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October 17–20, 2015 • Montréal, QC, Canada<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>
ARAMCO FULL PAGE
WELCOME TO<br />
ASTC 2015!<br />
The Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC) and<br />
our host, the Montréal Science Centre, welcome you to ASTC’s<br />
2015 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> in the beautiful city of Montreal!<br />
Each year, ASTC’s <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> endeavors to provide<br />
the perfect balance between professional and personal development.<br />
We hope that over the next several days your work<br />
and that of your institution or company will be enhanced both<br />
by what you learn and by those with whom you connect. Our<br />
field is enriched by the dialogue among colleagues from around<br />
the world which occurs during educational sessions as well as<br />
informal conversations.<br />
We hope this is a memorable, valuable, and enjoyable<br />
experience!<br />
TABLE OF<br />
CONTENTS<br />
Welcome from ASTC..........................................................................5<br />
Welcome from <strong>Conference</strong> Host......................................................6<br />
Welcome from Mayor ........................................................................7<br />
General <strong>Conference</strong> Information....................................................8<br />
ASTC 2015 Sponsors.........................................................................12<br />
Keynote Speakers..............................................................................15<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Goals and Tracks......................................................... 17<br />
Preconference Events and Workshops.........................................18<br />
Concurrent Sessions and Events.................................................. 24<br />
Museum Open House Day.............................................................. 68<br />
Museum Cinema Day....................................................................... 70<br />
Pre/Postconference Tours.............................................................. 72<br />
About our Host...................................................................................74<br />
ASTC Members in Canada..............................................................77<br />
Montreal: Things to See and Do.................................................... 78<br />
ASTC 2015 Exhibit Hall Schedule.................................................81<br />
ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> Sponsors and Exhibitors............... 83<br />
Exhibitor List by Category.............................................................. 92<br />
Sessions by Track.............................................................................. 99<br />
Presenters......................................................................................... 104<br />
ASTC Board of Directors............................................................... 112<br />
ASTC <strong>Conference</strong> Program Planning Committee.................. 112<br />
ASTC Staff......................................................................................... 112<br />
2016 ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>................................................... 114<br />
Advertisers......................................................................................... 114<br />
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Dear ASTC Colleague:<br />
Bienvenue à Montréal! On behalf of ASTC’s Board of Directors, volunteers, and staff, thank you for<br />
joining us for the 2015 ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>.<br />
Each year, the ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> is a fantastic opportunity to build and grow connections with<br />
colleagues from around the world, as well as learn from, collaborate with, and be inspired by members<br />
of the science center and museum field. We hope you find the next few days here in Canada rich with<br />
information and opportunities.<br />
The ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> is more than just networking. Each year, thanks to the efforts of the<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Program Planning Committee (CPPC), the caliber of the educational offerings improves,<br />
and this year is no exception. You will find practical information, innovative ideas, and inspiration in<br />
the 10 preconference workshops and over 100 concurrent sessions. The opening plenary session will<br />
include announcements and a provocative keynote presentation on science communication. The first<br />
Alan J. Friedman Science Center Dialogue will be held on Monday, as well as the presentation of the<br />
Leading Edge Awards for exemplary accomplishments in our field.<br />
We are delighted to have ASTC 2015 hosted by the Montréal Science Centre. It has been a pleasure<br />
to work with the team at the science center, and we hope you take plenty of time to explore during<br />
Tuesday’s Museum Open House Day. Don’t miss your opportunity to explore the fabulous city of<br />
Montreal, a cultural hub of Canada, while you’re here.<br />
We encourage you to spend time in the Exhibit Hall at this year’s conference, which is once again<br />
filled with the latest traveling exhibitions and a plethora of products and services you can share with<br />
your institution. While in the Exhibit Hall, make sure to stop by the ASTC Resource Center to learn<br />
more about ASTC’s programs and services, purchase a publication, pick up recent issues of ASTC’s<br />
award-winning magazine, Dimensions (the September/October issue is in your conference bag), and<br />
meet members of the ASTC staff. The Exhibit Hall will also be the location of lunches on Saturday and<br />
Sunday, an ice cream break on Saturday, the live demo hour, and a networking reception on Sunday, all<br />
of which you definitely want to attend!<br />
The ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> is the culmination of years of planning and the tireless efforts of many<br />
people. We are incredibly grateful for the hard work and contributions of the CPPC, led by Guy Labine<br />
and Karen Hager, and the team from our host institution, as well as all of our speakers, sponsors, exhibitors,<br />
and volunteers. We extend our most sincere thanks to you for your dedication, energy, and passion,<br />
and for making this year’s conference an exciting and beneficial experience for all attendees.<br />
Enjoy! Whether this is your first or fifteenth ASTC conference, we hope you find it exceptionally valuable<br />
and enjoyable. We look forward to connecting with you over the next few days in Montreal.<br />
Cordialement,<br />
Chevy Humphrey<br />
ASTC Board Chair<br />
President and CEO, Arizona Science Center<br />
humphrey@azscience.org<br />
Anthony (Bud) Rock<br />
ASTC President and CEO<br />
brock@astc.org<br />
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October 2015<br />
Bonjour chers collègues!<br />
The Montréal Science Centre and its partners are delighted to welcome you<br />
to our beautiful city for the 2015 ASTC <strong>Conference</strong>. The second largest<br />
French-speaking city in the world after Paris, Montréal is a hub where the<br />
world comes to meet and share ideas, a city that attracts talent from around<br />
the world and is known for the warm welcome it extends to visitors.<br />
Montréal is a vibrant and cosmopolitan destination, renowned for the<br />
diversity of its cultural scene and the delights of its gastronomy.<br />
It is therefore with pleasure and pride that we host this year’s annual<br />
gathering of science and technology centres. The Montréal Science Centre<br />
team has worked closely with ASTC, government partners and<br />
representatives from the academic sector to make your stay something to<br />
remember, French Canadian-style.<br />
The greater Montréal region is known for many sectors of excellence,<br />
including aerospace, information technology, life sciences and<br />
nanotechnology. Home to 11 world-class institutions of higher education –<br />
led by McGill University and Université de Montréal – the city has one of the<br />
highest academic densities in the world research and innovation occupy a<br />
prominent place in both its enterprises and the hearts of its citizens.<br />
We are particularly excited to welcome you to the Montréal Science Centre,<br />
located on the banks of the mighty St-Lawrence River in the historic Old Port<br />
district. We are currently the only science centre in the province of Quebec,<br />
and this year, we are celebrating 15 years of existence and achievements,<br />
including our 10 millionth visitor. To mark this milestone and highlight your<br />
visit, we have just opened a new highly original exhibit on the human body.<br />
Designed and developed by our resident programs team, this exhibit plays<br />
on the concept of “transformations”, as they occurred over evolution of the<br />
human species, as they happen over a life span, and as they might be<br />
possible in the future. The Science Centre also presents Fabrik - Creative<br />
Factory, an innovative workshop where we let inventiveness be the key to<br />
experimentation. Also conceived by our in-house teams, Fabrik has a<br />
distinctive MSC flavour which has already made a powerful impression and<br />
we think, left its mark on the Tinkering Labs movement.<br />
Wishing you an excellent stay in Montréal, the Science Centre team looks<br />
forward to exchanging and working with all of you. Enjoy!<br />
Au plaisir,<br />
Julie Payette<br />
Chief Operating Officer<br />
Montréal Science Centre - 2 Rue de la Commune West - Montréal, Québec - H2Y 4B2 - Canada<br />
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On behalf of Montréal, I am delighted to welcome you to the<br />
largest French-speaking city in North America for the 2015 edition<br />
of the ASTC annual conference.<br />
Ranked among the top conference destinations on the planet (and<br />
according to your Montreal Science Center colleague also “off the<br />
planet”), Montréal is a hub where the world not only comes to<br />
meet and share ideas, but to enjoy the diversity of its cultural<br />
scene and savour the delights of its gastronomy.<br />
Fueled by an innovative spirit and a unique “joie de vivre”,<br />
Montréal is a city of knowledge and creativity, home to four ranked<br />
universities (led by McGill University and Université de Montréal)<br />
and featuring one of the highest academic densities in the world.<br />
To be able to welcome ASTC members from all over the world to<br />
our vibrant and cosmopolitan society is a perfect fit.<br />
It is therefore a source of tremendous pride to all Montrealers, the<br />
Montreal Science Center and myself to host the Association of<br />
Science & Technology Centers 2015 conference, held in Québec<br />
for the first time in history.<br />
J’espère que vos discussions seront constructives en<br />
enrichissantes. Et lorsque viendra le temps de relaxer, je vous<br />
invite à découvrir les nombreux plaisirs de Montréal, une<br />
métropole unique, au carrefour de l’Amérique et de l’Europe.<br />
Bon séjour!<br />
Denis Coderre<br />
Maire de Montréal<br />
Mayor of Montréal<br />
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GENERAL CONFERENCE INFORMATION<br />
Here’s what awaits you at ASTC 2015...<br />
■■<br />
More than 100 concurrent educational sessions on topics<br />
as diverse as leadership, education and programming,<br />
exhibits and environments, development and member<br />
relations, innovations in science and technology, community<br />
engagement, and outreach, applications of research<br />
and evaluation, and more<br />
■■<br />
Powerful keynote presentations from Dr. Annick<br />
Desjardins and Chantal Barriault on Saturday morning,<br />
and Peggy Monahan and Sarah Wolman on Monday<br />
morning (see page 15 for details on the keynote speakers)<br />
■■<br />
Plenty of opportunities to network and forge connections<br />
with your fellow attendees from around the globe, including<br />
breakfast on Saturday, lunch on Saturday and Sunday,<br />
an ice cream break Saturday afternoon, a refreshment<br />
break on Sunday morning, and a networking reception<br />
on Sunday<br />
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Two full days of the ASTC Exhibit Hall, jam-packed with a<br />
wide range of products and services<br />
■■<br />
Party time during Saturday night’s party at our<br />
host museum<br />
■■<br />
ASTC Community of Practice (CoP) Meet-Ups, held<br />
throughout the conference (see pages 21 and 54 for details)<br />
■■<br />
A behind-the-scenes look at the Montréal Science Centre<br />
during Tuesday’s Museum Open House Day<br />
■■<br />
A chance to see the latest big screen films during<br />
Tuesday’s Museum Cinema Day at the Montréal<br />
Science Centre, sponsored by the Giant Screen<br />
Cinema Association<br />
ASTC Community of Practice (CoP) Meet-Ups<br />
ASTC Communities of Practice (CoPs) are groups of informal<br />
education professionals who share a concern or a passion<br />
for something they do and learn how to do it better as they<br />
interact regularly. Many of the CoPs will be meeting during<br />
the conference for brainstorming, planning, and networking.<br />
These meet-ups are open to all conference attendees,<br />
whether or not you have previously been involved with any<br />
CoPs. For a current list of ASTC CoPs, visit www.astc.org/<br />
professional-development/communities-of-practice/.<br />
See the program schedule for a complete list of meet-ups.<br />
ASTC Job Bank<br />
The ASTC Job Bank will be open from 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on<br />
Sunday, October 18 and Monday, October 19, in Room 514B<br />
of the Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montreal Convention<br />
Center). The Job Bank will feature listings of current positions<br />
available at ASTC-member institutions and companies, as well<br />
as resumes from job seekers. Job applicants should bring a<br />
supply of résumés.<br />
ASTC Resource Center<br />
Learn more about the Association’s programs and activities,<br />
purchase our bestselling books, and meet ASTC staff at the<br />
Resource Center and Bookstore, located in the center of the<br />
Exhibit Hall. Find out what’s going on in professional development<br />
and Communities of Practice (CoPs), public policy<br />
and advocacy, global engagement, research, and traveling<br />
exhibitions. Members can sign up for free subscriptions to<br />
our award-winning bimonthly magazine, Dimensions, and<br />
our biweekly email newsletter, INFORMER. Stop by and<br />
learn more about the Sustainability Fellowship Program<br />
Saturday, October 17 from 9:30–11 a.m. and Sunday, October<br />
18 from 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m. Pose and snap your photo at our<br />
Express Your Selfie Booth, sponsored by the ASTC Equity and<br />
Diversity Board Committee. Learn how to take better advantage<br />
of your ASTC membership. Not a member? Come find out<br />
about the benefits of membership and even join on the spot. We<br />
look forward to seeing you Saturday and Sunday.<br />
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Certificate of Completion<br />
If your institution or professional organization requires you<br />
to have a certificate of completion, please contact us after the<br />
conference at conference@astc.org.<br />
CFRE Credit<br />
Selected development-related sessions have been<br />
approved for CFRE credit in Category<br />
1.B-Education of the CFRE International<br />
application for initial certification and/or recertification.<br />
A maximum of 9.5 credit hours is available during<br />
the conference. Applicable sessions are denoted in the program<br />
with the CFRE 2015 logo.<br />
Creating a Great <strong>Conference</strong> Session Brown<br />
Bag Lunch<br />
Want some practical advice on how to make your session<br />
proposal stand out from the crowd? Want to share your innovative<br />
practices, programs, and partnerships? Learn about<br />
the updated guidelines and key factors that will strengthen<br />
your session proposal for the 2016 ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong><br />
in Tampa, Florida during this brown bag session. Bring your<br />
lunch and join this interactive session on Saturday, October 17,<br />
from 12:15–1:15 p.m. in Room 513A of the Palais des Congrès de<br />
Montréal (Montreal Convention Center).<br />
Diversity Fundraiser<br />
Since it was launched in 2001, ASTC’s Diversity and Leadership<br />
Development Fellows Program has made it possible for more<br />
than 130 science center professionals from over 70 science<br />
centers and museums in the United States and Canada to<br />
participate in the ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>. The Fellowship<br />
exemplifies ASTC members’ commitment to reflecting the<br />
diversity of the audiences they serve by supporting the development<br />
and advancement of science center professionals from<br />
ethnic/racial minority backgrounds, those with disabilities,<br />
and those who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender<br />
(LGBT). Fellows receive free conference registration and<br />
a stipend of up to $1,000 to cover expenses. In an effort to<br />
fulfill the needs of this growing program, ASTC has once again<br />
implemented a $10 contribution to this program as an admission<br />
requirement for the Saturday Night Party at the Montréal<br />
Science Centre.<br />
First Aid<br />
If you have a medical need, please come to the Registration<br />
Desk, located on the 2nd level outside of the Exhibit Hall.<br />
Flash Sessions<br />
Flash sessions are a collection of short (10-minute) presentations<br />
on various, but often related topics, given by different<br />
people. One group of Flash Sessions will be presented per day<br />
on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday; check the program listings<br />
for more details on specific presentations and session leaders.<br />
Internet Access<br />
ASTC will offer complimentary wireless internet access in<br />
the Palais des Congrès de Montréal (Montreal Convention<br />
Center). Free Wi-Fi is available at the Montreal Science<br />
Centre and on the territory of the Old Port<br />
Mentor Program<br />
This pilot program is designed to match some of the most<br />
experienced members of the field with newcomers to science<br />
centers and museums based on their area of expertise. The<br />
Mentor Program is an opportunity for first-time conference<br />
attendees to get the most out of the conference, to develop new<br />
relationships, to learn tried and true tips for navigating the<br />
conference, and to potentially build relationships that will last<br />
beyond Montreal.<br />
Nursing Mother’s Lounge<br />
A lounge, located in Room 514A of the Palais des Congrès de<br />
Montréal (Montreal Convention Center) will be available for<br />
nursing mothers during the conference. The lounge will be<br />
open from 7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., Friday, October 16–Monday,<br />
October 19.<br />
Poster Sessions<br />
The Poster Session is a visual presentation of an author’s<br />
work—using graphs, photographs, diagrams, and any sample<br />
educational materials developed—on a poster board. Two<br />
groups of Poster Sessions will be presented in the Exhibit<br />
Hall—one on Saturday and one on Sunday— and presenters<br />
will be staffing their respective posters to engage with attendees.<br />
Check the program listings for more details on specific<br />
poster titles and presenters.<br />
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Shuttle Transportation<br />
Throughout the conference, complimentary shuttle bus service<br />
will operate on a continuous loop between the Hyatt Montreal,<br />
Delta Montreal, and the Palais des Congrès de Montréal<br />
(Montreal Convention Center), as follows:<br />
■■<br />
Friday, October 16, 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.<br />
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Saturday, October 17, 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.<br />
■■<br />
Sunday, October 18, 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.<br />
■■<br />
Monday, October 19, 6:30 a.m.–6:30 p.m.<br />
Please note that there will be limited service provided<br />
between 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.<br />
■■<br />
The Educators Network (TEN) Dinner—additional<br />
service will be provided from Hyatt to Delta and Holiday<br />
Inn. Bus will depart at 9:30 p.m.<br />
■■<br />
ASTC Governing Members Reception—additional<br />
service will be provided from the museum to the Delta and<br />
Holiday Inn. Bus will depart at 7:00 p.m.<br />
■■<br />
Saturday Party at the Montréal Science Centre<br />
Buses departing from the Hyatt beginning at 7:00 p.m.<br />
looping between Delta and Holiday Inn until 12:00 a.m.<br />
■■<br />
Museum Open House and Museum Cinema Day at the<br />
Montréal Science Centre<br />
Buses departing from the Hyatt beginning at 8:30 a.m.<br />
looping between Delta and Holiday Inn until 5:00 p.m.<br />
NEW THIS YEAR!<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> App<br />
With all of the fabulous sessions and events that happen during<br />
the ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>, organization is key if you want<br />
to keep your schedule straight. This year, it’s a little easier. The<br />
new ASTC app is your comprehensive guide to the 2015 ASTC<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong>. It contains a complete event and session<br />
schedule, list of exhibitors and sponsors, maps, and other<br />
helpful conference details. Download the ASTC app from the<br />
iTunes App Store or find it on Google Play.<br />
Charging Stations<br />
Does your phone need a charge? If so, stop by one of the<br />
charging stations for a quick boost.<br />
Have a question about conference?<br />
Want to share some<br />
feedback? Look for members<br />
of the <strong>Conference</strong> Program<br />
Planning Committee wearing this pin. We’d love<br />
to hear from you!<br />
Details will be available onsite. Note: The shuttle schedule<br />
does not include coach transportation for pre and postconference<br />
tours.<br />
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ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS<br />
(As of September 23, 2015)<br />
We are extremely grateful to the organizations that have chosen to support the 2015 ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> and wish to thank<br />
them for their generous support:<br />
Signature Sponsor<br />
Partner<br />
Gold Sponsors<br />
Silver Sponsors<br />
Bronze Sponsors<br />
Exhibit Hall Ice Cream Break sponsor: Connecticut Science Center.<br />
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KEYNOTE SPEAKERS<br />
Saturday, October 17<br />
Annick Desjardins, MD, FRCPC<br />
Duke University Medical Center<br />
Associate Professor of Neurology Durham, NC<br />
After completing her residency at the Université de<br />
Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada and a fellowship in neuro-oncology<br />
at The Brain Tumor Center at Duke, Annick Desjardins<br />
joined the faculty at Duke, with a primary focus on patient<br />
care. Her clinical research focuses on providing innovative and<br />
aggressive therapies to adults with primary brain tumors, with<br />
a special interest in the use of neural stem cells for neurorepair<br />
and treatment. Desjardins is also a Fellow of the Royal College<br />
of Physicians of Canada.<br />
Presented by<br />
Chantal Barriault<br />
Chantal Barriault has been working in a<br />
science center environment since she was 16<br />
years old. In her 25-year career at Science<br />
North, she led many science communication<br />
projects as well as visitor studies and learning<br />
impact research. Since 2005, Chantal has been the co-director<br />
of the Science Communication Graduate Program offered<br />
jointly by Science North and Laurentian University in Sudbury,<br />
Ontario. Her research interests focus on assessing the impact<br />
of science communication strategies through the application of<br />
learning theories and cognitive science.<br />
Monday, October 19<br />
Sarah Wolman<br />
Sarah Wolman is Senior Programme Director<br />
for the LEGO Foundation. Sarah has a JD<br />
from Columbia Law School where she began<br />
teaching law as a way to motivate students<br />
in Harlem classrooms. She continued her<br />
work benefiting underserved communities, including serving<br />
as executive director of a community-based organization<br />
that provided early childhood education and other services to<br />
low-income families. More recently, Wolman has worked for<br />
private foundations and nonprofit organizations around education<br />
partnerships and grants. At the LEGO Foundation, she<br />
leads the Re-imagine Learning Programme, which includes<br />
the Foundation’s partnership with Ashoka.<br />
Peggy Monahan<br />
Peggy Monahan is the creative director of<br />
exhibit development at the New York Hall of<br />
Science. Peggy has more than two decades of<br />
experience in museums such as the Boston<br />
Children’s Museum and the Exploratorium,<br />
and has created and directed exhibitions on topics ranging<br />
from genetics to creativity. As director of exhibits and programs<br />
at The Tech Museum, she adapted a design-challenge<br />
methodology in her work, refocusing the museum’s efforts to<br />
truly live out their core ideology, “Inspiring the innovator in<br />
everyone.” At NYSCI, she leads the creative development of<br />
exhibitions, including the Design Lab, a large exhibition dedicated<br />
to tinkering and creative problem solving.<br />
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CONFERENCE GOALS AND TRACKS<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Goals<br />
The program and content of the ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> are<br />
designed to:<br />
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Inspire attendees, both personally and professionally,<br />
through exciting and engaging speakers and experiences<br />
■■<br />
Increase capacity through high-quality sessions that build<br />
upon what individuals and organizations already know to<br />
generate new abilities<br />
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Strengthen relationships that connect people and organizations<br />
in ways that advance informal science education<br />
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Highlight innovations in every aspect of informal science<br />
education and museum practice<br />
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Focus on reflection and feedback that strengthen the field<br />
by learning from past successes or shortcomings<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Tracks<br />
Sessions are organized according to topical tracks:<br />
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Administration: finances, business practices, facilities,<br />
risk management, etc.<br />
■■<br />
Applications of Research and Evaluation: research<br />
and evaluation methods and results, and how they can be<br />
applied to mission fulfillment<br />
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Communications, Public Relations, and Marketing:<br />
techniques and results of organizational communications<br />
in science center practice via any media platform<br />
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Community Engagement and Outreach: programming<br />
to serve community constituencies, including teacher<br />
education programs and diversity and inclusion efforts<br />
■■<br />
Development and Member Relations: general development<br />
and membership strategies, donor relations, etc.<br />
■■<br />
Education and Programming: models and outcomes<br />
from various modes of programming, including demonstrations,<br />
theater, adult or youth programming, hands-on<br />
labs, etc.<br />
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Exhibits and Environments: development and design<br />
of any science learning environment (physical or virtual,<br />
in museums or public spaces), and trends affecting design<br />
and development approaches<br />
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Immersive Media and Experiences: development<br />
and programming related to planetariums, large-format<br />
films, stereoscopic theaters, simulators, and<br />
related environments<br />
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Innovations in Science and Technology: research<br />
collaborations, emerging technologies, etc.<br />
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Leadership: issues of governance, strategic vision, mission<br />
fulfillment, and organizational/field strategies for<br />
the future<br />
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Staff and Workforce Development: staff and volunteer<br />
development, visitor/customer service, etc.<br />
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PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS AND EVENTS<br />
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16<br />
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Registration<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 2 Prefunction 210 West<br />
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Exhibit Hall Installation<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
For exhibitors only<br />
8:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.<br />
ASTC Board of Directors Meeting<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Inspiration<br />
For ASTC Board members, committee chairs, and<br />
invited guests<br />
8:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development<br />
Fellows Workshop<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 3<br />
For 2015 Fellows, alumni, and invited guests<br />
9:00–10:00 a.m.<br />
Implications of the NRC’s Report on Out-of-School<br />
STEM Programs<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
The National Research Council’s report Identifying and<br />
Supporting Productive STEM Programs in Out-of-School<br />
Settings outlines the characteristics of programs that support<br />
children’s learning and describes how to increase the<br />
availability of such programs. This session will include an<br />
overview of the report and an audience driven discussion of<br />
its implications.<br />
Session Leader: Michael Feder, senior program officer,<br />
Board on Science Education, National Academies of Science,<br />
Engineering, and Medicine, Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Bronwyn Bevan, Exploratorium, San Francisco;<br />
and Leslie Goodyear, EDC, Waltham, Massachusetts<br />
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.<br />
Advocacy: It’s not just research; it’s what you do<br />
with it!<br />
This workshop is a one-stop shop for learning how to make<br />
more effective use of your visitor research and how to ensure<br />
you are influencing decision-makers. It’s not enough to just<br />
collect and analyze your research; you need to know how to<br />
share and pitch your evidence. Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Kayte McSweeney, audience researcher<br />
and advocate, Science Museum, London, United Kingdom<br />
Presenter: Ryan Auster, Museum of Science, Boston<br />
CANCELLED<br />
9:00 a.m.–1:00 p.m.<br />
Test Drive the Museduino Electronic Exhibit<br />
Development Kit … and take one home!<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
Participants will explore the principles of robust electronics<br />
design for public installations, using the Museduino<br />
Electronic Exhibit Development Kit (E2DK). This is<br />
a hands-on workshop. Participants will build a robust,<br />
responsive electronics environment for their museum<br />
exhibit concept. BYFB (Bring your favorite Arduinocompatible<br />
processor board) or borrow one of ours.<br />
Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Rianne Trujillo, graduate student,<br />
Albuquerque, New Mexico<br />
Session Moderators: Miriam Langer, professor of<br />
media arts & technology and director, Center for Cultural<br />
Technology, New Mexico Highlands University, Las Vegas;<br />
Andres Barerra Guererro, educator, Explora, Albuquerque,<br />
New Mexico; and Michael Pierce, director of exhibits production<br />
and maintenance, ABEO Group Design & Fabrication<br />
Services, Albuquerque, New Mexico<br />
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PRECONFERENCE EVENTS<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Integrating Citizen Science into Science<br />
Center Programming<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
Interested in trying citizen science, or enhancing existing<br />
citizen science programming? This outcomes-focused<br />
workshop will help you craft a workplan to align citizen science<br />
activities with institutional priorities. Peers will share<br />
diverse projects and resources, and discuss how science centers<br />
can uniquely support both relevant research and deeply<br />
meaningful learning. Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Jennifer Shirk, communications coordinator,<br />
Citizen Science Association, Winter Harbor, Maine<br />
