Objective The M.I.C. (My Ideal City) project aims to encourage a European dimension in the communication of science and technology through museums events targeting the public. More specifically, it will support the networking around the development of a coordinated exhibition in different museums, in Member and Associate Countries, that is going to use a “virtual worlds” dimension in order to connect urban planning choices and the awareness of citizens about them, and an International Conference that will bring together academics and science centers to discuss the relationships between urban planning, cyberspace, and science events. The exhibition is going to provide visitors with a “virtual worlds” environment that will re-produce in alternative and different ways their own city as well as the other ones involved in the project. The new cities, the “ideal” ones, will make possible for citizens to re-think their urban environments and the choices done in order to make it as it appear in the virtual environment. The project will not only provide citizens with an exhibition able to raise socio – cultural awareness in relation to the urban choices, but also involve them in the planning of the “ideal cities”, giving another contribution to the spread of an open an transparent process of communication between science (sustainable urban planning), technology (the virtual environment), institutions (science centers) and people. After the exhibition evaluation, the organization of an International Conference will take place, in order to make the awareness about the potential of the mixture developed in the exhibition spread around Europe. Keywords science centers sustainable urban planning virtual worlds Programme(s) FP7-SIS - Specific Programme "Capacities": Science in society Topic(s) SiS-2008-3.0.3.1 - Encouraging cooperation and networking between scientific events organisers on public engagement with science Call for proposal FP7-SCIENCE-IN-SOCIETY-2008-1 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-CA - Coordination (or networking) actions Coordinator MUSEO DELLE SCIENZE Address Corso del lavoro e della scienza 3 38123 Trento Italy See on map Region Nord-Est Provincia Autonoma di Trento Trento Activity type Research Organisations Administrative Contact Lavinia Del Longo (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window EU contribution € 206 700,00 Participants (4) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all CENTER FOR FORMIDLING AF NATURVIDENSKAB OG MODERNE TEKNOLOGI FOND Denmark EU contribution € 132 420,00 Address Tuborg havnevej 7 2900 Hellerup See on map Region Danmark Hovedstaden Københavns omegn Activity type Other Administrative Contact Erik Johansen (Dr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Bloomfield Science Museum Jerusalem (BSMJ) Israel EU contribution € 132 420,00 Address Hebrew university, givat ram 91904 Jerusalem See on map Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Varda Gur Ben Shitrit (Mrs.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window CIENCIA VIVA-AGENCIA NACIONAL PARA A CULTURA CIENTIFICA E TECNOLOGICA Portugal EU contribution € 133 490,00 Address Parque das nações, alameda dos oceanos lote 2.10.01 1990-223 Lisboa See on map Region Continente Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Área Metropolitana de Lisboa Administrative Contact Susana Ferreira (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window UNIVERSITA IUAV DI VENEZIA Italy EU contribution € 77 040,00 Address Santa croce tolentini 191 30135 Venezia See on map Region Nord-Est Veneto Venezia Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Aldo Tommasin (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window
