Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
14
Year:
2015
Type of Events Held:
- Conference/Forum
- Exhibit
- Lecture/ Briefing
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
- Patients & Caregivers
Approximate Number of People Reached:
4000
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
A total of 14 universities and research institutes hosted a variety of day-long conferences during the BAW. Topics ranged from neuropsychiatric disorders, pain and brain imaging to cutting-edge neurotechnology and artificial intelligence. Various seminars were designed and open to all audiences but high school students were the majority. In several medical schools, show-and-tell with pathological and anatomical samples were also performed.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Advertisements
- Emails
- Mailings
- Posters/Flyers
- Press Release/Media Advisory
- Website
- Social Media
Other Publicity Methods:
e-mailing to high schools
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Posters/Flyers because of easy visibility around conference halls etc
Resources
Of the Dana Foundation publications/resources distributed at your event(s), if any, please indicate the three most popular. Please choose up to three. If "other," please indicate below:
- none
Feedback & Keys to Success
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