Tag: Festival
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Engaging public events – The exemple of Universal Science & Music of Physics
Public events create engaging environments that make use of catalysts to capture the public’s attention and facilitate interactions with science in fun ways.
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French Science festival in Annecy – Slowly injecting ” feasibility study features” into a well established event/community
The Fête de la science is an annual French scientific culture event that takes place all over France. The 2021 edition in Annecy featured various activities like open days of the LAPP laboratory, the science center Eutopia, or FCC communication material.
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“I’m a scientist – Get me out of here”
“I’m a scientist – Get me out of here” is an outreach competition. It takes the form of an online, student-led international STEM program that connects school students with scientists through text-based chats. Each week, students vote for their favorite scientist, and the winner receives funding for a science communication project.
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World Quantum Day
World Quantum Day is an annual celebration that takes place the 14th of April, in reference to the Planck’s constant, 4.14. The goal of this international day is to promote public awareness and understanding of quantum science and technology around the world. People from more than 120 countries can freely submit their events on the…
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Women and Girls in Science and Technology
In celebration of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, local schools hosted one-hour presentations by women working in STEM fields over the course of a week. This event is held in the canton of Geneva, the district of Nyon, and the departments of Ain and Haute-Savoie.
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The “Congrès des deux infinis”
The event lasted 15 days across Réunion Island, featuring an international symposium, public lectures, workshops for teachers, academic competitions, and student-scientist meetings. It demands more work than for a regular conference but gives also more possibilities of funding and mitigate the carbon footprint of the conference. Réunion Island also organizes outreach activities via the “trésor…
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Looking for new interactions with dark matter in Patagonia (an ice cream story)
María Belén Lovino engage in multiple projects in science communication, especially dark matter, through Card Games, Ice Cream, Comic Puzzle or Fashion (clothing). Her projects explore new ways to inject science, usually through a co-production with researchers and expert outside of the scientific field, like designers or artisans.
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Physics pavilion in Pohoda music festival in Slovakia
Organization of a science pavillon (Magical science tent) during two mornings at the Pohoda music festival. The pavillon attracted up to 5 000 visitors with talks, workshops and even a very special electronic music DJ set.
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The Big Bang Stage at the Colours of Ostrava music festival
Various shows and workshops are hosted by the Big Bang Stage in the Colours of Ostrava Festival in Czech Republic. It attracted about 3000 visitors for 4 days through workshops, talks, and science shows.
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Open Days at CERN
The open day is a regular feature of the “long shutdown” during which the LHC stop, to benefit from upgrades and renovation work. During this time, the CERN opens its doors to the public for two days with visits of both the underground and the surface, involving about 2 800 volunteers. Each visit point offers…