Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
Seven
Year:
2022
Type of Events Held:
- Brain Bee
- Exhibit
- Lecture/Briefing
- School Program
- Workshop
Target Audiences:
- General Public
- High school students (9-12)
- Professionals
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
Around 200
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Monday, March 14th 2022, 19:00
Location: Il Kino, Nansenstraße 22, 12049 Berlin
Film “My Love Affair with the Brain: The Life and Science of Dr. Marian Diamond” (in English)
Tuesday, March 15th 2022, 18:00
Location: online event with the SFB 1315, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Scientific talk in English: “Developmental Circuit Mechanisms of Adaptive Threat Avoidance”, Prof. Laura DeNardo, Los Angeles
Wednesday, March 16th 2022, 10:00 – 12:00
Location: Yorck Kino, Kino für Schulen
Cinema for schools, film: “Ich bin dein Mensch” followed by a discussion/Q&A on technology and psychology with Prof. Ivo Boblan and Prof. Antje Ducki from the HTW in Berlin (from 10th grade)
Thursday, March 17th 2022, 16:00 – 18:00
Location: Humboldt Forum, Schloßplatz, 10178 Berlin
Meet the scientist – Scientific talk in English: “Would you take the blue or the red pill? Serotonin and brain function”, with Dr. Prateep Beed
Friday, March 18th 2022, 19:00
Location: URANIA, An der Urania 17, 10787 Berlin
Berlin Brains Lecture “Misfolded Protein Origami – How Misfolded Proteins Harm Our Brain”, Prof. Erich Wanker and Dr. Anne Ast (Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine in the Helmholtz-Association (MDC))
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
- Mailings
- Website
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
We were able to show our work in the field of brain research to the public. The many interesting questions from the audience showed us that the interest is great and also gives us ideas and motivation for our work. Some of the students became more interested in research.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
We recommend to start planning in time and to think about a strategy how to promote the events
