals and in Space’, an inclusive and engaging exhibition Den Blå Planet (The Blue Planet) is Northern the skeletons. about astrophysics that won a Mariano Gago Europe’s largest aquarium and offers a unique Ecsite Award in 2018 in the ‘Sustainable Suc- experience for children and adults. Den Blå Exclusive tours are planned for Ecsite Con- cess’ category. Planet is surrounded by water and is intended ference attendees – check times in the pro- to give the visitors the feeling of being under gramme at a glance and register at the Con- www.planetariet.dk/en water. The new building has five “arms” leading ference’s Information desk. out from the centre of the aquarium. That way, Glyptotek guests can choose their own way around the zoologi.snm.ku.dk/english Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek in the heart of Copen- aquarium to see the exotic animals. hagen displays ancient and modern art in truly unique surroundings. Founded in 1888 by the denblaaplanet.dk/en brewer Carl Jacobsen (1842-1914), the art mu- seum contains two main departments combin- ing art in impressive architectural surroundings.
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Ecsite’s vision is to foster creativity and critical thinking in European soci- Attend the Directors Forum, an intimate event bringing together decision ety, emboldening citizens to engage with science. makers of the field for two days of networking and peer learning (Full members only). Active in the field of science engagement, our 320+ members include science centres, museums, research bodies, festivals, universities, plane- The next Directors Forum will be taking place on 13-15 November 2019 tariums, foundations and learned societies, companies offering products in Trondheim, Norway. Registration is open: join 2.5 days of high level and services to the field, local authorities, etc. contents and networking on the theme “Future thinking - the Sustainable Development Goals as an opportunity for developing organisations”. Ecsite members’ convening power draws more than 40 million citizens each year to science-related debates, exhibitions, workshops, events or platforms.
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144 145 Celebrating 30 + years of Ecsite SCIENCE On 17 October 1988, ten European dele- This is an invitation to celebrate, reflect and act: We can gates of the Association of Science Tech- we are taking pride in our accomplishments, support you with: nology Centers (ASTC) conference met at cheering together, and using this opportunity to shape the future. Under the unifying hashtag Ideation the Roof café of the Museum of Science, #Ecsite30, the season is combining a few carefully Boston. Inspired by the peer learning Creative concept orchestrated happenings with spontaneous ele- development already enabled by ASTC for 15 years and ments emerging from our community’s collective for campaigns and convinced that the growing European sci- wishes and creativity, true to Ecsite’s collaborative programmes ence centre stage needed its own profes- and bottom-up spirit. Seize #Ecsite30 and turn it into a meaningful springboard for the future! Training sional exchange hub, this group of people Workshops in decided to found a European network of public engagement, science centres. interdisciplinary #Ecsite30 moments at collaboration, A few weeks later, on 9 January 1989, two dozen the Conference team building science centres were represented at Ecsite’s High impact events founding meeting at Cité des Sciences et de Unique experiences l’Industrie in Paris. It took 2.5 more years until the Opening Ceremony, Thursday 6 June, that connect creation of Ecsite as a legal entity – which did not 9.45 - 11.00: discover our anniversary video INSPIRED audiences with prevent the first Ecsite conference from taking your content place in the meantime from 19-20 June 1990, gathering a little less than 100 people at Museon “30 years of Ecsite” session, Friday 7 