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Tuesday, July 1st, 2025

📍 Meeting room: Zikova 4, Prague 6 – Room B2319 (directions will be signposted from the reception)

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• Registration opens at 12:00 (small refreshment, coffee and soft drinks provided)

• 13:00 - 16:00  Management Committee

• 16:00 - 19:00  Meeting Working Group 1

Wednesday - Friday, July 2nd - 4th, 2025

📍 Uhelna, building A, Technická 5, Prague 6 (directions will be signposted from the reception)

 

Wednesday morning:

• Short introduction presentations by all participants

→ We kindly ask each of you to prepare a short (max. 5-minute) presentation to introduce yourself, your background, and any teaching or outreach experience you may have.
→ No need to present detailed research results or equations – focus on how you communicate and teach curvature in biology.

• Introduction of the “Exhibition Toolbox”, led by Łucja & Cécile

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Wednesday afternoon:

• Talks exploring the intersection of science, art, and architecture (Andy Lomas, Rachel Armstrong, Nadya Suvorova...)

• WG1 Survey results presentation and panel discussion (Aylin Sendemir)

• Round-table: structuring ideas for the exhibition toolbox and prioritizing next steps (Łucja & Cécile)

• Practical session by Michał Bykowski on designing & creating teaching aids using 3D printing, CNC milling, laser cutting – including hands-on crash course and discussion on developing shared teaching tools

• Contribution by Anil Can, focusing on how to support early-career researchers, science communication using microscopy, and ethical aspects of science dissemination

 

Thursday morning:

• Talks by Ömer Markovitch (Wikipedia), Javier Buceta (Podcast), and Ljubica Velimirovic (Book as outreach), ...

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Thursday afternoon:

• Small group work related to WG1 objectives

• Hands-on and math-focused workshops

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Friday morning:

• Presentation of results from Thursday’s group activities

• Final wrap-up session (Łucja & Cécile): reflection, task distribution, and next steps

• Workshop ends by 13:00

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🔍 Please note: This is not a traditional conference with passive talks.

• The EuroCurvoBioNet Workshop will be highly interactive, centered around discussions, brainstorming sessions, and collaborative small-group work. Expect to actively participate, contribute ideas, and co-create.

• Our main focus will be on Outreach and Dissemination — exploring how to effectively teach and communicate curvature in biology. This aligns with the core WG1 Objectives:

  • Develop a teaching curriculum to help researchers (new and experienced) understand the key concepts at the intersection of biology, mathematics, physics, and materials science.

  • Translate scientific knowledge into formats accessible to the general public, including collaborations with artists and designers.

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