| Plenary Auditorium 1. Chair: Jarle Aarbakke, Rector University of Tromsø | |
| 09:00 | Opening welcome Øystein Djupedal, Minister of Education and Research, Norway |
| 09:20 | The Northern Lights. Their Heritage and Science
Narrator: Asgeir Brekke, Tromsø, Norway Music: Øistein Hanssen, Tromsø, Norway |
| 10:00 | Nysgjerrigper Award 2006 Presentation of Award, Øystein Djupedal, Minister of Education and Research, Norway |
| 11:00 | Coffee Break |
| 11:20 | Rock Art as Communication. The Use of Signs and Symbols in the Old European North Knut Helskog, Tromsø, Norway (abstract) |
| 11:50 | A Camel Ride to Prime Time Janet Sumner, London, UK (abstract) Opening of the Science Media Festival |
| 12:20 | Lunch |
| Plenary Auditorium 1. Chair: Janet Sumner, Member of the Jury | |
| 13:30 | Presentation of the Finalists in the Media Production Contest TV production/Video
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| 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:30 | Presentation of the Finalists in the Media Production Contest (continued)
Websites Commercials
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| 17:30 | Award Ceremony Media Contest Presentation of Awards, Vladimir de Semir, Chair of the Jury |
| 18:00 | Transportation to the Hotels |
| Plenary Auditorium 1. Chair: Carl-Johan Sundberg | |
| 09:00 | Political Initiatives in Science and Society Øystein Djupedal, Minister of Education and Research, Norway |
| 09:30 | Political Initiatives in Science and Society Josè Mariano Gago, Minister of Education and Research, Portugal (To be confirmed) |
| 10:00 | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 | Science under Attack: Distorting Science, from the Classroom to Government Lawrence M. Krauss, Cleveland, Ohio, USA (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Science and Society: Relationship in Trouble or in Transition? Shirley Malcom, Washington DC, USA |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
| 13:30 | Beyond Technology Børje Ehrstrand, Stockholm, Sweden (abstract) |
| Parallel sessions | |
14:20 14:50 15:20 |
Session 1. Auditorium 2. Scientific Journalism
Chair: Carl-Johan Sundberg Training of Scientists and Journalists in Science Communication Carl-Johan Sundberg, Stockholm, Sweden (abstract) Public Trust through Communication. A Self Interest for Science? Peter Sylwan, Sweden Science and journalism - a healthy relationship? Dr. Karin Hermansson, Stockholm, Sweden (abstract) |
14:20 14:50 15:05 15:20 |
Session 2. Auditorium 3. How to Make Science Teaching More Interesting
Chair: Hein Johnson XLAB- the Most Advanced Experimental laboratory for Young Scientists Eva-Maria Neher, Göttingen, Germany (abstract) Inspiring European Science Teaching Chris Warrick, Abingdon, Oxon, UK (abstract) Young Minds - Technology Foresight - a Successful Method to Increase Teenagers' Interest in Future Science and Technology Helena Lilja, Stockholm and Luleå, Sweden (abstract) Interaction makes us strong - collaboration between school and industry Carla Botten-Verboven, Oslo, Norway (abstract) |
14:20 14:50 15:20 |
Session 3. Auditorium 1. Mass Media and Science Communication
Chair: Bjørn Solheim The Good, the Bad, and the Improbable - Fiction and moral debates Frans Meulenberg, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (abstract) Selling Science to Unwilling Buyers: Reaching out beyond the Classroom Lawrence M. Krauss, Clevland, Ohio, USA (abstract) Can Genetics Help us Rethink Communication? Public Communication of Science as a "Double Helix" Massimiano Bucchi, Trento, Italy (abstract) |
| 15:50 | End of Program |
| 16:00 | Excursions |
| Plenary Auditorium 1. Chair: Tore O. Vorren | |
| 09:00 | Role of Media Who is the Target Group? How Can We Reach Them? What are the Criteria of Success? How is the internet changing the role of intermediation? Vladimir de Semir, Barcelona, Spain |
| Parallel Sessions | |
09:45 10:15 10:45 |
