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THE EUROPEAN SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
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The European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) promotes basic and clinical research in gene therapy, cell therapy and genetic vaccines in Europe.
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We organise all aspects of the annual Congress
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85% of ESGCT's Congress delegates return year-on-year
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The 2016 Congress was attended by delegates from 52 countries, and featured talks from top international international scientists from 14 countries
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"I think we as attendants were very well looked after and by a very friendly and helpful team. I think the organisation as such was perfect. The app and the opportunities to use the app to chat is excellent."
ESGCT Congress 2016 delegate
ESGCT Congress 2016 delegate
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We built, manage and maintain the ESGCT website, which includes a Congress registration and abstract submission and review system, and membership and mailing list database
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We manage, maintain and grow ESGCT's social media channels and video library, which have over 4000 followers
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We organise all aspects of the annual ESGCT student-focussed Spring School, where also we deliver a Public Engagement Training Course for researchers
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"Everything was great. The location perfect. Organiser team was kind, attentive and involved."
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OXFORDSHIRE SCIENCE FESTIVAL
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Oxfordshire Science Festival (OSF) is a county-wide, annual celebration of science for everyone; children, adults, families, school groups, young people and professional scientists.
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We increased OSF attendance by 400%
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Each year up to 13,000 school children took part in OSF events
Each year we coordinated up to 130 events
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Up to 30,000 people attended each year -
making OSF one of the highest attended science festivals in the UK! We launched and managed ATOM; the Abingdon-on-Thames Festival of Science and Technology
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Each year we collaborated with up to 60 organisations, institutions and university departments, who organised events, provided venues and sponsored the Festival
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Each year we organised a market-place hands-on science fair in central Oxford, attended by 5000 people
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FRENCH SOCIETY OF CELL THERAPY AND GENETICS
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The French Society of Cell Therapy and Genetics (SFTCG) is a non-profit organisation that represents the interests of scientists involved in the development of new cell and gene therapies.
We organise all aspects of the SFTCG Annual Congress
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 The SFTCG and ESGCT collaborative Congress, Versailles, 2012
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We manage the SFTCG society, including membership, the board and society administration
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We built, manage and maintain the SFTCG website, which includes a Congress registration and abstract submission and review system, and membership and mailing list database
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"The quality of the oral presentations and the speakers were excellent. I learned a lot during the congress."
SFTCG Congress 2016 delegate
SFTCG Congress 2016 delegate
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PLURIPOTENT STEM CELLS: REPROGRAMMING AND TISSUE ENGINEERING CONGRESS
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INGESTEM is the French national infrastructure of leading research institutes focused on embryonic and induced pluripotent stem cell biology, cell and tissue engineering for clinical applications.
The congress was attended by speakers and delegates from 12 countries, including from across Europe, the USA and Africa
Our bespoke congress registration and abstract submission system was incorporated into INGESTEM's own congress website
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"The quality of the invited speakers, in particular the overseas scientist talks where very instructive and inspiring."
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We organised the Gala Dinner Evening river boat dinner and cruise on the River Seine
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SPANISH SOCIETY OF GENE AND CELL THERAPY
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The Spanish Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (SETGyC) is a non-profit organisation representing scientists and health professionals interested in these new therapies.
We organise all aspects of the biannual SETGyC Congress which takes place in a different Spanish city every other year
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 The SETGyC and ESGCT collaborative Congress, Madrid, 2013
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We manage the SETGyC society, including membership, the board and society administration
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We built, manage and maintain the SETGyC website, which includes a Congress registration and abstract submission and review system, and membership and mailing list database
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"As it is a small congress I enjoyed a lot the opportunity to talk to speakers during the coffee-breaks, lunch and dinner. The venue was excellent and the overall organization was great."
SETGyC Congress 2015 delegate
SETGyC Congress 2015 delegate
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CAN SCIENCE SAVE THE DAY?
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'Can Science Save the Day?' was a discussion event for a public audience, featuring a panel of top scientists, which was held at the Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester.
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250 people attended the event
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Photo credit: EFMC
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We secured supporting funding from the Royal Society of Chemistry
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We strive to provide philanthropic support to projects which aim to improve people’s lives through STEM. We hope that these little pots of gold will help get fledgling projects off to a flying start!
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WATS.ON have supported Bright Club Oxford since 2015. Bright Club is a comedy night with a difference, where academics and experts take to the stage and try their hand and stand-up comedy.
We support Bright Club because it breaks down barriers, challenges perceptions, and proves that researchers (and research) can be funnier and more accessible than you might think. Find out more about Bright Club Oxford HERE. |
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