Ready for the 5th Open Day! · Llega el 5º Open Day

Remember the PRBB and Science meets Society Open Day?

Science is cool, find out why! 

On Saturday October 6th, the PRBB Open Day is coming back with more experiments, visits, workshops, kiddy's stuff,  and scientific talks.  At 18:00 it will all stop to focus on the scientific cafe on how our brain perceives the world around us.

About 200 volunteers make it possible. Do you want to help?

Check out the programme at the Open Day website for more info!

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¿Recuerdas el Open Day del PRBB y Science meets Society?

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Descubre por qué la ciencia gusta tanto! 
El sábado 6 de octubre vuelve el PRBB Open Day con más experimentos, visitas, talleres, actividades infantiles, y charlas científicas.  A las 18:00 se pararán las actividades para centrarnos en el café científico sobre cómo percibe nuestro cerebro el mundo que nos rodea.


Unos 200 voluntarios hacen posible esta jornada, ¿quieres ayudar?

Echa un vistazo al programa en la web del Open Day para más información!

Open Day 2011: Volunteering for what? · Voluntaris per a què?

The Open Day is approaching and we need you to help make it true... but how can you help?

• Information office at the Darwin square: Helping with registrations for the guided visits and informing the public about the different activities.
• Experiments at the Charles Darwin square: You will learn some very easy experiments beforehand and help the visitors do them: DNA isolation, magic milk...
• A station on the guided visits: You can explain your lab or one of the facilities of the park.
• Guided Visits: You can be one of the two guides of a group of 20 visitors, and accompany them along the defined route.
• Volunteers’ reception: You need to receive the volunteers as they arrive and give them the “volunteer kit” (water, food tickets, T-shirts...) and help organizing them.
• General organization: We need people who can help with any of several things: giving support to a specific group of volunteers, establishing shifts for lunch, helping visitors with mobility issues who need lifts, organizing the lines for entering the building, introducing the different shows and activities, and a many other small and big things which appear as we go.
• Languages: The official language of the Open Day is Catalan, but It is not necessary to speak Catalan or Spanish for a variety of tasks.

Register here

S'apropa l'Open Day '11 i et necessitem per fer-ho possible... però com pots ajudar?

• Caseta d’informació a la plaça Charles Darwin: Fent inscripcions per a les visites guiades i informant al públic de les activitats.
• Experiments a la Plaça Charles Darwin: Aprendràs uns quants experiments senzills i els faràs amb els nens: ADN amb xuxes, llet màgica...
• Estació en el recorregut de les visites guiades: explicant el teu labo o una instal.lació del parc
• Visites guiades: pots fer de guia de les visites guiades acompanyant grups de 20 visitants per les diferents instal.lacions en recorreguts fixats.
• Acollida voluntaris: cal rebre als voluntari que vagin arribant i facilitar-los el “kit del voluntari” (aigua, tiquets menjars, samarreta...). També s’han d’anar equilibrant els diferents espais segons els voluntaris que hi hagi.
• Organització general: es necessita gent que pugui ajudar en coses diverses, reforçar un grup de voluntaris, establint torns per menjar, atendre els visitants amb problemes de mobilitat que necessiten ascensors, organitzar les cues d’entrada a l’edifici, donar pas als diferents espectacles i activitats, i un llarg etc. de petites i grans coses que van sortint.
• Rotació de tasques: Intentarem que ningú estigui més de dues hores seguides en el mateix lloc i fent el mateix, a no ser que ho demaneu expressament.  

Inscripcions aquí 

 

 

 

What a great Open Day!

Once again, we finally made it!

It was a lot of hard work, but once again the volunteers got down to business, proving they'd done their homework to make things flow, and the visitors were really happy with the whole experience!

The collaboration with Hangar made possible two interactive installations and the brilliant virtual reality game, the books loaned by Sagrada familia library made it possible to create a reading area for kids and adults, where PeReBabaus enacted a couple of stories, and a sponsorship on the sweets made it possible to use 300 kgs of sweets this time!

But all this would have been impossible without the 182 people who turned up on Saturday, kind of on time and ready to make people really enjoy their visit to the PRBB. All the planning beforehand and all the work done during months would be useless if we didn't have the support of the Open Day volunteers, and we really want to thank you!

It was interesting to see how we had some "outsiders" among the volunteers -some relatives of PRBB-ers, but some are just SmS fans, who wanted to help out and join us in our work to promote science! I don't know if you realized, but the three girls at the Reading Area in the morning were all SmS supporters, and a few more were distributed among visits and experiments. We also got a few other visitors asking if they could help somehow in a future occasion... It seems like things are working well ;-)

It was also obvious that we had more youngsters and teens interested in what we were doing. I have heard from a few Science teachers at high schools prompting their students to come along and write a piece on our Open Day, adding marks to their next exam!

Here are some estimates made by the PRBB Communication team:

And now, it's time to comment on what was great and what could be improved at our meeting on Wednesday, and celebrate our great team work on the lunch party on Thursday!

