The Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition Limited (YSE Ltd) offered full attention to organise the best possible experience exchange for talented youth.
The Host Organiser carried out all of the necessary actions including:
● The management of the contest including the H2020 call and its reporting, the setup of the Organisation Committee as well as the team on the event, the administrative work related to the contest, the communication with the European Commission;
● The setup of the budget and the financial follow up of the Contest;
● The setup of the scientific and cultural programme and the different activities including the opening ceremony, the awards ceremony, the exhibition, the EIROForum lecture, the National Organisers meeting and visits to the EPIC Museum, Dublin Science Gallery, Glendalough, the Cool Plant Exhibition and Microsoft EMEA headquarters as well as the guided tour of Dublin.
● The support to all the National organisers, contestants, accompanying persons, jury members, journalists and partners in all aspects on a daily basis;
● The realisation of the information system in line with the needs;
● The setup of the exhibition and the different meetings at the RDS, Ballsbridge, Dublin.
● The organisation of the accommodation for all participants;
● The organisation of the local transport for all participants as well as the international transports for the included participants;
● The organisation of the meals for all participants;
● The creation of communication material, including a website, a poster, invitations, etc.;
● The setup of a dissemination and communication plan to engage the public to visit the exhibition;
● The follow up with national and international journalists, as per the list defined by the European Commission, to report about the contest;
● The follow up with the partners of their participation.
- how would you rate your overall experience, including information, awards and prize giving? The Average answer was 8.9 / 10
- How would you rate the transport and food at the event? The Average was 8.5 / 10
- How would you rate the EUCYS team? 66.6% gave the EUCYs Ireland team a 10/ 10 rating
- How would you rate the EUCYS Student Helpers? 88% Rated our student volunteers 8 or above out of 10
The official participants were:
Contestants 135
Projects 89
Escorts and accompanying visitors 42
Countries 38 + European schools:
Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA
Jury members 20
International Journalists 6
Commission Staff 2
Media Team 7
Partners 27
Team including the Executive Committee, the Organising Committee and the volunteers 26
