Archive for February, 2010
New-look website
Our website will soon be changing. We will be evolving it into a vibrant community website, with more resources and information. Come along to our launch event on 16 March, 4pm-6pm at InSpace to find out more about the new website and the Edinburgh Beltane project, and network with others interested in public engagement too. [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )EISF 2010
With more than 220 events over 14 days this years science festival will be bigger than ever. To download a day-by-day guide to what’s on at the Edinburgh International Science Festival visit www.sciencefestival.co.uk where you can also buy event tickets. You can also buy tickets: By Phone: Our Booking Hotline can be reached on 0131 [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( None so far )Facilitating on the Shop Floor – FREE BIG Event
UPDATE: If you have booked onto this event prior to the 19 Feb, BIG regret to ask you to book your place again. Due to a technical error with their online forms, they have not received any of the registrations. Please resubmit your form by clicking here: www.big.uk.com/events/shopfloor 13th March 2010, 10am – 4pm, Edinburgh 1-day [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Create10 :: the conference for innovative interaction design
Create10 :: the conference for innovative interaction design 30th June – 2nd July 2010 Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh UK http://www.create-conference.org/ The Create10 conference is seeking submissions in the form of full papers, workshops, short presentations, demonstrations and exhibits. THEME : : Transitions Analogue <> Digital Academic <>Practice Place <> Time Real <> Virtual They are [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Microgrants for Local Dialogue Activities in Europe
Ecsite, the European network of science centers and museums ( www.ecsite.eu ) is making available 15 subsidies (up to € 2 500 each) to promote local, city-based collaborative initiatives on dialogue and science engagement. Applications can be submitted by local administrations, science centres and museums, associations, NGOs, institutions and individuals. The subsidies are part of [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Dialogue in a New Decade
This spring Involve will be launching a report assessing the transformation of public engagement over the last ten years. In it we set a typology for future engagement processes in light of the chronic, global and interconnected issues facing society. This report has been funded by the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust. For more information or [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )NCCPE Engagement Conference
7 December 2010 (All day) – 8 December 2010 (All day) London The NCCPE are hosting their first national conference in December 2010. The conference will focus on the broad theme of why and how universities should engage the public. Day one will focus on HEI public engagement. Day two will feature student volunteering, informed [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Promising Practices In Online Engagement
The Centre for Advances in Public Engagement article highlights the importance of and recent developments in online participation. Foreword By Alison Kadlec, Director of the Center for Advances in Public Engagement (CAPE) The fact that the Internet is one of the most powerful organizing tools in history is both thrilling and vexing to public engagement [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Epace – Good Citizens Participation Practices Conference Report
Democracy deficit is a growing concern in several European countries. As a result the state administration in many countries has started to strengthen participatory opportunities and prerequisites for citizen participation. The main objective of this Conference and project EPACE is to elaborate and exchange good citizen participation practice in order to increase and promote participatory [...]
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 1 so far )Science Communication Conference
The 2010 British Science Association Science Communication Conference will take place on Monday 24 and Tuesday 25 May at Kings Place, central London. The conference is a great opportunity to rub shoulders with key individuals in the science communication field, debate the latest topics, share your experiences and learn from others. The theme for this [...]
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