Presenters: Emily Cotman, Sciencenter, Ithaca New York;<br />
Tina Phillips, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York;<br />
Karen Purcell, Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York;<br />
David Sittenfeld, Museum of Science, Boston; and Julie<br />
Urban, North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Introduction to Strategic Framing for Climate and<br />
Ocean Change<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
We will introduce a research-based approach to engaging<br />
audiences in learning and thinking about climate change<br />
and considering how every citizen can participate in<br />
shaping the future in light of global-scale changes. We’ll<br />
use a combination of brief presentations and activities to<br />
practice with core elements of strategic framing theory.<br />
Preregistration required.<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Making and Tinkering CoP—Professional<br />
Development Opportunity<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
The maker movement is having an impact on museums,<br />
but make-and-take activities may not be enough to support<br />
innovation. How can we build on aspects of “making”<br />
inherent in best practices of teaching and learning?<br />
This workshop explores that question by engaging participants<br />
as learners as well as reflective practitioners.<br />
Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Karen Wilkinson, director, The Tinkering<br />
Studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
Session Moderator: Mike Petrich, Making - Learning<br />
Studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
Presenters: Monika Mayer, Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley, California; Peggy Monahan, New York Hall of<br />
Science, Queens; David Wells, New York Hall of Science,<br />
Queens; Dana Schloss, TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta,<br />
Canada; Summer Brandon, ScienceWorks Hands-On<br />
Museum, Ashland, Oregon; Trevor Taylor, Science Museum<br />
Oklahoma, Oklahoma City; Keith Braafladt, Science<br />
Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; Lydia Beall, Museum of<br />
Science, Boston; Louise Julie Bertrand, Montréal Science<br />
Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Lisa Brahms, Children’s<br />
Museum of Pittsburgh; Elena Baca, Explora, Albuquerque,<br />
New Mexico; Prinda Wanakule, The Tech Museum of<br />
Innovation, San Jose, California; Liana Kali, Exploratorium,<br />
San Francisco; and Sherlock Terry, Montshire Museum of<br />
Science, Norwich, Vermont<br />
Session Leader: John Anderson, director of education, New<br />
England Aquarium, Boston, Massachusetts<br />
Presenters: John Anderson, New England Aquarium,<br />
Boston, Trish Mace, Smithsonian National Museum of<br />
Natural History, Washington, D.C.; and Aly Busse, MOTE<br />
Marine Laboratory and Aquarium, Sarasota, Florida<br />
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9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
NEON: National Education Outreach Network<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
Outreach encompasses highly innovative, diverse, profitable,<br />
and spectacular programming. Outreach professionals<br />
from around the world will gather for this high-energy,<br />
full-day session. There will be hands-on activities, brainstorming<br />
roundtables, networking opportunities, and<br />
more, all covering a wide variety of the facets of outreach.<br />
Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Anika Taylor, outreach coordinator,<br />
The Bakken Museum, Minneapolis, MN<br />
Presenters: Paul Taylor, The Franklin Institute,<br />
Philadelphia; and Jessica Lausch, Carnegie Science<br />
Center, Pittsburgh<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Professional Development Programs for Teachers that<br />
Support Science and Engineering Practices<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
Explore successful inquiry-based professional development<br />
programs that assist teachers with the Next Generation<br />
Science Standards (NGSS) practices and meeting NGSS/<br />
state standards, from the Connecticut Science Center,<br />
Lawrence Hall of Science, Museum Institute for Teaching<br />
Science, Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, and<br />
Discovery Place, Inc. Explore how these models can be<br />
adapted for your institution. Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Sandra Ryack-Bell, executive<br />
director, Museum Institute for Teaching Science,<br />
Quincy, Massachusetts<br />
Presenters: Sandra Ryack-Bell, Museum Institute for<br />
Teaching Science, Quincy, Massachusetts; Hank Gruner,<br />
Connecticut Science Center, Hartford; Craig Strang,<br />
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California; Nicole<br />
Kowrach, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois;<br />
and Stephanie Hathaway, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte,<br />
North Carolina<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Program Development Boot Camp<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
Not your mother’s preconference workshop! Growing<br />
from a series at previous ASTC conferences, this one-day<br />
Boot Camp will get you ready to conquer informal education.<br />
Participants will spend the day designing a program<br />
from start to finish and leave with new skills, knowledge,<br />
and a guidebook for intentional program design.<br />
Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Benjamin Dickow, consultant, Benjamin<br />
Dickow and Associates, Venice, California<br />
Presenters: Kristin Leigh, Explora, Albuquerque, New<br />
Mexico; and Laurel Robinson, Natural History Museum<br />
of Los Angeles County/Page Museum at the La Brea Tar<br />
Pits, California<br />
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.<br />
Building Science Center and Afterschool Program<br />
Partnerships: Lessons learned through Lights<br />
on Afterschool<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
ASTC Lights on Afterschool mini-grant award winners and<br />
members of Afterschool Alliance will share approaches<br />
for collaborating on Lights on Afterschool events with<br />
afterschool programs. Participants will learn and discuss<br />
strategies for and advantages of establishing new partnerships<br />
as well as methods for engaging policymakers, families,<br />
and community partners.<br />
Session Leader: Tara Cox, after school and family programs<br />
coordinator, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia<br />
Presenters: Rachel Castro-Diephouse, The Franklin<br />
Institute, Philadelphia<br />
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PRECONFERENCE EVENTS<br />
ASTC Community of Practice Meet-ups<br />
Use this time to meet with CoP members to plan the CoP’s<br />
legacy project—a webinar, online chat forum, or even a<br />
conference session—focused on improving practice.<br />
1:00–1:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Curriculum Developers CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Visitor Services CoP<br />
Session Leader: Ann Hernandez, program manager,<br />
professional development, Association of Science-Technology<br />
Centers, Washington, D.C.<br />
Session Moderator: Kristofer Kelly-Frère, exhibit developer,<br />
TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br />
Presenters: Brittani Lane, EdVenture Children’s Museum,<br />
Columbia, South Carolina; Amanda Paige, University of<br />
Michigan Museum of Natural History, Ann Arbor; Josh<br />
Kemper, Pacific Science Center, Seattle; and Adrienne<br />
Barnett, Thinkery, Austin, Texas<br />
2:00–2:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Marketing Professionals CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Research & Evaluation CoP<br />
3:00–3:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Brain-Related Exhibits and Programs CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Taking STEAM to TASC CoP<br />
4:00–4:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Science Centers and NGSS CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Public Engagement with Science CoP<br />
5:00–5:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Small Museums CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
STEM Afterschool CoP<br />
12:30–4:30 p.m.<br />
ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development Fellows<br />
Alumni Open Space Meeting: Bottom-Up Leadership<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Imagination<br />
What capacities do the next generation of museum leaders<br />
need to develop to meet the needs of our communities and<br />
institutions? Join us in the first-ever Alumni meet-up session.<br />
Come ready to contribute to an evolving agenda and to<br />
share your experiences and strategies for leadership development<br />
and advocacy. For past Diversity and Leadership<br />
Development Fellows only. Preregistration required.<br />
1:00–4:00 p.m.<br />
CEO Forum<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Inspiration<br />
A CEO Forum, where science center and museum executives<br />
can discuss critical issues for the field and ways to improve<br />
the function and impact of science centers around the world.<br />
For CEOs of science museums and institutions.<br />
1:30–5:30 p.m.<br />
Engaging the Whole Family in Preschool Science:<br />
Emerging Best Practices for Museums<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
This interactive session will delve into strategies that engage<br />
families in their children’s early science explorations.<br />
Presenters will share research on caregiver-child<br />
interactions in informal settings and showcase effective<br />
family engagement practices representing a range of<br />
programs and serving diverse audiences. Contribute your<br />
experience and expertise, too! Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Ellen Blinderman, coordinator of<br />
early childhood programs, Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley, Calilfornia<br />
Presenters: Jennifer Jovanovic, GrowingGreat, Manhattan<br />
Beach, California; Janella Watson, New York Hall of<br />
Science, Queens; Amy Eisenmann, Bay Area Discovery<br />
Museum, Sausalito, California; Tara Henderson, Explora,<br />
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Denise LeBlanc, The Discovery<br />
Museums, Acton, Massachusetts; Wendy Brenneman,<br />
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh; and Jacki Mayo,<br />
Science World British Columbia, Vancouver, British<br />
Columbia, Canada<br />
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1:30–5:30 p.m.<br />
Living in a Mathematical World: Tools to Unveil<br />
Math Everywhere<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Math is everywhere: it’s beautiful, exciting, and deeply satisfying.<br />
Unfortunately, we often overlook it. Presenters will<br />
share mobile tools, citizen science programs, and curated<br />
walking tours to help anyone explore the relationships,<br />
rhythms, form, and pattern at the heart of mathematics. Help<br />
all ages notice math in the world. Preregistration required.<br />
Session Leader: Tara Chudoba, exhibit & activity developer,<br />
New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Session Moderator: Andee Rubin, senior scientist, TERC,<br />
Cambridge, Massachusetts<br />
Presenters: Dorothy Bennett, New York Hall of Science,<br />
Queens; Scott Wayne Indiana, New York Hall of Science,<br />
Queens; Cindy Lawrence, Museum of Mathematics, New<br />
York City; Christine Keefe, We Grok It!, New York City; and<br />
Glen Whitney, Museum of Mathematics, New York City<br />
2:00–5:00 p.m.<br />
Portal to the Public Network <strong>Annual</strong> Meeting<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
By invitation only.<br />
Networking Events<br />
5:00–6:00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Navigation and Networking<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
Is this your first time at the ASTC <strong>Annual</strong><br />
<strong>Conference</strong>? Been a while since your last one? Want<br />
to know what is happening at this year’s conference?<br />
THIS IS THE SESSION FOR YOU! Members of<br />
ASTC’s <strong>Conference</strong> Program Planning Committee<br />
(CPPC) and representatives from our host museum<br />
will provide you with some ideas and suggestions on<br />
how to navigate the conference as well as the host city,<br />
provide an overview of key networking opportunities,<br />
and set the stage to begin networking at this session<br />
with other first-time attendees and CPPC members.<br />
Preregistration required.<br />
5:00–7:00 p.m.<br />
CEO Cocktail<br />
For CEOs of science museums and institutions<br />
Sponsored by Montréal Science Centre<br />
6:00–9:00 p.m.<br />
The Educators Network (TEN) Dinner<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Imagination<br />
Begin the 2015 ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> by networking<br />
with fellow educators from informal and/or<br />
formal settings. Join us for the upbeat TEN Dinner in<br />
Montreal, to reconnect with familiar colleagues and<br />
initiate new relationships. Preregistration required.<br />
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CONCURRENT SESSIONS AND EVENTS<br />
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17<br />
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Registration<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 2 Prefunction 210 West<br />
7:30–9:30 a.m.<br />
Breakfast and Opening Keynote Presentation<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Ballrooms 517ABC<br />
7:30–8:00 a.m.<br />
Breakfast<br />
8:00–8:45 a.m.<br />
Welcome/Awards Presentation<br />
Speakers: Anthony (Bud) Rock, President and CEO,<br />
Association of Science-Technology Centers, Washington DC;<br />
Julie Payette, Chief Operating Officer, Montreal Science<br />
Centre, Quebec; and Chevy Humphrey, President and CEO,<br />
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix<br />
8:45–9:30 a.m.<br />
Keynote presentation<br />
Speaker: Annick Desjardins, MD, FRCPC, Associate<br />
Professor of Neurology, Duke University Medical Center,<br />
Durham, North Carolina<br />
Moderator: Chantal Barriault, PhD, Co-Director, Science<br />
Communication Graduate Program, Master Lecturer, School<br />
of the Environment, Laurentian University<br />
Sponsored by Blackbaud<br />
9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Exhibit Hall Open<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
Open to all registered attendees<br />
SESSIONS BEGIN<br />
10:45 a.m.–12:00 p.m.<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Be the Learner: Helping teachers shift into the<br />
maker mindset<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
Learn how science centers can use their maker expertise<br />
to craft personalized professional learning for educators to<br />
better address their 21st century learners’ needs. Find out<br />
how the maker mindset can be employed in teacher professional<br />
development to support innovation in education.<br />
Session Leader: Stephanie Nemcsok, professional<br />
learning specialist, education, TELUS Spark, Calgary,<br />
Alberta, Canada<br />
Presenters: Mike Petrich, Exploratorium, San Francisco;<br />
Tara Chudoba, New York Hall of Science, Queens; Dorothy<br />
Bennett, New York Hall of Science, Queens; and Peter<br />
Wardrip, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Beyond Accessibility: Reframing inclusion and<br />
the museum’s role in pushing the boundaries of<br />
universal design<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
The session grapples with the concept of accessibility and<br />
takes on the challenge of reframing inclusion, exploring<br />
the role that museums can play in modeling accessible<br />
design principles to ensure that our buildings, exhibits, and<br />
programs are not only accessible but inviting and enriching<br />
for everyone.<br />
Session Leader: Jennifer Santer, vice president, content<br />
and programs, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of<br />
Science, Miami<br />
Presenters: Sean Duran, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum<br />
of Science, Miami; Beth Redmond-Jones, San Diego Natural<br />
History Museum, California; Christine Reich, Museum<br />
of Science, Boston; Valerie Fletcher, Institute for Human<br />
Centered Design, Boston; and Hoëlle Corvest-Morel,<br />
Universcience, Paris<br />
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SATURDAY<br />
OCTOBER 17<br />
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Evaluative Approaches in Exhibit Development<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
This session highlights experiments with new and different<br />
methods of applying evaluation to exhibit creation and modification.<br />
By using evaluation we see how people learn, use the<br />
exhibit and exhibit components, and work towards creating<br />
an ever-better exhibit.<br />
Session Leader: Mary Olson, current science project manager,<br />
Pacific Science Center, Seattle<br />
Presenters: Jennifer East, Hatfield Marine Science Center<br />
Visitor Center, Newport, Oregon; Rita Deedrick, COSI,<br />
Columbus, Ohio; and Patricia Verheyden, Technopolis,<br />
Mechelen, België<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
How Can Science Museums Adapt to<br />
Fundamental Challenges Raised by the Science of<br />
Science Communication?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
Recent research on science communication challenges our<br />
assumptions that understandable communication of science<br />
will bring the public to the best decisions about crucial issues<br />
for the future. What does the research say? How does this<br />
challenge our beliefs about informal science education? Let’s<br />
think together about what to do about it.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Larry Bell, senior vice president<br />
for strategic initiatives, Museum of Science, Boston<br />
Presenter: Dietram Scheufele, University of<br />
Wisconsin-Madison<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Leading from Every Level<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
Join representatives from ASTC’s Leadership and Field<br />
Development Committee for a session about cultivating and<br />
developing leadership at multiple staff levels. Participants<br />
will move among tables representing models of effective<br />
professional development at different museums, and come<br />
away with ideas about how to advocate for their own professional<br />
learning.<br />
Session Leader: Margaret Glass, director, professional<br />
development, Association of Science-Technology Centers,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Session Moderator: Joanna Haas, executive director,<br />
Kentucky Science Center, Louisville<br />
Presenters: Kate Bennett, Rochester Museum & Science<br />
Center, New York; Jennifer Martin, TELUS Spark, Calgary,<br />
Alberta, Canada; Cheronda Frazier, Center for Aquatic<br />
Sciences at Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey; Ervin<br />
Gourdine, Discover Place, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina;<br />
Karen Hager, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto; and Preeti<br />
Gupta, American Museum of Natural History, New York City<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Maximizing Opportunities for International Science<br />
Centre Year 2019: Lessons from 2015 Year of Light<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
Working together to designate the year 2019 as the<br />
International Science Centre Year was set as a key goal<br />
in the 2014 Science Centre World Summit Declaration.<br />
Based on the experience from the International Year of<br />
Light 2015, this session will aim at sharing knowledge, success<br />
stories, and lessons learned.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Hanan Dowidar, senior advisor,<br />
1001 Inventions, London, United Kingdom<br />
Presenters: Walter Staveloz, Association of Science-<br />
Technology Centers, Washington, D.C.; Mourad Zghal,<br />
University of Carthage, Tunis, Tunisia; Joe Niemela,<br />
International Year of Light 2015, Trieste, Italy; Ahmed<br />
Salim, 1001 Inventions, London; Laura Holland, Diamond<br />
Light Source, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom; and Eugene<br />
Arthurs, International Society for Optics and Photonics<br />
(SPIE), Bellingham, Washington<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Mobile Technologies in the Museum: Reports from<br />
the field and prognostications<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
“Smartphones” have become a familiar presence in everyday<br />
life and can be a flexible, portable interface for visitors<br />
to customize their experience. Hear reports about expectations,<br />
processes, and results of recent museum mobile<br />
projects. Panelists will reflect on their trials and tribulations<br />
and predict future possibilities in museum mobile tech.<br />
Session Leader: Claire Pillsbury, program director,<br />
Exploratorium, San Francisco, California<br />
Presenters: Seb Chan, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design<br />
Museum, New York City; Dave Patten, National Museum<br />
of Science & Industry, London; and Sara Devine, Brooklyn<br />
Museum, New York<br />
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Providing Low Cost Access to Our Centers: Truly<br />
serving the underserved in our communities<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Hear how Discovery Place in Charlotte, North Carolina and<br />
Chabot Space & Science Center in Oakland, California made<br />
access to their centers virtually free to underserved citizens<br />
in their communities by tapping into their institutions’ own<br />
generosity, to invite their communities and also transform<br />
their own DNA.<br />
Session Leader: Catherine Horne, president and CEO,<br />
Discovery Place, Charlotte, North Carolina<br />
Presenter: Alexander Zwissler, Chabot Space & Science<br />
Center, Oakland, California<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
Successfully Moving Your Fundraising<br />
Beyond the Capital Campaign<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
After completing a successful capital campaign, the annual<br />
fund must grow to support higher operating costs. However,<br />
donors are tired, staff is exhausted, and the case feels less<br />
compelling. Three campaign directors ($40M to $185M)<br />
will share their strategies for successfully transitioning their<br />
development program from capital to annual fundraising.<br />
Session Leader: Sarah George, executive director, Natural<br />
History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City<br />
Presenters: Alison Pidskalny, TELUS Spark, Calgary,<br />
Alberta, Canada; Chris Eisenberg, Natural History Museum<br />
of Utah, Salt Lake City; and Elisabeth Galley, Perot Museum<br />
of Nature and Science, Dallas<br />
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT<br />
Teambuilding Made Fun and Simple<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
Whether it’s instilling a stronger sense of team among group<br />
members, providing a foundation to creative thinking, or<br />
helping with successful guest engagement, team-based<br />
games can serve as essential tools. In this session, we will<br />
showcase our institutions’ favorite exercises and describe<br />
when, why, and how we use them.<br />
Session Leader: JJ Leissing, director of visitor experience,<br />
Orlando Science Center, Florida<br />
Presenters: Heather Barnes, Museum of Science and<br />
Industry, Chicago; Kathryn Fromson, North Carolina<br />
Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh; Eric Meyer, Explora,<br />
Albuquerque, New Mexico<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
You Let Them Do What?! Do adventure and risk<br />
belong in a science center?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
Research shows that physical play is a key ingredient for<br />
healthy brain development. Is it part of your visitor experience,<br />
and if not, should it be? Consider this question and<br />
develop strategies in a facilitated workshop. To kick things<br />
off, presenters will share short, provocative examples from<br />
their institutions.<br />
Session Leader: Kristofer Kelly-Frère, exhibit developer,<br />
TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br />
Presenters: Devon Hamilton, TELUS Spark, Calgary,<br />
Alberta, Canada; Tom Rockwell, Exploratorium, San<br />
Francisco; Peggy Monahan, New York Hall of Science,<br />
Queens; Blake Wigdahl, Thanksgiving Point, Lehi, Utah;<br />
and Mikko Myllykoski, Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre,<br />
Vantaa, Finland<br />
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SATURDAY<br />
OCTOBER 17<br />
FLASH SESSION: RESEARCH & INNOVATION<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
An Experimental Study of the Impact of<br />
Structured Field Trip Experiences on STEM-<br />
Underserved Audiences<br />
Approximately 20,000 students per year attend a<br />
“Learning Lab” at the Museum of Science and Industry<br />
in Chicago, Illinois. Using a semi-experimental design,<br />
the Museum studied the impacts of the program on 64<br />
visiting schools using pre-, post-, and delayed post-tests<br />
of students, surveys of teachers and facilitators, and<br />
classroom observation.<br />
Session Leader: Aaron Price, manager of evaluation and<br />
research, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago<br />
Career Explorations through Distance Learning<br />
Career and technology education standards are all the<br />
buzz in formal education! Learn how the Perot Museum<br />
has used its videoconferencing-based distance learning<br />
program to facilitate career connections for students all<br />
across the country.<br />
Session Leader: Lucy Hale, director of school programs,<br />
Perot Museum of Nature and Science, Dallas<br />
Citizen Science: Generating knowledge and<br />
extending the museum experience<br />
Citizen science is a powerful research tool ripe for more<br />
frequent use by science and technology centers, connecting<br />
academic work with an institution’s public face.<br />
By engaging the public in this way, we can generate new<br />
knowledge while simultaneously reinforcing institutional<br />
messages and reaching nontraditional audiences.<br />
Session Leader: Steven Sullivan, curator of urban<br />
ecology, Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum, Chicago<br />
Creating Continuity Across Informal<br />
Learning Environments<br />
How do museum visitors make connections among the<br />
many informal science learning activities they do and<br />
places they go? This research project found continuities<br />
across diverse learning environments, which will help<br />
STEM educators foster a deeper understanding of science,<br />
promote long-term intellectual development, and<br />
cultivate identification with the scientific enterprise.<br />
Session Leader: Suzanne Perin, doctoral candidate,<br />
University of Washington, Seattle<br />
Gaps and Needs in Computer Science Education:<br />
The role of science centers<br />
Current opportunities for computer science (CS) are<br />
lacking in schools, but can science centers fulfill this<br />
need? We identify such opportunities from the first year<br />
of our three-year study on the landscape of CS education<br />
in the United States, based on surveys of students, parents,<br />
teachers, principals, and superintendents.<br />
Session Leader: Jennifer Wang, computer science<br />
education outreach program manager, Google Inc.,<br />
Mountain View, California<br />
Museomix: Three days for designers, programmers,<br />
researchers, and makers to “remix”<br />
their museum<br />
Museomix is an international event bringing together<br />
practitioners from various fields—exhibitions, digital<br />
production, design, programming, making—who “take<br />
over” a museum for three days. Objective: To design and<br />
manufacture innovative interactive features that bring<br />
a collection item, a space, or an exhibition to life with<br />
digital technologies.<br />
Session Leader: Suzie Leroux, research and<br />
adaptation agent, Montréal Science Centre, Montreal,<br />
Quebec, Canada<br />
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS IN THE EXHIBIT HALL<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
MedLab: Using patient simulation for student<br />
exploration of community health issues<br />
Presenting MedLab, a health sciences program focused<br />
on community health issues, in which students examine<br />
a human patient simulator robot and complete medical<br />
laboratory tests to diagnose illnesses. The poster<br />
includes a program overview, details on the participants<br />
of the program, the methods and status of an ongoing,<br />
wide-ranging evaluation effort, and a description of<br />
how the high-tech simulation robot is used to deliver<br />
an authentic learning experience. The poster will be<br />
presented along with examples of the materials students<br />
use in the lab.<br />
Session Leader: Jason Dupuis, senior coordinator,<br />
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago<br />
Using Science on a Sphere for Earth System<br />
Science Interpretation<br />
Science on a Sphere is a powerful and popular interpretation<br />
tool, but the wide range of datasets and changing<br />
current science can pose challenges to many education<br />
groups. We’ll share the framework for our nine new independent<br />
yet closely linked demonstrations, including the<br />
structure that connects the nine shows together, how we<br />
undertook new staff training strategies, and the implementation<br />
of our current science response that leveraged<br />
these demonstrations to be able to address real time<br />
events. As part of the project’s dissemination we’ll share<br />
scripts, trainings, and frameworks to the audience.<br />
Session Leader: Zeta Strickland, discovery corps<br />
& science interpretation manager, Pacific Science<br />
Center, Seattle<br />
Video Game Development for Native Youth in<br />
Roots of Wisdom: Native Knowledge, Shared<br />
Science (poster cancelled)<br />
The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)<br />
led the collaborative development of two video games<br />
for the traveling exhibition Roots of Wisdom: Native<br />
Knowledge, Shared Science (NSF DRL-1010559). The<br />
games, “Restoring Fish Ponds” and “Gathering Native<br />
Foods,” were co-developed with our indigenous partners<br />
from Hawaii and the Tulalip Tribes, and in one case<br />
co-designed with an indigenous game developer. We will<br />
CANCELLED<br />
share considerations and strategies involved in creating<br />
these culturally appropriate games for Native youth. The<br />
completed games will be on hand to play on a mobile<br />
computing device.<br />
Session Leader: Cecilia Nguyen, exhibit developer,<br />
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland<br />
How the American Phenomenon of Children’s<br />
Museums Led to the Creation of STEAM-based<br />
MUZEIKO in Bulgaria<br />
This session will explore the impact of the American<br />
phenomenon of children’s museums in the creation of<br />
a new science-focused destination in Sofia, Bulgaria.<br />
MUZEIKO, slated to open in early summer 2015, will<br />
be geared for children but is prepared to educate a new<br />
group of adult museum-goers as well.<br />
Session Leader: Jo Ann Secor, principal, director of<br />
interpretive services, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture +<br />
Design Partnership, New York City<br />
Presenters: Bistra Kirov, MUZEIKO, Sofia, Bulgaria;<br />
Jo Ann Secor, Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design<br />
Partnership, New York City; Paul Orselli, POW! (Paul<br />
Orselli Workshop), Baldwin, New York; and Lee Skolnick,<br />
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design Partnership, New<br />
York City<br />
Findings from the NISE Network Professional<br />
Impacts Evaluation<br />
This poster will highlight findings from the Nanoscale<br />
Informal Science Education Network’s (NISE Net)<br />
Professional Impacts Evaluation study, a multi-year<br />
study that provides a unique lens for understanding how<br />
a large-scale network can impact professionals’ sense of<br />
community, learning, and use of education products and<br />
practices. This longitudinal study examines how involvement<br />
in various nano-related professional development<br />
opportunities engaged and influenced individuals. The<br />
presenter will describe study details, answer questions<br />
about methods and findings, and provide insight into how<br />
ASTC conference attendees can apply this information to<br />
their work.<br />
Session Leader: Leigh Ann Mesiti, senior research &<br />
evaluation assistant, Museum of Science, Boston<br />
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SATURDAY<br />
OCTOBER 17<br />
Planetarium & Observatory Summer Camp<br />
for Middle and High School Students in<br />
Washington State<br />
Phase 1 of this study was conducted in July 2014 at<br />
Washington State University (WSU). WSU’s summer<br />
college preparation camp for middle and high school<br />
students featured several sessions of Astronomy 101<br />
taught both in WSU’s planetarium and observatory.<br />
