Researchers’ Night in Madrid 2011 3 successful experiences in Science Communication EUSEA Annual Conference Dublin, July 2012
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Researchers’ Night in Madrid2011
3 successful experiences in
Science Communicatio
nEUSEA Annual Conference
Dublin, July 2012
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Get on Science
Researchers & Enterprises
Researcher’s Night 2011 at Cambridge
Research and Innovation in Madrid (madri+d)
Researchers’ Night in Madrid 2011
• Inhabitants 6 million• Total R&D expenditure 3,900 M€• Researchers 32,100• Public universities 7• Research Institutes 80
Research and innovation in MadridResearch and innovation in Madrid
Fundación madri+d: created in 2002 as an instrument for the Scientific Policy of Madrid Region, promoting the link between scientific and business environments.
madri+d is a regional network of 47 institutions at work since 1997: public and private universities, research institutions, business associations, etc.
Making Science and Technology a key element for competitiveness and sustainability of the territory, enterprises, institutions and citizens.
R&D
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY
Technology Watcht
300 reports
TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER
INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIO
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Technology Transfer
EEN Coordination
EntrepreneursCreation of 329
technology-based firms
Laboratories Network170 labs.
Science Week (2011)
1,000 activities225,000
attendants
Museum Network
130 Scientific Collections
102 Science Weblogs
29,336,953 visits
Web Site (2011) >67,000,000 visited
pages4,500,000 documents
Regional Brand
FP7 PromotionTraining
and Informatio
nDaily
Newsletter60,000
subscribers
Researcher’s Night 2011
8,000 attendants
The Scientific Information Office. It plays an important role in the interaction between science and society by improving the scientific information approach and establishing a dialogue with scientists and citizens.
Aim Its main objective is to encourage public debate about science and
technology, improving access to information and to foster specialized counselling and citizens participation in science and technology.
Services Offer daily scientific information to citizens. Analyze thoroughly current issues in R&D. Manage reports and interviews of the main researcher groups in
Madrid Organize events and debates. Create communication ways between the scientific community
and the media.
Activity Areas Organization of Events. Communication and Participation.
Organization of eventsTo bring science closer to citizens and to foster the dialogue with researchers.
Researchers’ Night
Madrid Science Week
Researchers’ Night in Madrid 2011
16 activities (hands-on experiments, theater, music…)12 institutions120 researchers involved8.000 attendants
1. Researchers & Enterprises
Researchers from enterprises
Anova IT Consulting (Defence, security)
Unmanned Solutions(Aeronautical and space engineering)
UPM spin-off
N2S(Technology-based service-oriented company)
1. Researchers & Enterprises
Message to the youngest
AISoy Robotics (Social Robots)
GlaxoSmithKline-Spain (Diseases of the Developing
World Drug Discovery Center )Mobaloo
(mobile applications)
Ambiox Biotech(Biomedical solutions)
2. Get on to science
See your city with new eyes
2. Get on to science
Science is all around you
3. Researchers’ Night 2011 at Cambridge
3. Researchers’ Night 2011 at Cambridge
Madrid - Cambridgejoint activity
And this year…
18 activities 14 institutions involved EU funding
See you in Madrid next September 28th
You’re all invited!
Oficina de Información Científica C/ Alcalá, 32
E-28010 MadridTel. + 34 91 7201 04 89
Email: [email protected]