Event Ideas and Planning

EDAB encourages partners to plan innovative events, which are understandable to the lay public, which engage audiences in discussion. Several specific examples are below.

Organising a Brain Awareness Week Event (PDF)

• hands-on demonstrations in schools
• "open days" and laboratory tours
• Internet brain quizzes
• art competitions or exhibits (by patients with brain disorders, students, or artists)
• essay competitions
• film showings and discussions
• music concerts and discussions
• science cafés
• book exhibits
• teacher trainings

• music and the brain
• sleep and body clock
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• effects of alcohol or drugs on the brain
• babies’ developing brains
• the teenage brain
• the ageing brai
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• female and male brains
• vision
• eating disorders

Many events are co-sponsored by two or more organisations. Combining resources may help to attract audiences, obtain media coverage, find speakers, and secure event space and volunteers.

Programmes can be geared to primary, middle, secondary, or university students; hospital staff, teachers, parents, or to the general public.

Speakers can include local scientists, doctors, or professionals with expertise; from universities, hospitals, or medical institutions; or EDAB members who live locally.

Space, often available free for educational events, may include lecture halls, auditoriums, or large rooms in: universities, schools, hospitals, museums, science centres; as well as public spaces, such as: parks, public plazas, and shopping centres.

Event co-sponsors may provide space, partial funding, or other resources, such as printing. Other funding resources may include medical organisations, charities and businesses.

Quick Links

Brain Awareness Week Resources       Intro       Event Ideas and Planning       Media and Publicity       Community Outreach       Graphics       Publications and Materials Reports: Brain Awareness Week 2007 (7 pages, 382Kb) Brain Awareness Week Contacts