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Contents
News from the Ecsite-uk office: Happy Christmas!
Developments in the Sector 1: ReDiscover invites applications
in Round 3, and Round 4
Developments in the Sector 2: Venues sought for Ourplan-it.com
from the Centre for Alternative Technology
Resource: Showcase your interactive content on the re-launched
www.show.me.uk website
Diary Dates: Altran Foundation for Innovation Award application
deadline, 15 December; BIG Fabricators' Week, 16-20 February
News from the Ecsite-uk office: Happy Christmas!
For interactive best wishes for 2004, click on
http://www.sciencecentres.org.uk/xmas [archived page - link removed]
WEBSITE problems: Apologies to Ecsite-uk Members and others for the website not being available for most of 3rd and 4th of December. This was caused by an administrative error at the third-party hosting service used by our contractor. As a result, the link between our web address and the web server was broken. Procedures have been changed to prevent a recurrence.
Developments in the Sector 1: ReDiscover invites applications in Round 3, and Round 4
ReDiscover is a joint venture between the Millennium Commission, the Wellcome Trust and the Wolfson Foundation to support science education and engagement with the public. ReDiscover will bring new life to science by offering grants to UK science centres and museums to renew, replace, refresh or redevelop exhibition space.
The Fund has a total of £33 million available which is being awarded over four funding rounds. In the first round, nine awards totalling £3.8 million were made. Decisions on the second round will be made early in 2004.
Round 3: Deadline for applications 1 March 2004; announcement of awards August
2004
Round 4: Deadline for applications 1 October 2004; announcement of awards March
2005
New Information for Rounds 3 and 4
Please note that the ReDiscover funds, which form up to 75 % of the total project cost, should be spent by December 2005. As such, we would expect applications to Round 3 would be for larger more complex projects, similar to those funded in Rounds 1 and 2. Round 4 however, will be for short duration projects only.
In addition to applications covering the full spectrum of science, including technology and engineering, we would like to encourage applications that have a biomedical focus.
The application form for Round 3 will be available on the web by the end of December 2003.
http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/rediscover [archived page - link removed]
Developments in the Sector 2: Venues sought for a touring exhibition from CAT
Ourplan-it.com is both a real-life and web-based temporary exhibition which helps us look at our environment in a new way. It has been designed to link any Museum or Science Centre to their city's sustainable development programme and to solutions-driven green organisations in the local area. Aimed primarily at 5 to 14 year olds and their families, the unique exhibition aims to help participants take a new look at what we mean by our 'environment' using a range of interactive techniques. There's a lot more going on than you first think - in fact, it all begins with you!
Your body is your first environment. It is a very dynamic place - there's always something going on, with atoms and cells which are constantly flowing and changing. The exhibition then goes on to explore the home, city and global environments, and the different 'metabolisms' which occur at each level. Finally the 'Inspiration Stations' offer a virtual tour of the Centre for Alternative Technology's renewable energy, environmental building and organic growing displays.
More information can be found on
http://www.cat.org.uk/ourplan-it
or contact Jacinta MacDermot at jacinta.macdermot@cat.org.uk
or call 01654 705991
Resource: Showcase your interactive content on www.show.me.uk
The non-for-profit national children's website www.show.me.uk has re-launched. The aim of the site is to showcase all of the best interactive content being created for children by UK museums, galleries, heritage and science centres. As well as interactive games, online actives, quizzes, stories etc we also feature an interactive map to encourage children and their parents to visit museums etc with good children's content near them.
If you think you ought to be included or have content we can feature on the site please contact anra@24hourmuseum.org.uk
For any other queries please do not hesitate to contact Ruth Cobb, Marketing & Communications, 24 Hour Museum, on 01273 82 00 44
Diary Dates: Altran Award application deadline; BIG Fabricators' Week
Altran Award application deadline: 15 December
In 2004, the Altran Foundation for Innovation is offering a year's free technology and support valued at 1 million euros to the best technological innovation or innovative concept that makes science appealing and engaging to the widest possible audience.
To apply for the 2004 Award, download your application form from our website www.fondation-altran.org and submit your project to candidat@fondation-altran.org by 15 December 2003.
BIG Fabricator's Week, 16-20 February 2004, Bristol
Open to anyone with an interest in exhibit building, whether experienced or a novice, the British Interactive Group Fabricators Week is a chance to try your ideas in the workshop. If you've got an idea for an exhibit or if you've always wanted to try welding/turning/whatever, this is the event for you. Previous workshop experience is not required, as experienced help is on hand to guide, with the emphasis on hands-on learning.
The week ends with an open day, including a seminar: 'Fit to interact - how to win with sport and fitness interactives'.
For further information and booking form please go to http://www.big.uk.com/
Enquiries fabricators@big.uk.com
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