Curriculum for these camps was structured around the<br />
Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). Seventytwo<br />
participants ranging from ages 12-17 filled out a pre/<br />
post questionnaire regarding their general demographics,<br />
intended career choice after high school, self-efficacy in<br />
science, and content knowledge in astronomy. Phase 2 of<br />
this study will consist of interviews with camp participants<br />
during the spring of 2015.<br />
Session Leader: Kaylan Petrie, planetarium presenter,<br />
Washington State University, Pullman<br />
NASA Past, Present, and Potential Strategies<br />
in STEM<br />
Improving Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math<br />
(STEM) education continues to be a high priority in<br />
President Obama’s second term. NASA places a high<br />
priority on STEM education and develops education<br />
initiatives unique to the agency’s mission, needs, and<br />
resources. NASA’s Mission: Drive advances in science,<br />
technology aeronautics, and space exploration to<br />
enhance knowledge, education, innovation, economic<br />
vitality, and stewardship of Earth. Explore NASA’s<br />
past, present, and potential contributions to the 5–Year<br />
Federal STEM Education Strategic Plan responding to<br />
the America Competes Reauthorization Act of 2010 prepared<br />
by the Committee on STEM Education (CoSTEM)<br />
of the National Science and Technology Council.<br />
Session Leader: Mary Sladek, manager, NASA<br />
Headquarters, Washington, D.C.<br />
DEVISE: Building capacity to measure learning<br />
outcomes in STEM settings<br />
Addressing the need for valid and reliable tools to measure<br />
learning outcomes in informal settings, the Cornell<br />
Laboratory of Ornithology’s DEVISE (Developing,<br />
Validating, and Implementing Situated Evaluation<br />
Instruments) project has developed a theoretical<br />
framework and associated tools to measure science and<br />
environmental learning outcomes. We describe how<br />
these tools were developed and tested, and how they have<br />
been used to make them contextually appropriate in<br />
diverse environments. We will seek input from attendees<br />
about their programs and demonstrate how the tools<br />
can be accessed and customized to meet their programmatic<br />
needs.<br />
Session Leader: Tina Phillips, extension associate,<br />
Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York<br />
“Take My Survey…Please!”: Practical tips for<br />
boosting the response to your survey<br />
More and more organizations are using surveys to find<br />
out what their visitors, staff, and other stakeholders think<br />
and want. A survey can be a potentially powerful tool<br />
that can provide rich information for decision making<br />
that often cannot be found any other way. But much of<br />
its value is dependent on individuals from the target<br />
population agreeing to participate. How do you motivate<br />
busy people to take the time to complete your survey?<br />
This interactive poster will discuss practical strategies<br />
to increase survey response rates and will engage the<br />
audience to test their current knowledge and learn<br />
new techniques.<br />
Session Leader: Liz Rosino, research, evaluation,<br />
and impacts manager, Oregon Museum of Science and<br />
Industry, Portland<br />
Impact of Mind, Brain, and Education upon a<br />
Museum Research Collaboration<br />
Can a museum-university collaboration based on the<br />
emerging field of Mind, Brain, and Education (MBE)<br />
increase public engagement in science? This presentation<br />
will engage viewers in interactive discussions<br />
as the presenter leads them on a journey through the<br />
development of a museum research center guided by<br />
MBE learning principles. The poster will feature graphs<br />
representing museum impact and knowledge gains,<br />
photographs of the center in action, diagrams of the<br />
expanding collaborative network, and opportunities for<br />
future directions. Handouts will weave museum staff,<br />
guests, and researchers into the story, examining the<br />
impact of interdisciplinary collaboration upon scientific<br />
learning outcomes and growth.<br />
Session Leader: Debbie Cockerham, managing director,<br />
Research and Learning Center, Fort Worth, Museum of<br />
Science and History, Texas<br />
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Two Languages, Una Experiencia: A bilingual<br />
story theater<br />
“The Desert at Night” at the San Diego Natural History<br />
Museum (SDNHM) transports visitors to a virtual desert<br />
campout. The SDNHM has produced bilingual exhibits<br />
for more than 15 years. But in creating this immersive<br />
experience, the exhibit team faced a new challenge:<br />
create one seamless presentation understood by speakers<br />
of both Spanish and English. Senior Exhibit Developer<br />
Erica Kelly will share rationale, lessons learned, practical<br />
insights, and results of an evaluation conducted by<br />
Randi Korn & Associates. Session attendees will be able<br />
to watch and listen to video of the presentation and take<br />
away a copy of the script.<br />
Session Leader: Erica Kelly, senior exhibit developer,<br />
San Diego Natural History Museum, California<br />
Denver’s Urban Advantage Efficacy Study:<br />
Working to improve science literacy among urban<br />
middle school students<br />
Urban Advantage Metro Denver (UA) is a partnership of<br />
three informal science institutions, Denver Museum of<br />
Nature & Science, Denver Zoological Foundation, and<br />
Denver Botanic Gardens, and three school districts. UA<br />
targets a traditionally underserved audience, urban middle<br />
schools. UA provides seventh-grade students, schools,<br />
teachers, and families with resources and opportunities—<br />
inside and outside of the classroom—to do, think, and<br />
innovatively explore like scientists. The UA vision is that<br />
all middle school science students in its urban environment<br />
become critical thinkers by engaging in authentic<br />
and meaningful science investigations. The presenters<br />
will discuss program implementation, research methodologies,<br />
and findings.<br />
Session Leader: Andrea Giron, manager of audience<br />
insights department, Denver Museum of Nature &<br />
Science, Colorado<br />
Presenters: Andrea Giron and Tanya Breeling, Denver<br />
Museum of Nature & Science, Colorado<br />
A Framework to Support Learning in Museum and<br />
Library Makerspaces<br />
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh and the Institute of<br />
Museum and Library Services will share their framework<br />
to support learning in museum and library makerspaces.<br />
Through a scan of publications, site visits across the<br />
country and a convening, this framework aims to help<br />
professionals create conditions for ambitious, maker-based<br />
learning experiences.<br />
Session Leader: Peter S. Wardrip, learning scientist,<br />
Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh<br />
Presenters: Lisa Brahms, Children’s Museum of<br />
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Christopher Reich, Institute<br />
of Museum and Library Services, Washington, D.C.<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
Avatar Exhibition Panel<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Join us for this exclusive sneak peek inside the all new Avatar<br />
exhibition featuring a panel of special guests, exhibition art<br />
and giveaways.<br />
Presented by GES<br />
12:00–1:30 p.m.<br />
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
Complimentary lunch will be offered in the Exhibit Hall.<br />
12:15–1:15 p.m.<br />
Creating a Great <strong>Conference</strong> Session Proposal Brown<br />
Bag Lunch<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Want some practical advice on how to make your session<br />
proposal stand out from the crowd? Want to share your<br />
innovative practices, programs, and partnerships? Learn<br />
about the updated guidelines and key factors that will<br />
strengthen your session proposal for the 2016 ASTC <strong>Annual</strong><br />
<strong>Conference</strong> in Tampa, Florida.<br />
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SATURDAY<br />
OCTOBER 17<br />
1:45–3:00 p.m.<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Activities and Techniques for Synbio Engagement:<br />
Promoting conversations around synthetic biology<br />
between scientists and publics.<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
The field of synthetic biology raises issues scientists want to<br />
discuss with lay publics. Learn about, experience, and provide<br />
feedback on draft engagement activities about basic and<br />
societal implications of synthetic biology, developed by 12<br />
ISE -synbio scientist teams, and available in a free kit which<br />
will be disseminated to 200 organizations in 2016.<br />
Session Leader: Larry Bell, senior vice president for strategic<br />
initiatives, Museum of Science, Boston<br />
Presenters: Frank Kusiak, Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley, California; Jayatri Das, The Franklin Institute,<br />
Philadelphia; Keith Ostfeld, Children’s Museum of Houston,<br />
Texas; Michelle Kortenaar, Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York;<br />
Christina Akers, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul;<br />
Elizabeth Kollmann, Museum of Science, Boston; David<br />
Sittenfeld, Museum of Science, Boston; Jeanne Braha,<br />
American Association for the Advancement of Science,<br />
Washington, D.C.; Natalie Kuldell, Massachusetts Institute<br />
of Technology, Cambridge; Ali Jackson, Sciencenter, Ithaca,<br />
New York; Catherine McCarthy, Science Museum of<br />
Minnesota, St. Paul; and Timothy Hecox, Oregon Museum of<br />
Science and Industry, Portland<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
The Chemistry of Broader Impacts and ISE<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
Science centers and museums work with natural and physical<br />
scientists, university faculty and directors of outreach and<br />
education staff in an increasing variety of configurations and<br />
ways. Contributors to this session will discuss what they are<br />
learning from the strategies they are using to engage a range<br />
of audiences in the wonder and relevance of their research.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Jamie Bell, director, Center<br />
for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE),<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Julie Yu, Exploratorium, San Francisco,<br />
California; Ariel Fenster, McGill University, Montreal,<br />
Quebec, Canada; and Eve Perara, University of Washington,<br />
Center for Enabling New Technologies Through Catalysis<br />
(CENTC), Seattle<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Developing the Most Effective Committee Structure<br />
for Your Board<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Board committees play an important role in furthering a<br />
science center’s mission—if they’re well organized. If not,<br />
committees consume staff time but yield no real benefit.<br />
This session explores models for board committee structures<br />
with open discussion on the pros and cons of various<br />
types of committee structures.<br />
Session Leader: Ann Metzger, Henry Buhl, Jr., co-director,<br />
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh<br />
Session Moderators: Guy Labine, CEO, Science North,<br />
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada; Joe Hastings, executive director,<br />
Explora, Albuquerque, New Mexico; Larry Dubinski, CEO,<br />
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia; Linda Conlon, chief<br />
executive, International Centre for Life, Newcastle Upon<br />
Tyne, United Kingdom; Martin Fisher, executive director,<br />
Science Central, Fort Wayne, Indiana; Kim Cavendish,<br />
president and CEO, Museum of Discovery and Science, Fort<br />
Lauderdale, Florida; and Catherine Horne, president and<br />
CEO, Discovery Place, Charlotte, North Carolina<br />
Presenters: Nancy Stueber, Oregon Museum of Science<br />
and Industry, Portland; Ron Baillie, Carnegie Science<br />
Center, Pittsburgh; and Jo DeBolt, La Piana Consulting,<br />
Emeryville, California<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Early Childhood Exhibits: Developing and designing<br />
for the youngest learner<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
Designing exhibits that create a sense of empowerment<br />
in early learners can contribute to the development of<br />
confident science learners for the future. Panelists will<br />
share four perspectives on design for young scientists, then<br />
discuss with participants their processes and strategies to<br />
measure success.<br />
Session Leader: Donna DiBartolomeo, director of exhibits,<br />
Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York<br />
Presenters: Donna DiBartolomeo, Sciencenter, Ithaca,<br />
New York; Janella Watson, New York Hall of Science,<br />
Queens; Becki Kipling, Museum of Science, Boston;<br />
and Jacki Mayo, Science World British Columbia,<br />
Vancouver, Canada<br />
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EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Hacktivist Media Projects: (Re)Mixing and<br />
(Re)Imagining writing and science learning<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
(Re)Mix and (Re)Imagine projects invite youth to “make<br />
steam” through hacktivist media-making. Making brings<br />
science and literacy together by following the recursive processes<br />
of writing: launching an idea, composing, reflecting,<br />
sharing, and looping back. Come “make” and learn to build<br />
relationships with formal educators who value learning and<br />
deep play.<br />
Session Leader: Stephanie West-Puckett, associate<br />
director, Tar River Writing Project, East Carolina University,<br />
Greenville, North Carolina<br />
Session Moderator: Kaytee Smith, coordinator of virtual<br />
education, North Carolina Museum of Natural<br />
Sciences, Raleigh<br />
Presenters: Gabor Zsuppan, Discovery Place, Inc.,<br />
Charlotte, North Carolina; and Steve Fulton, Kannapolis<br />
Middle School, North Carolina<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
IMLS Grant Outcomes<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
National Leadership Grants for museums<br />
support projects that address challenges or needs of the<br />
museum field, have broad impact, and demonstrate innovation<br />
and collaboration. This session will showcase models<br />
and outcomes from IMLS -funded grants that support the<br />
work of science centers and museums nationwide.<br />
Session Leader: Christopher Reich, senior advisor, Institute<br />
of Museum and Library Services, Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Helen Wechsler, Institute of Museum<br />
and Library Services, Washington, D.C.; David Heiser,<br />
Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, New Haven,<br />
Connecticut; Josh Gutwill, Exploratorium, San<br />
Francisco; and Kirsten Ellenbogen, Great Lakes Science<br />
Center, Cleveland<br />
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT<br />
Mentors are For Us, Too<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
When was the last time you thought about mentorship in our<br />
field? Are you at the point in your career where you need a<br />
mentor? Are you at the point where you should be a mentor?<br />
The answers to these questions are key to the future course<br />
of our field.<br />
Session Leader: Amanda Paige, library outreach program<br />
manager, University of Michigan Museum of Natural<br />
History, Ann Arbor<br />
Presenters: Kristofer Kelly-Frère, TELUS Spark, Calgary,<br />
Alberta, Canada; Don Wittrock, Center for Aquatic<br />
Sciences at Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey;<br />
Cheronda Frazier, Center for Aquatic Sciences at Adventure<br />
Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey; and Jennifer Jenkins,<br />
WonderLab Museum of Science, Health and Technology,<br />
Bloomington, Indiana<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
The Best Laid Plans: Planning a small center on a<br />
small budget<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
Planning for new or renovated small science centers can be<br />
challenging. Budgets are tight, needs are great, and there’s<br />
limited staff to help. This interactive session will help get<br />
your project started including: hiring consultants, fundraising,<br />
stretching budget dollars by designing the building as an<br />
exhibit, and planning for transition.<br />
Session Leader: Roxanne Nelson, principal, HGA<br />
Architects, Minneapolis<br />
Presenters: Elisabeth Demke, Gateway to Science,<br />
Bismarck, North Dakota; Lin Erickson, Da Vinci Discovery<br />
Center of Science and Technology, Allentown, Pennsylvania ;<br />
and Roxanne Nelson, HGA Architects, Minneapolis<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
The Museum Skunkworks Pecha Kucha: Creating<br />
disruptive business models to innovate for<br />
future survival<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
Science centers eke out incremental growth using an<br />
“attraction-based” business model with revenues from<br />
ticket sales, travelling exhibits, museum stores, and events.<br />
Disruptive forces such as corporate attractions threaten this<br />
model. What innovative models can we experiment with<br />
that are financially sustainable that also leverage greater<br />
impact in our communities?<br />
Session Leader: Eli Kuslansky, CEO, Unified Field, Inc.,<br />
New York City<br />
Session Moderator: Kathy Gustafson-Hilton, Senior<br />
Developer, Hands On! Inc., St. Petersburg, Florida<br />
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SATURDAY<br />
OCTOBER 17<br />
Presenters: Troy Livingston, The Thinkery, Austin, Texas;<br />
Kate Livingston, ExposeYourMuseum LLC, Durham, North<br />
Carolina; Adam Tobin, Exploratorium, San Francisco; Sam<br />
Dean, Amazeum, Bentonville, Arkansas; Darrell Porcello,<br />
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California; Hooley<br />
McLaughlin, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto; Eric Siegel,<br />
New York Hall of Science, Queens; Lynn Scarff, Science<br />
Gallery, Dublin, Ireland; and Michele Laverty, National Ag<br />
Science Center, Modesto, California<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
The Secret Sauce: How the CEO maximizes<br />
development performance<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
The Secret Sauce: How the CEO Maximizes Development<br />
Performance Raising funds requires the right recipe for success.<br />
An essential component of this mix is the relationship<br />
between the CEO and the chief development officer (CDO).<br />
In an interactive interview / question & answer format four<br />
CEOs share stories of success and adversity when building<br />
their organization’s fundraising capacity.<br />
Session Leader: Blair Collis, president and CEO, Bishop<br />
Museum, Honolulu<br />
Presenters: Ann Fumarolo, Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science<br />
Center, Shreveport; William Harris, California Science<br />
Center, Los Angeles; Jennifer McMenamin, Sci-port:<br />
Louisiana’s Science Center, Shreveport; Jeff Rudolph,<br />
California Science Center, Los Angeles; and Silvia Singer,<br />
MIDE, Museo Interactivo de Economía, Mexico, D.F.<br />
IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND EXPERIENCES<br />
Whither the Planetarium: Various futures for<br />
digital domes<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
The fulldome revolution has altered planetarium’s role<br />
within its “home” museum. With this (healthy) identity<br />
crisis come questions. What are the dynamics when a dome<br />
focuses on earth and life sciences over astronomy? What’s<br />
the role of live programming in the digital world? What<br />
about star machines in this world?<br />
Session Leader: Mike Shanahan, director of visitor<br />
xxperience and planetarium, Bernice Pauahi Bishop<br />
Museum, Honolulu<br />
Presenters: Toshi Komatsu, Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley, California; Mike Shanahan, Bishop Museum,<br />
Honolulu; and Ryan Wyatt, California Academy of Sciences,<br />
San Francisco<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Why Try Funny? Harnessing humor to heighten<br />
STEM education<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
Darwin concluded that humor evolved as an indicator of species’<br />
higher order intelligence. In this Age of Testing, it might<br />
be more necessary than ever! Learn about relationships<br />
between humor and your brain, then watch/discuss/steal<br />
some of the funniest demonstrations and teaching strategies<br />
created since you started reading this description!<br />
Session Leader: Paul Taylor, manager of traveling science<br />
shows, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia<br />
Presenters: Anika Taylor, The Bakken Library and<br />
Museum, Minneapolis; Jonathan Barnes, Morehead<br />
Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill, North<br />
Carolina; and Jonah Cohen, McWane Science Center,<br />
Birmingham, Alabama<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
StarWars and SpongeBob; or how the visitor IS<br />
the exhibit<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
X3Productions and gsmprjct° discuss making the visitor<br />
the center of the experience and helping audiences<br />
develop new perspectives in two exhibitions: Star Wars<br />
Identities and the new SpongeBob (A fresh look at water).<br />
Presented by X3Productions and gsmprjct°<br />
3:15–4:15 p.m.<br />
Exhibit Hall Ice Cream Break<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
Sponsored by Connecticut Science Center<br />
4:30–5:45 p.m.<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Creating the Lifelong Learning Destination: Adult<br />
learners in ISE settings<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
How can informal settings serve adult learners with the<br />
greatest impact? How can structured learning opportunities<br />
become a destination for the adult learner? Join leaders in<br />
the ISE field as they discuss and dialogue about opportunities,<br />
challenges, and lessons learned. Walk away with ideas<br />
about how adult learning has evolved.<br />
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Session Leader: Ruth Cohen, senior director, education<br />
strategic initiatives, American Museum of Natural History,<br />
New York City<br />
Session Moderator: Preeti Gupta, director of youth learning<br />
and research, American Museum of Natural History, New<br />
York City<br />
Presenters: Larry Bell, Museum of Science, Boston,<br />
Massachusetts; and Rick Bonney, Cornell Lab of Ornithology,<br />
Ithaca, New York<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Founding Decisions that Shape the Future<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
Join a conversation about the early choices that shape a<br />
museum’s DNA for years to come. Starting with a participatory<br />
timeline, followed by case studies of several museum’s<br />
founding periods, we will reflect on how early decisions<br />
about culture, community, governance, site, and business<br />
model launch future institutional trajectories.<br />
Session Leader: Tom Rockwell, director exhibits & media<br />
studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
Presenters: Bill Booth, Booth Learning, Toledo, Ohio;<br />
Vincenzo Lipardi, Citta’ della Scienza, Naples, Italy;<br />
Tom Rockwell, Exploratorium, San Francisco; and Linda<br />
Abraham Silver, Abu Dhabi Technology Development<br />
Committee, United Arab Emirates<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Intersections: Building Sustainable Science-<br />
Literacy Partnerships<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
Teams from the Intersections network share activities<br />
that combine science learning with literacy practices.<br />
Collaborating with National Writing Project partners, science<br />
centers are creating sustainable activities that connect<br />
making and media, inspire youth game design and app development,<br />
and support youth and educator collaboration, and<br />
STEM learning through citizen science.<br />
Session Leader: Kristine Barney, executive director, The<br />
Discovery Center of Idaho, Inc., Boise<br />
Presenter: Stephanie West Puckett, Tar River Writing<br />
Project, Fountain, North Carolina<br />
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Making as a Learning Process: Principles of practice<br />
and design<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
As museums design makerspaces and programs for all learners,<br />
we must articulate the principles of practice that define<br />
making as a learning process. In this workshop, participants<br />
will engage in hands-on experimentation to identify making-specific<br />
learning practices and brainstorm principles of<br />
design that support this type of learning.<br />
Session Leader: Lisa Regalla, deputy director, Maker<br />
Education Initiative, Oakland, California<br />
Presenters: Lisa Brahms and Peter Wardrip, Children’s<br />
Museum of Pittsburgh<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Plug-and-Play Macroscopes: Modular hardware and<br />
software platforms that render data into insights<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
This session brings together researchers and practitioners<br />
from university and science museum settings who conduct<br />
research and development on modular hardware<br />
and software platforms. Specifically, it will feature talks<br />
and discussions on the use of plug-and-play platforms for<br />
the analysis and visualization of sensor, social media, and<br />
other datasets.<br />
Session Leader: Katy Borner, director, CI for Network<br />
Science Center, Indiana University, Bloomington<br />
Presenters: Daniel Halsey, Indiana University,<br />
Bloomington; Bryan Kennedy, Science Museum of<br />
Minnesota, St. Paul; and Michael McLennan, Purdue<br />
University, West Lafayette, Indiana<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Why (and How) We Should Teach Evolutionary<br />
History: New tools and fresh perspectives<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
Are you part Neanderthal? Are birds really dinosaurs?<br />
Where did Ebola come from? Informal science institutions<br />
have a responsibility to teach about evolution and shared<br />
ancestry, which underlie these questions. Learn how five<br />
institutions have successfully integrated these concepts into<br />
their exhibitions and leave with tools for doing the same.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: David Heiser, head of education<br />
& outreach, Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History,<br />
New Haven, Connecticut<br />
Presenters: Richard Kissel, Yale Peabody Museum<br />
of Natural History, New Haven, Connecticut; Teresa<br />
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MacDonald, University of Kansas Natural History Museum,<br />
Lawrence; Jane Pickering, Harvard Museums of Science and<br />
Culture, Cambridge, Massachusetts; Robert Ross, Museum<br />
of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution,<br />
Ithaca, New York; and Elizabeth White, University of Oregon<br />
Museum of Natural and Cultural History, Eugene<br />
Session Leader: Stephanie Long, director of science live<br />
programs, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Rae Ostman, Science Museum of Minnesota,<br />
St. Paul; Heather Barnes, Museum of Science and Industry,<br />
Chicago; Keith Ostfeld, Children’s Museum of Houston; and<br />
David Sittenfeld, Museum of Science, Boston<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
Inside The Hunger Games: The Exhibition<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Learn about the historical, scientific, and cultural contexts of<br />
The Hunger Games: The Exhibition, a dynamic exploration of<br />
the world of Panem and the blockbuster films.<br />
Presented by Imagine Exhibitions, Inc.<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
3D Theater: Big Impact, Small Footprint<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
Transform any room into a window to the world with<br />
Cinéfolio 3D theater systems. Augment exhibitions, bring<br />
collections to life, and generate new revenue with no<br />
upfront costs.<br />
Presented by D3D Cinema<br />
EXTENDED SESSIONS<br />
4:30–6:30 p.m.<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
“But Why Should I Care?”: Making science center<br />
programs relevant to visitors<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
Dust the cobwebs off your aging programs! We deliver our<br />
successful camps, classes, demonstrations, and activities for<br />
decades because they work. But do visitors connect the science<br />
to their lives? Explore techniques for adding relevance<br />
to your existing programs and take home resources and<br />
approaches you can use right away.<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Future Cities: How might science museums/<br />
centers contribute to making cities more livable for<br />
more people?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
Cities will be home to six billion people by 2050. Cities<br />
are engines of global innovation and drivers of planetary<br />
environmental change. This forum will explore the roles that<br />
science museums/centers might play in helping to enable<br />
that the cities in which they reside are more livable for<br />
more people.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Patrick Hamilton, director,<br />
global change initiatives, Science Museum of Minnesota,<br />
St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Jennifer Santer, Patricia and Phillip Frost<br />
Museum of Science, Miami; and Lynn Scarff, Science Gallery,<br />
Dublin, Ireland<br />
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Learning Research and STEM Exhibit Design<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
This extended session will engage participants generating<br />
research questions that apply learning research to<br />
STEM exhibit design. Dr. Sarah Chicone, Senior Lecturer,<br />
Museum Studies at Johns Hopkins University, will provide<br />
an overview of current research relevant for design. Small<br />
groups, facilitated by researchers and designers, will generate<br />
related research questions. Preregistration required.<br />
Limited to 60 participants.<br />
Session Leader: J Newlin, director, physical sciences, engineering,<br />
and math, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Robert Mac West, Informal Learning<br />
Experiences, Inc., Denver; Laura Martin, Arizona Science<br />
Center, Phoenix; Marilyn Johnson, Oregon Museum of<br />
Science and Industry, Portland; Joe Ruggiero, The Exhibit<br />
Guys, Tucson, Arizona; Sarah Chicone, Johns Hopkins<br />
University, Washington, D.C.; and Eric Meyer, Explora,<br />
Albuquerque, New Mexico<br />
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Built to stand<br />
the test of time<br />
(and kids).<br />
With decades of experience, OMSI’s<br />
interactive traveling exhibits are<br />
museum-tested and ready for your<br />
audience. And this year, we have<br />
four new ones!<br />
We’re excited to meet you!<br />
Visit Andrea and Erica at booth #425.<br />
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SATURDAY<br />
OCTOBER 17<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Mirror: Mirror—Community-Reflected<br />
Exhibition Development<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
The success of a science center is partially rooted in how<br />
well it reflects the community that hosts it. Exhibitions, at<br />
their heart, have the potential to be a great example.<br />
Session Leader: Jorge Perez-Gallego, exhibition developer,<br />
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, Miami<br />
Presenters: Alexandra Kuechenberg and Sally Duensing,<br />
Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, Miami; and<br />
Paul Orselli, POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop), Baldwin,<br />
New York<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Succession: Preparing the next generation of science<br />
center leaders<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
Succession planning is a shared responsibility of the sitting<br />
President and Board Chair. Yet few science centers engage<br />
in succession planning. This session will explore the reasons,<br />
and discuss solutions presented by an HEC professor, two<br />
science center presidents, and a board chair. Be prepared for<br />
practical, implementable information.<br />
Session Leader: James Abruzzo, president, Abruzzo<br />
Associates, Jersey City, New Jersey<br />
Presenters: Lesley Lewis, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Chevy<br />
Humphrey, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix; Johanne<br />
Turbide, HEC School, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Bryan<br />
Saba, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix<br />
7:30–11:30 p.m.<br />
Saturday Night Party at Montréal Science Centre—À<br />
la montréalaise!<br />
Montreal Science Centre<br />
Party in the enchanting surroundings of the Montréal<br />
Science Centre: An anticipated event full of irresistible<br />
