The Ecsite Conference is made up different types of sessions, from in depth Pre-Conference workshops to rapid fire showcases with bite sized presentations. Find out more by selecting the options below |
Ecsite2024's pre-conferences will be hosted by expert speakers who will be sharing their unique know-how with the audience. They represent a great opportunity for participants to deep-dive into a variety of topics and learn exceptional new skills while getting to network with like-minded people.
Our 8 in-depth full day pre-conference will be taking place on 5th June.
Get equipped with the tools and resources to foster discussions and debates within your science centre or museum in this personalised and intimate workshop.
Inclusive Design 2.0 is focused to deepen the understanding and the practice of inclusive design. This session make you innovate an existing programme or exhibit through rounds of iterations to make it accessible to a wider audience. You’ll get to hear feedback from colleagues with different backgrounds and disabilities to optimize your concept. After prototyping your idea, you'll be able to put it to the test with other pre-conference participants.
The European Space Agency (ESA) and the Ecsite Space Group invite you to an engaging workshop on the future of space science. You will have the opportunity to discuss with experts and exchange with peers on how to communicate this new and exciting era of space exploration.
Learn directly from indigenous scientists, space-makers and researchers about how science centres can better integrate indigenous knowledge into their work and why it is of great importance. The session is a call to action inviting participants to take agency and collaborate with integrity once they go back to their institutions, after learning about the various options that exist.
Collecting data is a key step in understanding the impact of your exhibitions or activities as a science organisation, but you shouldn’t stop there! This session aims to teach you what to do with all this data and how to make use of it. After getting advice from speakers, you will get to practice data analysis techniques with three different types of data: survey data, interview data and observational data. The session will close with discussions around possibilities and challenges you have met with each type of data analysis.
Learn how to reduce the environmental impact of producing and touring exhibitions and share your experiences.
Discover a playbook, AR & Play Decide games, an observatory and a strategy dashboard for citizen engagement.
The Preconference is organised by the CIRSEAU Cluster—an alliance of five EU-funded projects (REWAISE, ULTIMATE, B-Water Smart, Wider Uptake, and WATER-MINING) committed to advancing the circular water economy and society in Europe. The fee for this Pre-Conference workshop will be fully reimbursed after the event, provided that the participant attends the entire workshop.
- Crafting a culture of collective creativity: Nurturing innovation in science centres and makerspaces
Discover how to bring a tinkering and making mindset to your science centre to foster creativity, agency, and participation.
Note: this workshop will be organised in Kersnikova Institute, a short walk from the main Conference venue
These workshops need to be booked separately and have limited capacity.
More than 80 Ecsite2024 sessions will be held in the main conference centre across 3 days. The sessions will be distributed into 10 different conference rooms. Attendees will get to learn about various topics such as avoiding climate misinformation, the ethics of AI, sustainable catering in science centres and museums, transdisciplinary collaborations between Art and Science, inclusion and accessibility and many more.
Find out more about the conference sessions on Exordo.
This brand-new showcase for 2024 highlights the importance of Artificial Intelligence. Speakers share their own recent AI in science engagement case studies. A follow-up session to the AI Spotlight showcase will take place, with in-depth discussion around presented case studies called Exploring AI's Role in Redefining Science Communication. |
5. Travelling exhibition showcase Preview of current and upcoming touring science exhibitions across Europe and the world, this fast-paced session gives a glimpse of a large range of exhibitions on offer, and the opportunity to make contacts and find out more. Check out Travelling exhibition showcases Part 1 and Part 2. |
Welcome to the Grand Bazaar, an informal drop-in featuring dozens of table-top activities and their facilitators. This long-time favourite session returns to take you on a creative and inspiring journey with spicy experiments, hands-on activities and demonstrations from the best presenters. This is a great place to learn something new and get in contact with other playful and creative colleagues. Check out Grand Bazaar sessions. |
This year we’re excited to announce an open Show & Connect session for all your half-baked ideas and unpolished projects! Please bring your tinkering and making project – especially if it’s still a work-in-progress or a rough draft – to the Tinkering and Making Space, where you can share it with the community. We welcome all types of work and mediums, including art projects, exhibit prototypes, cooking, and explorations of technology, science, and recycled materials. Find Tinkering & Making sessions on Exordo. |
Community meet ups allow participants to network with various communities of practices and Ecsite thematic groups in an informal context.
7 community meet ups willl take place on Friday 7 June in the afternoon. Check out the Community meet ups.
The CEO focus sessions are now sold out
The CEO Focus at the 2024 Ecsite Conference is organised and led by a working group comprised of Ecsite Board members. It offers the opportunity for CEOs and C-suite Directors (1 per Ecsite member institution) to discuss in a semi structured, discreet way, areas which are important to them and can only really be discussed within their CEO peer group. Attending CEOs will be invited to submit a brief case study to be addressed in small peer groups with discussions, ideas, solutions, techniques, learnings and information. In the current environment, we anticipate subject areas such as digital transformation, funding, government interaction but any topics are welcome.
Mariano Gago Ecsite Awards ceremony & Gala Dinner
The Nocturne will take place above the city in the beautiful fortress of Ljubljana Castle; arguably Ljubljana's main tourist attraction which has been proudly protecting the city for around 900 years.
Find out more about the networking events on the Practical Information page.