Call for Sessions

The 6th Science Centre World Congress is aimed at CEOs and decision-makers in the science centre and science museum industry, as well as at developers of new science centres and science museums in Africa and other developing regions. The target audience also includes informal science educators at universities and colleges, in educational NGOs and in traditional artefact-based museums. It will feature five keynote sessions related to the congress theme and sub-themes, and an exciting programme of plenary and parallel sessions. There will also be an array of diverse opportunities to participate in discussions and debates.

The parallel session programme is designed not only to provide presenters with an opportunity to contribute to the congress, but also to maximise opportunities for participants in sessions to share ideas.

Session Themes and Formats

The 6th Science Centre World Congress will focus on the following four cross-cutting sub-themes:

Science as part of culture
Building communities through science: the role of science centres
Recognising the multi-cultural roots of science and technology
The value of Indigenous Knowledge Systems

Sessions can be proposed in the following formats:

Panel Discussion
Forum Discussion
Workshop
Poster Sessions

You are invited to propose a topic under one of the four sub-themes and selected formats, using the electronic session proposal form below.

Proposals must involve input by presenters from three or more international regions.

Click here to download the Call for Session Proposals document for full information.

Submit a Session Proposal

Submit a Session Proposal by completing the form below. Please note the deadline of 30 September 2010. These submissions will be received by the 6SCWC Secretariat who will acknowledge receipt of your session proposal by email. Session proposals will not be accepted by fax.

Please contact the 6SCWC Secretariat here if you have any questions or if you have submitted a session proposal and do not receive acknowledgement within 3 days.

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South African Electronic Communications and Transactions Act, 2002 No. 25 of 2002

Submission Form

Required fields, indicated by an asterisk (*), are needed for correspondence by the 6SCWC Secretariat only.
Click here to download the Call for Session Proposals document for full information.

Session Convener/Presenter - Contact Information

All correspondence from the 6SCWC Secretariat will be to the Session Convener/Presenter at the contact details listed below:

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Session Details

Click here to download the Call for Session Proposals document for full information.

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Session Presenters

Proposals must involve input by presenters from three or more international regions.

Session Presenter One

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Session Presenter Two

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Session Presenter Three

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Session Presenter Four

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Session Presenter Five

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For more presenters, attach a separate list with your proposal in MS Word for Windows (eg .doc)