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”Developing, prototyping & hacking science games” pre-conference Common Ground workshop at the Ecsite Annual Conference, 7 June 2016, Graz (Austria). Ecsite Annual Report 2016 10 | 11 Dr. Elizabeth Rasekoala delivering her keynote speech Common Ground at the Ecsite Annual Conference, on 10 June 2016, Graz (Austria). Ecsite Annual Report 2016 12 | 13 Ecsite Annual Conference. Annual Ecsite 2017 the for workshop pre-conference in-depth an developed group working The field. our of development the support could that success for indicators measurable with framework” diversity and inclusion a“social devising of idea the up working group emerged from these conversations, following international An to start? Where keynote. her after session a‘debrief’ in her told participants elephant”, like an “eating feel may inclusion and equity diversity, on change Institutional museums”. and centres science “truly inclusive, and gender-balanced ‘colourful’ to create field our challenged she Western, and male white, dominantly still are communication science and science that Convinced June. 10 on keynote speech on commented amuch delivered Communication, Science and Technology & Science of Popularization the for Network Pan-African communicator. ascience as experience his sharing before goals, common achieve they which ways in many the and animals in fairness of sense the discussed also He helping. targeted and perspective-taking of levels to higher linkage emotional of mechanism core a from range which animals, in empathy of expressions reviewing theme, conference the on spin a zoological participants. conference from feedback online collecting westarted since rated highly most the by far were keynote speeches 2016 two The Keynote speeches Dr. Rasekoala’s keynote had a catalysing effect. effect. acatalysing keynote had Dr. Rasekoala’s the Gong, African of President Rasekoala, Dr. Elizabeth put primatologist, Pr. world-famous Waal, Frans de Amsterdam Netherlands) (The NEMO ScienceMuseum, Deputy Director, Amito Haarhuis until September Munich (Germany) – Officer, Museum, Deutsches Curator andCooperation HagmannJohannes-Geert (Switzerland) –from September naturelle deGenève, Geneva MuséumExhibition, d’histoire Head Publicengagementand Hervé Groscarret (Portugal) –from March of Porto (MHNC-UP),Porto Museum oftheUniversity Natural andScience History Interim Executive Coordinator, Maria João Fonseca Lisbon (Portugal) –from March Knowledge -CiênciaViva, Board Member, Pavilion of Alves Catalão Carlos Trento (Italy) –untilNovember Collaborations &PR, MUSE, Head ofInternational Antonia Caola (France) –untilSeptember La Casemate, Grenoble Director, CCSTI Grenoble - Laurent Chicoineau Gallery, Dublin(Ireland) Programme Manager, Science Ian Brunswick Vantaa (Finland) –Chairperson Director,Experience Heureka, Mikko Myllykoski Programme (ACPC) Committee The Annual Conference Pollinators Brussels (Belgium) Executive Director, Ecsite, FrancheCatherine (Belgium) Manager, Ecsite,Brussels Communications andEvents Julie Becker (Czech Republic) Director, Techmania, Pilsen VolakVlasta (France) –from September Curator, universcience, Paris Dorothée Vatinel Vienna (Austria) Science-Center Netzwerk, Executive Manager, Association Barbara Streicher (Austria) –untilSeptember Graz Children’s Museum, Graz Projects, FRida&freD –The &International Exhibitions Gerlinde Podjaversek (Slovenia) –from September Ljubljana of Experiments, Project Manager, TheHouse Vesna Pajić Netherlands)(The Museon, TheHague Communications Manager, Maarten Okkersen (Denmark) Copenhagen Experimentarium, and Learning Projects, Head ofInternational Sheena Laursen Kingdom) –untilSeptember College, London (United Research Associate, King’s Heather King (Germany) –from September Outreach KiSOC, Campus Kiel Scientific staff, Kiel Science Lorenz Kampschulte Warsaw (Poland) Copernicus ScienceCentre, Senior SponsoringSpecialist, Joanna Kalinowska Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2014 Ecsite Annual Report 2016 12 | 13 Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2014 Ecsite Annual Report 2016 14 | 15 “ exchanges.