The non-profit association ScienceCenter-Netzwerk has a strategic role as a hub inside the Austrian community of interactive science communication. Its focus is research, training, dissemination and documentation of science center activities in order to analyze the potential of these activities and support their Austrian-wide usage. For the organization to efficiently serve this role as an active node in the Austrian and international networks, it needs staff with excellent knowledge about the international state-of-the-art development on science centers and informal learning. The organization needs to be well known and connected with international partners. This is also essential in view of the association being an important organization for trainings in Austria for various target groups (education system, students, teachers, explainers, museums and science mediators). The aim of the current project thus is to systematically deepen the competences of employees through a series of conferences and trainings. Participants will be staff of the core team, working on interactive science mediation, teaching, development and communication as well as explainers who serve as part-time staff for various activities of the association. Expected results are the qualification of staff, transfer of knowledge inside the (broader) team and implementation in ongoing activities. Moreover, methods and skills will also be disseminated through the Austrian network with its 140 partners as well as through teaching and trainings. Practical application of the joint participation of staff at the specific ECSITE conference will prepare them for organizing the same large conference a year later, 2016 in Graz, Austria. A longer-term benefit of the mobility activities will be the increased international profile of the organization ScienceCenter-Netzwerk, which is expected to manifest itself in intensified international collaboration, especially through EU-funded projects.