The "boutiques de science"

Here is a description of the wave of the "boutiques de sciences" (literally science shops) through the exemple of the ATES 93. This boutique has different objects in view: to inform, to train, to call for the exploitation of a service, and to make the applicant share the research process. This center is covering one geographic area - the Seine Saint-Denis -, and working with partners involved in social help (INSERM, DDASS), in order to answer various committees (for hygien, safety, working conditions...) and associations and schools; it also often organizes conferences. With this attitude of creating a real interaction, ATES 93 is different from the other boutiques which are more aimed towards dissemination of scientific information only.
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