Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
1
Year:
2022
Type of Events Held:
- Conference/Forum
- Online/Virtual
Target Audiences:
- Professionals
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
30
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Talks on cognitive neuroscience represented a short one-day Zoom conference which connected scientists from different countries, united by the research interests in the field of cognitive neuroscience. The conference reached its goal for sharing the experience in EEG, fMRI, and mathematical modeling techniques and introducing the students of participating universities to the advanced problems of cognitive neuroscience.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Advertisements
- Mailings
- Posters/Flyers
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Mailings were most effective because of "peer-to-peer" effect.
Resources
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- New Fact Sheets
- Activities/Experiments
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- Brain Awareness Week Logos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
New links between VNU and USN with European and US universities were established.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
Zoom format of 25 minutes per report and 15 minutes for answering questions (posted in chat) was very effective and may be recommended for similar online conferences.
