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The Bonn Science Shop

The Bonn Science Shop. Norbert Steinhaus Wissenschaftsladen Bonn e.V. Reuterstr. 157 – D 53113 Bonn norbert.steinhaus@wilabonn.de www.wilabonn.de. Science Shop/Research Shop School: A workshop to build mechanisms for community-university research engagement

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The Bonn Science Shop

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  1. The Bonn Science Shop Norbert Steinhaus Wissenschaftsladen Bonn e.V. Reuterstr. 157– D 53113 Bonn norbert.steinhaus@wilabonn.de www.wilabonn.de Science Shop/Research Shop School: A workshop to build mechanisms for community-university research engagement October 22 & 23, 2012 University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

  2. The Bonn Science Shop • Established 1984 • About 50 members • Non-profit-association • non-university based • Budget 2,1 Mio EUR • No external funds • Demand driven and creating own fields of work • Partner in EU funded projects: „SCIPAS“, „ISSNET“, „TRAMS“, „CIPAST“,„EFSUPS“, „Soufflearning“ and „PERARES“ • Professional staff of 30 in flat, collective structure

  3. Committee Committee The Bonn Science Shop The Bonn Science Shop Decision Making Structure Members Employees Board Elected Delegates Council of Delegates(Delegiertenrat) Manager Decision

  4. Fields of Work • Civil Society and Sustainability • EU-Project CIPAST (Citizen Participation in Science and Technology) • Visualisation of land use • Start-up Network „Establishment of Foundations“ • European Networking of Science Shops (4 EU-Projects) • Employment market • Two weekly magazines with job offers • 4 job & education fairs ‚Renewable Energies‘ • Training in key qualifications • Career choice support for pupils and students • Soufflearning - Training SMEs and their employees • Education • EU-Project „Dig and Learn (EFSUPS)“: Development of teaching materials on soil issues for kindergartens and primary schools • Education center, environmental library • Art d´Eco: Art as medium for environmental education • Environment and Health • Research and Consultation • Electromagnetic radiation, textiles, healthy nutrition Wissenschaftsladen Bonn e.V. – Buschstraße 85 – 53113 Bonn – Tel. (0228) 20161-0 - info@wilabonn.de - www.wilabonn.de

  5. Activities • Projects • Co-operation projects • Own projects • Demand driven • Calls and Tenders • (Free)Public Services • Library • Publications • Consultations • Mediation • Paid Services • Journals • Analysis • Expert reports • Trainings • Lectures • Publications

  6. Fields of Work Ideas for projects come from… • Bonn Science Shop’s own ideas • follow-up on existing projects • networks in which we work • community partner inquiries, ideas, needs • funders Research (in its broadest sense) is done for the benefit of community and community groups … but is not necessarily demand driven. Project development highly reflects engagement and commitment of staff in recognizing upcoming problems and issues in society. Projects are in line with our statutes – and the definitions of Science Shops Definition A Science Shop provides independent participatory research support in response to concerns experienced by civil society.

  7. Developing Projects and Activities Civil Society and Sustainability 1995 Expert congress ”Citizen participation as the driving force in the politics of local climate protection” City of Bonn, the Ökologiestiftung (Ecology Foundation) NRW and the Climate Alliance of European Cities 1997 ”How to develop a project to implement Local Agenda 21” Concept for and management of seminars in various towns; funded by Ökologiestiftung (Ecology Foundation), NRW 1998 ”Local Agenda 21 Handbook“: An information and methodology guide developed and published with a CBR organisation (TU WAS e.V.)

  8. Developing Projects and Activities Civil Society and Sustainability 1999 Expert seminars ”Eco-audit and Eco-profit – Community projects for the economy and the environment within the Local Agenda 21 process” To further develop environmental management systems; In collaboration with the Federal Ministry for the Environment and the Federal State ministries 2002 Stiftungsnetzwerk Support of Agenda 21 groups in forming citizen foundations through publications, an internet platform and workshops; Project funding: Federal Environment Agency and Federal Ministry for the Environment

  9. Developing Projects and Activities Civil Society and Sustainability 2004 Land use in NRW Demand driven project (for Local Agenda 21 groups) with scientists from the universities of Bonn and Karlsruhe to construct an information and discussion platform. Ministry of Environment, NRW 2005 Land – without end? 19 exhibition boards and a brochure give a graphic impression of the way land use in various towns has developed: NRW-Stiftung Natur, Kultur, Heimat (NRW Foundation Nature, Culture, Home) 2005 Role play ”Using space instead of wasting it” The exercise puts young people in the position of local politicians and thereby sensitizes them to concrete decisions concerning the land development plan of their town.Environment and Development Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia

  10. Developing Projects and Activities Civil Society and Sustainability 2007 Play Area Creation of a computer game to sensitize young to the issues of land use; Federal Ministry of Education and Research 2008 Evaluation of the ”Hot times” campaign and the campaign on sustainable land use development Environment and Development Foundation of North Rhine-Westphalia 2011 Region in Balance Sustainable Land Use Management in the county of Borken. (participatory) Development of implementa-tion strategies to avoid land use conflicts incl. Research on reactivation strategies for old real estate In preparation: Nature back to Grey Zones Boosting Urban biodiversity in built-over areas

  11. Developing Projects and Activities Labour market and Education Study: Environmental Consultants – Job profiles and trainingconcepts 3 Vocationaltrainings: Environmental consultants Environmental Theater 2 weeklyjournals with joboffers Theater Festivals Training in key qualifications Exhibition: Gallery of Jobs for the Future 8 Job and Education Fairs Soufflearning Status Reports: Jobs and Training for RenewableEnergies Monitoring of theEmployment Market 6 Training Courses Forest Kindergarten Career Choice: TomorrowsProfessionals Job Portal ‚Energy Jobs North-West‘ Efsups – Exploring the Ground Fit for Future: RE Radio Broadcasts in Summer Camps Alliance for Future Jobs Leuchtpol – Discovering Energy and the environment Developing a FundingStrategy for theFed. Env. Min. on EnergySaving in Real Estate Role Play Windenergy

  12. The Bonn Science Shop Contact Wissenschaftsladen Bonn e.V. Reuterstrasse 157 53113 Bonn Tel. (0228) 201 61-0 Fax (0228) 201 61 11 info@wilabonn.de www.wilabonn.de www.arbeit-ausbildung-erneuerbare.de www.flaechennutzung.nrw.de  www.livingknowledge.org www.cipast.org www.soufflearning.com Thank You For your attention

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