António Manuel da Conceição Gomes da Costa is a Portuguese consultant and science communicator with over 30 years of experience. He has a PhD in Biochemistry from the University of Coimbra and has held various leadership and consulting roles for science centers and museums across Europe. Currently, he advises several major European science institutions on science communication strategies and responsible research and innovation.
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This issue begins with Dr. J. Coulardeau’s, ISAPL Vice-President, ISAPL News, also in French, calling for contrinutions to the 13th ISAPL International Congress and his contacts with international institutions and persons and respective results. We also began publishing the first ISAPL members’ papers, this time, Prof. I. Panasiuk’s paper “Translation Process from the point of view of translation polyvariety” under the translation didactics aspect, aimed at determining the translation process cognitive mechanisms, and J. Lanier’s works review by Dr. J. Coulardeau, specifically, Lanier’s 2017 book, Dawn of the New Everything, Encounters with Reality and Virtual Reality, his 2011 book, You Are Not a Gadget: A Manifesto, and his 1994 CD, Instruments of Change. We finisg this issue with a submission deadline extended, calling for texts, inspired by the discussions held during the 12th ISAPL International Congress to Signo journal, n. 88, v. 47, 2022.
1. António Manuel da Conceição Gomes da Costa
Curriculum Vitae
Birth date: 18th July 1959
Nationality: Portuguese
Languages, fluent (speaking, reading, writing): Portuguese, English
Languages, intermediate (speaking and reading): Spanish, French
Mailing address: Rua de Sao Joao da Mata, 81, 1º
1200 - 847 Lisboa
Portugal
Cell Phone: +351 965 880 503
E-mail: antoniogdac@gmail.com
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Education
1982 - Graduated in Biology, University of Coimbra, Portugal, classification 17 / 20
1996 – Ph.D, in Biochemistry, specialization in Bioenergetics, attributed with Suma
Cum Laude by the University of Coimbra, Portugal
2008-2009 - Fellow of the inaugural Cohort of the Noyce Leadership Institute, USA
(June 2008/ February 2009 - a programme aimed at providing access to
knowledge, tools, best practices, and professional networks to sustain
and advance innovation in the field of science centres.
(www.noycefdn.org/leadershipInstitute.php)
Professional Positions
June 2011- Present: Consultant in the area of Science With and For Society
and Responsible Research and Innovation for several
science and natural history museums, including
Deutsches Museum (Munich), Universcience – Cité des
sciences et de l’industrie (Paris), Science Museum
(London), Museo Leonardo Da Vinci (Milan) and
Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris .
May 2015 – Sep 2016: Executive Director of the Bahrain Science Centre
June 2011 – May 2014: Coordinator of the FP7 European project PLACES –
Platform of Local Authorities and Communicators
Engaged in Science (www.openplaces.eu)
Oct 2009 – Present: Independent Consultant in the field of Science
Communication, Science Education, and Museology
Jan 2008 – Oct 2009: Member of the Board of the National Agency for the
Scientific and Technological Culture – Ciencia Viva
Aug 2007 – October 2009: Executive Director, Pavilion of Knowledge – Ciencia
Viva
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2001 – 2007: Head of the Education and Communication
Department, Pavilion of Knowledge – Ciencia Viva
2000 – 2001: Ciencia Viva Project leader, working on the
development of the national network of science centres
1996 – 2000: Associate Professor, Department of Biochemistry,
Faculty of Science and Technology, University of
Coimbra; president of the Pedagogical Committee,
Biochemistry Department (2000); member of the
Executive Committee of the Biochemistry Department
(1996 – 1998)
1982 – 1996: Teaching Assistant, Department of Zoology, Faculty of
Science and Technology, University of Coimbra;
member of the Direction of the Zoology Department
(1984 – 1985)
Professional Activities
Present
– Member of the Steering Committee of The Facilitation Thematic Working Group,
ECSITE
– Consultant for project development for several European Science and
Technology Museums and Science Centres, including Deutsches Museum
(Munich), Universcience – Cité des sciences et de l’industrie (Paris), Science
Museum (London), Museo Leonardo Da Vinci (Milan) and Muséum National
d’Histoire Naturelle, Paris .
– Member of the Advisory Group for the Portuguese National Contact Point for
Science With and For Society.
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– President of SciCom.Pt, the Portuguese association of science communicators
(since January 2015)
– Member of the Editorial Board of the Jcom - Journal of Science Communication
(since June 2008)
– Member of the Editorial Committee of SPOKES Magazine, Ecsite (since June
2016)
PAST
– Responsible for conceiving and coordinating a Portuguese training programme
for primary school teachers on the exploration of science centres in the formal
education context (started in November 2007)
– Portuguese coordinator for the following European Projects:
PILOTS – Professionalization of Explainers in Learning
Technology and Science (2008-2010)
PULSE – Public Understanding of Life Sciences (2003);
PENCIL – Permanent European Resource Centre for Informal
Learning (2005-2007)
GAPP – Gender Awareness Participation Project (2007 – 2008)
– Member of the Annual Conference Programme Committee (ACPC) of
ECSITE(European Network of Science Centres and Museums) from June 2006
until June 2011;
– Chair of the ACPC from June 2008 until June 2011
– Portuguese Coordinator for the organisation of the ECSITE Annual Conference,
Lisbon 2007
– Invited Teacher, DOTIK School 2006 (European Training for Young Scientists
and Museum Explainers)
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– Amongst other activities in content development for science communication
programs, he was the external evaluator for the Comenius Multilateral Project
SETAC - Science Education As a Tool for Active Citizenship. Also, he was co-
author of a successful proposal to the Grundtvig LLP programme FEAST
(Facilitating Engagement of Adults in Science and Technology).
– Consultant for several institutions for proposal development and writing: H2020,
1st
and 2nd
calls
– Expert invited by the Italian Ministry of Science for the evaluation of the national
programmes in science communication (2012)
– Expert evaluator for the European Commission for FP7 - Science in Society
(2013)
– Expert evaluator for the European Commission for Horizon 2020 - Science With
and For Society (2015)
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– Amongst other activities in content development for science communication
programs, he was the external evaluator for the Comenius Multilateral Project
SETAC - Science Education As a Tool for Active Citizenship. Also, he was co-
author of a successful proposal to the Grundtvig LLP programme FEAST
(Facilitating Engagement of Adults in Science and Technology).
– Consultant for several institutions for proposal development and writing: H2020,
1st
and 2nd
calls
– Expert invited by the Italian Ministry of Science for the evaluation of the national
programmes in science communication (2012)
– Expert evaluator for the European Commission for FP7 - Science in Society
(2013)
– Expert evaluator for the European Commission for Horizon 2020 - Science With
and For Society (2015)