Indigo-Med
Indigo-Med is a Science Communication & Education consultancy based in Greece. It provides effective science communication and education solutions through creative and entertaining means. Indigo-Med undertakes the design and implementation of professional communication and dissemination strategies for any project. With collective expertise in the past 10 years, mainly in dissemination and communication activities of European projects, the consultancy has collaborated internationally with distinguished research centres, scientific and educational organisations, as well as universities and youth centres, aiming to create sustainable networks, while providing effective dissemination of knowledge and outputs to the general public and the interested stakeholders.
Part of the outreach activities that Indigo-Med plans for the general public, includes the design and implementation of educational activities that engage students all of ages in learning about science, either through formal or informal education establishments. In addition, Indigo-Med undertakes the organisation of events and conferences, from start to finish. It provides dedicated services for organising events, including event promotion & dissemination, social media account management before and during the event, as well as the overall organisation and management of the event. Finally, devising and implementing communication and outreach strategies for EU projects has been our top priority in the last decade, including the creation of a communication and media strategy as well as the implementation of actions that promote and create a sustainable network of high-level stakeholders to be engaged in project activities.
Our staff are long-lasting members of important organizations/networks and panels in the field of science education and communication. More specifically, one of our members is an official Steering Committee Member of the European Marine Board Communications Panel, while she is also involved in the European Marine Science Educators Association (EMSEA) and more importantly, she is one of the founders of its Mediterrean branch, EMSEA-Med. Furthermore, Indigo-Med staff has often been invited on discussion panels on ocean literacy and science education in Europe and the USA at global ocean science education workshops and conferences. The company undertakes the design and implementation of professional communication and dissemination strategies for any project. Being actively involved in the dissemination and communication activities of European projects for the last 10 years, we have cooperated internationally with distinguished research centres, scientific and educational organisations, as well as universities and science centres, aiming to create science communication networks and forums, and to provide effective dissemination of scientific knowledge to the general public and the interested stakeholders. Experience and expertise in science communication through various EU projects (FP6, FP7, H2020).