BRINGING TOGETHER LATIN AMERICAN AND INTERNATIONAL PRACTITIONERS

The Falling Walls Engage Hub Argentina is a space for Science Engagement practitioners and organisations in the Southern Cone region of South America to share experiences and connect their work.

The Hub is hosted by Fundación Ciencia Joven (FCJ) and managed by Oscar Contreras-Villaroel, president of FCJ, with the support of Elizabeth Haug, Regional Director of Programmes.

To get in touch with the Falling Walls Engage Hub Argentina, please contact: engage@falling-walls.com.

PAST EVENTS

HUB ARGENTINA EVENT 2022: FOCUS ON PLANETARY HEALTH

On 28 October 2022, the Hub hosted an exciting day of discussions and workshops on Science Engagement and Planetary Health at the Science Cultural Centre in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

This event gathered experts and practitioners from the fields of science dissemination, citizen participation and science policy to exchange on experiences and best practices, as well as students. Topics discussed included community engagement, climate change politics, gender-specific approaches and introductions to science communication formats.

The event was joined by special guests Carolina Vera, Vice Chair of the IPCC’s Working Group I (WGI) and Director of the Argentinean-French Institute for Climate Studies, as well as Raúl Estrada Oyuela, diplomat, former representative of Argentina at the UN Assembly, and chairman of the Kyoto Protocol in 1997.

Find out more about the event in this article.

 

AN EXCEPTIONAL HUB LAUNCH IN 2020 WITH 90+ PARTICIPANTS

The Hub Argentina was launched in August 2020 during a two-day online community workshop with leading practitioners in the field, followed by a thrilling sciethon with the STEM Youth members of FCJ.

Participants had the opportunity to get a glimpse of the current state of Science Engagement on the continent, share their experiences and solutions on how to engage the public, and explore potential collaborations to expand their network and activities.

Speakers included María Eugenia Fazio, Professor in Public Communication of Science and Technology at the National University of Quilmes (Argentina) and Yurij Castelfranchi, Associate Professor of Sociology at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (Brazil).

48H FUTURE OF SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT SCIETHON—THE FIRST SCIENCE ENGAGEMENT HACKATHON

During the “48h Future of Science Engagement” sciethon, we asked 80 students from the region how they imagine to bridge the gap between science and society in the future during a full weekend of 28-30 August 2020.

In groups of 5, participants had 48 hours to address 12 challenges and find creative solutions together with their mentors. Topics ranged from youth engagement, misinformation, conspiracy, language to the participation of women and girls in science (see all challenges here).

In a public closing ceremony, teams presented their results and the three winning projects were announced:

  • InformApp a platform providing reliable sources for decision-making
  • STEMos Unidas a collaborative network for women in STEM areas
  • VerifiComCyt an information verification platform

Re-watch the Sciethon’s closing ceremony in English and in Spanish.

Check out full program of the Hub Argentina launch 2020 here.

Oscar Contreras-Villarroel

Fundación Ciencia Joven, Giant Magellan Telescope

Oscar Contreras-Villarroel is the Hub Manager of the Falling Walls Engage Hub Argentina. He is the president of the Fundación Ciencia Joven and the Vice President and Legal Representative in Chile at the Giant Magellan Telescope (GMT). Oscar’s expertise is in working with companies at a regional level to develop private partnerships. He was responsible for implementing one of the first STEM community engagement programme at the first Google data centre in Latin America. Oscar has been a Falling Walls Engage Winner in 2019 and 2021.

Events with Oscar Contreras-Villarroel

Wed | Nov 08, 2023 | 03.00 PM - 05.00 PM Berlin Time

Meet-Up: Effective ecosystems for science communication

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