PS: If you have any good photos of the Open Day, share a link or get in touch so we can show them here! I'll start uploading some next week ;-)

Everything's ready for today!

Volunteers have been trained, installations installed (hehe) and tested, tables are ready to go to the square, electric needs are being seen to...

Curious about what it all looks like the afternoon before the Open Day ;-)

Our banner overlooking Darwin Square reminds us what we're up to

Artistic installation based on Microarrays

Marking the area for the interactive sound installation

There's still some more flyers to hand out, let's get a move on!

Meeting points for visits are marked.  Will people actually queue?

The reading - chill out area is almost ready... Where are the books?

The Open Day starts at 10, but volunteers will be there from 8 in the morning to get the last minute stuff ready -see you there?

Remember:

What?  Science Meets Society's PRBB Open Day
Where? Parc de Recerca Biomèdica de Barcelona, PRBB.
             Doctor Aiguader, 88 and Charles Darwin Square
             (next to Hospital del Mar)
When? Saturday, October 2nd 2010. 10 - 19:00h
How much? For free! Plus cheap bar service all day long!

Remember: Open Day 2010 is coming soon!

More public/Més públic

More activities/Més activitats

More Volunteers/Més voluntaris

Sign up now!!!/ Apunta’t ara!!!

Volunteers needed for Open Day 2010

Que fan els voluntaris?

- Explicar i fer els experiments i tallers a la Plaça Charles Darwin
- Organitzar i acompanyar als visitants per dins l’edifici
- Explicar i conduir les activitats multimèdia
- Informar als visitants i fer les inscripcions de les visites guiades
- Col.laborar en l’organització general

MOLT IMPORTANT:
ben aviat es farà una formació prèvia de cada activitat. Per això és important inscriure’s el més aviat possible.


What do the volunteers do?

- Explain and make experiments and workshops at the Place Charles Darwin
- Organise and accompany visitors inside the building
- Explain and lead the multimedia activities
- Inform visitors and do the registrations for guided tours
- Collaborate in the general organization

VERY IMPORTANT!
Soon there will be some specific training for each activity, so please join ASAP!
You don't need to speak Catalan or Spanish, there's work for everyone!

Open Day 2010: October 2nd!

How are the holidays going? Or are you chilling at the lab?

Before the heat melts our brains even more, a quick note to remind you that the next Open Day is on October 2nd and we're already looking for volunteers to join us -it wouldn't be possible without your help!

If you think you can spend some hours making the magic of our Open Day work, please sign in at this form. It's really worth the effort!

See the program by clicking on the banner · Verás el programa pulsando en la imagen

Puertas Abiertas 2010: Sábado 2 de octubre

¿Cómo van las vacaciones? ¿O tienes la suerte de estar fresquit@ en el laboratorio?

Antes de que el calor nos derrita aún más el cerebro, os queremos recordar que la Jornada de Puertas Abiertas de este año es el 2 de octubre y estamos buscando ya voluntarios para hacerlo posible.

Si crees que puedes dedicar unas horas a la magia del Open Day, apúntate en el formulario de inscripción. Verás cómo no te arrepientes ;-)

PRBB Breakfast on 4th March: We need your ideas!

Trying to find new ideas, new activities and new concepts isn't easy. There are many people in SmS sharing thoughts, efforts and knowledge but we really need some more help...

Can you think of any activities, specific topics, posters, kids' workshops, visuals... related to  genetic diversity for this year's Open day?

Would you like to be part of the team working on the Open Day, giving ideas and taking care of some specific part of the activities?


Just share your ideas, never mind how wild or precise, by sending them  through this form. We shall gather all the ideas, names and emails of possible collaborators and see if we can build a strong team, as we have done in previous years. And if you'd only like to propose an activity, feel free to do so through the form!



See you at the PRBB breakfast on Thursday?

New ideas for 2010!

After the meeting on December 21st, new ideas came up for activities to carry out during 2010.

It is important to continue with initiatives that have worked out really well, although they suppose a great deal of work and we shall need new volunteers to help us and perhaps take over the organizing part. These are the cases of the Scientific Cafes, the Open Day or the Creative Writing Contest.

But there are also plans on setting up a new contest, related to art and science experiences, and creating an open source video game about the cell. As to communication, there is a group of people interested in preparing and running a multilingual blog with scientific news in Spanish, Catalan, Italian, Portuguese and English. There is also a suggestion to participate in the science week in Geneve.

As you know, the nature of our work at the PRBB often forces us to travel for congresses, for a few months in another institution or even change institutions once we finish our project / contract / internship... So some of those who started Science meets Society are now either working in other, more time-consuming positions or projects, are spending a lot of time away from Barcelona or aren't even working here any more. This is why we really need "new blood" among us, to help, organize, suggest new ideas and funding, write texts for us when we need something on your speciality, give support every now and then...

There are many ways you can contribute, as long as you want to!

