Speaker Details

Asger Hoeg, born 1947, graduated from Technical University of Denmark 1972 and received a Bachelor of Economy from Copenhagen Business School in 1979. Hoeg was Deputy Director of the Postal Services from 1981 to 1988; he is the Executive Director of the Experimentarium Science Center since April 1988. Hoeg was Founding Father of ECSITE in 1990; he was Treasurer, Vice President and President of ECSITE in the period from 1998 to 2007; he is Vice President of The Siemens Foundation in Denmark, on the Board of he Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts, on the Science Center Committee of Norway, and on the Board of Archeologic Research Center Lejre. Hoeg is also External Associate Professor at the Copenhagen Business School.

Presentation Abstract:

Abstract for Session A As you all know, Denmark is hosting the World Climate Summit, COP15, from 30 November to 7 December 2009. This is for Denmark indeed a very big challenge. From the day when it was announced that Denmark should host COP15, climate change and energy production, energy distribution and energy consumption has been on the Danish agenda. Experimentarium have benefitted from this. We have raised more than 1,5 million Euro from the state owned national energy company DONG Energy to self produce an exhibition on future energy technology and climate change. 25% of the exhibition shall be copied and displayed in a science msueum in Jutland. Also, Experimentarium have raised 800.000 Euro to produce a website on climate change and energy and develop a consensus conference model where well known Danish sciencetists and energy experts are role played by young university students. The target audience is young students aged 16 - 19 years. All this had not happened with out COP15. My conclusion is that science centers shall cooperate as much as possible with the international initiatives. They are launch pads for our development.

Status: Confirmed