Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
Four
Year:
2017
Type of Events Held:
- Lecture/ Briefing
- Symposium
- Workshop
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
- General Public
- High School students(9-12)
- Middle school students(6-8)
- Patients & Caregivers
- Professionals
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
150
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
We were very successful in achieving our goals this year! We began the week on Monday with a talk from an Alzheimer’s Association Community Educator. This talk discussed the 10 warnings signs of Alzheimer’s disease and how the association is there to help. Tuesday we had mini symposiums by the graduate students in the Neuroscience Program for the public to learn about the research happening in their communities. Wednesday we had a big hands on night filled with stations were the public could come and experience neuroscience in action. Thursday we had Dr. Robert Stern, the leader in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, give a public talk about the effects of repeated head injuries on CTE. Overall we were very successful in our goals of BAW. This was the first year we had events spanning the entire week and it was received very well in our small town community.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Press Release/Media Advisory
- Website
- Social Media
Other Publicity Methods:
We had a local television channel come and film us talking about Brain Awareness Week and demonstrate some of the hands-on experiments kids and adults would be able to participate in.
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
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:
- Q&A: Answering Your Questions About Brain Research
- It’s Mindboggling!
- More Mindbogglers!
- Staying Sharp Bookmark
- BAW Stickers
- BAW Pencils and Erasers
- The Mindboggling Workbook
- Staying Sharp: Successful Aging and the Brain
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- Q&A: Answering Your Questions About Brain Research
- Puzzles: BAW Favorites
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Lesson Plans
- Activities/Experiments
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- BAW Logos
- BAW Web site banner
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
Our local community was very enthusiastic about our event. We received numerous comments about going into schools and doing more outreach. Our Neuroscience Program is relatively small, but organizing BAW brought our graduate students and some undergraduates together to work on collaboration of ideas and teamwork to make each station of hands-on experiments successful.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
Although it is only one week, planning and getting started as early in the year as possible will make the events that week more successful!
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