The First Pint of Science Festival in Asia

Sci Commun. 2017 Dec;39(6):810-820. doi: 10.1177/1075547017739907. Epub 2017 Nov 3.

Abstract

The Pint of Science Festival is the largest annual international science festival. So far the event has been held simultaneously in Europe, North America, South America, Africa, and Australia but not in Asia. Pint of Science Thailand was held for the first time this year, in Thailand's capital, Bangkok. This article briefly discusses some of the successes, challenges, and lessons learnt associated with running the first Pint of Science event in Asia, a culture very different to the Western Hemisphere cities that have currently hosted Pint of Science events.

Keywords: Asia; Pint of Science; Thailand; public engagement; science festival.