temptations!<br />
Let yourself experiment with impressive tastes of the<br />
best products of the soil with local food stations. Montreal’s<br />
traditional flavors will be served and presented with a sense<br />
of audacity and inventiveness that will surprise you. You will<br />
be charmed by today’s contemporary gastronomy and enjoy<br />
the richness of our culinary know-how.<br />
Montreal is a mosaic of 120 cultural communities,<br />
high in energy every season with an abundance of cultural<br />
events. Experience the city in all its facets, day or night!<br />
This special evening will be held in the sophisticated<br />
Montréal Science Centre halls with superbly appointed<br />
spaces offering panoramic views on the St. Lawrence River,<br />
a few steps from downtown’s night life.<br />
This will be an exceptional moment of infinite delights<br />
to tantalize your senses, leading to an unforgettable evening<br />
with great dance music that will cause tickles and tease<br />
you all night long in the fabulous decor of the dazzling<br />
Montréal Science Centre’s celebration halls.<br />
For guests ages 18 and over.<br />
Event fee: $10 (supports the ASTC Diversity and Leadership<br />
Development Fellows Program)<br />
4:30–6:30 p.m.<br />
ASTC Global Committee (formerly ASTC International<br />
Committee) Meeting<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515B<br />
By invitation only<br />
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SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18<br />
7:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Registration<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 2 Prefunction 210 West<br />
8:30–9:00 a.m.<br />
Sponsor/Exhibitor Appreciation Breakfast<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
ASTC 2015 exhibitors and sponsors are cordially invited<br />
to the annual Appreciation Breakfast. We want to let our<br />
partners know how much we appreciate their work on<br />
behalf of the science center field, and we look forward to<br />
speaking with them. Open to exhibitors and sponsors only.<br />
Preregistration required.<br />
9:00 – 10:00 a.m.<br />
Beverage Break<br />
Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
ASTC Job Bank<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 514B<br />
The ASTC Job Bank features listings of current positions<br />
available at member institutions and companies, as well as<br />
resumes from job seekers. Individual consulting sessions<br />
with professionals in the field will also be available throughout<br />
the day.<br />
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.<br />
Exhibit Hall Open<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
Open to all registered attendees<br />
SESSIONS BEGIN<br />
10:15–11:30 a.m.<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
Membership: Current revenue stream,<br />
pipeline to major donors, or both?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
There are different approaches to membership across ASTCmember<br />
institutions. Is it a marketing function that to drives<br />
attendance? Or is it part of your institution’s philanthropic<br />
strategy? This session will explore best and next practices for<br />
museum membership that both maximize present revenue<br />
while building long-term philanthropic support.<br />
Session Leader: William Harris, senior vice president<br />
of development and marketing, California Science Center,<br />
Los Angeles<br />
Presenters: Dana Hines, Membership Consultants,<br />
St. Louis; and Shannon Schumacher, Pacific Science<br />
Center, Seattle<br />
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT<br />
Moving the Field Forward through Evaluating<br />
Capacity Building<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
Evaluation is becoming an increasingly central and critical<br />
aspect of our work, but how do we build the capacity of<br />
institutions and the field to respond to this need? Share your<br />
opinions and questions around integrating reflection into<br />
practice, using evaluation results to improve projects, and<br />
supporting field-building efforts.<br />
Session Leader: Sarah Cohn, manager, evaluation and<br />
research, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Jamie Bell, director, Center for Advancement<br />
of Informal Science Education (CAISE), Washington, D.C.;<br />
Scott Pattison, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry,<br />
Portland; Ryan Auster, Museum of Science, Boston; Amy<br />
Grack Nelson, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; and<br />
Kirsten Ellenbogen, Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Responsible Research and Innovation in Europe:<br />
New ground for university and science center<br />
partnerships<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
The EU Horizon 2020 strategy urges for strong two-way<br />
involvement of citizens in research and innovation (RRI):<br />
science centers and universities are in it together. Drawing<br />
on good practices from current pan-European projects,<br />
the participants explore hiccups in collaborations between<br />
science centers and universities and exchange models for<br />
successful future cooperation.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Bart Van de Laar, head,<br />
Science LinX, University of Groningen, Netherlands<br />
Presenters: Bart Van de Laar, Science LinX, University<br />
of Groningen, Netherlands; Monique Mourits, Centre for<br />
Science Communication and Culture, University of Utrecht,<br />
Netherlands; and Michael Van der Meer, Science Centre<br />
Delft, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands<br />
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SUNDAY<br />
OCTOBER 18<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
The ABCs of the LGBTQ-Inclusive Museum: Access,<br />
buy-in, and core competencies<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
It has become increasingly imperative for museums to strategically<br />
account for more expansive definitions of “family”<br />
and include the LGBTQ community in their accessibility<br />
plans. Come connect with professionals who will discuss how<br />
they have worked to make their own museums welcoming to<br />
LGBTQ children, youth, and adults.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Adrian Zongrone, graduate<br />
student, New York University, New York<br />
Presenters: Jennie Crate, Denver Museum of Nature &<br />
Science, Colorado; Sandra Bonnici-Hoecherl, Madison<br />
Children’s Museum, Wisconsin; and Meghan Durieux,<br />
TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
The Push and the Pull: Leading from the middle<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
Targeted towards emerging museum leaders, this session<br />
examines four unique perspectives of how managers and<br />
directors lead museums forward from their positions in the<br />
middle. Panelists will examine and provide practical tips for<br />
contemporary leadership and change management issues<br />
from communities of practice, organizational capacity,<br />
coaching, and institutional planning approaches.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Hillary Olson, vice president,<br />
audience and community engagement, Milwaukee Public<br />
Museum, Wisconsin<br />
Presenters: Kurt Huffman, COSI, Columbus, Ohio; and Joe<br />
Imholte, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Towards the 21st Century Natural History Museum:<br />
A dialogue<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
These days, natural history museums play a critical role<br />
in serving as community anchors for addressing scientific<br />
issues. Is this getting across to our visitors? The speakers<br />
will explore what we know about effective practices from<br />
all over, the evidence we have, and future direction for our<br />
research and practice.<br />
Session Leader: Preeti Gupta, director of youth learning<br />
and research, American Museum of Natural History, New<br />
York City<br />
Presenters: Justin Dillon, University of Bristol, United<br />
Kingdom; Heather King, King’s College London, United<br />
Kingdom; Karen Knutson, University of Pittsburgh,<br />
Pennsylvania; Emma Pegram, Natural History Museum,<br />
London; and Joe Heimlich, COSI, Columbus, Ohio<br />
11:30 a.m. EST<br />
ASTC on Air, live at the<br />
ASTC conference.<br />
Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230A<br />
ASTC on Air will feature world famous designer Rosan<br />
Bosh. “Modern society calls for lifelong learners, problem<br />
solvers and creative thinkers! It calls for those who are<br />
prepared for a future of on-going knowledge flow and development.<br />
By using design as a tool, I believe it is possible to<br />
turn our physical environments into meaningful and significant<br />
experiences that will prepare us for future challenges”.<br />
(Rosan Bosch).<br />
We will talk to her about influencing learning in science<br />
centers through design. Make sure to come to the ASTC<br />
resource center to watch on a big screen.<br />
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POSTER PRESENTATIONS IN THE EXHIBIT HALL<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
Beyond the Scavenger Hunt: Comparing families’<br />
learning from mobile apps or paper guides<br />
As mobile apps become popular for education and<br />
marketing, this poster compares families’ use of paper<br />
activity guides and an app to address concerns about distraction<br />
and engagement with exhibits. Twelve activities<br />
were designed, based on the National Research Council’s<br />
(NRC) “practices of science.” Eight families used the<br />
guides during visits to an aquarium, a natural history<br />
museum, and their own choice of ISE activity. Using<br />
ethnographic methods, the guides were evaluated by how<br />
each facilitated talk within the family; aided parents to<br />
lead quality engagement; and fostered connections across<br />
ISE places. The poster shows participants’ photographs<br />
and drawings from the activity guides.<br />
Session Leader: Suzanne Perin, doctoral candidate,<br />
University of Washington, Seattle<br />
Games for Learning: The nexus of energy, climate,<br />
and water<br />
We have developed two card games suitable for informal<br />
science venues that engage teens and adults in exploring<br />
solutions to our energy, water, and climate challenges. It<br />
takes energy to get clean water and water to generate all<br />
forms of energy. Our choices of energy affect water availability<br />
and climate change. We will engage the audience<br />
in playing some quick games to explore these ideas. The<br />
games will be available throughout the meeting for play<br />
as well. Challenge and Persuade is a game of argumentation.<br />
Thirst for Power is a resource management game.<br />
Session Leader: Michelle Hall, president, Science<br />
Education Solutions, Los Alamos, New Mexico<br />
Presenters: Michelle Hall and Michael Mayhew,<br />
Science Education Solutions, Los Alamos, New Mexico<br />
Does Playing a Mobile Game Change the Way<br />
Students Interact with Science Center Exhibits?<br />
This poster presents the results of mixed-methods,<br />
design-based research that investigates whether playing a<br />
challenge-based mobile game during a visit to a hands-on<br />
science center affects students’ science self-efficacy,<br />
interest, and motivation to learn. Quantitative analyses<br />
indicated those who played the game perceived themselves<br />
as learning significantly more than those in the control<br />
group. Qualitative analyses of first-person perspective<br />
video obtained by having students wear GoPro cameras<br />
revealed differences in interaction patterns between the<br />
groups and between genders. This interactive poster utilizes<br />
iPads, sample GoPro video, and QR codes to enhance<br />
the graphs, tables, and photographic images of results.<br />
Session Leader: Dana Atwood-Blaine, PhD Candidate,<br />
University of Kansas, Lawrence<br />
Presenter: Douglas Huffman, University of<br />
Kansas, Lawrence<br />
Noticing Math and Science in the World<br />
NYSCI’s Noticing Tools are a suite of tablet-based apps<br />
that enable students to use the world as a laboratory,<br />
making meaningful science and mathematics discoveries<br />
in the context of highly engaging problems. Our<br />
poster will share Design-Make-Play learning methodologies—our<br />
approach that reaches the broadest possible<br />
spectrum of students. We will provide evidence from<br />
beta-testing the apps in classrooms and show student<br />
artifacts created from our apps. Colleagues will be able<br />
to use the tools to play, design, and be “center stage” in<br />
the experience, and then reflect on the mathematics and<br />
science they “noticed” in the process.<br />
Session Leader: Tara Chudoba, exhibit & activity developer,<br />
New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Presenters: Scott Wayne Indiana, Dorothy Bennett,<br />
and Peggy Monahan, New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Places and Spaces: 100 maps of science<br />
Places and Spaces (scimaps.org) showcases creative<br />
approaches to the visualization of scientific endeavors.<br />
At its heart, the project promotes validated and replicable<br />
workflows for data visualization design. Places and<br />
Spaces debuted in 2005 as a 10–year project. Each year, a<br />
themed call for maps is issued and a team of international<br />
reviewers selects the most insightful submissions. The<br />
exhibit now includes 100 maps, featuring the work of 215<br />
mapmakers from around the globe, including historically<br />
significant “firsts” in science mapping. The maps model<br />
innovative, inspiring ways to grapple with the large<br />
streams of data we encounter daily.<br />
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Session Leader: Katy Börner, professor, School of<br />
Informatics and Computer Science, and founding director,<br />
Cyberinfrastructure for Network Science Center, Indiana<br />
University, Bloomington<br />
The Network: A multi-pronged approach to<br />
understanding public impacts of organizations<br />
participating in NISE Net<br />
This poster will present a study of the NISE Network to<br />
understand its public impact. The NISE Network aims to<br />
increase public awareness of nano-related content. What<br />
are the public impacts when a museum engages in professional<br />
development, adopts new programs, and receives<br />
exhibits and other materials from the centralized<br />
Network? Participants will learn about the cumulative<br />
impact of multiple changes among participating organizations,<br />
how organizations adapt programs and exhibits<br />
for their local audiences, and differences in how audience<br />
segments respond to their offerings.<br />
Session Leader: Steven Guberman, senior evaluation<br />
and research associate, Science Museum of Minnesota,<br />
St. Paul<br />
Presenters: David Milavetz and Eric LaPlant, Science<br />
Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
GREAT CITIES: A national touring exhibit about<br />
the past, present, and future of cities<br />
The Science Museum of Minnesota, in collaboration<br />
with partner museums and organizations, will develop<br />
GREAT CITIES, a nationally touring exhibit that delves<br />
into the challenges and opportunities facing cities.<br />
Complementary policy workshops and events associated<br />
with the exhibit will inspire dialogue among citizens and<br />
civic leaders on local urban issues. The presenter will<br />
use the poster to expand awareness of GREAT CITIES<br />
and cultivate additional museum partners interested in<br />
collaborating on an exhibit that will be both about cities<br />
in general and each host city in particular, since components<br />
will be developed that can be easily customized to<br />
each venue.<br />
Session Leader: Patrick Hamilton, director, global<br />
change initiatives, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Robert Garfinkle and Joanne Jones-Rizzi,<br />
Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
Making Learning Visible: Embracing Reggioinspired<br />
approaches in a museum’s play space<br />
Embracing Reggio-inspired documentation panels,<br />
our poster features children, parents, educators, and<br />
staff using an approach that makes learning visible.<br />
Documentation panels break down the isolated experience,<br />
showing us the thinking processes that are<br />
happening within each group. By documentation, we<br />
mean the practice of observing, recording, interpreting,<br />
and sharing the processes and products of learning<br />
through a variety of media in order to deepen and extend<br />
that learning. We will share the technology we use to<br />
gather and illustrate data. The audience will have an<br />
opportunity to explore natural objects and contribute to<br />
a documentation panel that highlights their experiences.<br />
Session Leader: Dawn Mak, early childhood education<br />
specialist, North Carolina Museum of Natural<br />
Sciences, Raleigh<br />
Presenter: Jan Weems, North Carolina Museum of<br />
Natural Sciences, Raleigh<br />
How Can Science Museums Tackle Quantum<br />
Materials (and, what are they anyway?)<br />
2D materials, topological insulators, diamond NV centers,<br />
oh my! Our group collaborates with the NSF Science<br />
& Technology Center for Integrated Quantum Materials<br />
(CIQM), and we’re in the process of figuring out how to<br />
explain to our audiences why scientists are so excited<br />
about these newly discovered materials and their startling<br />
quantum behaviors, which may take us well beyond<br />
nanotechnology and into the realm of atomic-scale<br />
devices. Come over, and we’ll show you what we’re doing,<br />
and invite you to chat with us about anything you might<br />
be doing that could be related. Think: graphene, atomic<br />
spin, photonics.<br />
Session Leader: Karine Thate, program manager, strategic<br />
projects, Museum of Science, Boston<br />
Presenters: Karine Thate and Carol Lynn Alpert,<br />
Museum of Science, Boston<br />
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Be an Astronaut for a Day<br />
This session focuses on Space Day at the National Air<br />
and Space Museum and how this program explores the<br />
theme of astronauts with activities for a wide range of<br />
age groups. The presenters will engage the audience by<br />
having them experience the activities, as well as explaining<br />
the learning goals and objectives. Astronaut Training:<br />
Work with “NASA” gloves to pick up objects, solve an<br />
engineering design challenge using recycled materials.<br />
Space suits: Put on “space suits,” make an astronaut<br />
mission patch, touch space suit parts. Live presentations:<br />
Hear from astronauts and museum experts (recorded<br />
during Space Day).<br />
Session Leader: Mychalene Giampaoli, education specialist,<br />
National Air and Space Museum, Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenter: Agustin Baldioli, National Air and Space<br />
Museum, Washington, D.C.<br />
Letting Visitors Lead the Way<br />
This poster will present our quasi-longitudinal cohort<br />
study, an evaluation method implemented at the Pacific<br />
Science Center to provide in-depth data on visitors’<br />
engagement with, and interest in, The Studio. The Studio<br />
features new exhibits created in-house every six months.<br />
By engaging the same groups of people again and again<br />
during each new theme, we are able to directly respond<br />
to visitor feedback and therefore continually improve<br />
our exhibits. The cohort rates the exhibits, says what<br />
they want out of an exhibit, and more. The presenter will<br />
explain the pros and cons and share some of the most<br />
thought-provoking formative findings thus far.<br />
Session Leader: Mary Olson, current science project<br />
manager, Pacific Science Center, Seattle<br />
Science Centers as a Clearinghouse for Citizen<br />
Science Opportunities<br />
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science’s<br />
Museum Volunteers for the Environment (MUVE)<br />
program engages volunteers in restoring coastal habitats.<br />
Since 2007, 5,000 volunteers have participated.<br />
The museum is undergoing a move to a state-of-the-art<br />
museum that includes a three-story aquarium, called the<br />
Living Core. Exhibits currently being prototyped will<br />
utilize video, social media, and digital signups to direct<br />
visitors to relevant local restoration and citizen science<br />
efforts in addition to those provided by MUVE. This<br />
presentation will explore how a science center can be a<br />
clearinghouse for directing visitors to relevant conservation<br />
and citizen science opportunities.<br />
Session Leader: Fernando Bretos, director, Museum<br />
Volunteers for the Environment (MUVE), Patricia and<br />
Phillip Frost Science Museum, Miam<br />
Integrating Art in a Science Exhibition<br />
NTSEC (National Taiwan Science Education Center) has<br />
produced two special exhibitions in the past two years,<br />
Story of Water and Reveal the Hidden Code of Insects. In<br />
both exhibitions, we apply art in the exhibition as well as<br />
the education activities. We invited artists to create some<br />
works on the exhibition topics. We also invite musicians<br />
and dancers to participate. This inspires our audiences to<br />
learn science in a different way and makes science much<br />
more interesting.<br />
Session Leader: Stephanie Wu, associate, National<br />
Taiwan Science Education Center, Taipei<br />
The Role of PSHC in Natural Disaster Preparedness<br />
and Mitigation<br />
The Philippine Science Heritage Center (PSHC),<br />
through the Salinlahi Symposium Series, initiated a<br />
campaign to raise the awareness of Filipino students<br />
in dealing with natural disasters and at the same time<br />
encourage these students to pursue careers in science.<br />
Students from both public and private schools were<br />
invited and were given the chance to have a close interaction<br />
with invited experts. Scientists and researchers<br />
from agencies under the Department of Science and<br />
Technology (i.e., PAGASA, Phivolcs, and Project NOAH),<br />
were invited to give presentations and practical tips on<br />
what to do in times of natural disaster.<br />
Session Leader: Luningning Samarita-Domingo,<br />
director IV, National Academy of Science and Technology,<br />
Philippine Science Heritage Center, Taguig City<br />
Presenter: Reihvelle Perez, National Academy of Science<br />
and Technology, Philippine Science Heritage Center,<br />
Taguig City<br />
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SUNDAY<br />
OCTOBER 18<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
Choosing the Right Software Solution for Your<br />
Science Center With Lee Ballenger<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
Thinking of getting new software for your science center, but<br />
not sure where to start? Join us for this session to learn about<br />
Blackbaud’s Altru and Raiser’s Edge NXT solutions. You’ll<br />
also hear success stories from other science centers using<br />
Blackbaud products. Come learn everything you need to<br />
know to choose the solution that’s best for your organization!<br />
Presented by Blackbaud<br />
EXTENDED SESSIONS<br />
10:15 a.m.–12:15 p.m.<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Emerging Science Centers in Africa—Learning as a<br />
Field, Four Years after Cape Town<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
Africa is emerging as the new Frontier for Science Education.<br />
Science Centers and Innovative Science Education programs<br />
are being formed and strengthened. What can our Field learn<br />
from the strategies, needs and challenges of these projects?<br />
The audience will share their experiences in implementing<br />
new Science Centers and Educational Programs.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Ronen Mir, director, Science<br />
Learning Centers, The Weizmann Institute of Science,<br />
Rehovot, Israel<br />
Presenters: Gillian Thomas, Patricia and Phillip Frost Science<br />
Museum, Miami, Florida; Walter Staveloz, Association of<br />
Science-Technology Centers, Washington, D.C.; Damien<br />
Chalaud, World Federation of Science Journalists, Montreal,<br />
Quebec, Canada; Alemayehu G/Egziabher, East Africa, Addis<br />
Ababa, Ethiopia; Jennifer Santer, Patricia and Phillip Frost<br />
Museum of Science, Miami FL; Ahmed Mohamed El-Sayed,<br />
MutiMedia—Academy of Scientific Research and Technology,<br />
Cairo Egypt; and David Strangway, NGO Development<br />
Workshop, Vancouver BC Canada<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
From Buying In to Integrating Citizen Science at Your<br />
Organization: Sharing concrete tools and stories<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
Join leaders from the field to learn how to integrate citizen<br />
science into your work. Whether it’s your first foray into<br />
the field, or if you want to push your program further, we’ll<br />
share strategies that work. Bring your knotty citizen science<br />
problems—we’ll close with a solutions session.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Lila Higgins, manager,<br />
citizen science and live animals, Natural History Museum<br />
of Los Angeles County/Page Museum at the La Brea Tar<br />
Pits, California<br />
Presenters: John Tweddle, Natural History Museum<br />
London; Dave Ireland, Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto,<br />
Ontario, Canada; Alison Young, California Academy of<br />
Sciences, San Francisco; and Christine Goforth, North<br />
Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
Lessons Learned and Future<br />
Directions for Federally-Funded<br />
STEM Programs<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
The National Science Foundation and the Institute of<br />
Museum and Library Services are funding projects that<br />
are changing the informal STEM landscape. Federallyfunded<br />
project directors from a range of organizations will<br />
share lessons learned and program officers will give tips for<br />
writing successful applications responding to new, evolving<br />
requests for proposals.<br />
Session Leader: Sandra Toro, senior grants management<br />
specialist, Institute of Museum and Library Services,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Christopher Reich, Institute of Museum and<br />
Library Services, Washington, D.C.; Arlene DeStrulle,<br />
National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia; Paul<br />
Dusenbery, Space Science Institute, Boulder, Colorado;<br />
Janet McKenney, Maine State Library, Augusta; Jan<br />
Mokros, Maine Mathematics and Science Alliance,<br />
Augusta; Dan Rockmore, Dartmouth College, Hanover,<br />
New Hampshire; Paul Wyn Jennings, National Science<br />
Foundation, Arlington, Virginia; Christian Greer, Saint<br />
Louis Science Center, Missouri; and Kris Morrissey,<br />
University of Washington, Seattle<br />
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LEADERSHIP<br />
Live Life as a Leadership Laboratory<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
We all strive to be better leaders—anticipating change,<br />
holding difficult conversations, leading by example. To move<br />
the leadership needle, you have to be able to see new opportunities.<br />
Based on learnings from The Practice of Adaptive<br />
Leadership by Ronald Heifetz, you will hear how panelists are<br />
changing the course of their work, a little at a time.<br />
Session Leader: Karen Hager, director, science engagement,<br />
Ontario Science Centre, Toronto, Canada<br />
Presenters: Tim Scott, Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York; Jill<br />
Measells, The Works, Bloomington, Minnesota; Jennifer<br />
Rickards, Montshire Museum of Science, Norwich, Vermont;<br />
and Jennifer Heim, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Simple Materials, Big Experiences<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
As institutions envision their own design/make space, it’s<br />
important to start with small, thoughtful plans. Developing<br />
activities using everyday materials offers visitors the<br />
opportunity to engage in rich design, iteration, and problem<br />
solving, cultivating individual creativity. Our session will<br />
generate a toolbox of ideas to prototype at your institution.<br />
Session Leader: Carlos Romero, design lab experience coordinator,<br />
New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Session Moderator: Satbir Multani, design lab experience<br />
coordinator, New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Presenters: Carlos Romero, New York Hall of Science,<br />
Queens; Satbir Multani, New York Hall of Science, Queens;<br />
Lianna Kali, Exploratorium, San Francisco, California;<br />
Dana Schloss, TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; and<br />
Elena Baca, Explora, Albuquerque, New Mexico<br />
“AN EXPERIENCE THAT<br />
PUTS VISITORS IN THE STORY”<br />
-Tom Owen<br />
INSIDE THE ECONOMY MUSEUM<br />
st. louis, missouri<br />
“Whether it’s learning<br />
your dream job or how<br />
much your individual<br />
inflation rate measures,<br />
your role in the economy<br />
takes on a new light.”<br />
-Diane Lochner<br />
314.231.7318 | pgavdestinations.com |<br />
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FLASH SESSIONS: EXHIBITS & EDUCATION<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512 D/H<br />
Answering a Public Call: Designing a sustainable<br />
homeschool education program at a natural<br />
history museum<br />
Virginia Museum of Natural History education staff will<br />
present findings from a STEM program designed for an<br />
emerging audience—homeschoolers. Presenters will share<br />
program results from a cultural framework and discuss larger<br />
social and educational issues that come into play.<br />
Session Leader: Dennis Casey, director of education and public<br />
programs, Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville<br />
Presenter: Christy Deatherage, Virginia Museum of<br />
Natural History,Martinsville Virginia<br />
Engaging Young People with Science and Scientists<br />
This session will present innovative models of directly engaging<br />
young people with science and scientists. The Natural<br />
History Museum (London) has developed a videoconferencing<br />
program which facilitates communication between<br />
students and scientists, including questions and discussion<br />
around scientific processes, relevance, and application.<br />
Session Leader: Abigail Tinkler, education strategy and<br />
practice leader, education strategy and programme manager,<br />
Natural History Museum, London<br />
Families Learn Science through Science<br />
Museum Toys<br />
For children, toys are the props of play that encourage learning,<br />
development, creativity, and imagination. This session<br />
does not only put emphasis on learning for children but<br />
also attempts to explore family play-learning outcomes that<br />
include science, mathematics, and local wisdom from making<br />
and playing with traditional Thai toys through activities at<br />
the National Science Museum, Thailand.<br />
Session Leader: Peeranut Kanhadilok, head of exhibition<br />
section of the Science Museum, National Science Museum,<br />
Thailand, Khlong Luang, Pathumthani<br />
How the Communication of Sexual Health Has<br />
Evolved Over 22 Years at Universum<br />
Sexual health has been one of Universum’s permanent topics<br />
of exhibition since it opened its doors in 1992. At first it<br />
focused on human reproduction; now it includes biological as<br />
well as personal and social aspects of human sexuality.<br />
Session Leader: Claudia Hernández, técnico académico,<br />
Universum, Museo de las Ciencias, UNAM, Mexico City<br />
Innovation & Knowledge Society: Science from a<br />
social perspective<br />
Over the last three years The Interactive Museum of<br />
Economics has developed exhibits about technology and how<br />
science gets from the research labs to the goods and services<br />
people use. This session will present the evolution of the<br />
design and communication tools along with the results of the<br />
evaluations conducted.<br />
Session Leader: Arturo Vallejo, content and exhibit development<br />
deputy head, MIDE, Museo Interactivo de Economía,<br />
Mexico City<br />
Moving Beyond Access for Audiences with Autism<br />
Join us as we share the results of Changing Attitudes<br />
Towards Autism Access, an innovative initiative led by a team<br />
of institutions working to move beyond access towards inclusion<br />
for audiences with autism. Come prepared to discuss<br />
and explore your own inclusion projects and programs.<br />
Session Leader: Jacqueline Genovesi, vice president,<br />
education, The Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel<br />
University, Philadelphia<br />
Presenter: Timshel Purdum, The Academy of Natural<br />
Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia Pennsylvania<br />
and Angela Wenger, Center for Aquatic Sciences at the<br />
Adventure Aquarium, Camden, New Jersey<br />
Playing Your Way to Increased STEM Engagement:<br />
The value of museum games for students<br />
How can you expose teenagers to engineering skills, such as<br />
creative problem-solving and systems thinking and show the<br />
broad range of careers available to them? By playing games,<br />