“ Forum gatheringfor isthebest such to putthingsright.TheDirectors as you andsharinghow they try grappling withthesameissues encouraging toseecolleagues We allmake themandit’s really andtoadmitmistakes.honest me, ispeoplebeingprepared tobe good one. Thekey for tosuccess, I thoughtthenew format was a (United Kingdom) Newcastle uponTyne International Centre for Life, Chief Executive, Linda Conlon as part of its 20 ofits as part Granada (Spain)on16-18 November 2016 Directors Ecsite Forum in Parque delaCienciashostedthe alliances Unusual strategic partners, DirectorsEcsite Forum concerns?” andnew ideas emotions, thoughts, totriggerwith peopleandobjects creators findaplacetointeract policymakers, and industrialists philosophers, artists, scientists, institutions ascrossroads where models dowe needtopositionour strategic andbusiness partners Páramo Sureda toask:“Which from Parque’s Director Ernesto strategic alliances” –aninvitation the theme“Unusual partners, andnetworkinglearning on together for 2.5 days ofpeer Fullof Ecsite Members came celebrations. 55+ SeniorManagers th anniversary a view on the mangrove. the on a view with serrano Parque’s jamón greenhouse: new “Biodomo” in served adinner and tours exhibition a show, special with Ciencias, la de Parque at Nocturne acolourful forget to Not Sacromonte. del Cuevas troglodytic authentic the in performance flamenco aprivate and cross-fertilizations, cultural and art-science of apinnacle itself Alhambra, the exchangepeer session. a in board on teams getting and re-branding of tales told leaders four and aworkshop; delivered representatives Award winner Ecsite Gago Mariano two keynote; Miaoulis’ Ioannis enriched respondents three event; opening the at scene the set studies case partnership unusual seven programme: to the touch own their brought relationship. donor-institution the underpinning questions” “big the to unpick attendees urged Miaoulis Ioannis Boston Science of Museum the of President institution”,your the for philanthropy of aculture “Building keynote entitled second the In Blanco. 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Participants in the “Accessing and implementing research findings” Common Ground pre-conference workshop organised by the REV Group Ecsite Annual Report 2016 18 | 19 at the Ecsite Annual Conference, 7 June 2016, Graz (Austria). Participants in the “Shaping the future of facilitation in science museums” Common Ground pre-conference workshop organised by the Facilitation Group at the Ecsite Ecsite Annual Report 2016 Annual Conference, 7 June 2016, Graz (Austria). 20 | 21 Netherlands) Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Leiden (The Ilse Van Zeeland, Senior contentdeveloper, national d’histoire naturelle, Paris (France) Jean-Marie Sani,Project Director, Musée (Belgium) Institute ofNatural Brussels Sciences, Pisani,Director,Camille Royal Belgian NaturalsCiències deBarcelona (Spain) Director,Anna Omedes, Museu de Trento (Italy) Michele Lanzinger,Director, MUSE, Chairperson Museum,History Aarhus(Denmark)– Henrik Sell,DeputyDirector, Natural Steering Committee Pollinators withnaturetions whoengageaudiences bring togetherprofessionals andinstitu- Aim newsletter inDecember2016. The Nature own Group its started GardensBotanical International(BGCI). of Zoos andAquaria and (EAZA) campaign withtheEuropean Association It Grow”, Ecsite’s jointlocalbiodiversity actively insettingup“Let participated Nature Group representatives also in man-made, settings. artificial make visitorscare aboutnature… and sciencecentres thatendeavour to mission ofnatural museums history outdoor paradox”, i.e. thechallenging Conference, exploring the“indoor- workshop atthe2016Annual Ecsite The Nature Group hostedaone-day Nature Group
