Events & Training

Past events

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ASDC National Conference 2021

The 2021 ASDC National Conference is going to be a virtual event this year, on 24th and 25th November.

ASDC Members' Forum Digital Strategies

Digital marketing has always been an important way to talk to your audiences, but now more than ever, it's a space that your organisation has to truly own if you want to keep up with your audiences. COVID has seen organisations make a major shift onto digital platforms as out-of-home advertising budgets were rapidly moved online. Things aren't going to go back to how they were, and if you're not engaging with your audiences on the channels they're active on, now's the time to get on board.

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3-4 Nov

Apply to help shape the future of Science and Discovery Centres!

A two day event of hands-on workshops, excursions and dialogue, for trailblazers and change-makers working in the Science Centre world to help shape the future of Science and Discovery Centres.

31 Oct - 12 Nov

COP 26 Glasgow: UN Climate Change Conference 2021

Glasgow will host for the UN’s 26th climate talks in November 2021. The summit will see up to 200 heads of government from around the world as well as up to 30,000 delegates, including climate experts, business leaders and citizens, meet to draw up a new climate change strategy.

7 Oct

Operation Earth 2.5 Training Academy

We are opening up this training academy to not only our 10 partner science centres and museums, but to our wider membership that may not have been a part of Operation Earth before and would be interested in learning for about these subject areas to use in exhibitions and outreach especially during COP26.

7 Oct

Operation Earth: Climate Engagement Showcase

Following on from all the thought-provoking conversations at the Communicate conference this year - and ahead of COP26 in November - ASDC would like to invite you to a Climate Engagement Showcase. At this urgent time for collaboration we are opening our training academy for the new phase of Operation Earth to encourage discussion and sharing across the science engagement sector, bringing together ideas and practice on this critical agenda.

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6 Oct

ASDC Members' Forum

By popular request from our members, this second session will bring the findings and recommendations from Inspiring Science, programmes that investigate measure of science capital, and the audience monitoring survey…

30 Sep

Destination Space 3 Training Academies

This two part training session is open to all ASDC members and will feature live talks and recordings from people working in these areas of space science and technology, as well as pointers to further resources and activities for busking, shows and workshops.

1 Sep

ASDC AGM 2021

ASDC Members and prospective members are invited to join the ASDC Chairman, CEO, Board and team for the 2021 ASDC AGM

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1 Sep

ASDC Members' Forum

ASDC Members' Forum: Reopening Strategies 2021 Bringing ASDC members together to discuss lessons learned, return to work and future business models.

5 Jul - 30 Sep

ASDC Emerging Leaders Programme 2021

The ASDC Emerging Leaders Programme is a short, introductory programme for emerging leaders in Science and Discovery Centres. Fellows will learn about adaptive leadership practices that can help our field to become more inclusive and engaging for the whole community.

7 Apr

Science Centres Resilience Call 7th April

ASDC Science Centres Resilience Forum Bringing the Network Together To Discuss The Latest Updates Across The Sector

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