of course! This session will look at the value of gaming and<br />
its impacts on teenagers’ future attitudes and perceptions<br />
of STEM.<br />
Session Leader: Karen Davies, head of learning research<br />
and projects, Science Museum, London<br />
Science of Sharing: Experiences prompting<br />
cooperation, negotiation, and social metacognition<br />
Science of Sharing is an NSF-funded project to develop<br />
exhibits and experiences fostering experimentation with<br />
collaborative social behavior, metacognition about strategies<br />
and motives, and awareness of relevant scientific research<br />
and connections to real-world problems. This session provides<br />
an overview of the project and addresses key challenges<br />
in development and evaluation.<br />
Session Leader: Hugh McDonald, senior science writer,<br />
Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
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11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.<br />
1:15-2:30 p.m.<br />
Development Luncheon<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Inspiration<br />
Join your fellow development professionals for an insightful<br />
exploration of issues which influence the fund-raising operations<br />
within museums and science centers. Preregistration<br />
required. Luncheon fee: $45 per person.<br />
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.<br />
Networking Lunch in the Exhibit Hall<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
Complimentary lunch will be offered in the Exhibit Hall.<br />
12:00–1:00 p.m.<br />
Live Demonstration Hour<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
Every year, we showcase some of the best science demonstrations<br />
from around the world. Think of it as “Science<br />
Entertainment.” Many people say that this is one of the<br />
highlights of their ASTC conference. This year’s show will be<br />
better than ever.<br />
1:15–2:30 p.m.<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
5 Trends to Watch<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
A team comprising CEOs, a youth program specialist,<br />
museum consultant, and demographer from three continents<br />
will explore five external trends that could affect business as<br />
usual for science centers. Presentations will discuss what we<br />
know, the rate of change, and how to stay ahead of the curve.<br />
Session Leader: Charles Trautmann, executive director,<br />
Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York<br />
Presenters: Linda Conlon, International Centre for Life,<br />
Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom; James Chung, Reach<br />
Advisors, Slingerlands, New York; David Heil, David Heil &<br />
Associates, Inc., Portland, Oregon; and Alberto López Torres,<br />
Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
Groupon<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Groupon will be demonstrating their online marketplace<br />
while guiding attendees through their wide suite of products<br />
and offers available to the Museum and Science Industry.<br />
Learn how to target key demographics, enhance memberships,<br />
monitor sales trends and learn who your potential<br />
customers are.<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Are Maker Spaces Killing the Traditional Science<br />
Center? Is That a Bad Thing?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
Do process-oriented Maker spaces do a better job of<br />
stimulating interest and curiosity? Is this the end of the<br />
traditional science center? But have we ever really examined<br />
the effectiveness of the traditional interactive exhibit? Join<br />
leaders in the Maker movement in an open conversation<br />
about what methods really work.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Hooley McLaughlin, vice<br />
president science experience, Ontario Science Centre,<br />
Toronto, Canada<br />
Presenters: Lisa Brahms, Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh;<br />
Karen Wilkinson, Exploratorium, San Francisco; and Paul<br />
Orselli, POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop), Baldwin, New York<br />
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT<br />
Building a Motivated and Effective<br />
Volunteer Community<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
Volunteers have enormous potential to build capacity at our<br />
institutions. The critical issue is how to build a volunteer<br />
program that satisfies the individual volunteer and positively<br />
impacts our institutions. Volunteer leaders will share<br />
their own experiences and prompt participant discussion of<br />
best practices in volunteer management.<br />
Session Leader: Megan Gray, director of volunteer<br />
& membership programs, Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley, California<br />
Presenters: Jeanmarie Santomassimo, Museum of<br />
Science, Boston<br />
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SUNDAY<br />
OCTOBER 18<br />
ADMINISTRATION<br />
Fundraising on a Shoestring<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
Join us to share ideas on creative ways to raise funds for<br />
those with a small staff or small community. We will discuss<br />
grant writing, fundraising events, donor relations, and more.<br />
Bring your great ideas to share and learn from others.<br />
Session Leader: Megan Pratt, executive director, The<br />
Pensacola MESS Hall, Pensacola, Florida<br />
Presenters: Elisabeth Demke, Gateway to Science,<br />
Bismarck, North Dakota; and Diane LaFollette, Mid-<br />
America Science Museum, Hot Springs, Arkansas<br />
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Getting the Big Picture: Evaluation approaches<br />
designed for use across multiple settings<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Individual evaluation studies may be useful for a specific<br />
institution, exhibit, or program, but may make broader<br />
comparisons difficult. Presenters will share evaluation tools<br />
that can be broadly applied to collect visitor experience data<br />
across exhibits, programs, or multiple institutions, and then<br />
facilitate small-group discussions about each approach.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Elisa Israel, research and<br />
evaluation director, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri<br />
Presenters: Sara Martinez, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri;<br />
Ryan Auster, Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts; and<br />
Chantal Barriault, Science North, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Good Communication: Strategies to and from<br />
the internet<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
What can we learn from online hacker and identity politics<br />
communities? These spaces give rise to innovative ways of communicating.<br />
This session examines how online spaces foster<br />
community and productive discussion. Participants can take<br />
these strategies to their organizations to engage diverse audiences,<br />
and apply them to personal professional development.<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Great Science in Small Packages: Successful<br />
approaches to development and fabrication of<br />
Science Activity Kits<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
Science Activity Kits are powerful outreach tools that can<br />
increase capacity to engage audiences, while also tackling<br />
difficult content with easily adaptable curriculum. However,<br />
kit creation can be intimidating, from developing versatile<br />
content to sourcing materials. Join us to discuss multiple kit<br />
models and how each successfully reached its audience.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Christina Akers, exhibit<br />
developer, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Kurt Huffman, COSI, Columbus, Ohio; Jayatri<br />
Das, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia; Ali Jackson,<br />
Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York; Christina Akers, Science<br />
Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; and Heather Hollen,<br />
Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, D.C.<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Innovative Art-Science Programming for<br />
Diverse Audiences<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
What does effective art-science programming look like? This<br />
panel of practitioners from around the country will share lessons<br />
learned, activities you can replicate, and tips to get diverse<br />
audiences really excited about art and science concepts, and<br />
take them to a deeper level of understanding about both.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Rebecca Bray, chief of<br />
learning experiences, National Museum of Natural History,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Mike Petrich, Exploratorium, San Francisco,<br />
California; David Wells, New York Hall of Science, Queens;<br />
Gale Robertson, National Museum of Natural History,<br />
Washington, D.C.; Juan Bigornia, Dallas Museum of Art,<br />
Texas; and Jane Drozd, ARTLAB+, Smithsonian Institution,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Session Leader: Meghan Durieux, public programmer,<br />
Creative Kids Museum, TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br />
Presenters: Meghan Durieux, TELUS Spark, Calgary,<br />
Alberta, Canada; Kath Blair, TELUS Spark, Calgary,<br />
Alberta, Canada; Stephanie West-Puckett, East Carolina<br />
University, Greenville, North Carolina; and Gabor Zsuppan,<br />
Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina<br />
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APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Long Term Impacts of STEM OST Programs on<br />
Underrepresented Youth<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
Two long-term, retrospective studies of underrepresented<br />
youth groups participating in STEM programs share and<br />
compare findings and approaches. One involves girls enrolled<br />
in STEM programs 5–30 years ago; the other involves underrepresented<br />
youth in an urban STEM program 1–10 years<br />
ago. A new five-year longitudinal study will also be described.<br />
Session Leader: Aaron Price, manager of evaluation and<br />
research, Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois<br />
Session Moderator: Rabiah Mayas, science director, CASE,<br />
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago, Illinois<br />
Presenters: Lynn Dierking, Oregon State University,<br />
Corvallis; Dale McCreedy, The Franklin Institute,<br />
Philadelphia; and Bryan Wunar, Museum of Science and<br />
Industry, Chicago, Illinois<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Wait, Wait, Please Tell Me!<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
Operating a small science center requires the balancing of<br />
good management with sustainability and survival. A nagging<br />
question answered can be the key to a good night’s sleep.<br />
Bring your burning management, HR, board, and finance<br />
questions and get some answers for those issues today!<br />
Session Leader: Michele Laverty, director, National Ag<br />
Science Center, Modesto, California<br />
Presenters: Neil Gordon, The Discovery Museums, Acton,<br />
Massachusetts; Martin Fisher, Science Central, Fort<br />
Wayne, Indiana; and Melissa Strongman, Lindsay Wildlife<br />
Experience, Walnut Creek, California<br />
COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND MARKETING<br />
Worldwide Science Center Go-Pro Challenge<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
Go-Pro is the new reality show. It allows people to share very<br />
personal experiences in the very way they see it happening.<br />
This challenge will allow visitors to share their appreciation<br />
for your center and the discussion should provide new ways<br />
to explore the visitors’ experiences.<br />
Session Leader: Walter Staveloz, director, international<br />
relations, Association of Science-Technology Centers,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Sheena Laursen, Experimentarium, Hellerup,<br />
Denmark; Ganigar Chen, National Science Museum,<br />
Thailand, Klong Luang Pathum Thani; Antonia Caola,<br />
Museo Delle Scienze, Trento, Italy; Erik Jacquemyn,<br />
Technopolis, the Flemish Science Centre, Mechelen, Belgium;<br />
Nohora Hoyos, Maloka, Centro Interactivo de Ciencia<br />
y Tecnologia, Bogotá, Colombia; Robert Firmhofer,<br />
Copernicus Science Center, Warsaw, Poland; Stephan<br />
Vakoula, Montréal Science Centre, Montreal, Quebec,<br />
Canada; and Mikko Myllykoski, Heureka, the Finnish<br />
Science Centre, Vantaa<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
Experiential Engagement in a Digital World<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Opportunities abound for digital integration within<br />
real-world venues and attractions. In this must-see panel<br />
discussion, we’ll explore case studies that illuminate leading-edge<br />
digital experiential executions.<br />
Presented by Terracosm<br />
CANCELLED<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
Dorion Sagan: Are Humans Part of a<br />
Sustainable Future?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
The highly-regarded science writer discusses our role in the<br />
future of planet Earth and what sustainability means to our<br />
biosphere; a prequel to the traveling exhibit, Creating Our<br />
Future: Sustainable by Design.<br />
Presented by NRG! Exhibits<br />
3:00–4:15 p.m.<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
ASTC Game Jam! Using game thinking to transform<br />
science center experiences<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
This high-energy, interactive session will apply game<br />
thinking to museums. Session presenters will introduce<br />
key concepts in game design and walk through the game<br />
development process. Participants will then break into small<br />
groups for a fast, fun “game jam,” creating a prototype for<br />
the entire group to playtest.<br />
Session Leader: Rae Ostman, consultant, Science Museum<br />
of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
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SUNDAY<br />
OCTOBER 18<br />
Presenters: Paul Martin, Science Museum of Minnesota,<br />
St. Paul; Keith Ostfeld, Children’s Museum of Houston,<br />
Texas; Dave Patten, Science Museum, London; and Darrell<br />
Porcello, Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
Collaborations between Development<br />
and Education: Designing meaningful<br />
community programs that engage and<br />
inspire donors<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
In this session, participants will hear case studies from institutions<br />
where development, education, and marketing have<br />
successfully collaborated to provide programming that not<br />
only aids in the recruitment, retention, and engagement of<br />
donors, but also serves to elevate and advance our missions.<br />
Session Leader: Mark Sieckman, senior manager of<br />
advancement & stakeholder engagement, Kentucky Science<br />
Center, Louisville<br />
Presenters: Andrew Spence, Kentucky Science Center,<br />
Louisville; Amy Sailor, Connecticut Science Center, Hartford;<br />
Analia Villagra, Connecticut Science Center, Hartford;<br />
and Mikko Myllykoski, Heureka, the Finnish Science<br />
Centre, Vantaa<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
How to Use InformalScience.org to Develop Projects,<br />
Research, and Evaluations<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
InformalScience.org is a central portal to project, research,<br />
and evaluation resources designed to support and connect<br />
the informal STEM education community in museums,<br />
media, public programs, and a growing variety of learning<br />
environments. The panelists in this presentation will share<br />
tips on how to use InformalScience.org to build a proposal,<br />
evaluate a project, and access the collection of more than<br />
9,000 resources.<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Increasing Science Center Access for Families<br />
through Community Engagement<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Parent and family engagement plays a huge role in a child’s<br />
education, yet science centers and children’s museums<br />
may not provide sufficient support for caretakers. Session<br />
participants will hear from several institutions who are<br />
implementing parent and family programs to serve their<br />
surrounding communities through informal education and<br />
institutional resources.<br />
Session Leader: Azuka MuMin, vice president diversity,<br />
inclusion, & partnerships, COSI, Columbus, Ohio<br />
Presenters: Brisa Rivas, California Science Center, Los<br />
Angeles; Sydney Pullen, EdVenture Children’s Museum,<br />
Columbia, South Carolina; and Brittani Lane, EdVenture<br />
Children’s Museum, Columbia, South Carolina<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Science Centre Trends and Gaps: Perspectives<br />
from ASPAC<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
ASPAC is a network of science centres in the Asia Pacific<br />
region where there is a rising trend of establishing new<br />
science centres and reinventing old ones. How ASPAC members<br />
chart their future direction or are involved in setting up<br />
new installations will be the focus of this session.<br />
Session Leader: Tit Meng Lim, chief executive, Singapore<br />
Science Centre<br />
Presenters: Alan Brien, Scitech Discovery Centre, West<br />
Perth, Australia; Tengku Nasariah Ibrahim, Petrosains,<br />
The Discovery Centre, Ampang, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia;<br />
Maria Isabel Garcia, Mind Museum, Manila, Philippines;<br />
and Chee-Kuen Yip, Asia Pacific Network of Science &<br />
Technology Centres, Kowloon, Hong Kong<br />
Session Leader: Jared Nielsen, online producer, Center<br />
for Advancement of Informal Science Education (CAISE),<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Grace Troxel, Center for Advancement of<br />
Informal Science Education (CAISE), Washington, D.C.;<br />
Sara Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul; Cecilia<br />
Garibay, Garibay Group, Chicago; and Mary Marcussen,<br />
Marcussen & Associates, Sonoma, California<br />
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EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Winter Club: Outdoor exhibits, ice, and a few<br />
lost mittens<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
What would you do outside if you could? Museums with<br />
all-season outdoor exhibits will share short examples and<br />
perspectives to inspire you. Spend some hands-on time with<br />
real ice and workshop those ideas in a fast-paced brainstorm.<br />
Explore and debate the challenges of embracing winter.<br />
Session Leader: Kristofer Kelly-Frère, exhibit developer,<br />
TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br />
Presenters: Devon Hamilton, TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta,<br />
Canada; Mark Dahlager, Science Museum of Minnesota, St.<br />
Paul; Julie Silverman, Smugglers’ Notch Resort, Vermont; Jussi<br />
Sava, Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa; and Brenda<br />
Koziol, Science North, Sudbury, Ontario, Canada<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
3:00-4:15 PM<br />
New, affordable, interactive STEM traveling<br />
exhibitions coming to North America!<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
Come learn about Top Secret and Playing With Light,<br />
2 of the 11 exhibitions now available through Imagine<br />
Exhibitions’ partnership with Australia’s Scitech<br />
Discovery Centre.<br />
Presented by by Imagine Exhibitions and Scitech<br />
Discovery Centre<br />
PRODUCT DEMO<br />
Storytelling in Augmented and Virtual Reality<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Learn how museums and institutions around the world<br />
are employing augmented reality and virtual reality to<br />
tell immersive stories from a forgotten past, explain<br />
scientific theories of the present, or explore the distant<br />
future! VR experts will discuss strategies, implementation,<br />
and considerations for your institution.<br />
Presented by by Geomedia<br />
3:00–4:15 p.m.<br />
EXTENDED SESSIONS<br />
3:00–5:00 p.m.<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
CEO Debate 3: What do the past and present say<br />
about our future?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
Eight veteran science center CEOs and leaders sharing two<br />
centuries of experience at multiple institutions respond<br />
to challenging questions selected from submissions by<br />
recent Noyce Leadership Fellows, as the next generation of<br />
leaders explores whether our field has improved since 1990.<br />
Discussion/debate among the CEOs, Fellows, and audience<br />
follow.<br />
Session Leader: John Jacobsen, president, White Oak<br />
Associates, Inc., Marblehead, Massachusetts<br />
Session Moderators: John Jacobsen, president, White Oak<br />
Associates, Inc., Marblehead, Massachusetts; and Robert<br />
Mac West, president, Informal Learning Experiences,<br />
Inc., Denver<br />
Presenters: John Jacobsen, White Oak Associates, Inc.,<br />
Marblehead, Massachusetts; Robert Mac West, Informal<br />
Learning Experiences, Inc., Denver, Colorado; Per-Edvin<br />
Persson, Peredvinperssonconsulting, Helsingfors, Finland;<br />
David Chesebrough, COSI, Columbus, Ohio; Kate Bennett,<br />
Rochester Museum & Science Center, New York; Dennis<br />
Wint, Drexel University, Philadelphia; Jeff Rudolph,<br />
California Science Center, Los Angeles; and Nancy Stueber,<br />
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Human Interactions as Exhibits<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
Brainstorm exhibits where human interactions are center<br />
stage. Phenomena such as conflict, altruism, stereotyping,<br />
and negotiation, studied by the social sciences,<br />
underlie topics such as climate change and social justice.<br />
Presentations will first offer an overview of related projects,<br />
then participants will directly prototype, test, and discuss<br />
“interaction exhibits.”<br />
ASTC Public Policy Committee Strategy Session on<br />
IMLS Reauthorization<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 516D<br />
Interested in IMLS funding? Current or former IMLS<br />
grant recipient? Help ASTC strategize, plan, and<br />
prioritize as we prepare to positively impact IMLS’ upcoming<br />
reauthorization.<br />
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SUNDAY<br />
OCTOBER 18<br />
Session Leader: Tom Rockwell, director exhibits & media<br />
studio, Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
Presenters: Joanne Jones-Rizzi, Science Museum<br />
of Minnesota, St. Paul; Orna Cohen, Dialogue Social<br />
Enterprises, Hamburg, Germany; Elizabeth Fleming,<br />
Museum of Life and Science, Durham, North Carolina; and<br />
Hugh McDonald, Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Strategic Innovation: People, processes, and program<br />
portfolios<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
Innovation for science centers and museums often focuses<br />
on the people, processes, and program portfolios that add<br />
value to the audience experience. This interactive session<br />
explores multiple examples of how “strategic innovation,”<br />
from design thinking and agile methods, to organizational<br />
networks and leading change, is being facilitated in several<br />
organizations.<br />
Session Leader: Christian Greer, chief education and programs<br />
officer, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri<br />
Presenters: Nancy Walsh, Denver Museum of Nature<br />
& Science, Colorado; Louise Julie Bertrand, Montréal<br />
Science Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Whitney Owens,<br />
Cincinnati Museum Center, Ohio; and Marsha Semmel,<br />
Noyce Leadership Institute, Arlington, Virginia<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Supersizing Science: The present and future of<br />
embodied learning through technology<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
Technologies for embodied visitor experiences are rapidly<br />
converging with improvements in understanding the role<br />
of extended cognition in learning. This panel session will<br />
discuss what we’re learning from embodied, interactive<br />
museum experiences and what it means for the future of<br />
science learning.<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
The BIG Business of Camps!<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
There’s a certain amount of crazy involved when you think<br />
of summer camp. It takes a lot of work to build an effective,<br />
mission-focused, science-rich, revenue-generating<br />
camp program. Share ideas for how to assess your current<br />
programs, listen to your market, and increase those mission-oriented<br />
dollars coming through your door!<br />
Session Leader: Debra Crowe, museum programs coordinator,<br />
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia<br />
Presenters: Debra Crowe, The Franklin Institute,<br />
Philadelphia; Charles Muhler, The Franklin Institute,<br />
Philadelphia; Molly Strayer, Museum of Life and Science,<br />
Durham, North Carolina; Kris Mooney, Reuben H. Fleet<br />
Science Center, San Diego; Mellisa Blankenship, Kentucky<br />
Science Center, Louisville; Jonathan Barnes, Morehead<br />
Planetarium and Science Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina;<br />
and Erica Barrueto, The Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley CA<br />
4:30–6:00 p.m.<br />
Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Exhibit Halls 210/220A/230<br />
The Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall will give you<br />
even more opportunities to interact with your fellow conference<br />
attendees from across the globe. The reception is free of<br />
charge (cash bar available).<br />
5:00–6:30 p.m.<br />
ASTC Governing Member Directors<br />
Appreciation Reception<br />
Musée d’art contemporain de Montréal<br />
By invitation only<br />
Sponsored by IMAX<br />
Session Leader: Stephen Uzzo, vice president, science and<br />
technology, New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Presenters: Kylie Peppler, Indiana University School of<br />
Education, Bloomington; Mina Johnson-Glenberg, Arizona<br />
State University, Tempe; Peggy Monahan, New York Hall<br />
of Science, Queens; Robb Lindgren, University of Illinois at<br />
Urbana-Champaign; Leilah Lyons, University of Illinois of<br />
Chicago; Noel Enyedy, University of California Los Angeles;<br />
and Geralyn Abinader, New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
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7:30 p.m.<br />
Stand-Up Science<br />
Pub St-Paul, 124 Rue Saint Paul Est, Montreal<br />
An evening of stand-up comedy about science and science<br />
centres performed by delegates to the ASTC conference,<br />
presented by the International Centre for Life and hosted by<br />
Helen Keen from the BBC Radio 4 show It Is Rocket Science.<br />
You can of course come along and watch for an evening of<br />
entertainment and laughs, but if you would like to take part<br />
and think you can be funny about science on stage for nine<br />
minutes, please contact Ian Simmons (ian.simmons@life.<br />
org.uk). Think about this as a “Demo Hour” for science comedy.<br />
You can check out “Bright Club” on YouTube for an idea<br />
of the sort of things people have done in the United Kingdom<br />
if you would like some inspiration!<br />
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7:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Registration<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 2 Prefunction 210 West<br />
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
ASTC Community of Practice Meet-ups<br />
Use this time to meet with CoP members to plan the CoP’s<br />
legacy project—a webinar, online chat forum, or even a conference<br />
session—focused on improving practice.<br />
8:00–8:50 a.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Making & Tinkering Spaces in Museums CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Citizen Science CoP<br />
9:00–9:50 a.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Information Technology CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Advocacy and Public Policy CoP<br />
10:00–10:50 a.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Volunteer Managers CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Network for Leaders of Interpreters, Facilitators, and<br />
Explainers (NetLIFE) CoP<br />
3:00–3:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Museum Screens CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Finance in Science Centers CoP<br />
SESSIONS BEGIN<br />
9:00–10:15 a.m.<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
A Growing Network: Year 1 of the YOUmedia<br />
Learning Labs Online Community<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
Learn about Year 1 of the Institute of Museum and Library<br />
Services-funded YOUmedia Learning Labs Online<br />
Community, which supports the continued growth of the 29<br />
sites established from the Learning Labs in Libraries and<br />
Museums project. Get the “insider’s view” into designing a<br />
site that meets the needs of its members.<br />
Session Leader: Korie Twiggs, program specialist,<br />
Association of Science-Technology Centers, Washington, D.C.<br />
Session Moderator: K-Fai Steele, program associate,<br />
National Writing Project, Berkeley, California<br />
Presenters: Matt Baker, Science Museum of Virginia,<br />
Richmond; AJ Almaguer, Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley, California; and Sari Widman, Free Library<br />
of Philadelphia<br />
12:00–12:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Early Childhood CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Advocates for Diversity CoP<br />
1:00–1:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Development Professionals CoP<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 2<br />
Youth Development and Programming CoP<br />
2:00–2:50 p.m.<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 1<br />
Membership Managers CoP<br />
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT<br />
Beyond Exhibit Facilitation: Youth developing media<br />
and programs<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
The standard role of youth in museums has been to deliver<br />
content created around science exhibits, but what happens<br />
when youth start creating their own content to engage<br />
the public in STEM-based experiences? Explore ways of<br />
supporting youth that are involved in media production,<br />
curriculum, and program development.<br />
Session Leader: Marcia Bueno, manager of explainers,<br />
New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Presenters: Tamara Poles, North Carolina Museum of<br />
Natural Sciences, Raleigh; Bryan Wunar, Museum of<br />
Science and Industry, Chicago; and Neal Ramus, California<br />
Academy of Sciences, San Francisco<br />
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MONDAY<br />
OCTOBER 19<br />
IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND EXPERIENCES<br />
Beyond the Dome: Planetariums and astronomy education<br />
in the 21st century<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
The traditional planetarium can often be a passive learning<br />
environment. How have planetariums leveraged what we<br />
know now about effective pedagogy (e.g., inquiry-based, collaborative,<br />
and/or kinesthetic learning), to consolidate their<br />
brands as astronomical education institutions? How do they<br />
craft the most educationally complete experience possible<br />
for their visitors?<br />
Session Leader: Dan Neafus, Gates Planetarium operations<br />
manager, Denver Museum of Nature & Science, CO<br />
Presenters: Kaylan Petrie, Washington State University,<br />
Pullman; Dan Neafus, Denver Museum of Nature &<br />
Science, Colorado; Michael Daut, Evans & Sutherland<br />
Computer Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT; KaChun Yu,<br />
Denver Museum of Nature & Science, CO; and Ryan Wyatt,<br />
California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Expanding Early Childhood Science Literacy through<br />
Storytime Programs<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Storytime programs effectively introduce preschoolers to<br />
the natural world through a familiar format and boost their<br />
understanding of scientific concepts. Join educators from<br />
multiple institutions for an in-depth look at the strategies<br />
and tools used to engage this audience and explore the content<br />
beyond the pages of a book.<br />
Session Leader: Sarah Moshenberg, discovery room program<br />
coordinator, American Museum of Natural History, New<br />
York City<br />
Presenters: Lynn Cole, Queens Central Library, New York<br />
City; Janella Watson, New York Hall of Science, Queens;<br />
Janna Doherty, Museum of Science, Boston; and Tara Cox,<br />
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
Friend Raising: Bringing social media<br />
into your donor relations strategy<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Social media is all about personal ties. How can you use this<br />
powerful platform to strengthen donor relationships while<br />
facilitating new donor introductions? Join the discussion<br />