SmS meeting: SmS 2010 proposals

It's time to think in what the SmS community wants to do during 2010!

Thus, Roser Pinyol proposes to meet on Monday 21st of December at 15:00 in the Seminar Room 2 (Room 470).

We need motivated people to push forward this fantastic initiative!

If you are interested, come!!

If you are interested but you can not come on Monday, leave a comment and we will keep you informed about the SmS 2010 proposals. We will also post a brief on what has been decided during this meeting

PRBB OPEN DAY'09

October 3rd, PRBB Open Day: Are you going to miss it?

The PRBB Open Day, organized by Science Meets Society with the support of the PRBB and the institutions within it, is above all a great big party that allows people from the general public to talk directly with young researchers. Many of you were here last year, but for those who haven't experienced the atmosphere yet, make sure you come on Saturday and bring along your family, friends, neighbours... anyone who might be interested in seeing where you work, finding out about research at the PRBB, watching the short plays by PRBB members, or just feel like fiddling with little experiments they can do at the workshops!

To get an idea of what it will be like, see the images from last year

If you want to be part of the team of volunteers, put your name down here

Si quieres formar parte del equipo de voluntarios, apúntate en esta lista

3 de Octubre, Jornada de Puertas Abiertas del PRBB: ¿Te lo vas a perder?

La Jornada de Puertas Abiertas del PRBB, organizada por Science Meets Society con el apoyo del PRBB y las instituciones en él alojadas, es ante todo una gran fiesta donde los ciudadanos de la calle pueden conocer y hablar con jóvenes investigadores. Muchos de vosotros estuvisteis el año pasado, pero si te lo perdiste entonces asegúrate de venir este sábado con tu familia, amigos, vecinos... cualquiera a quien le interesaría ver dónde trabajas, enterarse de qué investigamos en el PRBB o simplemente quiera liarse a hacer experimentos sencillos en los talleres y casetas.

Viendo las imágenes de arriba, de la jornada de puertas abiertas del año pasado, os podéis hacer una idea del ambiente que hubo ;-)

Only 3 days to go!

Have you suddenly realised you are free on Saturday and you would love to show kids how to make little fossils out of pasta, explain how to play computer games related to evolution, act as a fantastic guide for the tours round the labs and building or simply take a shift at the information point?

No problem, you won't be left out! Just sign in at our doodle with your name, email and choices in shifts and activities!

We have loads of volunteers already signed up, but we're still looking for people to help at the Open Day, specially for the experiments and guided tours! -the more volunteers, the lighter the shifts shall be ;-)

See you all on Saturday!

Only one week to go! PRBB Open Day '09

We are almost ready for the Open Day.

Since the Volunteer's Happy Hour, we have recruited quite a few new volunteers -why not give us a hand? it's fun, it's promoting Science, it gives you good karma!

If you haven't joined yet, you can still do so,
choosing shifts and activities at this Doodle chart.

If you're already with us, why not tell your friends to come along? the more they help, the less hours you my need to ;-) We'd love to get loads of people doing shortish shifts, and possibly moving from one activity to another during the day so as not to get bored with one single dedication all day long. It would also be nice to get enough shifts so we can enjoy the proper lunch we seem to have ahead of us this year, not just sandwiches!

Open Day Poster

Also, please tell your friends and family, advertise the open Day on your facebook, Flickr, Twitter, Blogs... you name it! You can use the banner on this page, embed the PDFs of the poster above and the flyer below and linnk to the Open Day website!

Open Day Flyer

Happy hour for Open Day volunteers today!

Open Day '09 is really close, it seems it can be really fantastic, with last year's experience ansd some extra cash for the Darwin eshibition, etc. All we need is to know who is willing, dying to come and help on October 3rd! We've got a Doodle where you can jot down your name, surname and e-mail, and choose the activities and shifts you would like to do. Or you could come along today, September 17th at 5:30 pm, and meet some of the organization members at the first floor terrace, and then decide on your favourite activity!

Come along to the Open day Volunteers Happy Hour today, at 5:30 pm, and you shall hear about the different things we need help with so you may find a shift and activity you'd love to volunteer for!


El Open Day '09 ya está muy cerca, y parece que puede salir algo fantástico con la experiencia del año pasado y algún dinerillo extra para la exposición Darwin, etc. Ahora sólo nos falta saber quién estaría encantado, quién se muere de ganas por echar una mano el 3 de octubre! Hay un Doodle donde apuntarte con tu nombre y apellido, e-mail y actividad + horario en que te gustaría colaborar. O te puedes pasar hoy, 17 de Septiembre a las 5:30 de la tarde, charlas con algunos de los organizadores en la terraza del auditorio, y entonces decidir cuál es tu actividad favorita!

Pásate por la Happy Hour para voluntarios hoy, a las cinco y media, y te contaremos todas las actividades previstas y qué necesitamos de los nuevos voluntarios, y probablemente encuentres un turno y actividad que te encanten ;-)