18.02.2009
14:15 - 17:30

Science Communicators Advancing European Knowledge Society

European network of Science Centres and Museums (ECSITE)
Coudenberg, 70/5,
B-1000 Brussels
Phone: +32 2 649 7383
Fax: +32 2 647 5098
Email: info@ecsite.net

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European Parliament Anna Lindh room P1A002 Paul Henri Spaak Building
Brussels

Science communicators
advancing European
knowledge society

Under the patronage of
Philippe Busquin, Member of the European Parliament

Nine years on from the adoption of the Lisbon Strategy, how are science centres and
museums working to transform Europe into the world-leading knowledge-based economy ?
We gather together representatives of key institutions, from both within and outside of our
field, to define our role in this agenda. What can we learn from the work done to achieve
this goal, and what does the future hold for the field of science communication in Europe ?

Ecsite - The European Network for Science Centres & Museums - is the Europe-wide
network organisation that links science centres and museums, natural history museums,
zoos, aquariums, universities and research organisations in Europe as active members.
The common thread uniting these institutions is a commitment to public engagement to
communicating science through accessible, interactive exhibits and programmes.

Ecsite facilitates co-operation among Europe’s science centres – establishing standards,
sharing expertise, disseminating best practice, encouraging collaboration and developing
training programmes.

Programme

2.15 – 3.00 pm
Welcome and registration

3.00 pm
Opening words
Philippe Busquin
MEP, Chairman of STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment)

Ecsi te, a community for public engagement in scie nce

Chairperson
Catherine Franche, Executive Director of Ecsite

Introduction
Vincenzo Lipardi, President of Ecsite

Presentation of best practices
The Open Research Laboratory - Live Research in the Deutsches Museum (Germany)
Gender awareness in career choices, NEMO (Netherlands); Fondazione IDIS (Italy)
(Bio)GeoSafari, Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (Belgium)
The Amazing Rally, Heureka-the Finnish science centre (Finland)
Monographs in newspapers, Museos Científicos Coruñeses (Spain)
Epidemik exhibition concept, Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (France)
Climate Change and Energy, Experimentarium, Hellerup, (Denmark)
The Ciência Viva Science Centres: building a network, Ciencia Viva (Portugal)

Round table Chairperson
François D’Aubert, President of Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris

Speakers:
José Mariano Gago, Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education

Claudie Haigneré, Advisor to the Director General of ESA

Alain Perroy, Director General of CEFIC, European Chemical Industry Council

José Manuel Silva Rodriguez, Director-General of the Research DG, European Commission

Luc Van den Brande, President of the Committee of the Regions

Bob Winter, Lord Provost of Glasgow

Closing words
Janez Potocnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research

5.30 pm
Cocktail

Bob Winter, Lord Provost of Glasgow; Luc Van den Brande, President of the Committee of the Regions; José Manuel Silva Rodriguez, Director-General of the Research DG, European Commission; Alain Perroy, Director General of CEFIC, European Chemical Industry Council; Claudie Haigneré, Advisor to the Director General of ESA; José Mariano Gago, Portuguese Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education; François D’Aubert, President of Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie, Paris; Vincenzo Lipardi, President of Ecsite; Catherine Franche, Executive Director of Ecsite; Philippe Busquin MEP, Chairman of STOA (Science and Technology Options Assessment).