with two institutions that learned to develop relationships<br />
with friend connectors, not only keeping them giving, but<br />
also engaging their networks to give.<br />
Session Leader: Kat Bloomfield, development associate,<br />
New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Presenters: Rebecca Cittadini, New York Hall of<br />
Science, Queens; Sandra Rodriguez, Evergreen Aviation<br />
& Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon; Melissa Grace,<br />
Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum, McMinnville, Oregon;<br />
and Rob Zeh, Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum,<br />
McMinnville, Oregon<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Go Big or Go Home<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
Science festivals are anything but business as usual for science<br />
centers and their collaborators. While repeat museum<br />
visitors or science “fans” are easily engaged, how do festivals<br />
adapt to new audiences? Join us as we discuss large<br />
format “spectacles” and how they help raise the profile of<br />
your museum.<br />
Session Leader: Julie Fooshee, coordinator, Science Festival<br />
Alliance, MIT Museum, Cambridge, Massachusetts<br />
Presenters: Marianne Groulx, Montréal Science Centre,<br />
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Gerri Trooskin, The Franklin<br />
Institute, Philadelphia; Natalie Ireland, Museum of Science<br />
and Industry, Manchester, United Kingdom; Jan Riise,<br />
European Science Events Association (Eusea), Onsala,<br />
Sweden; Mathieu Latour, Conférence régionale des élus de<br />
Montréal, Quebec, Canada; and Todd Boyette, Morehead<br />
Planetarium and Science Center,Chapel Hill North Carolina<br />
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EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Innovation in Climate Change Education: Six ways<br />
to solutions<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
This session will focus on inspiring stories of communities<br />
working together to create systemic change based on knowledge<br />
of climate change and its implications. We’ll share ways<br />
that colleagues are framing solutions through their programs<br />
and share examples of solutions that anyone in our field<br />
could incorporate into their work.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Raluca Ellis, environmental<br />
scientist, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia<br />
Presenters: Michaela Labriole, New York Hall of<br />
Science, Queens; John Anderson, New England Aquarium,<br />
Boston; and Eric Havel, Chabot Space & Science Center,<br />
Oakland, California<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Lab Cultures: Experiments in format, transparency,<br />
and co-creation in unusual spaces<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
In museums and galleries, what is a lab? A hands-on space to<br />
see science in action? A format where scientists experiment<br />
with (and on) the public? A virtual space blurring boundaries<br />
between content creator, community, and curator? This<br />
session examines labs as “skunkworks” territories spawning<br />
collaborations between culture and science.<br />
Session Leader: Ian Brunswick, programme manager,<br />
Science Gallery Dublin/Science Gallery International, Ireland<br />
Session Moderator: Lynn Scarff, director, Science Gallery<br />
Dublin, Ireland<br />
Presenters: Josh Hadro, The New York Public Library, New<br />
York City; Romie Littrell, The Tech Museum of Innovation,<br />
San Jose, California; and Karen Wilkinson, Exploratorium,<br />
San Francisco<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Making Learning Visible: Understanding and communicating<br />
the learning in children’s play<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
“Play ” is not readily recognized as a learning mechanism<br />
when we communicate with external constituents about the<br />
learning that happens in children’s exhibitions. Through<br />
current child development research, staff professional<br />
development, and exhibit-based tools used by visitors themselves,<br />
hear from three museums striving to understand and<br />
illuminate learning through play.<br />
Session Leader: Amy Eisenmann, associate director,<br />
Museum Programming, Bay Area Discovery Museum,<br />
Sausalito, California<br />
Presenters: Becki Kipling, Museum of Science, Boston;<br />
and Suzy Letourneau, Providence Children’s Museum,<br />
Rhode Island<br />
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Measuring Wonder: A pilot study to assess the visitor<br />
experience<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
Can experiencing wonder be observed? Can visitors qualify<br />
which experiences are wonder-filled? Can we measure the<br />
impact of wonder? Discovery Place, the Charlotte Nature<br />
Museum, and the Carolina Raptor Center share their inspiration,<br />
methods, and results from a year-long pilot study<br />
that has potential statewide impact.<br />
Session Leader: Robert Corbin, vice president, learning<br />
experiences, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina<br />
Session Moderator: Stephen Saucier, executive<br />
director, North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums<br />
Collaborative, Raleigh<br />
Presenters: Mary Beth Ausman, Discovery Place, Inc.,<br />
Charlotte, North Carolina; Michele Miller-Houck, Carolina<br />
Raptor Center, Huntersville, North Carolina; and Keith<br />
Mastin, Western North Carolina Nature Center, Asheville<br />
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OCTOBER 19<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
No Money, No Mission: Strategies for building a<br />
financially strong museum<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
In a changing financial landscape, science center leaders<br />
must be keenly strategic and entrepreneurial in their<br />
approach to program offerings, potential new revenue<br />
streams, and targeted philanthropy. Seasoned museum professionals<br />
lay out approaches to greater financial stability.<br />
What stays, what goes, and what grows in this new mission-supporting<br />
paradigm?<br />
Session Leader: Ann Metzger, Henry Buhl, Jr., co-director,<br />
Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh<br />
Presenters: David Chesebrough, COSI, Columbus, Ohio;<br />
Deborah Barnhart, U.S. Space & Rocket Center, Huntsville,<br />
Alabama; Henry Schulson, Creative Discovery Museum,<br />
Chattanooga, Tennessee; and Kim Herlev, Experimentarium,<br />
Hellerup, Denmark<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
The Elephant in the Room: A conversation with CEOs<br />
and staff about making mistakes<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
Making mistakes is inevitable in a culture of risk-taking<br />
and striving for excellence. Join five CEO/staff pairs who<br />
will discuss how their institutions, communities, and other<br />
stakeholders reacted to mistakes made by staff at all levels,<br />
including the CEOs. Share your own stories and get support<br />
and advice from your mistaken colleagues.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Barbara Punt, president, Punt<br />
Consulting Group, Redondo Beach, California<br />
Presenters: Joe Hastings and Kristin Leigh, Explora,<br />
Albuquerque, New Mexico; Jennifer Martin and Alison<br />
Pidskalny, TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Chevy<br />
Humphrey and Carrie Altamirano, Arizona Science<br />
Center, Phoenix; Joanna Haas and Kim Hunter, Kentucky<br />
Science Center, Louisville; and Jussi Sava and Tapio Koivu,<br />
Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa<br />
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FLASH SESSIONS: COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & OUTREACH<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512 D/H<br />
3D Printing in the Service of Disabled Children<br />
With our 3D printer, we plan to develop a project in<br />
which non-disabled children participate in printing prostheses<br />
for children who are missing a hand. The relevance<br />
of 3D printing thus assumes its full import and inspires<br />
children to talk about differences.<br />
Session Leader: Cybèle Robichaud, project leader,<br />
Montréal Science Centre, Quebec, Canada<br />
It’s Not Where You Are From…It Is Where You<br />
Are At<br />
What opportunities do museums and science centers<br />
provide in terms of building young people’s future aspirations?<br />
How can learning experiences and the impact<br />
that museums and science centers deliver both inside and<br />
outside the classroom, have on influencing people’s ideas<br />
about science in their future lives and study?<br />
Session Leader: Beth Hawkins, learning project<br />
manager, Science Museum, London<br />
Safety Science Initiative in Science Museums<br />
in India<br />
In today’s world safety science is a very important<br />
concern for all of us. This session highlights the safety<br />
science initiatives taken by science museums in India<br />
in order to bring safety awareness among the youth<br />
and to spread the message of safety education across<br />
the country.<br />
Session Leader: Sadhana Kalam Attavar, curator<br />
F(electronics), Visvesvaraya Industrial & Technological<br />
Museum, Bangalore, India<br />
The PSHC and the Promotion of<br />
Modern Biotechnology<br />
The session will focus on how the Philippine Science<br />
Heritage Center (PSHC) helps teachers in teaching modern<br />
biotechnology and biosafety to elementary and high<br />
school students.<br />
Session Leader: Luningning Samarita-Domingo,<br />
director IV, National Academy of Science and Technology,<br />
Philippine Science Heritage Center, Taguig City<br />
Understanding What Matters: A community needs<br />
assessment model for environmental risk concerns<br />
Impactful, effective community engagement and<br />
outreach requires science centers to know their communities:<br />
what concerns and matters to them. To do<br />
so, an innovative community needs assessment model<br />
was developed and tested in Easton, Pennsylvania.<br />
Surveys, focus groups, and photovoice projects enabled<br />
better understanding of community environmental<br />
risk concerns.<br />
Session Leader: Kathryn Semmens, Science Director,<br />
The Nurture Nature Center, Easton, Pennsylvania<br />
CANCELLED<br />
What Did We Get Into?: Lessons from engaging<br />
our city’s neighbors in astronomy outreach<br />
We invited our urban neighbors to discover how the<br />
night sky is rich in observing opportunities that promote<br />
STEM-related recreational and educational activities<br />
through our NASA-funded City Skies program. While our<br />
audience did look up, our project looks little like our plan,<br />
and we learned to adjust along the way.<br />
Session Leader: Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer,<br />
The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia<br />
Presenter: Elizabeth Reynold, The Franklin Institute,<br />
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />
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MONDAY<br />
OCTOBER 19<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
2:30–3:45 p.m.<br />
ASTC Job Bank<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 514B<br />
The ASTC Job Bank features listings of current positions<br />
available at member institutions and companies, as well as<br />
resumes from job seekers. Individual consulting sessions<br />
with professionals in the field will also be available throughout<br />
the day.<br />
10:00 a.m.–3:00 p.m.<br />
ASTC Satellite Bookstore<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Level 2 Prefunction 210 West<br />
In addition to the ASTC Bookstore at the Exhibit Hall, the<br />
ASTC Satellite Bookstore offers a great chance for you to get<br />
books that are relevant to the science center and museum<br />
field without having to pay costly shipping fees. Stop by to<br />
find out why the field loves ASTC publications!<br />
10:30 a.m.–12:00 p.m.<br />
Alan J. Friedman Science Center Dialogues/<br />
Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awards Presentation/<br />
Business Meeting/ASTC 2016 Preview<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Ballroom 517ABC<br />
10:30–11:00 a.m.<br />
ASTC Business Meeting<br />
11:00–11:30 a.m.<br />
Leading Edge Awards Presentation<br />
Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Awards<br />
sponsored by Hands On! Inc.<br />
11:30 a.m.–12:05 p.m.<br />
Alan J. Friedman Science Center Dialogues/<br />
ASTC 2016 Preview<br />
12:30–2:00 p.m.<br />
CEO/Trustee Luncheon<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Inspiration<br />
A luncheon designed to offer museum CEOs and trustees the<br />
opportunity to get acquainted, network, and address issues<br />
of mutual interest. Preregistration required. Luncheon fee:<br />
$45 per person. Open to museum CEOs and trustees only.<br />
Co-sponsored by National Geographic Studios<br />
and PGAV<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Boutique Collections, Budgeting, and Bringing<br />
People through the Door: Engagement at any scale<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
Engagement can happen on any budget, regardless of subject<br />
matter, size of institution, or local population. This session pairs<br />
together institutions that differ in size, organizational structure,<br />
content, and mission, but share a common city, and has them<br />
discuss the various methods they use to engage the public.<br />
Session Leader: Justin Spielmann, education coordinator,<br />
Flying Heritage Collection, Everett, Washington<br />
Presenters: Jessica Toon, EMP Museum, Seattle,<br />
Washington; Alicia Borrego Pierce, Explora, Albuquerque,<br />
New Mexico; and Jim Greenhouse, New Mexico Museum of<br />
Natural History and Science, Albuquerque<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
CHISPA: Lessons Learned from a National<br />
Collaboration to Engage Hispanic Children and<br />
Families in Science<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Hispanics are the largest, fastest-growing U.S. minority group,<br />
will represent 60 percent of population growth between 2005<br />
and 2050, and have comparatively low education attainment<br />
levels. Find out how a network of science centers and national<br />
Hispanic advocacy organizations are working to increase<br />
engagement of Hispanic children and families with science.<br />
Session Leader: Cheryl Juarez, senior director, professional<br />
development, Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, Miami<br />
Presenters: Andres Barrera Guerrero, Explora, Albuquerque,<br />
New Mexico; Merisa Camacho, California Science Center,<br />
Los Angeles; Elio Cruz, National Museum of Natural History,<br />
Washington, D.C.; Steven McLaren, Discovery Place, Inc.,<br />
Charlotte, North Carolina; Betsy Payne, The Academy<br />
of Natural Sciences of Drexel University, Philadelphia;<br />
Sherry Tyhurst, Science City at Union Station, Kansas City,<br />
Missouri; and Alberto Vargas, Eugenio Maria de Hostos K-8<br />
School, Philadelphia<br />
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Give it a Nudge: Change from the bottom up<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
Diverse institutions are resilient, relevant, and responsive.<br />
Is this a lens your institution applies across its work? Should<br />
it be? Consider this question and develop strategies in a<br />
facilitated workshop setting. To kick things off, presenters<br />
will share short, provocative examples of how a little nudge<br />
can change everything.<br />
Session Leader: Kristofer Kelly-Frère, exhibit developer,<br />
TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br />
Presenters: Akiko Minaga, Exploratorium, San Francisco;<br />
Andrea Giron, Denver Museum of Nature & Science,<br />
Colorado; Adam Patterson, Oregon Museum of Science<br />
and Industry, Portland; Timothy Hecox, Oregon Museum<br />
of Science and Industry, Portland; and Meghan Durieux,<br />
TELUS Spark, Calgary, Alberta, Canada<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Hack Your Partnership Models!<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
Science and technology organizations exist within a rich<br />
learning ecosystem, meaning our audiences, particularly<br />
youth, are impacted by a variety of factors affecting access<br />
to learning opportunities. In this session, we’ll brainstorm<br />
around common challenges we face and document<br />
ways we might expand our impact through non-traditional<br />
partnerships.<br />
Session Leader: Jennifer Bundy, master educator, science<br />
& technology youth engagement, The Adler Planetarium &<br />
Astronomy Museum, Chicago<br />
Presenters: Brisa Rivas, California Science Center, Los<br />
Angeles; Eve Klein, Pacific Science Center, Seattle; and<br />
Robert Friedman, Hive Chicago Learning Network, Illinois<br />
DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS<br />
I Am Already Doing it All...and You<br />
Want Me to Add Planned Giving?<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
This session will give you the basics to get you started with<br />
minimal time commitment, maximum gain, and lots of confidence<br />
to introduce it to your organization.<br />
Session Leader: Jennifer McMenamin, director,<br />
development & marketing, Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science<br />
Center, Shreveport<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Improving Science Learning Through<br />
Brain-Based Research: Leveraging museum-university<br />
partnerships<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
Collaborations between museums and researchers in<br />
the field of emerging brain science can lead to powerful<br />
experiences, exhibits, and programs based on how people<br />
learn. This panel discussion will look at three museums<br />
and their partnerships with scholars, and share strategies<br />
for collaboration with audience participants and their<br />
local universities.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Donna DiBartolomeo, director<br />
of exhibits, Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York<br />
Presenters: Donna DiBartolomeo, Sciencenter, Ithaca,<br />
New York; Tamar Kushnir, Cornell University, Ithaca, New<br />
York; Holly Truitt, spectrUM Discovery Area, Missoula,<br />
Montana; Michael Kavanaugh, University of Montana,<br />
Missoula; Jayatri Das, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia;<br />
Martha Farah, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia;<br />
and Michelle Kortenaar, Sciencenter, Ithaca NY .<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Mad Science Done Sanely: Sharing best practices for<br />
safe and exciting science demonstrations<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Facing increased scrutiny, demonstration safety is a concern<br />
for both schools and museums. Following a gathering of<br />
informal science educators, we will share outcomes, and<br />
present best practices for evaluating content and demonstrations<br />
and creating consistent training programs.<br />
Session Leader: Christina Beargie, floor faculty manager,<br />
COSI, Columbus, Ohio<br />
Presenters: Sherry Marshall, Science Museum Oklahoma,<br />
Oklahoma City; Jonah Cohen, McWane Science Center,<br />
Birmingham, Alabama; and Jenn Barlup, COSI,<br />
Columbus, Ohio<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Making and Design Thinking in Early Childhood<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
Although maker spaces are established in many museums,<br />
it can be challenging to effectively engage early learners.<br />
Panelists from three museums will share relevant research<br />
findings and best practices that contribute to successful<br />
design experiences for 3-6-year-olds. Join us to connect<br />
with peers for a lively discussion.<br />
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Session Leader: Monika Mayer, director of ingenuity programs,<br />
Lawrence Hall of Science, Berkeley, California<br />
Presenters: Ellen Blinderman, Lawrence Hall of Science,<br />
Berkeley, California; Janella Watson, New York Hall of<br />
Science, Queens; and Molly Dickerson, Children’s Museum of<br />
Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh PA<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Recreate the Wheel? Ain’t Nobody Got Time<br />
For That!<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
As educational programming providers, we all spend hours<br />
planning and creating content and experiences to inspire<br />
and engage our guests and participants. However, we keep<br />
creating wheels that already exist. Join this collaborative<br />
session where we work smarter together rather than harder<br />
separately. (Bring content and resources to share.)<br />
Session Leader: RaeAnn Fox, vice president of youth programs,<br />
Arizona Science Center, Phoenix<br />
Presenters: Jonathan Barnes, Morehead Planetarium and<br />
Science Center, Chapel Hill, North Carolina; Jeff Bassett,<br />
Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, North Carolina; Amanda<br />
Fisher, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland;<br />
Aaron Guerrero, Children’s Museum of Houston, Texas;<br />
Danyll Lockhart, Great Lakes Science Center, Cleveland;<br />
Frieda Smith, Saint Louis Science Center, Missouri; and<br />
Dana Semos, Wagner Free Institute of Science, Philadelphia<br />
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND EVALUATION<br />
Team-Based Inquiry: A practical evaluation approach<br />
for non-evaluators<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
Interested in incorporating evaluative thinking and reflective<br />
practice into your work? This hands-on session will introduce<br />
a practical, tested approach for building your evaluation<br />
capacity and using data to improve your educational products<br />
and practices. The session is particularly relevant for educators,<br />
program and exhibit developers, and their managers.<br />
Session Leader: Sarah Cohn, manager, evaluation and<br />
research, Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Elizabeth Kollmann, Museum of Science,<br />
Boston; Scott Pattison, Oregon Museum of Science and<br />
Industry, Portland; Brad Herring, Museum of Life + Science,<br />
Durham, North Carolina; Ali Jackson, Sciencenter, Ithaca,<br />
New York; and Anika Taylor, The Bakken Library and<br />
Museum, Minneapolis<br />
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EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
That Show is Not Going to Write Itself!<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
Writing a high quality science show is not as easy as it sounds.<br />
This session will introduce some tricks of the trade presented<br />
by two seasoned science performer/writers. Participants will<br />
have the opportunity in groups to experience two different<br />
techniques which they can apply to their next show.<br />
Session Leader: Paul Taylor, manager of traveling science<br />
shows, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia<br />
Presenter: Eddie Goldstein, Independent Consultant,<br />
Superior, Colorado<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
The Desert Island Kit—How we reinvent ourselves<br />
through community dialogue<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
When we strip down to the basics, what essential concepts<br />
must we hold onto? Come listen to pioneers who have searched<br />
for relevance by actively engaging their communities. Join an<br />
open audience exchange as we discuss the need for community<br />
involvement as we seek to reinvent our institutions.<br />
Session Leader/Moderator: Hooley McLaughlin, vice<br />
president science experience, Ontario Science Centre, Toronto<br />
Presenters: Emlyn Koster, North Carolina Museum of<br />
Natural Sciences, Raleigh; Dennis Bartels, Exploratorium,<br />
San Francisco; and Maria Isabel Garcia, Mind Museum,<br />
Manila, Philippines<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
The Human Microbiome: ISE approaches to cuttingedge<br />
research<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
Our bodies house trillions of microorganisms that we depend on<br />
to support our health. DNA analysis now lets us learn more about<br />
our microbiomes than ever before. How does this change our<br />
understanding of human health? Learn how different museums<br />
are presenting this cutting-edge topic in exhibits and programs.<br />
Session Leader: Katura Reynolds, exhibit developer, Oregon<br />
Museum of Science and Industry, Portland<br />
Session Moderator: Monique Scott, assistant director,<br />
cultural education, American Museum of Natural History,<br />
New York City<br />
Presenters: Joanie Philipp, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte,<br />
North Carolina; Mary Olson, Pacific Science Center, Seattle;<br />
Sarah Macey, Discovery Place, Inc., Charlotte, North<br />
Carolina; Monique Scott, American Museum of Natural<br />
History, New York City; and Audrey Chang, American<br />
Museum of Natural History, New York City
2:30–5:30 p.m.<br />
Center for Advancement of Informal Science<br />
Education (CAISE) Edit-a-Thon<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Symphonie 3<br />
At this interactive working meeting, participants will contribute<br />
to and create articles on informal science education<br />
(ISE) topics for InformalScience.org.<br />
By invitation only.<br />
4:15–5:30 p.m.<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
The ABCs of Museum-Children’s<br />
Hospital Collaborations<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511C/F<br />
This session will provide the audience with the ABCs of<br />
starting and sustaining collaborations between museums and<br />
children’s hospitals. These include how to identify partners,<br />
adapt education programs for a diverse hospital population,<br />
and the kinds of public programs health care professionals<br />
can deliver at your site.<br />
Session Leader: Andrea Reynolds, outreach workshops<br />
manager, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum, Michigan<br />
Session Moderator: Christina Martinez, coordinator,<br />
programs and special Events, Science Museum of Minnesota,<br />
St. Paul<br />
Presenters: Robin Little, Ann Arbor Hands-On Museum,<br />
Michigan; Julie Piazza, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, Ann<br />
Arbor, Michigan; and Laura Stahl, C.S. Mott Children’s<br />
Hospital, Ann Arbor, Michigan<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
ECLIPSE 2017: Engaging Classrooms, Libraries,<br />
Individuals, and Planetariums in a Solar Eclipse<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 515C<br />
Twice in the next 10 years (2017 and 2024) a total solar<br />
eclipse will sweep across North America. Millions will see a<br />
good partial eclipse by practicing safe observation techniques,<br />
but millions more could also experience totality.<br />
Explore the challenges and opportunities presented by such<br />
a wide-ranging natural spectacle.<br />
Session Leader: Kris McCall, director, Sudekum<br />
Planetarium, Adventure Science Center, Nashville, Tennessee<br />
Presenters: Jim Todd, Oregon Museum of Science and<br />
Industry, Portland; Todd Slisher, Sloan*Longway, Flint,<br />
Michigan; and Philip Groce, Helping Planetariums Succeed,<br />
Macon, Georgia<br />
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Engaging Science Professionals in Community<br />
Outreach—An exploration of international models<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511B/E<br />
Scientists in the classroom? Find out how science professionals<br />
have been engaged in community outreach programs<br />
over the last 25 years in Canada, Northern Ireland, and<br />
Germany. Learn about old and new initiatives and explore<br />
various approaches to integrating real world science<br />
research in the K-12 curriculum.<br />
Session Leader: Friderike Moon, program specialist and<br />
curator, Science World British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada<br />
Presenters: Alexandra Gottschalk, Forschungsboerse Büro<br />
Wissenschaftsjahre — PT-DLR e.V., Berlin; Andreas Bolter,<br />
Experten in Schulen, Braunschweig, Germany; and Martin<br />
Brown, Science and Technology Experts in Primary Schools<br />
(STEPS), Belfast, United Kingdom<br />
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT AND OUTREACH<br />
Evaluating Professional Development That Brings<br />
Together Science Centers, Classroom Teachers, and<br />
Next Generation Science Standards<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512B/F<br />
Explore how inquiry-based professional development<br />
models at five science centers have been adapted to assist<br />
teachers with using the Science and Engineering Practices<br />
and how the impacts of these programs are being evaluated.<br />
What works? What doesn’t work? Find out how these<br />
organizations work collaboratively to develop effective<br />
evaluation tools.<br />
Session Leader: Sandra Ryack-Bell, executive<br />
director, Museum Institute for Teaching Science,<br />
Quincy, Massachusetts<br />
Presenters: Sandra Ryack-Bell, Museum Institute for<br />
Teaching Science, Quincy, Massachusetts; Hank Gruner,<br />
Connecticut Science Center, Hartford; Nicole Kowrach,<br />
Museum of Science and Industry, Chicago; and Jim Short,<br />
American Museum of Natural History, New York City<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY<br />
Museum Labs 2.0: How to involve your visitors in<br />
active science research<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510A/C<br />
We’ll examine past efforts at connecting museum visitors<br />
with active research, plus present new models for conducting<br />
research in museums in ways that collect data and serve<br />
as public learning experiences at all times. Featured projects<br />
cover a spectrum of strategies and topics, including biology,<br />
cognitive development, and behavioral economics.<br />
Session Leader: Hugh McDonald, senior science writer,<br />
Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
Session Moderator: Joshua Gutwill, director of visitor<br />
research and evaluation, Exploratorium, San Francisco<br />
Presenters: Hugh McDonald, Exploratorium, San<br />
Francisco; Troy Livingston, Museum of Life and Science,<br />
Durham, North Carolina; Rick Bonney, Cornell Lab of<br />
Ornithology, Ithaca, New York; and Becki Kipling, Museum<br />
of Science, Boston<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
National Endowment for the Humanities Grants to<br />
Science-Technology Centers<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512C/G<br />
The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH)<br />
supports projects at science-technology centers that bring<br />
together the humanities and STEM learning. Find out<br />
about NEH grants from presenters from the Divisions of<br />
Preservation & Access and Public Programs, as well as from<br />
a representative of the NEH-supported Denver Museum of<br />
Nature and Science.<br />
Session Leader: Peter Fristedt, program officer, division of<br />
public programs, National Endowment for the Humanities,<br />
Washington, D.C.<br />
Presenters: Jesse Johnston, division of preservation and<br />
access, National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington,<br />
D.C.; and Jill Viehweg, Denver Museum of Nature and<br />
Science, Colorado<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Planning with Purpose: Curriculum design and revision<br />
for relevant, impactful youth programs<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512A/E<br />
As museums increasingly support student learning, how do<br />
we balance content standards, institutional values, and youth<br />
voice in the creation of successful program curricula? Come<br />
participate in an honest discussion on the pressures and<br />
potentials for museums to design impactful, relevant science<br />
experiences for youth.<br />
Session Leader: Brian Levine, manager of youth programs/<br />
astrophysics educator, American Museum of Natural History,<br />
New York City<br />
Presenters: Laura Herszenhorn, California Academy of<br />
Sciences, San Francisco; Brady Risner, Great Lakes Science<br />
Center, Cleveland; and Anthony Pelaez, MOSI (Museum of<br />
Science & Industry), Tampa, Florida<br />
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EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
Renovation of Scientific Exhibition on<br />
Historical Buildings<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 511A/D<br />
In this session, we will hear from different institutions from<br />
different parts of the world about what are the major aspects<br />
for science museums and centers that operate in historical<br />
buildings. What are their goals, and what are their challenges?<br />
Join the session and bring your own experiences to<br />
be discussed.<br />
Session Leader: Diego Bevilaqua, head, Museu da Vida -<br />
Fiocruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<br />
Presenters: Diego Bevilaqua, Museu da Vida - Fiocruz, Rio<br />
de Janeiro, Brazil; Frédéric Poisson, Universcience, Paris;<br />
Karen Livingstone, Science Museum, London; and Sally<br />
MacDonald, Museum of Science and Industry, Manchester,<br />
United Kingdom<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Setting Science Center Service Standards<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513D/E<br />