June, in The Hague. The Beach, 12:00 - 13:15: join this participatory Our clients include: session and put the “celebrate-reflect-act” anni- Ecsite In 30 years, membership numbers, conference versary motto into practice Science Museum London crowds and the Ecsite team all multiplied by ten. entertain / challenge / amaze Wellcome Yet in spite of our network’s and field’s impres- The Smithsonian sive growth and diversification beyond Ecsite’s Nocturne, Friday 8 June, Barbican Centre “historic” science centre and science museum 22.00: cheer and sing along at a big National Portrait Gallery membership, the founding values of cooperation, “happy birthday” moment Google openness, professionalism, generosity and diversi- NASA ty are intact. This is not a miracle: they have been passed on and nourished by an ever-growing web From Thursday to Saturday: leave a wish for the of passionate professionals. future as part of our beautiful anniversary installation on the 2nd floor Mirroring the network’s gestation that took mul- tiple gatherings and several revolutions around EXPERIENCES the Sun, thirty years later we decided to grant ourselves the luxury of time: the extended Ecsite family is invited to a whole anniversary season, that started in autumn 2018 and will span several months. +
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Executive Committee Ecsite Board members are elected by the An- Experts nual General Assembly, the governing body Presidency of Ecsite composed of representatives from Mikko Myllykoski Marion Sabourdy Universum Full member organisations. Among other Experience Director Science writer - New media Manager (Bremen, Germany) Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre La Casemate Herbert Münder duties the Board defines Ecsite’s strategic Vantaa (Finland) – Chairperson Grenoble (France) General Manager orientations and budget and is responsible for the association’s legal compliance and fi- Past Presidency Carlos Catalão Alves Barbara Streicher NEMO Science Centre nancial sustainability. Board members serve Board Member, Executive Manager (Amsterdam, The Netherlands) for a two-year period renewable twice for a Pavilion of Knowledge - Ciência Viva, Science Center Network Lisbon (Portugal) Vienna (Austria) Michiel Buchel maximum of six years. CEO
Nele Van der Elst Vice-Presidency Maria João Fonseca The Annual General Assembly is taking place Experience Director Natural Sciences Museum of Barcelona Interim Executive Coordinator Technopolis (Barcelona, Spain) during the conference: Friday 7 June, 15.45- Natural History and Science Museum the Flemish Science Centre Anna Omedes 17.00, The Eatery. of the University of Porto (MHNC-UP) Mechelen (Belgium) Director Porto (Portugal) Amito Haarhuis Dorothée Vatinel Treasury Director Curator, universcience Heureka - The Finnish Science Centre Rijksmuseum Boerhaave, Paris (France) (Vantaa, Finland) Leiden (The Netherlands) Tapio Koivu CEO Brad Irwin Ecsite Executive Director Head of International Partnerships Catherine Franche The Natural History Museum Conference Programme London (UK) Committee Joanna Kalinowska Development Director The Conference Programme Committee (ACPC) Copernicus Science Centre brings together science engagement experts, Warsaw (Poland) representatives of past, present and future conference hosts and Ecsite staff members. The ACPC is in charge of the conference’s format and programme, while each year the local host takes Conference Host care of social events and logistics. Each autumn the ACPC selects session propos- Trustees Representatives als received via an online call open to all. Team up with your peers, craft a brilliant session idea and don’t miss the call for proposals for the 2020 Cité de l’espace Centre NOESIS, Thessaloniki (Toulouse, France) Science Center and Technology Museum 2018 - Alice Brighi conference, open on the Ecsite website from 16 Jean Baptiste Desbois (Thermi, Thessaloniki, Greece) Project Manager