Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
5
Year:
2016
Type of Events Held:
- Conference/Forum
- Exhibit
- Other
- Workshop
- Other: Cinema Forum
Target Audiences:
- General Public
- Professionals
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
300
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
At the Brain Awareness Week 2016 we hosted five events. The first one was a neuroscience fair, where students of the subject “Psychobiology” designed experiments related to the brain and nervous system. The second event was a conference about the biological basis of the EMDR therapy, imparted by Katherine González Sensente, BSc. On the third day, Magister Daniel Riquelme Uribe, MSc, of the Universidad de Playa Ancha (Chile) imparted the conference “Tips and Tricks of the Learning Process”. The fourth event was a cinema forum of the movie “Enter the Dangerous Mind”, to discuss the characteristics and behavior of people suffering schizophrenic disorders. It was imparted by Guillermo García, BSc. The last event of the week was a workshop titled “Mindfulness and Neuroscience”, where Gustavo Paniagua, BSc, presented the latest advances in neuroscience that supports the effectiveness of the practice of mindfulness. Further, the participants learned basic mindful exercises.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Posters/Flyers
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Fact Sheets
- Lesson Plans
- Activities/Experiments
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- BAW Flyer
- BAW Logos
- BAW Poster
- BAW Facebook Cover Photo
Feedback & Keys to Success
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