Next meeting
When: Wednesday 25th June
Where: Dove Marine Laboratory, University of Newcastle, Cullercoats Bay, Tyne and Wear.
What time: 7pm with refreshments available from 6.30pm.
Presentations:
Jane Delany (Dove Marine Laboratory)
Lisa Bailey (Royal Institution for Great Britain)
David Price (Science Made Simple) and Clare Whitfield (Framwellgate School)
Science Busking Training in Schools
Please contact Pamela Buchan if you wish to attend this meeting.
Dates for your diary
The 4th NESA meeting will take place in December (date tbc) and will be hosted by the Science Learning Centre NE and Framwellgate School Durham.
We are seeking Teesside and Sunderland hosts for NESA meetings. Please contact Pam Buchan if you can assist.
About NESA
The North East Science Alliance (NESA) is a networking initiative comprising quarterly informal meetings and information mailings. It has been running now for 1 year and at the end of 2007 had a membership of more than 120 individuals representing over 70 organizations.
The aims of the NESA are:
- to promote public dialogue about science in its broadest sense
- to raise the profile of public engagement activities in North East England
- to encourage the co-ordination of public engagement activities in North East England
- to promote collaboration in accessing funding, staging activities and making the most of all of our resources to maximize public engagement with science
The NESA is aimed at all people working to engage the public with science. This includes audiences of all ages and engagement aimed at promoting science because it’s interesting as well as more skills driven activities. Therefore membership of the alliance is open to practitioners, businesses, academics, science communication practitioners, educational establishments, industry etc.
Meetings of the NESA will be held quarterly and follow an informal format of short presentations, buffet and drinks and lots of time for networking. Each meeting will be located in a different part of the region in order to be available to everyone.
As a member of the NESA you will be able to attend the quarterly meetings, give presentations and share information as well as taking advantage of this excellent networking opportunity.
The presentations are included to:
- share good practice;
- disseminate tips e.g. on gaining publicity or fundraising;
- raise awareness of new schemes;
- call for collaborations.
We ask you to get in touch if you would like to present at any meetings or informally let the alliance know about new developments. The NESA will also welcome offers to host future meetings.
Please mention the NESA to any of your contacts who you feel would benefit from the meetings.
Please contact Pamela Buchan, the Regional Officer for the North of England.