Work performed within WP 5 – Awareness Campaing:
The central theme for 2019: “Life as we do (not) know it”.
Unique graphic design of this year´s promotional material was created - posters of various formats, programme brochure, info panels, LCD spots, displayed in cooperation with municipalities, universities, regional self-governing regions and shopping malls, promotional gadgets such as T-shirts and stickers for scientists and festival's fans.
The press releases, regionally modulated, were published in national and regional media the days prior to the event and promotional spots and announcements via national radios and shopping mall’s radios were aired. The interviews on radio and in TV shows also took place in order to promote the event among broad public. Articles in national and regional outlets, interviews in newspapers and magazines were also published, e.g. in print media (SME, PC REVUE, QUARK).
Invitations via direct mailing were sent to municipalities, regional governments, universities, schools, media, regional media, academic partners, partners among private companies etc…
4 competitions for different age groups took place and many different small quizzes.
Online campaign was vital for attracting young people. About 1.7 million people were made aware of the European Researchers' Night and its objectives.
Work performed within WP 6 - Activities during the NIGHT
Venues:
• Banská Bystrica: Europa Shopping Center;
• Bratislava: Old Market Hall, Main square, V-club in the City House of Art, LAB.cafe Kunsthalle;
• Košice: Atrium Optima Shopping Centre;
• Poprad: MAX Shopping Center;
• Žilina: Mirage Shopping Center;
• Medzev Observatory;
• Levice – Tekov Observatory;
• Museum of Special Education in Levoča;
• NERD NITE in Bratislava;
• Elektrárňa Piešťany (follow up event).
The ERN 2019 in numbers:
• 239 scientific stands in all 5 cities;
• 48 lectures, international guests – Mary Ellen Weber and Tanmay Bakshi;
• 4 discussions;
• 1 exhibition;
• 4 workshops;
• 4 competitions (1 photo/ video competition via Facebook, drawing competition, deciphering competition, check-in competition which took place at the event venues), quizzes;
• 1 laser show;
• Active involvement of 1 486 researchers, amongst whom:
o 7 having benefitted from MSCA schemes;
• Participation of more than 175.000 visitors, of which 70.000 were pupils and students.
During the event science show, hands-on experiments, demonstrations, interactive activities were prepared for visitors. In the Old Market Hall in Bratislava.
A follow-up event was held in Elektrárňa Piešťany in November – one-day event in a renovated building of a former power plant in Piešťany for primary school students.
Work performed within WP 7 - Impact Assessment
Collection, analysis and processing of 631 feedbacks, based on 2 separate surveys respectively addressing „Visitors“, and „Researchers“, with common and specific questions. Main conclusions from the Impact Assessment are available in the report on the Impact Assessment (deliverable 7).
Work performed within WP 8 – Management
The management of the ERN was crucial for successful and timely delivery of the project. Overall administrative and financial was in place in order to achieve proposed goals and stick to the project proposal. Special attention was paid to risk mitigation which proved to be fruitful.