For most museums and science centers the service portion of<br />
customer service takes on a special meaning when considering<br />
mission fulfillment. Frontline staffers’ organizational role<br />
can have a significant impact on our visitors’ overall experience.<br />
Join us to discuss two approaches to enlisting visitor<br />
services staff in engaging with mission service.<br />
Session Leader: Toph Bryant, visitor services senior manager,<br />
Kentucky Science Center, Louisville<br />
Presenter: Trisha Pillars, Explora, Albuquerque,<br />
New Mexico<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Small Changes, Big Impact: Hacking your best activities<br />
to bring in the girls<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513B/C<br />
This workshop will focus on concrete, evidence-based strategies<br />
for engaging girls in STEM programs. Receive relevant,<br />
ready to use resources and tip sheets while learning about<br />
current research in the field. Participants will collaborate<br />
in small groups to brainstorm ways to renovate standard<br />
programs into gender-inclusive successes!<br />
Session Leader: Amanda Fisher, curriculum developer,<br />
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry, Portland<br />
Presenters: Scott Pattison, Oregon Museum of Science and<br />
Industry, Portland; Lydia Beall, Museum of Science, Boston;<br />
Cheryl Juarez, Patricia and Phillip Frost Science Museum,<br />
Miami; Lisa Regalla, Maker Education Initiative, Oakland,<br />
California; and Mia Jackson, David Heil & Associates, Inc.,<br />
Portland, Oregon<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
The Millennial Generation: Using science and tech to<br />
ignite youth as social entrepreneurs<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 512D/H<br />
Research reveals that the millennial generation’s exposure<br />
to social media, crowd sourcing, and interactive technologies<br />
lead to a highly vested interest in civic engagement.<br />
Enhance your practice, expand your audience, and learn<br />
to harness millennials’ interests through research-driven<br />
youth programs featuring upcoming trends in science, technology,<br />
and social entrepreneurship.<br />
Session Leader: Brooke McNaughton, public programs<br />
manager, The Leonardo, Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
Presenters: Linda Ortenzo, Carnegie Science Center,<br />
Pittsburgh; and Heather Norton, Orlando Science<br />
Center, Florida<br />
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MONDAY<br />
OCTOBER 19<br />
LEADERSHIP<br />
Ways and Means: How to get big things done<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 510B/D<br />
This session will focus on how major projects are realized.<br />
Whether a major building project, a national collaboration,<br />
or a multifaceted exhibition program, large scale, multi-year<br />
projects have elements in common. Experienced leaders will<br />
share strategies for accomplishing big goals and invite the<br />
audience to share their challenges.<br />
Session Leader: Eric Siegel, director and chief content<br />
officer, New York Hall of Science, Queens<br />
Presenters: Sean Duran, Patricia and Phillip Frost Science<br />
Museum, Miami; and Paul Martin, Science Museum of<br />
Minnesota, St. Paul<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
What’s Next? Supporting Youth in Post-High<br />
School Pursuits<br />
Palais des Congrès de Montréal, Room 513A<br />
Preparing youth for post-high school life is an integral<br />
part of influencing the next generation of science-literate<br />
citizens. This session will focus on the importance of helping<br />
young people prepare for the future. Join us to explore<br />
strategies for college, alternative pursuits, and career readiness<br />
programs.<br />
Session Leader: Liz Whitlinger, teen programs supervisor,<br />
New England Aquarium, Boston<br />
Presenters: Marcia Bueno, New York Hall of Science,<br />
Queens; and Lucy Green, Museum of Science, Boston<br />
4:00–6:30 p.m.<br />
ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development Fellows<br />
Closing Session<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Creation<br />
For 2015 fellows, alumni, and invited guests<br />
Dear friends and colleagues,<br />
After 23 wonderful years at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science, and the<br />
Smithsonian before that, I’m dedicating the next phase of my career to helping bridge the gap<br />
between the general public and scientific thinking.<br />
This means working with scientists on how to better communicate the science stories that<br />
they want to tell. Working with science museums to better engage our visitors. And creating<br />
new programming to help the general public understand what scientific thinking is all about.<br />
I’m drawing on my 30 years’ experience as a museum educator, science performer,<br />
workshop leader, and professional entertainer to specialize in designing integrated<br />
exhibits and programs, deliver staff workshops, coach scientists, and imagine new directions.<br />
And, now that I’m “out on my own,” I have more opportunity to work with people like you.<br />
To top it off, I have a brand new show, “I Want YOU To Understand Science” -- a very<br />
entertaining program about how scientists think. It’s perfect for fundraising dinners, or, in<br />
modified form, general family audiences.<br />
And, of course, let’s not forget The Live Demo Hour.<br />
So, please check out my website to see what I can offer. Or, better yet, give me a call.<br />
I want to help you tell the science stories that you want to tell.<br />
Hope to hear from you,<br />
www.EddieGoldstein.com<br />
303-859-9424<br />
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OCTOBER 20<br />
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20<br />
8:00–9:30 a.m.<br />
ASTC <strong>Conference</strong> Program Planning Committee<br />
(CPPC) Meeting<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Creation<br />
For members only<br />
9:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT<br />
ASTC STEM VISTA Volunteers<br />
Hyatt Regency Montreal, Inspiration<br />
This workshop brings together VISTA volunteers funded<br />
at six ASTC-member science centers to act as coordinators<br />
of STEM community programs, connecting youth-directed<br />
programs and workforce opportunities.<br />
Session Leader: Peter DeCarolis, VISTA project director,<br />
Association of Science-Technology Centers, Washington, D.C.<br />
10:00 a.m.–12:00 p.m.<br />
NEW TIME!<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Exhibit Walking Workshop: Inspirations, frustrations,<br />
outsider insights, and examples<br />
Montréal Science Centre ( location tbd)<br />
Take a walking tour of Montréal Science Centre, guided by<br />
museum staff and a gang of exhibit professionals. Enjoy a<br />
candid and humorous look at exhibits on the floor, sharing a<br />
running commentary of insights from our panelists highlighting<br />
smart features, safety concerns, new ideas, and some<br />
wacky ways to re-imagine existing exhibits.<br />
Session Leader: Adam Zuckerman, director of exhibits, The<br />
Discovery Museum and Planetarium, Bridgeport, Connecticut<br />
Session Moderators: Dennis Bateman, director of exhibit<br />
experience, Carnegie Science Center, Pittsburgh; Louise Julie<br />
Bertrand, manager, development & production, Montréal<br />
Science Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada ; Michel Groulx,<br />
manager, research, content and education, Montréal Science<br />
Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; and Adam Zuckerman,<br />
director of exhibits, The Discovery Museum and Planetarium,<br />
Bridgeport, Connecticut<br />
Presenters: Dennis Bateman, Carnegie Science Center,<br />
Pittsburgh; Tal Berman, MadaTech, The Israel National<br />
Museum of Science, Technology, & Space, Haifa; Louise Julie<br />
Bertrand, Manager, Development & Production, Montréal<br />
Science Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Franklin<br />
Ebbert, LandWave AE, Arlington, Virginia; Kelly Fernandi,<br />
Minotaur Mazes, Seattle; Michel Groulx, manager, research,<br />
content and education, Montréal Science Centre, Montreal,<br />
Quebec, Canada; David Harvey, American Museum<br />
of Natural History, New York City; Kathleen Krafft,<br />
Sciencenter, Ithaca, New York; Wendy Lovelady, North<br />
Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, Raleigh; Daniel<br />
MacDonald, Museum of Science, Boston; Polly McKenna-<br />
Cress, University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Clifford Wagner,<br />
Clifford Wagner Science Interactives Inc., Philadelphia;<br />
Harry White, At-Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom; and<br />
Adam Zuckerman, director of exhibits, The Discovery<br />
Museum and Planetarium, Bridgeport, Connecticut<br />
10:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING<br />
Outreach Live!<br />
The Sacred Heart School of Montreal<br />
3635 Av. Atwater, Montreal H3H1Y4<br />
In this highly immersive session, experience a variety of outreach<br />
program styles on location in a Montreal secondary<br />
school, The Sacred Heart School of Montreal. Performers<br />
from several institutions will conduct their programs<br />
with student audiences (12–14 years old) and conference<br />
participants get to observe their peers in action. Discussion<br />
and Q&A to follow. Preregistration required. Guided by a<br />
group leader, public transportation will be accessed from the<br />
Palais des congrès de Montréal. Please meet at Metro Place<br />
d’Armes, inside Palais des Congrès, in front of Tim Horton’s<br />
at 9:30 a.m.<br />
Session Leader: Oliver Grant, chargé de projets, Montréal<br />
Science Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br />
Presenters: Anika Taylor, The Bakken Library and<br />
Museum, Minneapolis; and Pam Keiper, Carnegie Museum<br />
of Natural History, Pittsburgh<br />
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9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.<br />
MUSEUM OPEN HOUSE DAY<br />
The Montréal Science Centre is recognized for its boldness and creativity. Discover the subtle blend<br />
of North American and European museum influences in its exhibitions. Experience some of its school<br />
programs, which use scenario-based simulations to create an original learning adventure for students. Be<br />
carried away by its trademark interactive approach featured in every product offered to visitors.<br />
Human<br />
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., drop-in<br />
The Montréal Science Centre’s new permanent<br />
exhibition takes you into an interactive<br />
environment at the heart of human evolution.<br />
Experience some of the body’s transformations at<br />
different stages of life and discover how the human<br />
species has undergone numerous metamorphoses<br />
since its very beginnings. A unique look at the<br />
beauty and wonders of the human body.<br />
Dinosaurs Unearthed 2<br />
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., drop-in<br />
Travel back more than 65 million years and meet<br />
14 animatronic dinosaurs. Full-scale skeletons<br />
and detailed fossils provide clues to what<br />
dinosaurs looked like and how they behaved.<br />
Clic!<br />
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., drop-in<br />
This space, developed in collaboration with the<br />
Ontario Science Centre, is designed especially<br />
for curious young minds, aged 4 to 7. In a fun<br />
environment, children are initiated into the world<br />
of science.<br />
Science 26<br />
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., drop-in<br />
To each letter of the alphabet corresponds a<br />
scientific concept, which is explored through<br />
a variety of classic science centre interactives.<br />
Check out the various 5-minute demos<br />
atScienceXpress or the 20-minute demo on<br />
fireworks at 9:30, 10:30, 11:30, 12:30, 1:30, 2:30<br />
and 3:30.<br />
Fabrik—Creativity Factory<br />
9 a.m. to 4 p.m., drop-in<br />
Approx. 15 people every 10 minutes<br />
Duration: 60 minutes<br />
Our new tinkering lab is different from most<br />
spaces of its kind. With its challenges, its setting<br />
and the scenarios of its group visits, Fabrik offers<br />
an innovative and enriching visitor experience.<br />
Come see how we do things in Montréal.<br />
MSC Tour<br />
9 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
20 people at a time<br />
Departure: top of the main staircase<br />
Duration: 60 minutes<br />
Tour the MSC and visit its exhibitions,<br />
educational workshops, rental and technical<br />
spaces. You’ll come away knowing all about<br />
the MSC.<br />
Armchair Tour of MSC School Programs<br />
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., noon<br />
100 people at a time<br />
Location: Panoramic Hall<br />
Duration: 30 minutes<br />
Scenario-based simulations are the preferred<br />
pedagogical tool in all the school programs<br />
developed by the MSC. Students are placed in a<br />
situation where they have to solve a problem by<br />
drawing on their knowledge and trying different<br />
approaches. This armchair tour provides an<br />
overview of the ten school programs attended by<br />
nearly 30,000 students each year.<br />
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TUESDAY<br />
OCTOBER 20<br />
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS<br />
AGED 6 AND 7<br />
Planet of the Senses<br />
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
30 people at a time<br />
Location: Workshop 4<br />
Duration: 45 minutes<br />
Program the five senses of Sensor the explorer<br />
robot and help it find a new planet that could<br />
support human life.<br />
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS<br />
AGED 8 AND 9<br />
Shhhh! It’s Story Time<br />
9 a.m., 10 a.m., 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m.<br />
30 people at a time<br />
Location: Workshop 5<br />
Duration: 45 minutes<br />
Become a sound effects specialist or lighting<br />
technician and help breathe life into a tale<br />
presented on stage.<br />
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS<br />
AGED 10 AND 11<br />
SOS Radio<br />
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.<br />
30 people at a time<br />
Location: Workshop 1<br />
Duration: 60 minutes<br />
After a plane crash in the Far North, you must<br />
produce electricity using the resources available<br />
on board to send out an S.O.S.<br />
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS<br />
AGED 12 AND 13<br />
QSP Connection!<br />
9:30 a.m., 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m.<br />
30 people at a time<br />
Location: Workshop 2<br />
Duration: 60 minutes<br />
Qualities, Skills, Preferences: key words for<br />
understanding oneself. Use these skills, which<br />
are valuable in science and technology, to erect<br />
an earthquake-resistant tower.<br />
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAM FOR STUDENTS<br />
AGED 12 AND 13<br />
The Great Debaters—Celestial Mysteries<br />
9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.<br />
30 people at a time<br />
Location: Espace Bernard-Lamarre<br />
Duration: 60 minutes<br />
In large groups, students must take a position<br />
on three mysterious phenomena observed in the<br />
sky. Personal opinion, debating skills, and critical<br />
thinking are at the heart of this activity.<br />
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10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.<br />
MUSEUM CINEMA DAY<br />
Montréal Science Centre, IMAX Telus Theater<br />
See the latest in giant screen films.<br />
Sponsored by GSCA<br />
SCHEDULE<br />
10 – 11 a.m. Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean<br />
11 – 12 a.m. Humpback Whales<br />
12 – 1 p.m. Journey to Space<br />
1 – 1:30 p.m. Global SoundScapes: Mission to Record the Earth<br />
2 – 3 p.m. Wonders of the Arctic<br />
3 – 4 p.m. Titans of the Ice Age<br />
Global SoundScapes: Mission to Record<br />
the Earth<br />
Release Date: Spring 2016<br />
Available Formats: 2D, DCI-compliant Digital,<br />
IMAX Digital, Fulldome<br />
Length: 40:00<br />
Producer: Foxfire Interactive, Purdue<br />
University, Masters Digital<br />
Distributor: Foxfire Interactive<br />
Contact: Brad Lisle, brad@foxfireinteractive.com<br />
Presented as a live and interactive performance in the<br />
IMAX/giant screen theater, Global Soundscapes takes<br />
you on an ear-opening journey into the science of sound<br />
and the exciting new field of soundscape ecology. Experience<br />
basic acoustics through fun interactive activities<br />
and incredible slow-motion footage of pulsating musical<br />
instruments, vibrating vocal cords, and slobbering raspberries.<br />
Learn how animal sounds occupy unique sonic<br />
niches in lush, orchestral soundscapes. Discover how<br />
soundscape ecology can be used to assess the biodiversity<br />
and health of global ecosystems. Ancillary components<br />
include a citizen science program, gamified website, and<br />
inquiry-based curriculum. Funded by the NSF.<br />
Humpback Whales<br />
Release Date: February 13, 2015<br />
Available Formats: 2D and 3D, 15/70, DCIcompliant<br />
Digital, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser,<br />
Dome-customized 15/70<br />
Length: 39:10<br />
Producer: MacGillivray Freeman Films<br />
Distributor: MacGillivray Freeman Films<br />
Distribution Company<br />
Contact: Bob Harman, bharman@<br />
macfreefilms.com<br />
Narrated by two-time Golden Globe® nominee Ewan Mc-<br />
Gregor, Humpback Whales explores the world of nature’s<br />
most awe-inspiring mammals. Set in Alaska, Hawaii, and<br />
Tonga, and captured for the first time with IMAX® 3D<br />
cameras, this ocean adventure offers an up-close look at<br />
how humpbacks sing, feed, play and raise their young.<br />
Found across the globe, humpbacks were nearly extinct<br />
50 years ago, but are making a comeback. Join researchers<br />
as they find out why humpbacks are so acrobatic, why<br />
they sing, and why these 55-foot, 50-ton animals migrate<br />
10,000 miles every year. A MacGillivray Freeman film<br />
presented by Pacific Life.<br />
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TUESDAY<br />
OCTOBER 20<br />
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean<br />
Release Date: February 20, 2015<br />
Available Formats: 2D and 3D, 15/70, DCIcompliant<br />
Digital, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser,<br />
Dome-customized 15/70<br />
Length: 40:00<br />
Producer: Ocean Futures Society, 3D<br />
Entertainment Films<br />
Distributor: 3D Entertainment Distribution<br />
Contact: Patricia Brandino, pbrandino@3defilms.<br />
com<br />
Narrated by renowned oceanographer Dr. Sylvia Earle,<br />
Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Secret Ocean brings to large format<br />
screens a breakthrough look at a secret world within the<br />
ocean that is perhaps the biggest story of all—that the smallest<br />
life in the sea is the mightiest force on which we all depend.<br />
Alongside marine biologist Holly Lohuis, Jean-Michel<br />
Cousteau invites audiences to dive into this whole new world<br />
that will leave them in awe of the beauty and diversity of the<br />
oceans—the source of all life on our planet—and inspire an<br />
even stronger desire to protect what they have either seen<br />
for the first time or perhaps re-discovered along the journey.<br />
Titans of the Ice Age<br />
Release Date: 2013<br />
Available Formats: 2D and 3D, 15/70, DCIcompliant<br />
digital, Dome-customized 15/70, IMAX<br />
digital<br />
Length: 37:33 and 20:00 versions<br />
Producer:Giant Screen Films & D3D Cinema<br />
Distributor:Giant Screen Films<br />
Contact: Derek Threinen, dthreinen@gsfilms.com<br />
Titans of the Ice Age transports viewers to the beautiful and<br />
otherworldly frozen landscapes of North America, Europe,<br />
and Asia ten thousand years before modern civilization.<br />
Dazzling computer-generated imagery brings this mysterious<br />
era to life—from saber-toothed cats and giant sloths<br />
to the iconic mammoths, giants both feared and hunted by<br />
prehistoric humans. The magic of the giant screen reveals the<br />
harsh and beautiful kingdom of these titans: an ancient world<br />
of ice, the dawn of our ancestors, a time when humans fought<br />
for survival alongside majestic woolly beasts.<br />
Journey to Space<br />
Release Date: February 2015<br />
Available Formats: 2D and 3D, 15/70, DCIcompliant<br />
Digital, IMAX Digital, IMAX Laser,<br />
Dome-customized 15/70, Fulldome Digital<br />
Length: 42:00<br />
Producer: K2 Films and Giant Screen Films<br />
Distributor: K2 Communications and Giant<br />
Screen Films<br />
Contact: Mark Kresser, mark_kresser@<br />
k2communications.com<br />
In the past half century, humans have punched through the<br />
stratosphere, walked on the moon, and lived continuously<br />
in orbit. In the coming decades, our unquenchable curiosity<br />
will take our species beyond the cradle of Earth to touch the<br />
face of another world. Strap in for the next giant leap. Next<br />
stop...Mars!<br />
Wonders of the Arctic<br />
Release Date: 2014<br />
Available Formats: 2D and 3D, 15/70, DCI-compliant<br />
digital, Dome-customized 15/70,<br />
IMAX digital<br />
Length: 40:00 and 20:00 versions<br />
Producer: Science North & Giant Screen Films<br />
Distributor: Giant Screen Films<br />
Contact: Derek Threinen, dthreinen@gsfilms.com<br />
The Arctic has always been a place of mystery, myth and fascination.<br />
The Inuit and their predecessors adapted and thrived<br />
for thousands of years in what is arguably the harshest environment<br />
on earth. Today, the Arctic is the focus of intense research.<br />
Instead of seeking to conquer the north, scientist pioneers are<br />
searching for answers to some troubling questions about the<br />
impacts of human activities around the world on this fragile and<br />
largely uninhabited frontier. Wonders of the Arctic centers on<br />
our ongoing mission to explore and come to terms with the Arctic,<br />
and the compelling stories of our many forays into this captivating<br />
place will be interwoven to create a unifying message<br />
about the state of the Arctic today. Underlying all these tales is<br />
the crucial role that ice plays in the northern environment and<br />
the changes that are quickly overtaking the people and animals<br />
who have adapted to this land of ice and snow.<br />
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If you will be participating in one of the tours listed below, please plan to meet at the Information Desk in the<br />
Viger Hall of the Palais des Congrès de Montréal 10 minutes before departure.<br />
Tours will take place “rain or shine.” No exceptions.<br />
Please contact VDM at 514-933-6674 or at info@vdmglobal.com if you have questions<br />
Flavors and Aromas of Old Montreal<br />
Friday, October 16, 2015<br />
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.<br />
Flavors and Aromas of Old Montreal<br />
Wednesday, October 21, 2015<br />
9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m.<br />
WE BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF<br />
science, exploration AND storytelling to<br />
CHANGE THE WORLD.<br />
THEY'RE COMING...<br />
YOU WON’T BELIEVE YOUR EYES.<br />
ASIMO CHIMP ROBONAUT 2<br />
ARE YOU READY?<br />
HRP2 ROBOTHESPIAN ROLLIN JUSTIN<br />
National Geographic P r e s e n t s<br />
HERB NAO ATLAS<br />
NATIONALGEOGRAPHIC STUDIOS Presents “ROBOTS”<br />
A DAY’S END PICTURES PRODUCTION A FILM BY MIKE SLEE<br />
Narrated by Simon Pegg<br />
Sound Design by BRIAN EIMER Music by MARK KORVEN Edited by HARRY MILLER III, A.C.E , JIM RUXIN, A.C.E Director of Photography SEAN MACLEOD PHILLIPS, A.S.C<br />
Written by RICHARD PANEK MIKE SLEE JINI DURR Executive Producers BROOKE RUNNETTE LISA TRUITT Produced by JINI DURR Directed by MIKE SLEE<br />
robotsfilm.com<br />
NARRATED BY FOREST WHITAKER<br />
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC ENTERTAINMENT PREsENTs “MYsTERIEs OF THE UNsEEN WORLD” NARRATED bY FOREsT WHITAKER<br />
MUsIC bY PAUL HAsLINGER PRODUCTION DEsIGN sTEVE sUCHMAN EDITED bY JONATHAN sHAW, A.C.E DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY sEAN MACLEOD PHILLIPs<br />
ExECUTIVE PRODUCER JAKE EbERTs PRODUCED bY LIsA TRUITT PRODUCED bY JINI DURR WRITTEN bY FREDRICK RICHARDs DIRECTED bY LOUIs sCHWARTZbERG<br />
MysteriesUnseenWorld.coM<br />
National Geographic Studios presents<br />
a slate of films audiences will love.<br />
Visit us at ASTC Booth 1006<br />
CONTACT: Antonietta Monteleone, 212-224-8468 John Wickstrom, 913-648-5886<br />
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ABOUT OUR HOST<br />
Montréal Science Centre<br />
2 de la Commune Street West<br />
Montréal, Québec<br />
CANADA<br />
www.montrealsciencecentre.com<br />
ASTC’s 2015 <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> is hosted by the<br />
Montréal Science Centre, located on a historical site<br />
by the magnificent St. Lawrence River and just a short<br />
distance from downtown. The Old Port of Montreal,<br />
which is managed by a Canadian Crown Corporation,<br />
covers 117 acres (47.3 hectares) and stretches along the<br />
riverfront for 2.2 kilometres (1.24 miles).<br />
The Montréal Science Centre was inaugurated on<br />
May 1, 2000, the first Quebec institution of its kind.<br />
Its mission is to help visitors of all ages acquire an understanding of science and technology for building their<br />
future. The Centre has been visited by 10 million people from here and abroad, and has presented more than<br />
80 exhibitions and over 50 different thematic events. In addition, more than 2 million elementary and secondary<br />
students have participated in school programs that enable them to explore, learn and understand science<br />
through a variety of interactive means.<br />
The Montréal Science Centre is a modern building, which proudly reflects many elements of its maritime<br />
origins. In this flexible setting, a range of spaces can accommodate corporate events for several hundred people.<br />
The IMAX®Telus Theatre, with its 7-storey-high IMAX® screen and 380 seats, ranks as one of the finest largescreen<br />
cinemas in the world. It has shown more than 95 films.<br />
The Science Centre is known for the exceptional quality of its productions, which have been recognized<br />
both locally and internationally with numerous awards and distinctions. Its exhibitions have won a total of nine<br />
Awards for Excellence from the Canadian Museum Association, the Société des musées québécois (Québec<br />
society of museums) and the Canadian Association of Science Centres. It is also renowned for other activities,<br />
including the Eureka! Festival, a three-day outdoor celebration of science with contributions to the program<br />
from business, universities and NGOs. Eureka has also won and Award for Excellence from the Canadian<br />
Association of Science Centres.<br />
We are delighted to welcome you to the Montréal Science Centre and invite you to discover the many ongoing<br />
cultural and entertainment activities at the Old Port and in the vicinity.<br />
We wish you a fruitful and profitable conference and an enjoyable stay in Montreal.<br />
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Congratulations to the 2015 Roy L. Shafer<br />
Leading Edge Award Recipients!<br />
Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award for Business Practice<br />
for Carnegie STEM Excellence Pathway<br />
Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award for Visitor Experience<br />
for TING—Teknologi og Demokrati<br />
for its successful transformation<br />
Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field (Executive Leadership)<br />
Huanchen Zuo<br />
Board Chair<br />
Shanghai Science & Technology Museum<br />
Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award for Leadership in the Field (Nonexecutive Leadership)<br />
Larry Bell<br />
Senior Vice President, Strategic Initiatives<br />
Museum of Science<br />
Marilyn Johnson<br />
Science Director (retired)<br />
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI)<br />
Awardees are honored for recent achievements that not only enhance the performance of their<br />
own institutions but also significantly advance the mission of science centers and museums.<br />
Sponsored by Hands On! Inc.<br />
Special thanks to the following individuals for serving on the 2015 award jury:<br />
Jan Luth, Chair, Exploration Place; Adrienne Barnett, the Thinkery, the New Austin Children’s Museum; Toph<br />
Bryant, Kentucky Science Center; Jonah Cohen, McWane Science Center; Andrea Durham, Science World British<br />
Columbia; Maribel Garcia, the Mind Museum; Kathy Gustafson-Hilton, Hands On! Inc.; Michele Laverty, National<br />
Ag Science Center; Troy Livingston, the Thinkery, the New Austin Children’s Museum; Harry White, At-Bristol<br />
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Experience the first-ever museum exhibit featuring<br />
the four heroic ninjas-in-training—Nickelodeon’s<br />
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Secrets of the Sewer!<br />
Leap to the rescue and learn teamwork, collaboration,<br />
and problem-solving as you work your way through<br />
puzzles, mazes, and obstacles. Explore their sewer-like lair,<br />
where good guys win and bad guys lose!<br />
© 2015 Viacom International Inc. All rights reserved. Nickelodeon, TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES and all related titles, logos and characters are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.<br />
Be part of a dynamic race team working together<br />
to build and test the fastest (and safest) speed<br />
machines on the planet. This behind-the-scenes<br />
look at the thrilling world of racing investigates<br />
the scientific process for designing super-fast<br />
vehicles using Hot Wheels® cars to experiment<br />
with speed, power, and performance.<br />
HOT WHEELS and associated trademarks and trade dress are owned by, and used under license from, Mattel. ©2015 Mattel. All Rights Reserved.<br />
Be part of a dynamic race team working together<br />
to build and test the fastest (and safest) For speed more information, visit booth #729 or contact:<br />
machines on the planet. This behind-the-scenes Sarah Myers<br />
look at the thrilling world of racing investigates<br />
Traveling Exhibits Project Manager<br />
the scientific process for designing super-fast 76<br />
vehicles using Hot Wheels® cars to experiment<br />
sarahm@childrensmuseum.org<br />
with speed, power, and performance. 317-334-4107
ASTC MEMBERS IN CANADA<br />
AldrichPears Associates<br />
400-1455 West Georgia Street<br />
Vancouver, BC<br />
Canada<br />
www.aldrichpears.com<br />
Bill Peters Consulting<br />
1405 - 7 Street NW<br />
Calgary, AB<br />
Canada<br />
www.billpetersconsulting.com<br />
Canada Science<br />
and Technology<br />
Museums Corporation<br />
2380 Lancaster Road<br />
Ottawa, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.technomuses.ca<br />
Dinosaurs Unearthed<br />
#110 - 11188 Featherstone Way<br />
Richmond, BC<br />
Canada<br />
www.dinosaursunearthed.com<br />
Discovery Centre<br />
1593 Barrington Street<br />
Halifax, NS<br />
Canada<br />
www.thediscoverycentre.ca<br />
FORREC Ltd<br />
219 Dufferin Street, Suite 100c<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.forrec.com<br />
Johnson GEO CENTRE<br />
175 Signal Hill Road<br />
St. John’s, NL<br />
Canada<br />
www.geocentre.ca<br />
Leduc #1 Energy<br />
Discovery Centre<br />
50399 Highway 60<br />
Devon, AB<br />
Canada<br />
www.leducnumber1.com<br />
Lord Cultural Resources<br />
1300 Yonge Street, Suite 400<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.lord.ca<br />
Markham Museum<br />
9350 Markham Road<br />
Markham, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.markhammuseum.ca<br />
Okanagan Science Centre<br />
2704 Highway 6<br />
Vernon, BC<br />
Canada<br />
www.okscience.ca<br />
Ontario Science Centre<br />
770 Don Mills Road<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca<br />
Pathfinders Design +<br />
Technology<br />
925 Clapham Drive<br />
Victoria, BC<br />
Canada<br />
www.pathfindersdesign.com<br />
Playful Content<br />
2120 3 Avenue NW<br />
Calgary, AB<br />
Canada<br />
www.playfulcontent.ca<br />
Saskatchewan Science<br />
Centre, Inc.<br />
2903 Powerhouse Drive<br />
Regina, SK<br />
Canada<br />
www.sasksciencecentre.com<br />
Science East<br />
668 Brunswick Street<br />
Fredericton, NB<br />
Canada<br />
www.scienceeast.nb.ca<br />
Science North<br />
100 Ramsey Lake Road<br />
Sudbury, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.sciencenorth.ca<br />
Science Timmins<br />
P.O. Box 183<br />
Timmins, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.sciencetimmins.com<br />
Science World<br />
British Columbia<br />
TELUS World of Science<br />
1455 Quebec Street<br />
Vancouver, BC<br />
Canada<br />
www.scienceworld.ca<br />
SimEx-<br />
Iwerks Entertainment<br />
511 King Street West, Suite 130<br />
Toronto, ON<br />
Canada<br />
www.simex-iwerks.com<br />
TELUS Spark<br />
220 St. George’s Drive NE<br />
Calgary, AB<br />
Canada<br />
www.sparkscience.ca<br />
TELUS World of<br />
Science—Edmonton<br />
11211 - 142 Street NW<br />
Edmonton, AB<br />
Canada<br />
telusworldofscienceedmonton.ca<br />
The Exploration Place<br />
333 Becott Place<br />
