1. R – ECFA Meeting Sofia’2010 Dr. Boyko Vachev Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy Bulgarian Academy of Sciences Outreach Activities

2. BG10@CERN.CH Framework 10 - anniversary of Bulgaria's membership to CERN - European Organization for Nuclear Research - 2009 2008 – 2010 (1,5 years) History and Context History and Context Science, Technology and Education Outreach, Science Communication and Education Some Innovations Some Innovations First Responses, Disseminations, Results First Responses, Disseminations, Results Funding Funding

3. History and Context BEOBAL FP7 CE project experience 2007

4. Objectives of Education and Formation... formation and development of view of life and scientific understanding of world and nature … Bulgarian National CERN Teachers Programme 1. Arousing and keeping the interest of students and teachers in modern science and education; motivating them to more comprehensive studying and teaching physics; promoting creative understanding, transforming and developing the world, and physics in particular. Enhancing the scientific and technological culture of the teachers, students and their families 2. Cultivating taste and aspiration for revealing the unknown and awareness of invention; motivating the students to learn physics at the universities and to choose the profession of researchers, and the teachers – to constantly improve their qualification. Preparing the future generation of physicists – researchers and teachers, and modern entrepreneurs innovators

5. CERN’s mission research, technology, collaboration, education Research: Seeking and finding answers to questions about the Universe Technology: Advancing the frontiers of technology Collaborating: Bringing nations together through science Education: Training the scientists of tomorrow

6. Methods and Forms Innovations: - Friendly dialog during lections and visits to experiments leading by experienced and also young researchers; - Work in teachers lab with real experiments; - Visitor centres and science museums; - Translation of CERN posters to bi-languages of neighbor countries - Treasury hunt in Geneva and Meeting in Bulgarian diplomatic mission - Photo exhibition of BG teachers programme - Scientific “sedianka” (научна седянка – an original Bulgarian version of Café scientifique; - Scientific – technical and cultural routs on the road to CERN teachers or school students programmes (Via CERN)

7. When you take your children or grand children to the Sciece Centres and Museums like CERN Microcosm and Globe ….

9. First Results Exhibitions for CERN and BG teachers programme Posters exhibitions > 25 Info materials > 40 Presentations > 35 Open lessons > 12 Models >16 Translation of various CERN info materials Translation, edition and dissemination of CERN 17 set posters in Bulgarian, Serbian, Ukrainian (discussion about Turkey and Albanian languages is in progress) Handing the certificates of CERN BG teachers programme CERN lessons in the traditional 7 and 8 national fairs for Internet lessons “Physics in my eyes” and “Hunters of sky treasures” > 5 Schools Fan clubs of CERN > 4 Developing of Physics Laboratory like CERN one (in progress) Opening a class of Physics in Varna gimnasium of mathematics Conference (festival) devoted to CERN Framework agreement between INRNE BAS and Varna Municipality with stress on joint activities with CERN Media partnership in the field od science and CERN activities communication 3 BG Teachers programmes in CERN, visit of directors and several school students groups

10. Exhibitions, Public Talks, Festivals …

11. First First official informational materials of CERN in the field of communication of science in Bulgarian and Ukrainian and Bulgarian and Serbian

12. Exhibition of posters of CERN, INRNE and Bulgarian Teachers Programme together with children theatre from Varna “Golden Key” and Varna teachers in BAS (8-12.12.08) and Varna Municipality (18.01 и 30.05.09) and handing the teachers CERN certificates

13. Exhibitions, Public Talks, Festivals … Public talk and exhibition about CERN and 10 Anniversary of Bulgaria membership in Bulgarian Gymnasium St.St. Cyrill and Methodius, Tsaribrod, Serbia

14. Exhibitions, Public Talks, Festivals … A journey into the depths of matter: Exhibition on the 10 - anniversary of Bulgaria's membership to CERN – 9 – 20 March, 2010 in National Museum of Earth and Man Live translation from the hugest experiment in the world LHC and the largest detector ATLAS.... among giant crystals... What is Bulgaria's place in the global race to penetrate the depths of matter? Mini exhibition of 16 posters for CERN (those in Bielefeld, Germany) + 4 poster especially for the Bulgarian participation Posters of the Bulgarian and the languages of the countries neighboring the European Union - Serbian and Ukrainian, the relationship between deciphering the secrets of the Big Bang and experiment Large Hadron Collider (set of 17 posters) Photo reportage of the Bulgarian physics teachers program of CERN (8 posters) Lectures on the Big Bang and our journey through the mysteries of the nature... Many movies and even music - rap - Is it possible such a combination with physics? Come and you will see!

15. Exhibitions, Public Talks, Festivals … A journey into the depths of matter: Exhibition on the 10 - anniversary of Bulgaria's membership to CERN – 9 – 20 March, 2010 in National Museum of Earth and Man > 700 visitors > 17 schools Many TV, radio and WEB releases and responses > 12 scientists

16. Exhibitions, Public Talks, Festivals … A journey into the depths of matter: Exhibition on the 10 - anniversary of Bulgaria's membership to CERN – 9 – 20 March, 2010 in National Museum of Earth and Man

17. Exhibitions, Public Talks, Festivals … Varna May 2009 CERN festival

18. Exhibitions, Public Talks, Festivals …

19. I would like to thank the CERN and the Director General, Prof. Rolf Heuer, personally, for the possibilities providing to Bulgarian teachers and students, to people, scientists and students from allover the world, to touch cutting edge science and technology, to meet and make acquaintance with researchers – from young one to famous Nobel Prize winners, to see how hard and long is rout to discovery, but how exiting and with high inspiration is the work in science … and to joint them …

20. Thank you for attention!

21. Природата да се познава е полезно, Но ти помни: че всеки път в захлас, щом ний надничаме във бездната, и тя наднича в нас... 1999 – 2002 Aleksei Norairovych Sissakian Природу познавать полезно, но только помни: всякий раз, когда заглядываем в бездну она заглядывает в нас... 1999 – 2002 Алексей Нурайрович Сисакян To learn the Nature is useful, but remember: whenever, when we look into the abyss she looks at us... 1999 – 2002