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CREATING OPEN SPACES FOR SCIENCE

COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

SiS Catalyst & EUCU.NET

Joint Conference Vienna

10th-12th September 2014

FINAL CONFERENCE PROGRAMME




VISIONARY OR FANTASY? CREATING OPEN SPACES FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION

VISIONARY OR FANTASY? CREATING OPEN SPACES FOR SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND SOCIAL INCLUSION.

SiS Catalyst & EUCU.NET Joint Conference Vienna, 10th–12th September 2014 (& SiS Catalyst Project Meeting 09th–10th September)

In recent years, universities and other science organisations have made manifold attempts to open up spaces which used to be limited to particular circle of people and for restricted purposes only. In return these re-defined areas of scientific engagement allowed for new encounters, which would otherwise not have been possible.

New temporarily or permanent environments are created for and with science organisations to engage with the general public – and a very specific audience than their customary target group became relevant: children and young people.

Children’s Universities and similar programs have al-ready proven as successful models in many aspects, even though the driving motivation behind them is quite

diverse. The manifold types and characteristics of the Children’s University models, as well as of similar science in society (SiS) interventions, may be based on the at-tempt to raise awareness for the concerns of science and research in general, or on science education. Or they may aim to promote study programs in STEM fields because of a decline in enrollment or a supposed demand on the labor market – and to impact on educational aspirations. They may also be driven by the motivation to show soci-etal responsibility predominately or as a means to present universities in a new light.

Notwithstanding their individual objectives, Children’s Uni-versities have been discussed as potential change models for the education system. Based on their inherent principles,





Children’s Universities can be capable of influencing in-formed decisions about science in general and about con-tinuing education and careers in science and research in the longer run.

As baseline value there seems to be a growing common understanding that such SiS initiatives must be accessible for all society members to have sustainable effect and not just include preferred groups. As a consequence an increasing number of SiS organisers has started to de-velop even more specific programs for special audiences, or tried to address a wider range of participants with ex-isting offers – and made this an overriding aim.

But how do we interact with those who are actually partici-pating? Who are the ones addressed by such programs in practice and what do organisers need to know about the so-cial environment around them? What is their impact in this endeavor and how is this relating to the current concepts and definitions of “inclusion” and “minority”? Moreover, we will also consider ethical and organisational implications: When we open up spaces and enable non-traditional audi-ences to get a foot in the door, how can SiS organisers help to keep those rooms open – literally, over time and also in the strategic thinking? In the long run, how can the concept of “inclusion” and the engagement with children and young people contribute to a transformation of science intuitions, so that providing first insights over the fence will not be frustrated by reality of life!

The “Visionary or Fantasy” conference in Vienna 2014 will tackle fundamental questions about science learning en-vironments and the discussion about affirmative actions and promote successful approaches in various workshops.

WHO IS ORGANISING THE CONFERENCE?

This is a joint conference of the FP7 project SiS Catalyst and the European Children’s Universities Network – EUCU.NET. Participation at the conference is free of charge. The confer-ence is organised by the Vienna University Children’s Office (Kinderbüro Universität Wien), the University of Vienna and EUCU.NET. SiS Catalyst is a four year science in society project funded by the European Commission. This project is about includ-ing children and young people in the dialogue between science and society. The pace of change is accelerating and our children´s ability to operate within the developing technology will soon put them in a position which out-strips our ability to teach them. It is time for a mutual learning for the future. SiS Catalyst is also about promot-ing social inclusion in the field of education, focusing on young people currently unlikely to progress to higher edu-cation. (www.siscatalyst.eu)

The European Children’s Universities Network (EUCU.NET) focuses on the exchange of professional expertise and knowledge amongst organisers of Children’s Universities and similar projects all over Europe and beyond. Although the network was founded as a European platform for co-operation and communication, we involve partners and members from many countries outside of Europe as well. Children’s Universities are university outreach programmes which include a commitment to the encouragement of curiosity and critical thinking, to focus on principal ideas of a university and the diversity of the research fields and methods and to work with children in such a way as to help universities to be more responsive and open.

