I-Know'05 - TakeX

The project Tangible Knowledge Exhibition, prompting the acronym TaKEx, was funded within the 2005 Researchers in Europe Initiative. This initiative aims to improve the public image of science and scientists and to attract young people to careers in science by awareness-raising events carried out from June to November 2005.

Against this background the Institute for Knowledge Management, Graz University of Technology, organised such an event which had its focus on knowledge management. The event was embedded in the 5th International Conference on Knowledge Management, for which reason the impact of taKEx was increased. Pupils, students, as well as the general public were its target groups. The following events were planned for catching their attention…

Exhibition

Twelve exhibitors presented their research results as well as corresponding products and services. The exhibits were concrete and application oriented so to demonstrate their value for society and/or working life.

Speakers

The invited keynote speakers came from widely known organisations, for example Volkswagen, IBM, or Microsoft, and were real experts in their domains. Since one of our aims was to appeal young women, it was important to us to have a woman among the speakers. Keynote speakers for TaKEx were…

• Walther Zimmerli
• Susan Dumais

Further keynote speakers for I-KNOW '05 were…

• Toshio Okamoto
• Paul Hearn
• Richard Straub

Workshops

Three workshops were open to the public:

1. The workshop Technology Enhanced Professional Learning was held and organised by the Network of Excellence PROLEARN. It gave a broad overview on the topic and hence gave the audience a good idea about what technology enhanced professional learning is about.
2. The workshop eLearning@schools regarded a hot topic. Contributions were chosen in a way so that not only teachers who are concerned with eLearning from an operative point of view were appealed, but also pupils and decision makers.
3. The workshop Knowledge Sharing in Research and Higher Educationwas an extension of the latter. It addressed teaching and research staff of higher education institutions as well as students.

Photo gallery

Here you find some impressing photos of the event.

Altogether, our event was very successful. About hundred private persons and students attended TaKEx, which gave us the chance to promote research within and call the interest of a broad audience. Concerning the distribution of sexes, we found a satisfying number of females attending the event. From a special evaluation in which students participated we saw that the interest in research, especially in applied research, is high. Researchers are attested a good image and research is thought to contribute largely to the competitiveness of a country and to have a large value for society.

Closing ceremony of the Researchers in Europe 2005 initiative, in coincidence with the Marie Curie Week 2005, from 28 November - 2 December, Dublin