Session 1. Auditorium 1. Polar research and climate change Chair: Tore O. Vorren Extraordinary Opportunities to Succeed or Fail in Science Communication During the International Polar Year David Carlson, Cambridge, UK (abstract) Key Questions in Climate Research Kim Holmén, Tromsø, Norway (abstract) Public and Climate Change: The Challenge of Explaning Complicated Scientific Issues Rasmus E. Benestad and Ø. Nordli, Oslo, Norway (abstract) |
09:45 10:05 10:25 10:45 |
Session 2. Auditorium 3. Teaching Science I Chair: Per Wiggo Richardsen Rocking science - how to twist maths from a chalkstone, and take it into cyberspace. Frede Thorsheim, Fjell, Norway (abstract) New Book Will be Core of Public Outreach Program Jack Williams, Washington D.C., USA (abstract) Mathematical Drama for Schoolchildren Njål Foldnes, Stavanger, Norway (abstract) Science theatre, a performance for all senses M. Rådbo, Gothenburg, Sweden (abstract) |
09:45 10:15 10:35 10:55 |
Session 3. Auditorium 2. Teaching Science II Chair: Liv Cecilie Evenstad Teaching science with multimedia Hanspeter Hauke, Baden-Baden, Germany (abstract) The ALMA Interdisciplinary teaching Project Douglas Pierce-Price et al., München, Germany (abstract) Subliminal Science - Engagement through Familiarity Gary Evans, London, UK (abstract) PIDstop - Combining Gameplay and Learning Bjarne A. Foss and K. Hag, Trondheim, Norway (abstract) |
| 11:15 | Coffee Break |
| Parallel Sessions | |
11:40 12:10 12:30 12:50 |
Session 4. Auditorium 3. Chair: Tore O Vorren The upper polar atmosphere - a part of our environment. Asgeir Brekke, Tromsø, Norway (abstract) The Venus Transit 2004 Programme Henri Boffin, Garching, Germany (abstract) Computer Science Behind Your Science Gunnar Hartvigsen, Tromsø, Norway (abstract) Strengthening Science and Technology Teaching by Broadband Bjørn G. Hauge et al., Sarpsborg and Halden, Norway (abstract) |
11:40 12:25 |
Session 5 Auditorium 2. Marine resources Chair: Per Wiggo Richardsen An integrated Management Plan for the Barents Sea Cecilie H. von Quillfeldt, Longyearbyen, Norway (abstract) Traceability - competitive advantage for food of the future Petter Olsen, Tromsø, Norway |
11:40 12:25 |
Session 6. Auditorium 1. Energy resources Chair: Ragnhild Sohlberg Scenarios for commercial development in Northern Seas - Challenges and opportunities for natural sciences Tore Husmo, Stavanger, Norway (abstract) Evolution of the Global Energy Consumption in the 21st Century and possible solutions to cover the needs. Egil Lillestøl, Bergen, Norway, and CERN, Switzerland (abstract) |
| 13:10 | Lunch and Poster Presentation |
| Plenary Auditorium 1. Chair Tore O. Vorren | |
| 14:50 |
Creativity and Education Ivar Giaever, Troy, New York, USA (abstract) |
| 15:20 | Plenary: The Barents Region 2020. Future Challenges for the Educational System Chair: Tore O. Vorren
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| 16:00 | Coffee Break |
| 16:20 | Panel Discussion |
| 17:00 | Transportation to the Hotels |
| 19:00 | Departure for Conference Banquet. |
| Plenary Auditorium 1. Chairman: Svein Sjøberg | |
| 09:00 | Europeans, science and technology: What can the recent Eurobarometer study tell us about interests, attitudes, perceptions and knowledge? Svein Sjøberg, Oslo, Norway (abstract) |
| 09:45 | Science and Technology in Education School science and youth culture: Missing the target? What we can learn from ROSE, an international comparative study Camilla Schreiner, Oslo, Norway (abstract) |
| 10:30 | Coffee Break |
| 11:00 | The Knowledge Promotion from a Publisher's Point of View Ole Andre Sivertsen, Oslo, Norway (abstract) |
| 11:20 | Science in Kindergarten and Schools. The Tromsø Project Tonje Woie, TromsØ, Norway |
| 11:40 | Communiqué - A Road Map for the Establishment of a European Research Media Service Peter Green, Brussels, Belgium Thomas Evensen, Oslo, Norway |
| 12:30 | Final words Bjørn Solheim |
| 12:45 | End of the Program |