Public Awareness of Research Infrastructures

Session

Parallel Session 4

19 Jun 2015, 09:30

European Southern Observatory (Garching (near Munich), Germany)

11. From dust to a new scientific dawn...

Mrs Isabelle Boscaro-Clarke (Head of Communications and Public Engagement)

19/06/2015, 09:50

PR of a facility under construction

Diamond Light Source the UK’s national synchrotron light source was set-up as a limited company in 2002 with a handful of staff. It was established as a joint venture limited company funded by the UK Government through the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) and by the Wellcome Trust, owning 86% and 14% of the shares respectively. Construction of the facility started in earnest...

29. Growing interest, keeping momentum, managing expectations: PR challenges of communicating on one of the most fascinating science adventures of the 21st century… soon to be…

Mr William Garnier (SKA Organisation)

19/06/2015, 10:20

PR of a facility under construction

Constructing an international large scale facility involves a lot of public money, and requires a constant support from funding agencies, the public, and a number of other stakeholders during a long period of time. It is therefore crucial that tax payers understand the scientific/economic/social benefit of this facility, already in early stages of the project. What kind of information to...

15. In-kind Contributions as a Means to Ensure Socio-Economic Return of Large Scale Facilities: The Partner and Industry Campaign of ESS

Mr Allen Weeks (The European Spallation Source ESS AB), Ms Ute Gunsenheimer (The European Spallation Source ESS AB)

19/06/2015, 10:05

PR of a facility under construction

The ESS is a partnership of 17 European states committed to collectively building and operating the world’s most powerful long-pulse source of neutrons. The construction of ESS is unique in that it is built predominantly through In-kind Contributions (IKC). IKC is advantageous for both ESS and the Partner Countries as it provides access to frontier technology, as well as experience technical...

43. Round-table discussion

19/06/2015, 10:30

50. Session opening

19/06/2015, 09:30

7. SwissFEL – meeting the target groups´ needs

Martina Gröschl (Paul Scherrer Institute)

19/06/2015, 09:35

PR of a facility under construction

The Paul Scherrer Institute PSI is constructing a new large-scale research facility – the X-ray laser SwissFEL. It is located in a forest nearby the PSI, which is a habitat for numerous animals and plants. In addition, the local community uses the forest as a recreational space. This requires a sophisticated communication strategy which considers in first instance the needs of the locals....