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Resonances Ecsite Annual Report 2015 20 | 2121 Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2014 Ecsite Annual Report 2016 22 | 23 “ but we’re very happy withhow the the exhibition. It wasn’t aneasy task, was central totheproduction of experience for me. Collaboration ‘Beyond theLab’, was aunique Working ontheSparks exhibition, (United Kingdom) at ScienceMuseum Group ProjectExhibition Leader Louis Buckley exhibition turnedout!” tour ofour2016 nursery. branches innew directions. Take a dozens memberstogrow ofEcsite andallowstools andlearnings economic policy, results inprecious as apowerful lever for socialand reputation ofscienceengagement EU-funded projects strengthens the beyond. in participation Ecsite the four cornersofEurope –and novelseeds ofthese varieties to practices, andtodisseminatethe and science engagementconcepts practitioners tobreed new andtest membersin2016,45 Ecsite allow projects,These directly involving funded by theEuropean Union. collaborative projects, mostly isinvolvedEcsite innumerous EU-funded projects Seeds Sparks research linked toResponsible Research andInnovation. 2020 project asasuccessful inpromoting excellence inEuropean PointsContact for Sciencewithand for Society(Swafs) inHorizon The Sparks project was selectedby theNetwork ofNational 2017-2018 itwillvisit21more locations. 2016 theexhibition was hostedby membersandin 8Ecsite exhibition In turnsaconceptintotouchinghumanstories. andmedicine, inhealth theSparkstopic oftechnologyshifts Responsible Research andInnovation (RRI).Focussing onthe of engagingEuropeans from withtheconceptof 29countries to theresearch process. and allow exploration further ofcitizens’ active contribution and “Reversed sciencecafés” runparallel totheexhibition suchas“SciencePublic engagementactivities espressos” developed by 29touringvenues. ofits each also showcases three works anda localcasestudy ofart Sparks touringexhibition. OpenedinJuly2016, theexhibition featured in“Beyond theLab:DIYScienceRevolution”, the London’s neighbourhoods. quality monitoringdevices pollutedroutes tomapless through into herown hands;orShazia,whoequippedprams withair an expert patientwhotookhertreatment ofParkinson’s disease Meet Pieter, abiohacker crowdsourcing new Sara, antibiotics; 2016 highlights More information: www.sparksproject.eu membersinvolved:Ecsite 22 Coordinator: Ecsite European programme: Horizon 2020 Timeframe: July2015 –June2018 focusing andmedicine inhealth ontechnologyshifts citizens withResponsible Research andInnovation (RRI), Creating atouringexhibition toengage andactivities In short Coordinated by Ecsite, Sparks theambitiousgoal setitself Sara, ShaziaandPieterare three oftheseven DIYscientists’
“Beyond the Lab: the DIY Science Revolution”, the Sparks touring exhibition. Common Ground Picture © The Board of Trustees of the Science Museum. Ecsite Annual Report 2016 22 | 23 Roundtable on ”The future of RRI” as part of the RRI Tools project, Common Ground Brussels, 19-20 November 2015. Picture: Reimar Ott Ecsite Annual Report 2016 24 | 25 60+ European leaders. breakfast andworkshop thatgathered hostedanindustry inJuneEcsite least, Lastbutnot andindustries. institutes stakeholders, research authorities, parents, formal andinformal education 2016, bringingtogetherteenagers, kick-started inSpring theiractivities 13 nationalhubsledby members Ecsite to contributeaswritersandeditors. targeted atteenagersandinviting them Everything”, asocialmediacampaign In AprilHypatia launched“Expect 2016 highlights and www.hypatiaproject.eu www.expecteverything.eu More information: membersinvolved:Ecsite 14 leader, incharge ofdissemination role:Ecsite Partnerandwork package Amsterdam Netherlands) (The Coordinator: NEMOScienceMuseum, European programme: Horizon 2020 Timeframe: August 2015 –August 2018 Maths) (Science, Technology, Engineeringand engageteenagegirlsinSTEMindustry institutionsand research museums, Changing theway science schools, In short Hypatia European programme: 7 2014January –December2016 Timeframe: Innovation (RRI) implement Responsible Research and advocate, train, and disseminate Developing to digitalresources In short RRI Tools what RRIlooks like inpractice. offers inspiring real-life examples of for scienceengagementorganisations guide” developed members