August to 17 October 2019. Executive Director Thanassis Kontonikolaou Natural History Museum of Geneva Director General Geneva (Switzerland) Copernicus Science Centre Science Museum Group 2018 - Ninian Hubert van Blijenburgh 2019 - Lea Hjælmsø Hansen (Warsaw, Poland) (London, United Kingdom) Project Manager Project Manager Robert Firmhofer Helen Jones Natural History Museum of Geneva Experimentarium Chief Executive Officer Director of Strategy and Geneva (Switzerland) Copenhagen (Denmark) International Experimentarium Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre 2020 - Jurij Krpan (Hellerup, Denmark) (Mechelen, Belgium) 2019 - Sheena Laursen Art Director Kim Gladstone Herlev Stephane Berghmans Programme Manager – Kersnikova Institute Executive Director CEO International Relations and Learning Experimentarium Ljubljana (Slovenia) Copenhagen (Denmark) focusTerra – ETH Zurich Universcience (Zurich, Switzerland) (Paris, France) Ulrike Kastrup Bruno Maquart Museum Director Chairman and CEO Ecsite Office Representatives
Fondazione IDIS - Città della Scienza Vitensenteret, the Norwegian Museum Julie Becker Catherine Franche (Naples, Italy) of Science and Technology Communications and Events Manager Executive Director Luigi Amodio (Oslo, Norway) Ecsite Ecsite Director of the Science Centre Jan Alfred Andersson Brussels (Belgium) Brussels (Belgium) Head of Science Centre Department
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Catherine Franche Executive Director Ecsite Thematic Groups [email protected]
Julie Becker Thematic groups bring together Ecsite professionals to ex- Communications and Events Manager change ideas and best practices on specific topics within the [email protected] field. Thank you to all Ecsite members contributing energy and ideas! Marie Couëdic Special Projects Assistant [email protected]
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The Facilitation Group is dedicated to building a commu- Daphnie Daras nity for all staff who deliver learning experiences within a Project Assistant museum. [email protected]
Carmen Fenollosa Stay in touch Senior Project Manager [email protected] Ecsite Executive Office Cristina Paca Project Manager Avenue Louise / Louizalaan 89/7 [email protected] 1050 Brussels, Belgium The Nature Group brings together professionals and institu- Phone: +32 (0)2 649 73 83 tions who engage audiences with nature. Email: [email protected] Lucie Steigleder Administrative and Communications Assistant Website: www.ecsite.eu [email protected]
Spokes, Ecsite’s monthly magazine Anne Urger Administrator Spokes is the monthly online magazine of [email protected] Ecsite, available to all on the Ecsite website. Hear the latest news from European science The REV Group stimulates and helps facilitate research and engagement, go further with in-depth fea- evaluation in science centres and museums across Europe. Mariette Wennmacher Administrative Manager tures and make the most of the good reads, [email protected] events and opportunities shared by Ecsite members. Sign up on the Ecsite home page and visit the Ecsite lounge in the Business Andrew Whittington-Davis Bistro to suggest article topics. Project and Communications Assistant [email protected] Social media Maria Zolotonosa Run in collaboration with the European Space Agency Senior Project Manager Twitter: @Ecsite (ESA), the Space Group improves and extends communica- [email protected] Instagram: @ecsite_network tion about space science by helping science centres, space professionals and non-specialists to develop collaborative Facebook: @EcsiteNetwork projects and events. LinkedIn: Ecsite, the European network of Interns: science centres and museums Simon Bourdin and Fanny Trifilieff. YouTube: Ecsite Executive Office channel Flickr: Browse through hundreds of pictures on the “Ecsite Executive Office” page (including ones tak- en during this conference) 152 153 2019 Ecsite Conference
