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Café
Scientifique Gainesville serves the scientific interests of
our local community. The Café
is a place where anyone can come to explore the latest ideas in science
and technology, over a cup of coffee, tea or a glass of beer, outside a
traditional academic setting. The Café is a forum for debating
science issues (not a shop window for science) in an informal setting
where relaxed conversation and an exchange of ideas is possible. The
Cafe is
committed to promoting public engagement with science and to making
science accessible to all.
The Café is held every month during the
academic year, usually on Tuesday evenings (always check schedule)
starting at 7:30 pm and
finishing by 9:00 pm , but the schedule will be modified to accommodate
speakers. The Cafe meets in the Phillips
Social Hall of the Unitarian
Universalist Fellowship, which has space for up to 70 attendees,
a
kitchen in the Hall, and ample free parking. The Café sells
light refreshments, at cost, (snacks, coffee and tea) and attendees can
bring their own alcoholic beverages. The Café is self-supporting
by ‘passing the hat’ during the Café gathering. The
speakers are
not paid (except for free drinks and snacks). The Unitarian Fellowship
Fellowship is supporting the Café by providing the Phillips
Social Hall at no cost.
The Café
Scientifique movement started in England in 1998 as an informal
discussion forum giving everyone the opportunity to gather to discuss
great topics in science. The Café meetings are designed to
promote group discussion: the evening is led by an invited speaker, who
talks briefly, then the topic is thrown open to debate and everyone is
encouraged to join the discussion. Also the Cafe is associated with the Science Cafe program of Sigma Xi.
Come and join us! Experience the Cafe! (Map to the Cafe)
Short history of the Café
movement and Café
Scientifique Gainesville