Is a public understanding of abstract physics concepts feasible?

1 Mar 2012, 08:30 → 2 Mar 2012, 14:00 Europe/Zurich

222/R-001 (CERN)

Thursday 1 March

1 The CERN Microcosm - Guiding Principles of the Exhibition

Speaker: Emma Sanders (CERN)

2 Welcome

Speaker: Rainer Bromme (University of Muenster)

10:00 Coffee Break

3 Universe of Particles

Speaker: Bernard Pellequer

12:00 Lunch Break

Abstract Physics Concepts

Conveners: Johannes Wessels (Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster (DE)), NN, Urs Wiedemann (CERN)

15:30 Coffee Break

Public Understanding of Fundamental Physics – Impulses from the Priority Program

Conveners: Holger Horz (University of Frankfurt), Rainer Bromme (University of Muenster), Rüdiger Pfister (University of Lüneburg)

20:00 Dinner: Café du Soleil

Cheese Fondue

Friday 2 March

The Relevance of Communicating Fundamental Physics; Motivating Publics to Attend to Complicated Science

Conveners: James Gillies (CERN), Sharon Dunwoody (University of Wisconsin-Madison)

10:30 Coffee Break

Excursion to ALICE (A Large Ion Collider Experiment)

Convener: Johannes Wessels (Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster (DE))

13:00 Lunch Break