Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
18
Year:
2021
Type of Events Held:
- Conference/Forum
- Lecture/Briefing
- Online/Virtual
- Social Media Campaign
- Symposium
- Workshop
Target Audiences:
- General Public
- Professionals
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
1,800
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
The National Brain Week (SNC) aimed to publicize the advances and benefits resulting from the study of the brain promoted throughout Brazil by SBNeC and an integral part of Brain Awareness Week (BAW). The event brought together researchers from the UFRA institution – and partners – from the different fields of knowledge that work in it, relating the neurosciences in their interface with the biological sciences, language sciences, data and communication sciences, etc.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Advertisements
- 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?
- Certificate of Participation
- Truth or Myth Flash Cards
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Activities/Experiments
- New Puzzles/Games
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- Brain Awareness Week Logos
- Brain Awareness Week Facebook Cover Image
- Brain Awareness Week Editable Flyer
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
The prestige that BAW has in the face of the scientific society, served for the speakers to accept to participate in the event and to give more credibility for its realization.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
The suggestion is to prepare the event in advance, invite the speakers and make a good publicity on social networks and other means to reach a large audience.
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