Objective The main goal of 2008 Researchers’ Night is to present a friendly and interactive face of research and their people. In the framework of the European strategy, the project focuses on the need to foster the interest of the society and the youth, in particular, to the research professions and scientific work. In order to obtain this, the project objectives are described as: 1. Creating 5000 outstanding interactions between visitors and researchers that are going to modify the public perception regarding researchers as professionals and personalities; 2. Raising the public understanding of the contribution of researchers to social and economic progress and development 3. Creating attractive images of science and technology careers for young people. The event is going to be organized in 3 locations, all in Bucharest, in which universities and museums researchers and Marie Curie Awards winners will expose their self and will interact with public, presenting some scientific areas, such as: communications, photo art, renewable energy, medicine, technical progress, ethnography. Keywords awareness campaign bringing researchers closer to public experiential workshops researchers are ordinary people Programme(s) FP7-PEOPLE - Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Topic(s) FP7-2008-PEOPLE-NIGHT - Marie Curie Action: "Researchers' Night 2008" Call for proposal FP7-PEOPLE-NIGHT-2008 See other projects for this call Funding Scheme CSA-SA - Support actions Coordinator CABINETUL CALIN TATOMIR EU contribution € 13 650,00 Address Gh Bratianu Street 30 11413 BUCHAREST Romania See on map Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Adriana Mihalcea (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data Participants (2) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all TARGET ACTIVE TRAINING Romania EU contribution € 33 850,00 Address SOS GIURGIULUI 129 NA Bucharest See on map Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Activity type Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments) Administrative Contact Oana Calin (Ms.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data UNIVERSITATEA POLITEHNICA DIN BUCURESTI Romania EU contribution € 2 000,00 Address SPLAIUL INDEPENDENTEI 313 SECT 6 060042 Bucharest See on map Region Macroregiunea Trei Bucureşti-Ilfov Bucureşti Activity type Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Administrative Contact Valentin Stan (Mr.) Links Contact the organisation Opens in new window Website Opens in new window Total cost No data