SIS CATALYST MEETING AND CONFERENCE GENERAL TIME SCALE (09TH TO 12TH SEPTEMBER 2014)

09th September, Tuesday SiS Catalyst Scientific Advisory Board Meeting10th September, Wednesday Extended Group Sessions / Welcome Reception 11th September, Thursday Conference Day 112th September, Friday Conference Day 2



10th-12th September 2014 FINAL PROGRAMME


Conference Programme

WEDNESDAY, 10TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – WÄHRINGERSTRASSE 29, 1090 VIENNA

15:15-15:20 Soft Opening Intro to the SiS Project Café Stephanie McCloskey

15.20-17:00 Café Presentation of Outcomes & Tools

1 minute intro of products & table-top presentations: Declarations: Chris GaryToolkits: Vanessa MignanDelivery Models: Adela ColhonCatalogue: Andrew AbrahamsonLJP/Open Badges: Cyril DworskyEthical Guidelines: Heidy MeristeStudent Volunteer Model: Andrew AbrahamsonBenchmarking Tool: Wâtte ZijlstraStudent Brochure: Melanie FröhlichElearning offers: Darko GrabarGateway: Darko GrabarReflections on Policy Seminars: Florian KaiserMA Report: Blaise GuénardAcademic Book: Matteo Merzagora

19:00 Welcome Reception Welcoming by Karoline Iber (Vienna Children's University / EUCU.NET) and Tricia Jenkins (SiS Catalyst / EUCU.NET)

OPEN TO PUBLIC!

OPEN TO PUBLIC!

WEDNESDAY, 10TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – OSKAR-MORGENSTERN-PLATZ 1, 1090 VIENNA





THURSDAY, 11TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – WÄHRINGERSTRASSE 29

08:30-9:00 Conference Registration Conference Moderation: Stephanie McCloskeyIntroducing the AHA-Album

09:00-09:30 Conference Opening↦ HS1

Sandra Frauenberger (Executive City Councillor for Integration, Women's Issues, Consumer Protection and Personnel, City of Vienna, tbc.) Heinz Faßmann (Vice Rector for Human Resources Development and International Relations, University of Vienna)Karoline Iber (Managing Director Kinderbüro Universität Wien; President of EUCU.NET)

09:30-10:15 Key Note 1↦ HS1

Michael Hartmann (Technical University of Darmstadt / Germany) “ The persistence of educational inequality and its consequences – and what would be needed to overcome the mechanisms of its reproduction”

10:15-11:00 Key Note 2↦ HS1

Emily Dawson (University College London / United Kingdom) “Towards understanding access and equity in informal science education”

11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

11:30-12:30 Key Note 3 &Commentary↦ HS1

Arthur Mettinger (FH Campus Wien, University of Applied Science / Austria)“The impact of offering science engagement programs for children on a Higher Education establishment and its role as a local societal actor.”European Student Union (ESU) – The Student Perspective

12:30-14:00 Lunch

14:00-17:00 Focused Working Groups (incl. ongoing coffee break)

• WS1: Ethics – Informed Decision Making (Margit Sutrop & Heidy Meriste) ↦ SR5

• WS2: Understanding social exclusion in science communication (Emily Dawson) ↦ SR7

• WS3: The Interrupters – Youth Community Engagement to Overcome Educational Barriers (Vaughn Arrington & Sarah Mayne) ↦ SR6

• WS4: Gender and Social Inclusion in Science Communication (Veronika Wöhrer, Heike Raab & Karin Schneider) ↦ SR8

• WS5: Beyond evaluation: Accompanying Research (Sonja Gruber) ↦ HS2• WS6: Institutional Adult-Child relationships – and how to balance

Equity & Equality (Raul Araujo & Osmar Araujo) ↦ SR9• WS7: Indigenous Science – Intercultural Pedagogy (Rene Dubay &

Florian Kaiser) ↦ SR10• WS8: Access to (Higher) Education – pathways of success for Roma youth

in Europe (Mary Tupan-Wenno, Voula Papagianni, Amir Spahic, Neva Stopinsek & Fanni Trendl) ↦ HS1

• WS9: Geographical deployment and social inclusion – Mobile CU’s (Guðrún J. Bachmann, Anna Gunnarson & Silvia Prock) ↦ SR11

• WS10: knowledge°rooms – empty shops for open science communication (Heidrun Schulze & Jeanette Müller) ↦ SR12

