Project file - The visitors of the open house days of the plateau of Uccle
to celebrate the 50th birthday of the BIRA-IASB held on the 12th and 13th of October 2014

Commissioner

• Royal Observatory of Belgium (KSB-ORB)
• Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy (BIRA- IASB)
• Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium (KMI-IRM)

Research context

The Royal Observatory of Belgium, the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy and the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium are all located on the so called plateau of Uccle. In the weekend of 12 and 13 October 2014 these 3 institutions open their doors for the public to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Royal Belgian Institute for Space Aeronomy.

Aim

The idea for this research is both to look at who visits the plateau of Uccle during these open house days (look for the visitor’s profiles) as well to sound how these visitors appreciate their visit and the different aspects of the visit. The results are also compared with the results of the surveys conducted in 2005,2007, 2009 and 2013.

Method of data collection

• Summative evaluation
• Visitor profiles

Method of data collection

Written survey. Face-to-face interviews conducted by interviewers.

Contact

• Jan Cuypers, communication department of the Royal Observatory of Belgium
• Tim Somers, communication department of the Belgian Royal Institute for Space Aeronomy

Research period

12 and 13 Octobre 2014

Reports

• Full report **