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156 157 Speakers Reception
Øregård Gymnasium Gymnasium Pre-conference Pre-conference Gersonsvej 32 2900 Hellerup workshops workshops Wedenesday, 5 June 2019 18.30 - 20.00 Tuesday, 4 June 2019 Wednesday, 5 June 2019 Exclusive for pre- and main All day from All day from conference speakers and convenors 9.00 - 17.45 9.00 - 17.45
Small Stage Lab 2 + 3 Tycho Brahe Planetarium The Puzzler - GameLab Expanding Horizons: Space for all, Space for all, Museogamix: Space for Earth An introduction to EU funding Space for Earth Creative marathon - day 1 - day 2 - day 2
Gl. Kongevej 10 1610 København V Business Center Room 1
Lab 4 + 5 Business Center Room 1 Beyond fact checking: Small Stage Addressing Experience design in Beyond fact checking: misinformation practice Addressing Engaging audiences with - day 2 misinformation big global issues - day 1 The Kavli Foundation The Kavli Foundation
The Puzzler - GameLab Lab 2 + 3
Museogamix: Social inclusion, Business Center Room 6 Creative marathon equity and diversity: Organisational change - day 1 Business Center Room 6 Measuring learning: An introduction - day 2 Measuring learning: Lab 4 + 5 An introduction - day 1 Creative computation: tinkering in the digital age
11.00 Coffee break 11.00 Coffee break 13.15 Lunch break 13.15 Lunch break 15.45 Coffee break 15.45 Coffee break
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The Eatery Experimentarium MovieHouse Screen 3 Small Stage Thursday Tuborg Havnevej 7 Making scientific heritage Quick & simple evaluation tools: 6 June 2019 collections relevant for today good enough? - Part 1 Thursday, 6 June 2019 08.00 - 09.30 MovieHouse Screen 4 MovieHouse Screen 1
A business within a business: What’s new in touring Entrance of the Experimentarium 09.45 - 11.00 Opening Ceremony museum-based research centres exhibitions - 2 11.00 - 12.00 Business Bistro Opening 14.15 - 16.15 12.00 - 13.15 Sessions MovieHouse Screen 2 Local innovative school 13.15 - 14.30 Lunch Break Lab 4 +5 guided tour 14.30 - 15.45 Sessions Enlightenment 2.0: 15.45 - 16.30 Coffee Break Climate talks: Pushing the boundaries of 16.30 - 17.45 Sessions back to Copenhagen science, society and policy Zoological Museum 19.00 - 23.30 Gala Dinner & Show 15.00 - 16.30 Lab 7 MovieHouse Screen 3 Zoological Museum Plenary guided tour Learning ecosystems: Authenticity: working with 09.45 - 11.00 from dream to reality visitor expectations Opening Ceremony
MovieHouse Screen 4 The Interactive Theater Business Bistro Opening Funding: what do our pie 15.45 - 16.30 And now, breathe... Creating charts say about us? Coffee break 11.00 -12.00 equitable formats and safe spaces
Lab 4 + 5 Sessions Sessions 16.30 - 17.45 12.00 - 13.15 The Idea Company - MakerSpace Creating unexpected narratives Large Stage Introduction to tinkering: Large Stage LED fashion Lab 7 Beyond fact checking: Can you feel it? Addressing A science revival meeting The Puzzler - Game Lab Designing for learning in misinformation a tinkering environment Having fun with the periodic Small Stage Small Stage table of the elements The Idea Company - MakerSpace Art-science collaborations: Futureproofing your what benefits? Future Exhibitions 13.15 - 14.30 Conversation corner: the Lunch break fantastic future MovieHouse Screen 1 MovieHouse Screen 1 The Puzzler - GameLab Sessions Social learning in exhibitions What’s new in touring exhibitions - 1 14.30 - 15.45 Drop in and play with atoms Large Stage MovieHouse Screen 2 MovieHouse Screen 2 Future thinking in science The Miniverse Science communication Exhibiting complex, centres: methods strategies in the post-fact era unfinished science Enhancing science learning and awareness through play
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Thursday The Eatery Friday 6 June 2019 Experimentarium 7 June 2019 Tuborg Havnevej 7
Friday, 7 June 2019 MovieHouse Screen 3 08.00 - 09.00 MovieHouse Screen 1 Engaging citizens in monitoring urban air pollution Are teens the most effective 9.00 - 10.15 Sessions educators and explainers? 10.30 - 11.30 Keynote Margaret Wertheim