• WS11: Buddy up! The role of students in science communication with and for children (Melanie Fröhlich) ↦ HS3

17:00-18:00 World Cafe↦ Basement

Mini Poster Presentations & Case Studies

20:00 Dinner Heuriger Werner Welser – (traditional Viennese atmosphere in the vineyards); Probusgasse 12, 1190 Vienna





FRIDAY, 12TH SEPTEMBER 2014 – WÄHRINGERSTRASSE 29, 1090 VIENNA

08:30-9:00 Conference Registration Introducing the AHA-Album

09:00-09:30 Opening of the Day and Intro to the Open Space↦ HS1

Facilitation Anna Wohlesser

09:30-12:30 Vienna Open Space on Social InclusionWhat are your concerns, needs and experiences from practice in science communication and education — especially in face of social inclusion?

Bring in your topic! The open space gives you the possibility to discuss your own ideas and challenges in small groups.

12:30-13:00 Bring back your topic!↦ HS1

Wrap up of the Vienna Open Space

13:00-14:30 Lunch Break

14:30-15:00 Transfer the Learning↦ HS1

Stephanie McCloskey

15:00-16:00 The Global DimensionConcluding Positions & Reference Points [Closing Remarks with-out discussion time]↦ HS1

Abhay Kothari (Manthan Education Programme, India) “How a simple and small concept can be converted into a national impact project”Elisabeth Gehrke (European Students Union) Charles Hopkins (York University, UNESCO Chair in Reorienting Teacher Education, Faculty of Education/Canada)Tricia Jenkins (University of Liverpool, International Centre for Excellence in Educational Opportunities/United Kingdom)

21:00 Conference Closing Event Farewell at the Urania (Albert Einstein and Max Planck gave lectures here); Uraniastrasse 1, 1010 Vienna





USEFUL INFORMATIONWELCOME RECEPTIONThe welcome reception, Wednesday 10th September, is going to take place at the top floor of the Vienna Uni-versity building at the Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 Vienna. It is a max. 15 minutes walk from the conference venue to the place of the welcome reception. In case you do not feel comfortable finding your own way, there will be a guided group leaving at the meeting point in front of the conference building at 18:30.

DINNERThe conference dinner, Thursday 11th September, is go-ing to be at a traditional wine restaurant in the hills over Vienna, at the Heuriger Werner Welser, Probusgasse, 1190 Vienna. You can reach the restaurant easily with the tram number 37, which is leaving very close to the conference venue. (see map) For your convenience we organized a bus shuttle service directly to the restaurant. Meeting point for the bus is in front of the conference venue at 19:00.

CLOSING EVENTThe conference closing event, Friday 12th September, will take place at the Urania Lounge in the city centre, Urania-strasse 1, 1010 Vienna. This time you have to find your own way but we are happy to help you with instructions at the information desk.

INTERNETAt the conference venue free Wi-Fi will be available: either you log in with your individual internet access voucher you will find in your conference portfolio or you can use your eduroam-account (if existing).

EXCURSIONSIf you registered also for a touristic tour on the 13th Sep-tember 2014 this is important information:We adjusted the normal city centre tours according to the topic of science and universities and you will expe-rience a walk in the historical centre of Vienna (which is also UNESCO-World Heritage) between the new uni-versity and the old university. The tours will be held by professional guides from Vienna.Meeting point for the excursions is in front of the Univer-sity of Vienna main building (the central stairway), Uni-versitätsring 1, 1010 Vienna on Saturday at 10:00.The fee for the excursion is 10 € and will be collected at the conference registration.

FEEDBACKWe are very interested in your feedback to the conference and will take the liberty to send all participants a very short online survey after the conference. This should not take much time and we are grateful if you could support us in organizing our conferences and meetings best possible.Of course you are always invited to give us direct feed-back at the info-point during the conference.

To contact the conference organizers during your stay in Vienna please call either Mr. Cyril Dworsky: +43 664 8867 2334Ms. Petra Weissengruber: +43 664 8867 2335





MAP

Tram stop 37: Spitalgasse / WähringerstrasseConference venue: Währingerstrasse 29, 1090 ViennaWelcome reception: Oskar-Morgenstern-Platz 1, 1090 ViennaConference closing event: Urania strasse 1, 1010 Vienna

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