withEcsite other usefulresources. A“quick start manuals,andmany cases, guidelines, online repository ofprojects, tools, of theRRIToolkit, animpressive The project’s finalyear saw thelaunch 2016 highlights More information: www.rri-tools.eu membersinvolved:Ecsite 8 and constraints ofRRIstakeholders leader, incharge theneeds ofassessing role:Ecsite Partnerandwork package Barcelona (Spain) Coordinator: Foundation, LaCaixa Programme (FP7) th Framework HEIRRI in highereducation. topromotematerials designed RRI and begandrafting academictraining a comprehensive review oftheart state basedon of 23in-depthcasestudies November, launchedadatabase partners RRIinhighereducation.In teaching strategies, practice andthebest to advancements, discuss theobstacles, in Barcelona inApriltoexplore and involved inhighereducationgathered 150 andprofessionals academics 2016 highlights More information: www.heirri.eu membersinvolved:Ecsite 3 Ecsite members piloting ofcoursesundertaken by two tools andincharge ofoverseeing the for theproject’s conferences andonline role:Ecsite Partner, work package leader Barcelona (Spain) Coordinator: University Pompeu Fabra, European programme: Horizon 2020 September 2015 –August 2018 Timeframe: Embedding RRIintohighereducation In short Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2014 Ecsite Annual Report 2016 24 | 25 Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2014 Ecsite Annual Report 2016 26 | 27 representatives andpolicymakers. civil societyorganisations, industry in Amsterdam, includingscientists, citizens attheNEMOScienceMuseum brought together stakeholders and hands-on workshops. InJuneaForum science cafés, and dialogueactivities Europe andinBrazil in2016, including synthetic biologytookplaceacross on Public engagementactivities 2016 highlights European programme: 7 Timeframe: July2013 –June2017 of synthetic biology collaborative “shaping” inthenew field Fostering and publicparticipation In short SYNENERGENE More information: www.synenergene.eu membersinvolved:Ecsite 7 Involvement work package role:Ecsite Partner, incharge ofPublic Technology (Germany) Coordinator: KarlsruheInstituteof andMutualLearning)(Mobilization Programme –MMLproject (FP7) th Framework mended by socialinnovation experts. recomsocial changemethodologies - following behavioural, systems and members’Ecsite tookplaceinBulgaria, ofpubliceventsof aseries plannedat material inschools.InOctoberthefirst an e-bookthatwillbeusedasastudy literacyonline courseonocean and resources aswell and activities, asan Edge, acollectionofeducational Project launchedOcean partners 2016 highlights www.seachangeproject.eu More information: membersinvolved:Ecsite 5 co-organising project legacy action. 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Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2016 28 | 29 ERC=Science2 action, Lõunakeskus Shopping Centre, Tartu (Estonia), Common Ground 29 September 2016. Picture: Laura-Maria Kiiser / AHHAA Science Centre Ecsite Annual Report 2016 30 | 31 the Czech Republic, Poland andBulgaria. and conferences inEstonia,France, experiments, multimediapresentations ran publicevents suchashands-on human cityandfood. members Ecsite on two frontier research areas: the communications campaignfocused In 2016 theERC=Science 2016 highlights www.sciencesquared.eu More information: membersinvolved:Ecsite 10 members together withEcsite delivery ofpublicengagementactivities, leader, coordinating and thedesign role:Ecsite Partner andwork package Brussels (Belgium) Coordinator: ScienceIBusiness, European programme: Horizon 2020 Timeframe: October2015 –March 2019 greater publicinterestinscience whilestimulating stories and success achievements, research, scientific its Research (ERC) Council by highlighting Raising theprofile oftheEuropean In short ERC=Science 2 2
