CREATIVE COLLISIONS ECSITE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7-9 JUNE 2018 GENEVA SWITZERLAND THE EUROPEAN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE #ECSITE 2018

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1 CREATIVE COLLISIONS ECSITE ANNUAL CONFERENCE 7-9 JUNE 2018 GENEVA SWITZERLAND THE EUROPEAN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION CONFERENCE #ECSITE 2018

2 TUE 5 JUNE Pre-conference workshops WED 6 JUNE Pre-conference workshops PROGRAMME-AT-A-GLANCE 9:00-17:45 9:00-17:45 Open to all professionals who engage audiences with science and technology, the Ecsite conference offers an intense mix of intellectual stimulation, experimental formats and inspiring human encounters. Research & evaluation: beginner s guide & deeper understanding Developing inquiry-based workshops for high-school students Space for life: engaging audiences Room 03 Room 04 Room 06 Research & evaluation: beginner s guide & deeper understanding - Day 2 Social inclusion, equity & diversity: time for change Safety vs. free play: finding the right balance Room 03 Room 04 Room 06 The conference combines 3 days main conference offering 100 parallel sessions (7-9 June) and 2 days pre-conference with 10+ in depth trainings (5-6 June). Also look forward to 2 high-level keynotes, 350 speakers, 60 exhibitors, 2 dedicated tinkering and gaming labs, 3 evening social events... Marketing: data-based audience development and branding Live action games: a tool for emotion and content communication Room 13 Room 18 Developing successful science games Experience design in practice Space for life: engaging audiences - Day 2 (excursion: leaving at 8.00) When faith and facts collide Room 18 Natural History Museum Excursion Conference Room Natural History Museum 11:00-11:30 11:00-11:30 13:15-14:30 Lunch break 13:15-14:30 Lunch break - 16:30-16:30 18:30-19:30 Speakers Reception CERN

3 Main Conference THU 7 JUNE Parallel sessions 8:00 9:45 11:00 12:00 13 :15 14:30 16:30 Newcomers breakfast Opening ceremony Room 01 Business Bistro opening A Lunch break B C CICG Convention Centre 17 Rue de Varembé A 12:00 B 14:30 C 16:30 Room A conversation with the younger me Partnering with universities Reconciling innovative exhibit design and the demands of today s compensation culture Empowering society through science communication What s new in touring exhibitions - 1 Challenging our brains to come up with new ideas Private companies: how far can we take our collaborations? Citizen science: the new frontiers Introduction to the tinkering approach Tips for 21st century managers Space and the Sustainable Development Goals Outreach: new practices Evaluation for beginners What s new in touring exhibitions - 2 Communicating the new quantum revolution Science shops: participatory innovation, research and equity Catalysts for societal challenges: really our role? Exhibition narratives: latest developments Meet the Joint Research Centre Empowering growth and leadership: towards gender equity in your institution Science engagement cooperation in the Euro-Mediterranean & Middle East Tricks & trucks : keys of success for international travelling exhibitions The metaphor factory A decade of RRI: stepping stones or erratic rocks? Bring on the professionals! Cardboard MakerSpaces and social inclusion MAKER 19:30 Gala Dinner Patinoire des Vernets - Gala Dinner 4 Rue Hans-Wilsdorf Test the CERN LHC Interactive Tunnel Test MassAffect, a digital collaborative game Game Maker Challenge, or Help I need a game! GAME LAB

