The 2009 conference is hosted by The Science Shop, Queen's University Belfast

Conference Programme

(subject to change)

 

Wednesday 26 August 2009

13:00-16:00

GACER Meeting Old Staff Common Room

 

Thursday 27 August 2009

09:30-20:00	Registration The Great Hall
10:00-12:30	Science Shop Summer School Council Chamber
12:30-14:00	Lunch Canada Room
14:00-16:30	Science Shop Summer School Council Chamber
17:30-18:30	Student Welcome Reception Canada Room/Council Chamber
18:30-20:00	Conference Opening Ceremony & Drinks Reception The Great Hall

Please note that The Science Shop Summer School is an optional part of the conference and you must indicate on the registration form that you wish to attend it.

Friday 28 August 2009

09:30-17:00	Registration The Great Hall
10:00-11:00	Plenary 1 Critical Reflections on Partnership Working
11:00-11:30	Coffee
11:30-13:00	Parallel Sessions Session 1.1 Community-Based-Research: Finding a balance between NGO (Non Governmental Organisation)-Student-HEI (HIgher Education Institution) needs Session 2.1 Encouraging models of knowledge exchange:  Planning for demographic change Session 3.1 Climate Change, Science and Civil Society Session 4.1 Avoiding Exploitation: Good Practice in Engagement and Knowledge exchange Session 5.1 Sustaining Community Based Research practice through arts and cultural forms Session 6.1 - *updated* How do we evaluate both the process and the outcomes of community engagement in science, technology and innovation?
13:00-14:30	Lunch Queen's Students' Union
14:30-16:30	Poster Presentations The Great Hall
16:30-17:30	Plenary 2 Influencing International Research Policies and Establish Priorities for Community Based Research
19:00-21.00	Conference Buffet & Ceilidh The Great Hall  Traditional Irish music and dancing

Please note you must register for the Conference Buffet and Ceilidh

Saturday 29 August 2009

09:30- 10:30	Parallel Sessions Session 1.2 Empowerment of local communities through student engagement Session 3.2 Global food security and sustainable development Session 4.2 Horizon Scanning - What next for Science Shops?
10:30-11:00	Coffee
11:00-12:00	Cross-thematic Networking Roundtable A *title change* Science Shop Networking: Local-to-global dissemination of community-based knowledge Roundtable B Creating Structures and Spaces from Community-Engaged Scholarship: The Global Alliance and Community-Engaged Research Roundtable C Living Knowledge 101:  Supporting formal curricula and learning programs by practitioners in the participatory science and technology arena - Development of text and video resources and modules focused on industrial sectors relevant to public engagement Roundtable D Ethics and Community Based Research
12:00-13:15	Plenary 3 Current Developments and Future Practice in Science Shops
13:15-13:20	Conference Close
13:15-14:15	Lunch Queen's Students' Union