Science Centre World Summit 2017
Brief Report1

Executive Summary
The second SCWS was held at the National Museum ofEmerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan), Tokyo, Japan,representing Asia and Pacific region.
Date:

15 th- 17 th November, 2017

Theme: Connecting the World for a Sustainable Future
Topics: 15 th Global Sustainability
16 th Co-design for Transformation
17 th Personal Engagement with Science828 people from 98 countries around the world participated inthe Summit to discuss initiatives towards a sustainable future
and create long-term strategies on global issues to seek newroles for science centres in society.
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The Summit created an opportunity to contribute therealisation of the United Nationsʼ Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs) inclusive of all stakeholders to confront
global issues.
Action plan and concept with concrete steps which sciencecentres/museums should take towards sustainability wasshared as “Tokyo Protocol.”33

Invited Speakers
HRH Princess Sumaya bint El Hassan, President, The Royal Scientific Society, Jordan
Suay Aksoy, President, International Council of Museums, Turkey
Tadao Ando, Architect, Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo, JapanJan Davis, Bastion Technologies, Inc., United States
Shinya Yamanaka, Director and Professor, Center for iPS Cell Research and Application,
Kyoto University (CiRA), JapanGordon McBean, President, The International Council for Science (ICSU), CanadaBruktawit Tigabu, Co-founder, CEO and Creative Director, Whiz Kids Workshop, Ethiopia
Lord Krebs Kt, MA, DPhil, FRS, FMedSci, Hon DSc, Lord Krebs Kt, MA, DPhil, FRS, FMedSci,Hon DSc, United Kingdom
Pavan Sukhdev, UNEP Goodwill Ambassador, The Founding Trustee of Green Indian States
Trust (GIST), Founder & CEO of GIST Advisory, Associate Fellow of Davenport College, Yale
University, IndiaThomas E. Lovejoy, Professor, Environmental Science and Policy, George Mason University,United States
Julia Tagüeña, Deputy Director General for Scientific Development, Mexican National Councilof Science and Technology (CONACYT), Mexico

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Statistics
16 Sponsors
25 Exhibitors
Region and field balance incharts.

828 Participants
98 Countries
53% Male/47% Female

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Media Coverage• 9 TVs• 43 Newspapers• 298 Webpages

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Sponsorship

SupportUNITEDNATIONS88

Summit Scenes
Opening Ceremony(Left) The Crown Prince of Japan(Middle) Suay Aksoy, President ofInternational Council of Museums (ICOM)(Right) HRH Princess Sumaya bint El
Hassan, President, The Royal ScientificSociety, Jordan

Keynote Speeches and Sessions

99Six keynote speeches and sessions wereaddressed by various professionals.

Summit Scenes
Plenary Sessions

Six Plenary and Special Sessions by various professionals followed by open discussions were held.

Parallel Sessions

Thirty four sessions were held proposed by science centres around the world and various stakeholders.

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Marketplace/Temporary Exhibition/Photo Session
25 Exhibitors (Left) / Temporary Exhibition “Beautiful Rice – For a Sustainable Future” (Middle)

Social Events
Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology attended to the Gala Dinner.
The Dinner on Day 2 was held at Happo-en (Minato-ku) with Japanese cultural performances.

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Summit Scenes
Miraikan Activities
Science communicators conducted exhibition tours, shows and workshops.

Closing Ceremony
Summary and handover event to Mexico was held.

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Six Science Centre Networks

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