4 Main Conference FRI 8 JUNE Parallel sessions 8:00 9:00 Breakfast with the Ecsite Board Exclusive for Ecsite members. A CICG Convention Centre 17 Rue de Varembé A 9:00 Escape games: an inspiration for science communication? B 12:00 Conversation with James Beacham C 14:30 Citizen science on trial D 17:00 Room 01 10:30 Keynote - James Beacham Room 01 Technology advocates or whistle blowers? Public engagement with evolution: beyond giraffes and genes Virtual reality: pros and cons for science communication Multi-country science engagement programmes 03 11:30 Visitor research: the methodological mash-up The exponential potential of narrative - Part 1 The exponential potential of narrative - Part 2 Towards more efficient cooperation contracts 04 12:00 B How to create an inclusive exhibition for younger children Orchestrating profound object-based learning Stakeholder interaction platforms: lessons learnt Scientists as explainers: pros and cons 05 13:30 Lunch break Humans versus machines: Who is the better museum mediator? Art as agent of change for our institutions Mathematical interactive exhibits and bodily engagement Analysing visitors conversations 06 14:30 C Small and big sins of science communication Learning to grasp the future: a simulation tool Project showcase Displaying live animals in museums 13 SwafY Science with and for Youth Strengthening school visits to our exhibitions Bringing informal and formal science education closer together The pleasure of conversation: a tribute to Wagensberg 15 Ecsite Annual General Meeting Room 01 Transitioning tinkering to the classroom: setting the stage Evaluating museum apps Spurring interest with discrepant events Transitioning tinkering to the classroom 18 17:00 D Computational Tinkering Hacking games with Strawbees MAKER 18:00 Business Bistro Happy Hour Drop-in and play Escape room demonstration Four mixed reality games for learning science Game Maker Challenge, or Help I need a game! GAME LAB 20:00 Nocturne Natural History Museum of Geneva 1, Route de Malagnou Book Bistro BUSINESS BISTRO

5 Main Conference SAT 9 JUNE Parallel sessions 9:00 A A 9:00 B 12:00 C 14:30 D 16:30 Room 10:30 11:30 12:00 13:15 14:30 Keynote - Giulia & Jill Enders Room 01 B Lunch break C Serious game changer Science communication in the post truth world: a workshop Inclusion: aligning strategy and practice When urban nature meets society 21st century skills: what mechanisms foster them? Team creativity and facilitation techniques: expand your toolbox Can you feel it? A science revival meeting Curiosity! Buzzword or holy grail? The value of rapid prototyping Strategies to engage people with disabilities The future of science centre exhibitions Hacking the hackathon Science centres: the next 50 years? For adults only: adult science capital Purposeful brands and science engagement: common ground for social impact? Science centres as innovation platforms Multicultural science: engaging diverse audiences around the world Political compromises: the right balance Resilience: from adversity to new strengths The quintessential pub quiz Delicious science Balancing construction works and visitor satisfaction Novel scenarios for art and science encounters Coordinating national initiatives of science communication Outreach in the MENA region: challenges and opportunities Know and understand your customer. And deliver? DIYBio at museums and science centres Recontextualising collections 15 16:30 D The city: an arena for new forms of science communication Outreach Maker activities for rural and urban use Offering alternative creative learning spaces Think big, be small 18 18:00 Closing & handover ceremony Room 01 Designing tinkering activities Cardboard and marble madness MAKER 21:00 Farewell Party Bâtiment des Forces Motrices Place des Volontaires 2 Drop-in and play Having fun with molecules, atoms and particles Help us test PlayDecide Game Maker Challenge, or Help I need a game! GAME LAB The Grand Bazaar MOTTA

6 GUIDED TOURS OF CERN EXHIBITIONS At CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, physicists and engineers are probing the fundamental structure of the universe. They use the world s largest and most complex scientific instruments to study the basic constituents of matter the fundamental particles. There are several exhibitions and public engagement spaces on the CERN campus. The CERN is inviting Ecsite conference participants to discover them in exclusive guided tours. Pre-booking only. Check the online programme on the Ecsite website for availability Tour No. 1 Wednesday 6 June, 8:30-12:00 Tour No. 2 Wednesday 6 June, 14:30-18:00 Tour No. 3 Thursday 7 June, 14:30-18:00 Tour No. 4 Friday 8 June, 14:30-18:00 Tour No. 5 Saturday 9 June, 14:30-18:00 Meet at the entrance of the CICG convention centre at the start time: a dedicated bus will be taking you to CERN, and then bringing you back to CICG at the stated end time. Please bring along your tour ticket AND your delegate s badge. Or visit the dedicated desk at the CICG convention centre.

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