the members of eiroforum soon realised that the lack of young scientists was not limited to the field of physics, so the initiative was broadened to cover all sciences and renamed science on stage. the first science on stage festival took place in 2005, again at cern in geneva, and the second in 2007 at esrf/ill in grenoble, france. the format of the physics on stage festivals remained and still remains unchanged. in may 2008, the financial support of the european commission ran out. in march 2009, under the guidance of stage on stage germany the 27 european