More information: www.seeingnano.eu membersinvolved:Ecsite 5 visualisation tools piloting, validating andlaunchingof role:Ecsite Partner, managingthe Association (NIA),Brussels(Belgium) Coordinator: Nanotechnology Industry European programme: Horizon 2020 2016 Timeframe: December2014 –November raise awareness aboutnanotechology Creating new visualisation toolsto In short SeeingNano Ecsite website’sEcsite Resources section. count amongthem–available from the game, aNano AppandaNano Profiler A Nano Memory Origami,adigital to“seeaudiences atthenanoscale”. visualisation experts toallow different by and nanoscientists socialscientists, piloting visualisationtoolsdeveloped more than2,000 in participants Participating membersinvolved Ecsite 2016 highlights
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Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2016 40 | 41 In its March 2016 issue, Spokes published “The end of neutrality: A modest manifesto” Common Ground by Robert R. Janes, urging museums to take a stance on climate change. Here: one of Ecsite Annual Report 2016 the article’s illustrations: Liberate Tate stages a protest at Tate Britain (2011). 42 | 43 and of course to readers. course of and – news contributing members Ecsite interviewees, authors, to too Thanks niches. thematic spotting and issues pressing identifying trends, anticipating for talent Committee’s Twitter. on voice Spokes’ @SpokesEcsite, with addition anew counted family Spokes the 2016 autumn In 2016. in printed was edition first whose Panorama, Spokes volume, annual paper online contents into a members-only accessible freely of best the by distilling benefits member exclusive providing of imperative the with audience possible the most popular ones. were post-truth of question the or Brexit the crisis, refugee like the questions societal pressing addressing issues Those bold. to be magazine the expect readers Spokes that and more. capital science STEM, in approaches gender shops, museum cafés, science mainstreaming, space participation, citizen included 2016 in covered topics Other communicators. turned ex-scientists of tales personal the telling interviews of aseries and museums history natural for agenda learning anew proposing article in-depth an both contained instance for issue 2016 February The stories. human community’s professional our celebrating contents, emotional more and pieces journalistic features, conceptual of mix unique time. months’ 18 -in scene communication science European the on amust-read publication new our made has design, elegant and line editorial abold with combined online, to all available freely contents quality high to make decision The vision. Ecsite’s advancing change, social of actors as profile organisations’ engagement science to raise agent apowerful become has magazine Spokes the mission, society-wide ambitious an itself setting and membership its widening in by Ecsite taken turn astrategic from Born 2015. Spring in form online monthly current its in relaunched magazine, Ecsite’s is Spokes magazine Spokes, engagement thepopularscience Spokes’ success is largely due to its Editorial Editorial to its due largely is success Spokes’ widest the to reach ambition the reconciled We elegantly reveal and by up 24% 2016 in were numbers Readership a developed has Committee Editorial Spokes The Pollinators Ecsite, Brussels(Belgium) Officer, Events andCommunications Raquel daCunha from July London (United Kingdom) – The Natural Museum, History Interpretation Manager, Raphael Chanay (Ireland) –from May International,Dublin Gallery Executive director, Science Andrea Bandelli Spokes Editor Ecsite, Brussels(Belgium)– Events Manager, Communications and Julie Becker Chairperson Netherlands)(The – Museon, TheHague Marketing, Head ofCommunicationand Maarten Okkersen Spokes Editorial Committee da Vinci, Milan(Italy) e dellaTecnologia Leonardo Museo Nazionale dellaScienza and InternationalRelations, Head ofEducation Maria Xanthoudaki Barcelona (Spain) Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Associate Professor, Gema Revuelta Lisbon (Portugal) –from July in ScienceCommunication, Independent Consultant daCosta Antonio Gomes Pallini (Greece) Ellinogermaniki Agogi SA, Project Manager, Aliki Giannakopoulou Warsaw (Poland) Copernicus ScienceCentre, Director, EventsScience andArt Wiktor Gajewski Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2014 Ecsite Annual Report 2016 42 | 43 Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2016 (United Kingdom) Monkeys exhibition by Nomad Edinburgh Exhibitions, K4 ClubattheKersnikova Institute, Ljubljana(Slovenia) K13 SteelPark, Košice (Slovakia) Magic Cityexhibition by SC Bayreuth Exhibitions, (Germany) Kairòs Studio, Collecchio(Italy) for Optoelectronics INOE2000, Magurele (Romania) National InstituteofResearch andDevelopment