MovieHouse Screen 4 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee Break MovieHouse Screen 2 12.00 - 13.15 Sessions Applied climate change 13.15 - 14.30 Lunch Break Advocacy: doing it communication: first aid kit 14.30 - 15.45 Sessions your way 15.45 - 17.00 Coffee Break 15.45 - 17.00 Ecsite Annual General Meeting MovieHouse Screen 3 Lab 4 + 5 17.00 - 17.45 Sessions What’s new in touring Quick & simple evaluation 18.00 - 19.00 Happy Hour exhibitions 3 tools: good enough? - Part 2 20.00 - 24.00 Nocturne
MovieHouse Screen 4 Lab 7 GALA Rooftop Science engagement Bringing Space down to organisations as citizen labs Earth: Citizens and Space DINNER 8.00 – 8.50 applications Light yoga on the Roof of & SHOW Experimentarium Lab 4 + 5 Helix Staircase Rethinking authentic (2nd floor) experiences with natural Wallmans Botanical Garden history collections Student internships: The Circus Building tips and tricks 9.00 - 10.30 Jernbanegade 8 Botanical Garden Lab 7 guided tour Rooftop Indoor Thursday, Engaging your community through tinkering Science communication 6 June 2019 in Southeast Europe: Entrance of the a special blend? 19.00 - 23.30 Experimentarium The Beach
9.00 - 10.15 Prototyping and user tests: Experimentarium architecture do’s and don’ts The Idea Company - MakerSpace guided tour
Tinkering explorations: The Yeast Cell creative computation Sessions Genetically modified exhibits 09.00 - 10.15 The Puzzler - GameLab The Island Large Stage Drop in and play with the future Walk along to grasp On trial: virtual reality visitor experiences
Small Stage The Idea Company - MakerSpace
Awaken and empower Tinkering explorations: the green fairy in you everyday materials
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Lab 4 + 5 Introducing young people to Friday Open Science Friday 7 June 2019 Acting as school? 7 June 2019 MovieHouse Screen 4
Lab 7 Leaders from the The Puzzler - GameLab outside Project showcase Medical Museion Help, I need a game! Lab 2+3 Game design coaching 15.00-16.30 The Beach Medical Museion The Grand Bazaar guided tour 30 years of Ecsite: Plenary celebrate-reflect-act Lab 4 + 5
10.30 - 11.30 Citizen science case study: Dybbølsbro Station Keynote - The Yeast Cell Bring your own device Margaret Wertheim 15.00 – 17.00 The Diversity & Copenhagen green lifestyle Inclusion Clinic Lab 7 walking tour 11.30 - 12.00 The impact of embodiment Coffee break The Idea Company - MakerSpace research for exhibit design and Conversation corner: science communication 15.45 - 17.00 Sessions a context for making The Construction Site Coffee break 12.00 - 13.15 The Puzzler - GameLab Young children in exhibitions: Large Stage (re)drawing boundaries Session Games prototyping 16.00 - 17.45 Science centres as drivers workshop The Idea Company - MakerSpace for social change Small Stage Tinkering explorations: Small Stage 13.15 - 14.30 creative computation Making hyperbolic space with Margaret Wertheim Lunch break Conversation with Margaret Wertheim The Puzzler - GameLab Sessions 17.00 - 17.45 Sessions Gamifying the Sustainable MovieHouse Screen 1 14.30 - 15.45 Development Goals MovieHouse Screen 4
Soft power and Large Stage R.I.P. R.R.I. science museums Zoological Museum When is an exhibition no longer an exhibition? Lab 4 + 5 MovieHouse Screen 2 15.00-16.30 Zoological Museum Taking risks: strategies guided tour Empowering scientists to Small Stage for personal, professional connect with the public and institutional change The future of science engagement The Island MovieHouse Screen 3 ECSITE ANNUAL Visitor studies: MovieHouse Screen 1 A marketplace of free and chances and challenges GENERAL MEETING open opportunities of digital methods Personalised visitor experiences The Eatery Helix Staircase (2nd floor) MovieHouse Screen 4 Experimentarium MovieHouse Screen 2 Sustainable Development Goals Dinosaurs as catalysts Tuborg Havnevej 7 in action: sharing case studies for change Diversified approaches to diversity Friday, 7 June 2019 164 15.45 - 17.00 165 Friday 7 June 2019
