Techmania Science Center

1. 4.2014 – New European Centres of Excellence and Science Communication

• Intended for scientists, academicians and science centre staff
• 10:00 – 10:15 – Conference Opening
• 10:15 – 10:30 – Presentation of NTIS – New Technologies for the Information Society (prof. Ing. Pavel Novák, Ph. D.)
• 10:30 – 10:45 – Presentation of NTC – New Technologies Research Centre (Doc. Dr. RNDr. Miroslav Holeček)
• 10:45 – 11:00 – Presentation of RICE – Regional Innovation Centre of Eletrotechnology  (prof. Ing. Zdeněk Peroutka, Ph. D.)
• 11:00 – 11:15 – Presentation of RTI – Regional Technology Institute (Ing. et Ing. Martin Jambura)
• Coffee break
• 11:45 – 12:30 – What’s in it for me? The case for science communication (Dr. Karen Bultitude)
• 12:30 – 13:15 – Science Communication and Scientific Citizenship (Andrea Bandelli)
• Lunch break
• 14:15 – 14:45 – The Science Live Experience: Data Collection by Serving the Public (Albert Ali Salah, Ph. D.)
• 14:45 – 15:45 – Science Centres as the “Missing Link” Between the Research at the Universities and the Society (Dr. Asger Hoeg)
• Cofee break
• 16:15 – 16:45 – How to Make Research More Efficient? (Prof. Ing. Vladimír Mařík, DrSc., dr.h.c., )
• 16:45 – 17:15 – A New Map of Research Centres in the Czech Republic (prof. Ing. Vlastimil Růžička, CSc)
• Dinner
• 19.00 – 22.00 Evening Programme in Planetarium

2.4.2014 – What is there to Write About? Science in Media from the Journalists Perspective

• Intended for academicians, scientists, science centre staff, journalists
• 9:00 – 9:15 – Opening of the second conference day
• 9:15 – 10:45 – Science Communication in Media (Ondřej Vrtiška)
• Coffee break
• 11:15 – 12:00 – Science as a Joke (Marek Janáč)
• 12:00 – 12:30 – Science in Media – Way to its Popularization or Degradation? (PhDr. Přemysl Rosůlek, Ph. D.)
• Lunch break
• 13:30 – 15:00 – What Do Science Communication and Marketing Have in Common? (Daniel Köppl)
• 15:30 – 16:00 – Press Campaign „Searching for a superscientist“ – Evaluation and Reflexes (David Palivec)
• Coffee break
• 16:30 – 18:00 – Techmania Guided Tour

3.4.2014 – Is It Worth to Study at the University? Prospect of the University Education

• Intended for highschool and university students
• 9:00 – 9:15 – Opening of the third conference day
• 9:15 – 10:00 – University degree = Certainty of a Good Employment? (Ing. Ivana Šatrová)
• 10:00 – 10:45 – University Studies as an Investment – Financial Demands of Studies and Return on Investments in Education (Mgr. Radka Trylčová)
• Coffee break
• 11:15 – 11:45 – Does the University Diploma Assure a Higher Salary in the Future? (Ing. Savina Finardi)
• 11:45 – 12:15 – How to choose a future career (Mgr. Markéta Lorenzová)
• 12:15 – 12:45 – Do our Grammar Schools motivate Students to Studies at Technical Fakulties? (RNDr. Jana Soukupová)
• Lunch break
• 13:45 – 14:00 – Presentation of the FAMELAB Finalists
• od 14:00 – Science Communication Training

* Program changes reserved

** The first conference day will be translated to English

Abstracts:

http://scicom.cz/konference-scicom-2014/program-konference/anotace/

V rámci projektu OPVK – CZ.1.07/2.4.00/31.0108 – Výzkumná síť teorie a dějin vědy