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Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2016 44 | 45 Common Ground Ecsite Annual Report 2016 46 | 47 Vitenparken, Ås (Norway) Museum, Neanderthal Stiftung Union, Gama–TESLA Science Gallery Science AnimationMidi-Pyrénées, Nobel Museum, Stockholm(Sweden) Mobilis ScienceCenter, Gyor (Hungary) Latvian AssociationofScienceCenters- CERN, Geneva (Switzerland) Blue World InstituteofMarine Research to Full member They tochangefrom Associate chose University ofBath,Bath(United Museu deHistóriaNatural e daCiência Luxembourg ScienceCenter, INL –InternationalIberian Groninger Forum, Groningen New Full members Welcome! New 2016 members Mettmann (Germany) Pardubice (Czech Republic) Toulouse (France) LZCA, (Latvia) Cēsis and Conservation, Veli Losinj (Croatia) Kingdom) (Portugal) da Universidade doPorto, Porto Differdange (Luxembourg) Braga (Portugal) Nanotechnology Laboratory, Netherlands)(The Zavod Kersnikova (Kersnikova Institute), Training Center“Computeria”, The OlympicMuseum, Lausanne The Milwaukee PublicMuseum, Philips Museum, Eindhoven (The National InstituteofResearch and K13 -Košické kultúrne centrá (SteelPark), Institutul National pentruFizica Laserilor, Institutul National deCercetare- Institutul deFizica Atomica, Magurele –CentroExpoLab deCiênciaViva, Centro SicilianodiFisica Nucleare e Centro deCiênciadoCafé, Brorfelde Observatorium, Tølløse Agóra Tudományos Élményközpont New Associatemembers Observatorium; ©Pernille Tofte; ©University ofBath de CiênciadoCafé; ©Agóra Tudományos Élményközpont; ©NLArchitects; Museum; ©Neanderthal ©INL;Brorfelde © Kairòs Studio;©MMEK’; ©Nomad ©Rainer Exhibitions; ChristianKurzeder for SC ©Raumschiff.org; Exhibitions; ©Centro Credits for pictures onp. 43&45: ©K13 SteelPark; ©INOE2000; ©InternationalOlympicCommittee; ©Kersnikova Archive; Ljubljana (Slovenia) Tver (Russia) (Switzerland) Milwaukee (United States) Netherlands) INOE 2000, Magurele (Romania) Development for Optoelectronics Košice (Slovakia) Magurele (Romania) Science EducationandTraining, Plasmei siRadiatiei -Centerfor Magurele (Romania) Nucleara Horia Hulubei (IFINHH), Dezvoltare pentruFizica siInginerie (Romania) Lagoa (Portugal) (Italy) Catania Struttura dellaMateria (CSFNSM), MaiorCampo (Portugal) (Denmark) Debrecen (Hungary) (Agora ScienceCenter), Peter Trevitt Consulting,Penarth Raumschiff – Kulturzentrum der Audrey O’Connell +Associates, in –Consultant daCosta Antonio Gomes fromExhibitions Europe /Exhibitions New company One-person members SC (SemmelConcerts Exhibitions Nomad Edinburgh Exhibitions, MMEK’ experience BV, Utrecht Kairòs Studio, Collecchio(Italy) GMC+A (Geoffrey MCurley +Associates, (Turkey)Asal Bilim,Istanbul Archimedes Interactive Museum, New Sustainingmembers (United Kingdom) Astronomie, Wallisellen (Switzerland) Bainbridge Island(United States) Education, Lisbon(Portugal) Science Communicationand for Europe, Maaseik (Belgium) (Germany) GmbH),BayreuthEntertainment (United Kingdom) Netherlands)(The LLC), SaintPaul (United States) Kato Polemidia (Cyprus) Brorfelde Observatorium, Tølløse (Denmark) do Porto, Porto (Portugal) Museu deHistóriaNatural edaCiênciaUniversidade Centro deCiênciadoCafé, Maior Campo (Portugal) Stiftung Neanderthal Museum, Neanderthal MettmannStiftung (Germany) Agora ScienceCenter, Debrecen (Hungary) Nobel Museum, Stockholm(Sweden) Braga (Portugal) International IberianNanotechnology Laboratory, Groninger Forum, Groningen Netherlands) (The University ofBath,Bath(United Kingdom)
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