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One of the unlike;ly sounding contacts id Wubbo Ockles at the European Space Agency! If anyone wants to know about European Week of science and Technology, I can supply abstracts for the 6, yes 6, projects all happening in November. Brian > -----Original Message----- > From: John-Pierre ,Ms Karen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, March 06, 2000 3:01 PM > To: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask] > Subject: RE: European science communication activities > > Lynda > > I've just head about a programme called Physics on Stage headed by the > European Space Agency. They are co-ordinating a European-wide programme of > events in connection with the European Week for Science and Technology > 2000. > Thier press release appeared recently on Alphagalileo (a European science > press release service for those of you that don't know > it)http://www.alphagalileo.org/fetchpn.asp?id=3163&accept_language=en > and > thier direct web address is http://www.estec.esa.nl/outreach/pos/ > They might be a good contact. > > And for those of you who think that I have too much time on my hands to be > posting answers to your questions: I'm a librarian- it's my job! > > all best > Karen > > > Karen John-Pierre > ------------------------- > Information Officer > Wellcome Library for the History and Understanding of Medicine > Information Service > 183 Euston Road > London > NW1 2BE > > Tel: + 44 (0) 171 611 8510 > Fax:+ 44 (0) 171 611 8726 > Web: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/infoserv > http://www.psci-com.org.uk > > The Wellcome Trust is a registered charity No.210183 > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Graphic Science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: 6 March 2000 14:49 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: European science communication activities > > > > > > Dear All, > > Can you help? > > We - the Graphic Science project team - would very much > like to make contact with people/groups around Europe who > are involved in the type of science communication/public > understanding of science work that we carry out (further > info below), and considered that subscribers to the > psci-com mailbase may be able to point us to the right > contacts. > > For example, by repute we know of a project in Holland that > sees science featured on milk cartons, and of the work of > the Centre for the Popularisation of Knowledge (Centre de > Vulgarisation de la Connaisance) in France to put posters > about science on the Paris Underground. We would like to > know how to get in touch with those involved in these, and > similar, projects. > > ---------------------------------------- > GRAPHIC SCIENCE > > The Graphic Science project team is an initiative mounted > by the School of Interdisciplinary Sciences at the > University of the West of England, Bristol. We aim to > bring the best in contemporary and innovative science > commnication to targeted audiences. We devise and run > projects such as 'Science on the Buses' (a nationwide > project designed to encourage people to think about science > and scientific issues by placing striking posters in an > everyday environment); Pub Genius; CheckOut Science at > Tesco etc. If you would like more information, you may > like to look at our website > (www.uwe.ac.uk/fas/graphicscience) or contact me by return > of email or at the address below. > > > I look forward to hearing from anyone who may be able to > help. > > Kind regards, > > Lynda > > > Lynda Wookey > Campaign Co-ordinator > ---------------------------------------- > Graphic Science > School of Interdisciplinary Sciences > Faculty of Applied Sciences > University of the West of England > Frenchay Campus > Coldharbour Lane > Bristol > BS16 1QY > > T +44 (0)117 976 2671 > F +44 (0)117 976 3871 > > www.uwe.ac.uk/fas/graphicscience > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%