CERN Travelling Exhibition Minisurvey Travelling Exhibition in its

CERN Travelling Exhibition Mini-survey Travelling Exhibition in its current form began life in 1997, and has since been modified twice. Appropriate now to consider its future. 1) What do you believe is the purpose of the Travelling Exhibition? 2) Is there a better way this purpose could be achieved? 16 replies (15 member states, 1 CERN personnel) C. Sutton EPOG 11/10/2002 1

1) What do you believe is the purpose of the Travelling Exhibition? • Inform about particle physics 7 (A, Bu, H, Pl, Se, Sp, C) • Excite young people about PP 7 (A, Cz, Dk, Fr, N, Sk, C) • Catalyst for other events 6 (Bu, CH, Dk, Dy, Se, Sp) • Inform people about CERN 4 (Dk, Dy, Gr, Sk) • Raise interest in PP and CERN 4 (CH, Cz, N, UK) • Show links to national programme 3 (N, Se, UK) • Raise government awareness 2 (Pl, Sp) • Show international cooperation 2 (H, N) C. Sutton EPOG 11/10/2002 2

2) Is there a better way we could achieve these purposes/ • No 5 (Fr, Dy, N, H, UK) • TV, press 4 (A, Bu, Gr, Sk, ) • Complement with other activities 3 (CH, Dk, Sp) • Talks, Masterclasses etc 3 (A, Bu, Pl) • Exhibition, less text, more objects 2 (C, Cz, ) • “Science box” - distributed kit C. Sutton EPOG 11/10/2002 1 (C) 3

CERN Travelling Exhibition Mini-survey Overall opinion (unsolicited) • Must keep it • Very good 4 (Cz, Dk, N, UK) 4 (CH, Fr, Gr) • Maybe better way 4 (C, Pl) • Other Outreach also needed 1 (Sp) Conclusions • The Travelling Exhibition is to inform people - especially young people - about particle physics and CERN • There is no clear better way to do this • We need it - but probably in a new version C. Sutton EPOG 11/10/2002 4

Charging for guided tours and Microcosm What would be the impact of charging 1) for guided tours? 2) for entrance to Microcosm? In general the answers to the two questions were the same: • Yes • Modest charge OK 1 (Pl) • Not against the idea 4 (A, CH, H, Sk) 3 (Dk, Sp, UK) • OK for visits not for Microcosm 1 (Cz) • Not a good idea 2 (Fr, Se) • No 5 (Bu, C, Dy, Gr, N) C. Sutton EPOG 11/10/2002 5

Charging for guided tours and Microcosm 4 “For”, 5 “not against”, 7 “against” Comments: Numbers do not tell the whole story • “Administration may cost more than revenue” • “Could pay for transport” • “May lose more in goodwill than we gain” • “If anything need cheaper arrangements” • “This is a wise use of CERN resources!” Conclusion: Need a real user survey C. Sutton EPOG 11/10/2002 6