Rooftop Indoor
In the shoes of a blind person
The Idea Company - MakerSpace
Meet the makers
The Puzzler - GameLab
Drop in and play
BUSINESS BISTRO HAPPY HOUR Experimentarium Tuborg Havnevej 7
Friday, 7 June 2019 18.00 - 19.00
NOCTURNE Experimentarium Tuborg Havnevej 7
Friday, 7 June 2019 20.00 - 24.00
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8 June 2019 MovieHouse Screen 4 11.30 - 12.00 8 June 2019 Coffee break By the visitor, for the visitor and with the visitor Sessions 9.00 - 10.15 Sessions The Interactive Theater Lab 4 + 5 12.00 - 13.15 10.30 - 11.30 Keynote Audrey Dussutour 11.30 - 12.00 Coffee Break Rethinking the use of Peak experiences in Large Stage exhibitions 12.00 - 13.15 Sessions collections for social inclusion 13.15 - 14.30 Lunch Break Partnering with universities: dancing tango? 14.30 - 15.45 Sessions The Beach The Idea Company - MakerSpace 15.45 - 16.30 Coffee Break Conversation corner: 16.30 - 17.45 Sessions Universities and science Small Stage centres: speed dating facilitation challenges 18.00 - 18.45 Closing & Handover Ceremony 21.00 - 02.00 Farewell Party Conversation with The Interactive Theater Audrey Dussutour The Puzzler - GameLab
Gender equity and tools for MovieHouse Screen 1 Gamejaming: do’s Rooftop change: a call for personal action and don’ts Inclusive informal science 8.00 – 8.50 learning for minoritised youth Light yoga on the Roof of The Idea Company - MakerSpace Experimentarium 13.15 - 14.30 Lunch break Tinkering explorations: MovieHouse Screen 2 new directions Sessions Brain technology, Sessions 09.00 - 10.15 ethics and the public 14.30 - 15.45 The Puzzler - GameLab
Large Stage MovieHouse Screen 3 Escape room Large Stage demonstration Atmospherics & Escape rooms and exhibition design learning: evaluation Fifty years and results counting: two seminal Botanical Garden science centres look Small Stage MovieHouse Screen 4 to the future 9.00-10.30 Botanical Garden Science shows The future of science centres: Small Stage with narratives guided tour towards 2030 and beyond Renewal: hurdles MovieHouse Screen 1 Lab 4 + 5 to take Medical Museion Tinkering: new directions for Rightful presence: MovieHouse Screen 1 practice and research 10.00 – 11.30 creating inclusive Medical Museion organisational cultures Decolonising the guided tour museum MovieHouse Screen 2
Lab 7 MovieHouse Screen 2 The explainer in me Plenary Managing up: a leadership Too young for tough topics? tool for middle managers MovieHouse Screen 3 10.30 - 11.30 Keynote - Science on wheels and Audrey Dussutour The Beach social inclusion The Kavli Foundation Keynote lecture Invisible issues: what are we forgetting?
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Tools for measuring MovieHouse Screen 3 STEAM learning
The role of place in engagement with science Small Stage Using performing arts in MovieHouse Screen 4 scientific organisations
Planning for museums of the future: new models MovieHouse Screen 1 Communicating complex Lab 4 + 5 and controversial issues in exhibitions Research and Civil Society: inspiration from Science Shops MovieHouse Screen 2 Chemicals, environment Lab 7 and human health
Just go for it MovieHouse Screen 3
The Construction Site Smartphones in museums: three case studies Storytelling in exhibitions: benefits and risks Lab 4 + 5
Rooftop Boundaries or burnout: you choose “Yes and”: share your wildest ideas Lab 7
Facing the sixth extinction: The Idea Company - MakerSpace what can we do? FAREWELL Meet the makers The Idea Company - MakerSpace PARTY
The Puzzler - GameLab Drop-in & make Docken Drop in and play Færgehavnsvej 35 The Puzzler - GameLab
Vote with your feet: Saturday, 8 June 2019 15.45 - 16.30 putting fun into evaluation 21.00 - 02.00 Coffee break
Plenary
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