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Abstract
A novel programme in science education based on the participation of high school students in the activities of an international conference on experimental biology is reported. The data were collected by means of questionnaires answered by the students during and after the meeting. The results show that students autonomously develop efficient criteria for choosing which activities to attend. Such criteria are based mainly on the students' interest in the subject and on a previous evaluation of the understanding of the title of the activity. This freedom of choice seems to help the students to overcome difficulties with the vocabulary and content of activities. Results obtained from questionnaires answered eight months after the conference showed that students did acquire updated scientific information. It is our belief that scientific meetings may represent an important, but underestimated, opportunity for science education.
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