Ecsite 2016

What is Ecsite?

Behind the name Ecsite lies The European Network of Science Centers and Museums – a European platform located in Brussels, which facilitates the general public’s access to technical and scientific topics by means of professional and innovative scientific communication. Ecsite pools some 400 science centres, technical museums, natural history museums, research establishments and similar institutions from around 50 countries in its network. In this sense Ecsite boosts engagement and interaction with science. 

The Conference

In line with the conference motto of ‘Colours of Cooperation,” the conference in Graz is the first to be organised by three institutions. It invites you to see for yourself the variety and nuances in the various forms of cooperation. Who do we cooperate with? Why do we cooperate? What do we invest in and what do we wish to achieve with the cooperation? Respectful interaction with one another, discussions of expectations and division of labour require a great deal of willingness to compromise. Cooperation needs time and effort, yet from it emerge synergies and results that could not be achieved alone, or not with the same degree of quality. More than 1,100 participants are expected at this event from more than 50 countries.