Objective An international conference on improving public access to science shops will be organised. As preparation, seven working groups will prepare draft reports on specific issues related to science shops. Science shops are currently not very well documented. This system of (mostly university based) non-profit consultancy centres arose in The Netherlands in the 1970s, and spread to some of the northern EU states and other countries. They are quite successful in giving public access to science. The proceedings of this conference will serve as a means to science and technology policy makers on the European and member state level to assess if and how science shops could be an effective tool for improving public access to science, and if so, how they can be supported. The proceedings will be of relevance to existing science shops and new initiatives; they can directly benefit form experience contained in the volume. Next to its intrinsic value, the conference and its proceedings will also be an indispensable milestone in laying the foundation for a European network of science shops. This will make science shops more efficacious and will help them advance public access to science throughout Europe. Programme(s) FP5-HUMAN POTENTIAL - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Improving the human research potential and the socio-economic knowledge base" (1998-2002) Topic(s) 1.4.1.-5.1. - Strategic Analysis of Specific Political Issues Call for proposal Data not available Funding Scheme ACM - Preparatory, accompanying and support measures Coordinator UTRECHT UNIVERSITY EU contribution No data Address Sorbonnelaan 16 3584 CA UTRECHT Netherlands See on map Total cost No data Participants (8) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all INSTITUT FUER GESELLSCHAFTSWISSENSCHAFTLICHE FORSCHUNG, BILDUNG UND INFORMATION Austria EU contribution No data Address Wilhelm-Greil-Strasse 1/2 6020 INNSBRUCK See on map Total cost No data TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK Denmark EU contribution No data Address Technical University of Denmark, Building 322 2800 LYNGBY See on map Total cost No data TECHNIKON WITWATERSRAND South Africa EU contribution No data Address 37 Nind Street 2094 JOHANNESBURG See on map Total cost No data THE HAIM ZIPPORI COMMUNITY EDUCATION CENTER Israel EU contribution No data Address Jerusalem Forest 91033 JERUSALEM See on map Total cost No data THE LOKA INSTITUTE United States EU contribution No data Address Hampshire college campus 01004 AMHERST See on map Total cost No data THE QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY OF BELFAST United Kingdom EU contribution No data Address 111 BOTANIC AVENUE BTJ IJP BELFAST See on map Total cost No data UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN Netherlands EU contribution No data Address Nijenborgh 4 9747 AG GRONINGEN See on map Total cost No data WISSENSCHAFTSLADEN BONN E.V. Germany EU contribution No data Address Buschstr.85 53113 BONN See on map Total cost No data