[PCST] Do You Organise a Science Festival?

[Will Rifkin]

Do You Organise a Science Festival?


Here is a request for information on science festivals  
internationally -- see the e-mail below.

The online survey takes 10-15 minutes.  The aim is to share insights  
among organisers.


Not sure that what you run counts as a 'festival'?  Offer your  
information anyway (I am going to describe a 'virtual festival').


The information requested seems easy to recall or look up in a  
report, e.g, attendance figures.

Numbers only have to be rough.  They are a guide for counterparts.


Questions? Contact Annette Smith of the British Association for the  
Advancement of Science -- Annette.Smith at the-ba.net.


Will

William D. Rifkin, PhD
Director, Science Communication Program
Faculty of Science, BSB-BABS
UNSW, Sydney, NSW  2052  AUSTRALIA

willrifkin at unsw.edu.au
+61 2 9385 2748
+61 2 9385 1530 fax

www.scom.unsw.edu.au
www.onset.unsw.edu.au
www.dayinscience.unsw.edu.au

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Begin forwarded message:
From: "Annette Smith" <Annette.Smith at the-ba.net>
Date: 15 December 2008 9:58:18 PM
Subject: research into science festivals

To all those who are involved in helping to plan and/or run a Science  
Festival:

I am writing to you as an attendee of the PCST post-conference event  
held in the summer.

I'm writing to ask you to spare 10-15 minutes before the holidays  
start to help us with a research project that will hopefully help us  
all to
demonstrate the benefits of science festivals to others - and help  
everyone to do it better.

The aim is to collect information about as many festivals  
internationally as possible, so we need your help to both complete the
survey and spread the word. The survey is at:

http://www.survey.bris.ac.uk/bnhc/sciencefestival

We are aiming to publish a summary report, as well as a journal  
article on behalf of the community of science festival organisers.

The research team is currently:
Savita Custead from the Bristol Natural History Consortium
Karen Bultitude from University of the West of England,
Dominic McDonald from the Oxford Trust, and
Annette Smith from the British Association for the Advancement of  
Science (and past President of EUSCEA).
If you have any questions about the process, please get in touch  
(annette.smith at the-ba.net)!

Thanks very much in advance for your help with this, and my very best  
wishes for the holiday season and the New Year.

Annette

Annette Smith, Director of Regions
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