Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
eight
Year:
2021
Type of Events Held:
- Conference/Forum
- Exhibit
- Online/Virtual
- TV Show
Target Audiences:
- General Public
- K-12 Teachers
- Patients & Caregivers
- Professionals
- Seniors
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
40 thousand for facebook
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Was an event that took place via virtual Facebook that included 2 workshops, one on brain gymnastics and one on mathematics, a contest of Podcasts and informative Videos, 4 conferences around the pandemic and the brain. The youth participated in the contest so enthusiastically. Participants developed podcasts and videos images and simple explanations about selected topics of the pandemic and the brain . These podcasts and videos were presented online.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Website
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- Successful Aging & Your Brain Booklet
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Other
Other Downloadable Materials:
- videos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
The people, and specially the young students, knew about important aspects of brain function and structure in the pandemia, and about research that currently are developing in their city, with local researches who studied in their same schools, and who live in their same city.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
Advance to plan, because there are a lot of schools and institutes
Did/do you like our Facebook page?
Yes
Was the information provided on Facebook useful?
no
