European Week for Scientific Culture

After last year's success, the European Commission will hold a second European Week for Scientific Culture on 21-25 November 1994.

The 1994 Week has three aims:

- To promote, at European level, knowledge and understanding of science and technology by the general public, and to put the general public more in touch with the world of research and science;
- To improve Europeans' awareness of the specifically European dimension of science and technology;
- To foster, on a European scale, cooperation between scientific culture professionals, researchers, heads of public relations in research bodies, and science professors.

This year, the European dimension of the various activities will be even more pronounced. The Week will combine communication activities and debates, as well as seminars aimed specifically at science teachers and conferences on the different social and cultural aspects of science and technology in Europe. A total of 23 exhibitions, events or projects are planned, and two new topics for discussion, polar research and tropical research, will be introduced.

The 23 events planned are listed below, including event title, nature of event, dates, organizer and country, contact person, and telephone and fax numbers.

Young people and the space adventure
Information Forum for Young Europeans, seminar, exhibits
25-27 November 1994
Euro Space Centre (B)
Contact: I. Moriame
Tel. +32-61-656465
Fax +32-61-656461

Encounter with European research
Television programme: Telecommunications, environment, health, new materials
18-28 November 1994
Focus Research (B)
Contact: Walter Staveloz
Tel. +32-2-6477713
Fax +32-2-6473157

European debate game on biotechnology
Debate games, pan-European network connecting groups of young Europeans
21-25 November 1994
Eksperimentarium (DK)
Contact: Peter Norrild
Tel. +45-39273333
Fax +45-39273395

Crop plants in the public eye growing displays of plants in European cities
Presentation of growing displays, exhibition, conference, workshop
25-27 November 1994
Max-Planck-Institut (D)
Contact: Gerd Hombrecher
Tel. +49-221-5062115
Fax +49-221-5062113

Polar research: Still a challenge
Exhibition, workshops: Results of research activities in the Arctic
21-25 November 1994
Alfred-Wegener-Institut (D)
Contact: Eike Rachor
Tel. +49-471-4831310
Fax +49-471-4831149

History of science and technical knowledge
Colloquium, round tables
18-19 November 1994
Cite des Sciences et de l'Industrie (F)
Contact: Francoise Bellanger
Tel. +33-1-40057040
Fax +33-1-40057092

Environment and the electronic media in the hands of children
Creation by children of video reports, conference, workshops, TV broadcast
20-26 November 1994
European Children's TV Centre (GR)
Contact: Menis Theodorides
Tel. +30-1-6851258
Fax +30-1-6817987

Science and science fiction: Contagion from the origin of live to computer viruses
Multimedia event: Films, video, meetings
21-27 November 1994
Laboratorio dell'Immaginario Scientifico (I)
Contact: Paolo Budinich
Tel. +39-40-390785
Fax +39-40-395423

Science to the people
Television event (with RAI): International talk show
November 1994
Hypothesis (I)
Contact: Maria Vitale
Tel. +39-2-72002297
Fax +39-2-72001900

Science and technology in the Mediterranean
Conference, exhibits
21-27 November 1994
Fondation IDIS (I)
Contact: Anne-Marie Bruyas
Tel. +39-81-2301019
Fax +39-81-2301044

Science in a suitcase
"Scientific journey", stages, animations
21-26 November 1994
Stichting Wetenschap & Techniekweek (NL)
Contact: Frand Van Der Pols
Tel. +31-30-340028
Fax +31-30-322345

Science and technology for the tropical countries
Conferences, exhibits
21-27 November 1994
Instituto de Investigacao Cientifica Tropical (P)
Contact: Prof. Mendes Ferrao
Tel. +351-1-3631072
Fax +351-1-3635031

Scientific culture, education and employment
European debate
21 November 1994
Instituto de Prospectiva (P)
Contact: Jose Mariano Gago
Tel. +351-1-7973880
Fax +351-1-7934631

The new genetics: A debate for young Europeans
Seminars, competitions
19-27 November 1994
Science Museum (UK)
Contact: Louise Alexander
Tel. +44-71-9388117
Fax +44-71-9388079

Science on the metro
Competitions, posters
19-27 November 1994
British Association (UK)
Contact: Peter Briggs
Tel. +44-71-4943326
Fax +44-71-7341658

Save our sea: An ecology news TV programme
TV programme
20-21 November 1994
FRN (S)
Contact: Annagreta Dyring
Tel. +46-8-4544100
Fax +46-8-4544144

Understanding scientific concepts: Everyday experience and science
Exhibits, conference
25-26 November 1994
HEUREKA (SF)
Contact: Per-Edvin Persson
Tel. +358-0-8579201
Fax +358-0-8734142

History of science in Europe over the last 40 years
Film
November 1994
CERN (CH)
Contact: Neil Calder
Tel. +41-22-7674101
Fax +41-22-7850247

Microgravity: Universities on course for parabolic flight
University competition
21-26 November 1994
ESA (F)
Contact: Roger Elaerts
Tel. +33-1-42737440
Fax +33-1-42737690

Astronomy science, culture, technology
Workshop
25-30 November 1994
ESO (D)
Contact: Richard West
Tel. +49-89-320060
Fax +49-89-3202362

Materials for the future
Conference, open doors
21-27 November 1994
ESRF (F)
Contact: Dominique Cornuejols
Tel. +33-76882025
Fax +33-76882418

Scientific culture in the classroom: A seminar for curriculum developers
European debate
21-23 November 1994
CIDREE (UK)
Contact: Cameron Harrison
Tel. +44-382-455053
Fax +44-382-455046

The role of cooperation in the development of a new energy source
Conferences, debate
20-27 November 1994
European Commission, DG XII (FUSION) (B)
Contact: Regis Saison
Tel. +32-2-2954062
Fax +32-2-2964252