(end of 20th Avenue, in Ft<br />
George Park)<br />
Prince George, BC<br />
Canada<br />
www.theexplorationplace.com<br />
Triotech<br />
2030 Pie-IX Boulevard,<br />
Suite 307<br />
Montreal, QC<br />
Canada<br />
www.trio-tech.com<br />
X3 Productions<br />
400 Boulevard de<br />
Maisonneuve Ouest<br />
9th FLoor<br />
Montreal, QC<br />
Canada<br />
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GET READY FOR<br />
A SLICE OF EUROPE IN NORTH AMERICA, Montréal charms and seduces with culture, dining, architecture, festivals<br />
and the outdoors. Fall features a breathtaking palette of colours, countless activities and major exhibitions, leaving<br />
admirers with unforgettable memories and photographs to treasure.<br />
If you’re in between presentations, wrapping up a big day or just looking to unwind, there are tons of sightseeing<br />
options just steps away from the Palais des congrès de Montréal (Montréal’s convention centre). Our compact,<br />
walkable city centre makes everything within easy reach. Though it was hard to narrow down, here are 10 things to<br />
see or do just 10 minutes from our very central convention centre.<br />
10 THINGS TO SEE & DO<br />
WITHIN 10 MINUTES OF MONTRÉAL’S CONVENTION CENTRE:<br />
1. Old Port of Montréal: Maybe the wind in your hair is what you need<br />
after a busy day of networking. A superb scenic spot is Montréal’s harbour<br />
front, where you can gaze at the beautiful St. Lawrence River, enjoy lunch<br />
in a nice bistro, shop in boutiques or simply relax in high-end spas and get<br />
the knots worked out.<br />
2. Notre Dame Basilica: Built between 1824 and 1829, this place of worship<br />
is a thing of rare beauty. Designed in the Gothic Revival style by Irish<br />
Protestant architect James O’Donnell (who converted to Catholicism just<br />
before his death to be buried there), it is a symphony of sculpted wood,<br />
soaring gold-painted ceilings and intricate detail. A massive 7,000-pipe<br />
organ dominates the back wall. Utterly breathtaking.<br />
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3. Place d’Armes: A public square dating back to the late 1600s that<br />
faces the above-said basilica, Place d’Armes allows you to experience<br />
a slice (or square) of Montréal’s riveting history. Stand in the center and<br />
do a slow 360 as you soak in some truly gorgeous and historic buildings<br />
of the old city, including the Saint-Sulpice Seminary, adjacent to the<br />
Basilica, the country’s oldest bank and Montréal’s first skyscraper.<br />
7. 5 à 7 happy hour: To step out in Montréal at night is to truly experience<br />
the city and its irrepressible joie de vivre. From chic spots to trendy<br />
microbreweries, to laid-back pubs, you can enjoy a drink in good company<br />
in a number of chic spots near the Palais des congrès. Sip cocktails at<br />
Suite 701 at the Place d’Armes Hotel, choose from one of the 250 drinks<br />
offered at L’Assommoir or enjoy Taverne Gaspar’s inviting atmosphere.<br />
4. Enjoy great food: In a city that is famous for its vibrant food scene,<br />
dining options in Montréal are endless. For breakfast or lunch, try<br />
Le Cartet. This bright and bustling restaurant will put a smile on<br />
your face and fresh food in your belly. Come suppertime, Accords<br />
Wine Bar and Restaurant will wow you with its unorthodox food<br />
and wine pairings. And if you’re a foodie and have some money saved<br />
up for a splurge, you might want to reserve a table at Toqué, one of<br />
Montréal’s finest restaurants. Boasting a CAA/AAA Five Diamond rating,<br />
the restaurant has also been an exclusive Relais & Châteaux member<br />
since 2006.<br />
5. History museums: The Pointe-à-Callière Museum of Archeology<br />
and History is set on a site bearing evidence of over 1,000 years of human<br />
activity and on the very birthplace of Montréal. The museum houses<br />
and protects remarkable archaeological remains. Not too far from<br />
it, the Centre d’histoire de Montréal (Montréal history centre) invites<br />
you to re-live the rich and eventful history of our metropolis through<br />
audio and visual exhibitions and one-of-a-kind artifacts.<br />
6. Chinatown: Dim sum, anyone? Although modest-sized, Montréal’s<br />
bustling Chinatown offers an exotic “getaway” just a hop and skip from<br />
the Palais. Roam the pedestrian-friendly streets, which are chock full of<br />
restaurants, Asian markets and grocery stores, shops to buy herbs and<br />
natural medicines and even martial arts accessories.<br />
8. For art lovers: In addition to be history-rich, Saint-Paul Street<br />
(Montréal’s oldest street) is very easy on the eyes. Step off the cobblestones<br />
into tasteful temples of visual arts that abound here. You can rest<br />
your gaze on Inuit art as well as contemporary canvasses by artists from<br />
Québec, Canada and around the world. Not far away, the Musée d’art<br />
contemporain features contemporary works of art by local, national and<br />
international talents.<br />
9. Montréal Science Centre: Take your inner geek for a stroll and get<br />
your neurons sparking. This dynamic, interactive space shines the spotlight<br />
on—you guessed it—science and technology and the impact both<br />
have had on society. Its exhibition halls focus on Canadian innovations<br />
and inventions in particular. If you feel like a movie, it is also home to the<br />
IMAX®Telus Cinema.<br />
10. Explore the city: Rent a BIXI—Montréal’s popular self-serve bike<br />
rentals—and discover the city like a local. There are over 400 BIXI stations<br />
and 5,000 bikes across the city. If the weather doesn’t cooperate, don’t<br />
sweat it: The Palais des congrès is connected to RÉSO (the underground<br />
network), along with several hotels, restaurants, shopping centres, attractions<br />
and metro stations. Another way to explore, without even having to<br />
step outside!<br />
FIND MORE INSPIRATION ON TOURISME MONTRÉAL’S WEBSITE TOURISME-MONTREAL.ORG<br />
OR VISIT THE BLOG AT BUZZMTL.COM.<br />
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MAP OF MONTREAL<br />
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ASTC 2015 EXHIBIT HALL SCHEDULE<br />
The ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> Exhibit Hall strives to provide exhibitors and attendees with increased value<br />
and networking opportunities each year.<br />
Friday, October 16<br />
8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Exhibitor Move-In<br />
Saturday, October 17<br />
9:30 a.m.–5:00 p.m.<br />
Exhibit Hall Open<br />
12:00–1:30 p.m.<br />
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall<br />
3:15–4:15 p.m.<br />
Exhibit Hall Ice Cream Break<br />
Sunday, October 18<br />
9:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m.<br />
Exhibit Hall Open<br />
9:00–10:00 a.m.<br />
Refreshment Break in the Exhibit Hall<br />
11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.<br />
Lunch in the Exhibit Hall<br />
12:00–1:00 p.m.<br />
Live Demo Hour in the Exhibit Hall<br />
4:30 p.m.–6:00 p.m.<br />
Networking Reception in the Exhibit Hall<br />
6:30 p.m.–10:00 p.m.<br />
Exhibitor Move-Out<br />
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Visit us at booth #816 in the exhibit hall<br />
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For almost 60 years we’ve been designing experiences<br />
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ASTC ANNUAL CONFERENCE SPONSORS<br />
AND EXHIBITORS<br />
3D System—514<br />
Rock Hill , South Carolina<br />
www.3dsystems.com<br />
3D Systems provides the most advanced<br />
and comprehensive 3D digital design<br />
and fabrication solutions available today,<br />
including 3D printers, print materials and<br />
cloud-sourced custom parts.<br />
accesso—906<br />
Lake Mary, Florida<br />
www.accesso.com<br />
accesso is leading the way with patented<br />
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standards in attraction ticketing for our<br />
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ALCHEMY Studio—512<br />
Maplewood, New Jersey<br />
www.alchemystudio.com<br />
ALCHEMY studio is a design and consulting<br />
services studio that plans, designs,<br />
manages, develops and provides creative<br />
direction for exhibitions, educational<br />
programs and other experiences.<br />
American Alliance of<br />
Museums—300<br />
Washington, DC<br />
www.aam-us.org<br />
The American Alliance of Museums<br />
works to unite the entire field and speak<br />
with a strong voice to make the case that<br />
museums are essential.<br />
American Museum of Natural<br />
History—535<br />
New York, New York<br />
www.amnh.org/traveling<br />
AMNH provides inspiring and engaging<br />
scientific content to partners worldwide.<br />
Offerings include traveling exhibitions,<br />
immersive planetarium shows, science<br />
videos, and customizable intellectual<br />
property.<br />
Annenberg Space for<br />
Photography—637<br />
Los Angeles, California<br />
annenbergphotospace.org/travel<br />
The Annenberg Space for Photography<br />
Traveling Exhibits offers curated selections<br />
of printed and digital photography<br />
including short films featuring renowned<br />
and emerging photographers.<br />
Email: travel@annenberg.org<br />
Artisans of Florence—<br />
International Pty Ltd—832<br />
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia<br />
www.artisansofflorence.com<br />
Artisans of Florence —International specialize<br />
in delivering blockbuster, interactive,<br />
cultural & scientific exhibitions with<br />
multi-generational appeal to museums<br />
and science centers worldwide.<br />
ASTC Bookstore—715<br />
Washington, DC<br />
Available Light—433<br />
Salem, Massachusetts<br />
www.availablelight.com<br />
Available Light, with over 200 Museums<br />
to the company’s credit, offers innovative<br />
and unique lighting design solutions to<br />
science centers and history museums.<br />
Benee’s, Inc.—206<br />
Farmington, Missouri<br />
www.benees.com<br />
Benee’s is a manufacturer of high quality<br />
furnishings and fixtures. We actively serve<br />
educational institutions, retail establishments,<br />
museums and libraries, among<br />
others. You dream it. We build it.<br />
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum<br />
and BBCM Exhibits Shop—734<br />
Milwaukee, Wisconsin<br />
www.bbcmkids.org<br />
wwwmkebam.org<br />
wwwmakerfairemilwaukee.com<br />
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BBCM Exhibits Shop has been designing<br />
and building successful educational<br />
exhibits for ten years, and we now provide<br />
design and fabrication services for makerspaces,<br />
too.<br />
Blackbaud, Inc.—302*<br />
Austin, Texas<br />
www.blackbaud.com/arts-culture<br />
Blackbaud arts & cultural solutions<br />
Altru®, Raiser’s Edge NXT, and<br />
Financial Edge NXT help you meet your<br />
development, membership, finance, ticketing/admissions<br />
and box office needs.<br />
Blue Telescope—622<br />
New York, New York<br />
studios.blue-telescope.com<br />
Blue Telescope Studios uses technology,<br />
storytelling, & design to create unique<br />
interactive experiences that communicate,<br />
educate, & entertain. We combine<br />
emerging and mature technologies to<br />
dynamically illustrate complex concepts!<br />
BODY WORLDS—Gunther von<br />
Hagens’—437<br />
Heidelberg, Germany<br />
www.bodyworlds.com and<br />
www.animalinsideout.com<br />
Real human and animal specimens preserved<br />
though Plastination. The original<br />
exhibitions seen by 40 million people<br />
globally and affiliated with a body donation<br />
program.<br />
BPI—516<br />
Norwood, Massachusetts<br />
www.bostonproductions.com<br />
BPI blends rich storytelling with imaginative<br />
technology to design, produce, and<br />
install engaging media interactives and<br />
immersive experiences. Linear production,<br />
interactive software, and hardware<br />
integration.<br />
*ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> Sponsor
Global leaders in traveling exhibitions.<br />
Visit us in booths 605 and 505.<br />
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Brad Larson Media, Inc.—210<br />
Canton, Massachusetts<br />
www.bradlarson.com<br />
Our StoryKiosk community storytelling<br />
program adds visitors’ stories to exhibits.<br />
Portable/rental version for events, online<br />
review with social media, Actionstep<br />
Postcards encourage post-visit behavior<br />
change.<br />
Breeze Creative LLC.—923<br />
Miami, Florida<br />
www.breezecreative.com<br />
Breeze Creative is a dynamic production<br />
company that specializes in generating<br />
innovative, interactive content.<br />
Breeze Creative delivers advanced technological<br />
solutions for visitor centers,<br />
museums, and exhibitions.<br />
Budd Wentz Productions<br />
(Wentzscope<br />
Microscopes)—417<br />
Oakland, California<br />
wentzscope.com<br />
WENTZSCOPE Easy-View Microscopes,<br />
featuring a giant view lens and super rugged<br />
construction for hands-on exhibits.<br />
A solid reputation spanning two decades.<br />
Earth-friendly, using only a few watts of<br />
electricity.<br />
California Science Center—534<br />
Los Angeles, California<br />
CaliforniaScienceCenter.org<br />
Fun, immersive, and educational traveling<br />
exhibits for rent, including Goose Bumps:<br />
The Science of Fear!<br />
Canada Science and<br />
Technology Museums<br />
Corporation—225<br />
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada<br />
www.techno-science.ca<br />
The CSTMC, through its three museums,<br />
uses, exhibits and interprets Canada’s<br />
science and technology innovations to<br />
inspire Canadian youth to explore the<br />
world of STEAM.<br />
Canadian Association of<br />
Science Centres—701*<br />
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada<br />
www.canadiansciencecentres.ca<br />
We are a national platform for Canada’s<br />
informal science engagement that attracts<br />
8 million visitors annually, employing<br />
more than 1,500 paid staff and 10,000<br />
volunteers.<br />
Carnegie Science Center—1024<br />
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania<br />
www.carnegiesciencecenter.org/<br />
about/exhibit-rentals-salesexhibits<br />
This modular interactive exhibition tells<br />
the story of the bicycle from inception to<br />
present day.<br />
Center for Advancement of<br />
Informal Science Education<br />
(CAISE)—816<br />
Washington, DC<br />
www.informalscience.org<br />
CAISE strengthens and advances the informal<br />
STEM education field by providing<br />
infrastructure, resources and connectivity<br />
for practitioners, learning researchers,<br />
evaluators and scientists.<br />
Chicago Scenic Studios<br />
Inc.—322<br />
Chicago, Illinois<br />
www.chicagoscenic.com<br />
For more than 35 years, Chicago Scenic<br />
Studios has provided custom design, fabrication<br />
and management services to help<br />
clients add excitement to their immersive<br />
environments.<br />
Children’s Discovery Museum<br />
of San Jose—325<br />
San Jose, California<br />
www.cdm.org<br />
CDM is the distributor of two creative<br />
math and science based exhibits sure to<br />
delight your visitors; Pinscreen components<br />
and Gear Up! gear kits.<br />
Cincinnati Museum Center<br />
(Museum of Natural History &<br />
Science)—737<br />
Cincinnati, Ohio<br />
cincymuseum.org/traveling-exhibits<br />
Cincinnati Museum Center designs and<br />
fabricates touring exhibits for rental, and<br />
offers exhibit design, fabrication, and tour<br />
development and management services.<br />
Cité des sciences et de<br />
l’industrie/Palais de la<br />
découverte—924<br />
Paris, France<br />
www.universcience.fr/exhibition<br />
services/?lang=en<br />
The leading science center Universcience—<br />
Paris (Cité des sciences—Palais de la<br />
découverte) offers consultation, traveling<br />
exhibitions and a unique children’s platform—Cité<br />
des enfants.<br />
Convergence LLC—1025<br />
Aliso Viejo, California<br />
www.convergence.net<br />
We provide integrated ticketing and<br />
registration for Attractions. Our web-delivered<br />
Platform provides ticketing from<br />
anywhere—MOBILE, computer, kiosks,<br />
POS or box office.<br />
Creative Discovery<br />
Museum—218<br />
Chattanooga, Tennessee<br />
D3D Cinema—705*<br />
Evanston, Illinois<br />
www.d3dcinema.com<br />
D3D Cinema provides immersive 3D<br />
theater experiences and science-focused<br />
content in a fully subsidized solution<br />
called Cinéfolio.<br />
de pinxi—901<br />
Brussels, Belgium<br />
www.depinxi.be<br />
de pinxi has been operating since 1991,<br />
and is a pioneer in the world of interactive<br />
shows, with the best of references on a<br />
world-wide scale.<br />
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DEA MUSEUM—537<br />
Springfield, Virginia<br />
www.deamuseum.org<br />
Drugs: Costs and Consequences—An interactive<br />
traveling museum exhibit exploring<br />
the many costs and consequences of drugs<br />
on society and the science behind them.<br />
Dinosaurs Unearthed—505*<br />
Richmond, BC, Canada<br />
www.dinosaursunearthed.com<br />
Dinosaurs Unearthed offers a growing<br />
range of immersive and engaging traveling<br />
exhibitions ideal for science centers, museums<br />
and unique venues of all sizes.<br />
EDG—323*<br />
Saint Paul, Minnesota<br />
www.exhibitsdevelopment.com<br />
EDG brings high-quality traveling exhibitions<br />
of art, science, history, and popular<br />
culture to a broad and diverse audience<br />
initiating and promoting international<br />
cultural and intellectual exchange.<br />
ePlanetarium—205<br />
Houston, Texas<br />
www.discoverydome.com<br />
ePlanetarium, home of Discovery Dome.<br />
Your best value portable digital theater for<br />
exhibits or rentals.<br />
Evans & Sutherland—401*<br />
Salt Lake City, Utah<br />
www.es.com<br />
Evans & Sutherland provides Digistar<br />
5, the world’s most advanced digital<br />
fulldome planetarium/digital cinema<br />
system. With resolutions up to 8K x 8K<br />
pixels, Digistar 5 combines fulldome video<br />
playback in 2D and 3D with the most<br />
comprehensive real time 3D<br />
Evergreen Exhibitions—532<br />
San Antonio, Texas<br />
www.evergreenexhibitions.com<br />
Evergreen Exhibitions creates educational<br />
touring science, natural history, art and<br />
object exhibitions, delivering immersive<br />
experiences to museums throughout the<br />
world for more than 22 years.<br />
Explorer Systems—223<br />
Kelseyville, California<br />
www.versai.com<br />
Versai by Explorer Systems offers an<br />
affordable non-cloud software solution.<br />
Includes: Admissions, membership,<br />
scheduling, integrated-online, POS, development,<br />
electronic passes, grant tracking,<br />
customizable reports & gift cards.<br />
Field Museum of Natural<br />
History (The)—228<br />
Chicago, Illinois<br />
www.fieldmuseum.org/about/<br />
traveling-exhibitions<br />
The Field Museum combines the research<br />
of its world-renowned scientific staff with<br />
its award-winning design expertise to<br />
create high-quality traveling exhibitions.<br />
Flexhibit—1013<br />
Spokane, Washington<br />
www.flexhibit.com<br />
Interactive exhibits that are hands-on,<br />
inquiry based, multi-user, multi-outcome<br />
and multi-sensory. Wall platforms that<br />
can be reused and reconfigured.<br />
Foxfire Interactive Corp.—904<br />
North Attleboro, Massachusetts<br />
www.foxfireinteractive.com<br />
Foxfire Interactive and Purdue University<br />
present the Global Soundscapes Project<br />
(NSF funded) with a digital theater show,<br />
citizen science program, gamified website,<br />
and inquiry-based curriculum.<br />
Gateway Ticketing Systems,<br />
Inc.—713<br />
Gilbertsville, Pennsylvania<br />
www.gatewayticketing.com<br />
For over 25 years, Gateway Ticketing Systems,<br />
Inc. has been the world leader in admission<br />
control and ticketing software for the amusement<br />
and cultural attraction industries.<br />
Geomedia—1005<br />
San Antonio, Texas<br />
www.geomedia.com<br />
GEOMEDIA is a combination between a<br />
3D animation and VFX studio, a production<br />
company, app developer and a design<br />
firm. GEOMEDIA creates immersive<br />
interactive experiences that educate,<br />
entertain and inspire.<br />
Giant Screen Cinema<br />
Association—801*<br />
Holly Springs, North Carolina<br />
www.giantscreencinema.com<br />
The Giant Screen Cinema Association<br />
represents the business of educational<br />
cinema experiences worldwide.<br />
Grand Stand—235<br />
St. Louis, Missouri<br />
www.sciencebeyond.org<br />
www.slsc.org<br />
Science Beyond the Boundaries is an<br />
international network of over 265 museums,<br />
founded and managed by the Saint<br />
Louis Science Center.<br />
Grande Exhibitions—536<br />
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia<br />
www.grandeexhibitions.com<br />
Grande Exhibitions specializes in the creation,<br />
design, production, commercialization<br />
and placement of select international<br />
traveling exhibitions and fixed exhibition<br />
projects that have broad cultural appeal.<br />
Group Delphi—807<br />
Alameda, California<br />
www.museums.groupdelphi.com<br />
For over 25 years we have been providing<br />
full engineering, fabrication, digital content,<br />
AV design and integration services<br />
—all in-house<br />
Groupon—336*<br />
Chicago, Illinois<br />
www.groupon.com<br />
Groupon is the place you start when you<br />
want to buy just about anything, anytime,<br />
anywhere. Groupon offers consumers a<br />
marketplace of unbeatable deals.<br />
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GWF Associates, LLC—905<br />
Tinton Falls, New Jersey<br />
www.gwfassociates.com<br />
GWF Associates, LLC designs, develops<br />
and implements educational multimedia<br />
experiences including virtual and<br />
augmented reality, 3D animation and<br />
printing, motion simulators, and custom<br />
software applications.<br />
Hüttinger Interactive<br />
Exhibitions—1041<br />
Schwaig bei Nuremberg, Germany<br />
www.huettinger.de<br />
Hüttinger is a one-stop shop for exhibition<br />
planning, design and fabrication,<br />
working for clients on an international<br />
scale. We develop exhibitions that<br />
promote exploration and understanding<br />
through multi-sensory experience.<br />
Hull & Train Exhibits—834<br />
Abilene, Texas<br />
Touring Exhibitions<br />
Imagination Playground—1019<br />
New York, New York<br />
www.imaginationplayground.com/<br />
index.html<br />
Imagination Playground is a mobile,<br />
block-based play system that transforms<br />
children’s mind, body, and spirits through<br />
active, creative play.<br />
Imagine Exhibitions—625*<br />
Atlanta, Georgia<br />
www.ImagineExhibitions.com<br />
Imagine Exhibitions is the global resource<br />
for all aspects of exhibitions and attractions<br />
from design to creation, placement,<br />
presentation, marketing and operations.<br />
IMAX Corporation—800*<br />
Los Angeles, California<br />
www.imax.com<br />
IMAX, an innovator in entertainment<br />
technology, combines proprietary<br />
software, architecture and equipment<br />
to create experiences that take you to a<br />
world you’ve never imagined.<br />
INDE Appshaker—1007<br />
Nether Heyford, Northamptonshire,<br />
United Kingdom<br />
www.indestry.com<br />
INDE develops award-winning interactive<br />
and immersive systems and experiences<br />
for advertising, entertainment and<br />
education. We use emerging technologies<br />
like augmented reality, virtual reality,<br />
motion capture, computer vision and<br />
robotics.<br />
Inhance Digital—224<br />
Los Angeles, California<br />
www.inhance.com<br />
Inhance is a leading interactive marketing<br />
agency specializing in bringing complex<br />
science and technology to life. We create<br />
unforgettable multimedia experiences<br />
that attract, engage and educate.<br />
Interspectral—204<br />
Norrköping, Sweden<br />
www.interspectral.com<br />
Interspectral is a 3D visualization company<br />
that offers interactive exhibits and professional<br />
services within 3D digitization,<br />
visualization, digital heritage and science<br />
communication.<br />
Jack Rouse Associates,<br />
Inc.—624<br />
Cincinnati, Ohio<br />
Named “one of the world’s more prominent<br />
design firms” by The Wall Street<br />
Journal, JRA designs and realizes exceptional<br />
science centers, museums and<br />
attractions.<br />
King Abdulaziz Center for<br />
World Culture (Aramco)—813*<br />
Dhahran, Saudi Arabia<br />
www.kingabdulazizcenter.com<br />
The King Abdulaziz Center for World<br />
Culture is being established to support the<br />
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its continuous<br />
efforts towards social and intellectual<br />
progress. It is a bold cultural initiative<br />
from one of the world’s largest energy<br />
companies, Saudi Aramco.<br />
Kubik Maltbie, Inc.—623<br />
Mt. Laurel, New Jersey<br />
www.maltbie.com<br />
For over 54 years Maltbie has produced<br />
industry-leading permanent museum<br />
exhibitions and visitor experiences.<br />
Laser Fantasy—900<br />
Bellevue, Washington<br />
www.laserfantasy.com<br />
Laser Fantasy produces laser light shows<br />
for Science Centers, Theme Parks, Events,<br />
and Custom Projects. Combining art and<br />
technology to entertain audiences the<br />
world over.<br />
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture +<br />
Design Partnership—830<br />
New York, New York<br />
www.skolnick.com<br />
LHSA+DP is a full-service architecture and<br />
exhibit design firm with special expertise<br />
in institutional planning, program development,<br />
master planning, interpretive exhibition<br />
design, and educational programming.<br />
Luckey LLC—435<br />
East Haven, Connecticut<br />
www.luckeyclimbers.com<br />
Designer and fabricator of the world’s<br />
greatest jungle gyms<br />
MadaTech, The Israel<br />
National Museum of Science,<br />
Technology, & Space—324<br />
Haifa, Israel<br />
The Israel National Museum of Science,<br />
Technology and Space<br />
Magna-Tech Electronic—835<br />
North Miami, Florida<br />
http:www.myiceco.com<br />
MTE is a worldwide audio-visual integrator<br />
specializing in multi-use formats,<br />
consulting, service and design. For 56<br />
years MTE has provided its expertise to<br />
countless facilities including science and<br />
technology centers.<br />
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Productions—736<br />
Bozeman, Montana<br />
www.macromicroexhibit.com<br />
Producer of MacroMicro, the pioneering<br />
new traveling exhibition using 3D printing<br />
to show visitors how nature works at a<br />
microscopic scale.<br />
MindSplash—305<br />
Yorkville, Illinois<br />
www.mindsplash.net<br />
MindSplash creates innovative exhibits<br />
and environments including our acclaimed<br />
A-Mazing Airways. MindSplash also offers<br />
Master Plans, museum start-up and expansion<br />
support and Exhibit Enrichment Plans.<br />
Minnesota Children’s<br />
Museum—429<br />
St. Paul, Minnesota<br />
www.mcm.org/travel<br />
Minnesota Children’s Museum partners<br />
with your institutions to rent highly immersive<br />
and educational traveling exhibits<br />
that boost attendance, spark curiosity,<br />
and activate learning.<br />
Minotaur Mazes—528*<br />
Seattle, Washington<br />
www.minotaurmazes.com<br />
Minotaur Mazes creates immersive<br />
traveling exhibitions built on the powerful<br />
appeal of walk-through mazes—each exhibition<br />
a unique learning adventure bursting<br />
with interactive themed challenges.<br />
MOSI Tampa—1037<br />
Tampa, Florida<br />
www.mosi.org<br />
Don’t miss ASTC 2016, hosted by the<br />
Museum of Science & Industry (MOSI)<br />
in Tampa, FL. Stop by the booth for a<br />
sneak preview of what’s in store - everything<br />
from the first publicly accessible<br />
driverless vehicle to amazing beaches and<br />
thrilling attractions... Bring your imagination<br />
and your sunglasses!<br />
MultiTaction—413<br />
Los Gatos, California<br />
www.multitaction.com<br />
MultiTaction is the leading developer of<br />
interactive display-systems, providing<br />
unlimited touchpoints and object recognition.<br />
MultiTaction displays —the perfect<br />
business solution for high performance<br />
organizations.<br />
Museum of Science—216<br />
Boston, Massachusetts<br />
www.mos.org<br />
The Museum of Science introduces 1.5M<br />
visitors a year to STEM via exhibits and<br />
programs. It is a leader in introducing<br />
engineering into museums and schools.<br />
Museum of Science and<br />
Industry—525<br />
Chicago, Illinois<br />
msichicago.org<br />
Traveling Exhibitions available for rent.<br />
National Center for Interactive<br />
Learning—415<br />
Boulder, Colorado<br />
www.nc4il.org<br />
NCIL leads the STAR Library Education<br />
Network, connecting local public libraries<br />
to quality STEM exhibits, programming<br />
and partners. NCIL also leads the Great<br />
Balls of Fire Exhibition Program.<br />
National Geographic Cinema<br />
Ventures—1006*<br />
New York, New York<br />
nationalgeographic.com/movies<br />
National Geographic Studios is responsible<br />
for the production and distribution<br />
of giant-screen, digital, 3D, 2D, full dome,<br />
museum cinema and other specialty films.<br />
National Living<br />
Laboratory—212<br />
Boston, Massachusetts<br />
livinglab.org<br />
Learn how you can become involved in<br />
the National Living Laboratory Initiative,<br />
and try research-inspired educational<br />
activities that foster public awareness of<br />
child development.<br />
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NISE Network—823<br />
St. Paul, Minnesota<br />
www.nisenet.org<br />
NISE Network is a national community<br />
fostering public engagement in nanoscale<br />
science, engineering, and technology.<br />
Learn about the Building with Biology<br />
synthetic biology project & more.<br />
NOAA, National Oceanic<br />
and Atmospheric<br />
Administration—925<br />
Washington, DC<br />
NOAA.gov<br />
NOAA is a Federal science agency providing<br />
earth systems’ information and<br />
services. NOAA’s science touches the lives<br />
of all Americans and fosters environmental<br />
literacy and stewardship.<br />
NRG! Exhibits—530<br />
Kirkland, Washington<br />
www.nrg-exhibits.com<br />
We develop engaging traveling exhibits for<br />
all ages and offer exhibit design services.<br />
nWave Pictures<br />
Distribution—423<br />
Burbank, California<br />
www.nwave.com<br />
nWave is a market leader in the production<br />
and distribution of high quality<br />
content, including 4D/3D attraction films,<br />
3D/2D ride simulation films and 3D/2D<br />
educational documentaries.<br />
Ontario Science Centre—735<br />
Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br />
www.ontariosciencecentre.ca/sales<br />
Whether it is building custom or off-theshelf<br />
exhibits, consulting or the rental of<br />
travelling exhibitions, our experiences<br />
are fun, interactive and will make lasting<br />
memories.<br />
Oregon Museum of Science &<br />
Industry (OMSI)—425<br />
Portland, Oregon<br />
www.omsi.edu<br />
Highly interactive, educational exhibits<br />
that truly engage the visitor. Traveling<br />
exhibitions on a wide range of topics vary<br />
in size from 500-6,000 square feet.
Pacific Studio—522<br />
Seattle, Washington<br />
Paleontological Research<br />
Institution—836<br />
Ithaca, New York<br />
priweb.org<br />
Our hands-on traveling exhibitions, designed<br />
to be affordable options for smaller<br />
organizations, engage visitors in a host of<br />
topics from dinosaurs to global climate<br />
change.<br />
Pathfinders Design and<br />
Technology—431<br />
Victoria, BC, Canada<br />
www.pathfindersdesign.com<br />
Pathfinders Designs educational STEM-<br />
STEAM hands-on building kits for<br />
museums and schools. We design custom<br />
consumable and reusable kits for science<br />
center and engineering outreach programs.<br />
Patron Technology—907<br />
New York, New York<br />
www.patrontechnology.com<br />
Patron Technology is revolutionizing the<br />
arts with PatronManager, a cloud-based<br />
customer relationship management solution<br />
built on the Salesforce.com platform.<br />
Premier Exhibitions—605<br />
Atlanta, Georgia<br />
www.premierexhibitions.com<br />
Premier Exhibitions, Inc. is the leading<br />
provider of museum-quality exhibitions<br />
throughout the world and the recognized<br />
leader in developing and displaying<br />
unique exhibitions for education and<br />
entertainment.<br />
RedBox Workshop—301*<br />
Chicago, Illinois<br />
www.redboxworkshop.com<br />
RedBox Workshop collaboratively designs<br />
and fabricates interactive, immersive,<br />
intuitive exhibits; addressing multiple<br />
intelligences and educational models to<br />
reach diverse audiences. IPMA Certified<br />
Project Management.<br />
Richard Lewis Media<br />
Group—523<br />
Watertown, Massachusetts<br />
www.rlmg.com<br />
The Richard Lewis Media Group (RLMG)<br />
is one of the world’s most experienced<br />
media production companies and has<br />
produced complex media installations for<br />
museums and public facilities worldwide.<br />
Roto—405*<br />
Dublin, Ohio<br />
www.roto.com<br />
Roto leads the industry in the planning,<br />
design and production of innovative science,<br />
technology, engineering, and math exhibits.<br />
Running Subway—407<br />
New York, New York<br />
www.runningsubway.com<br />
Traveling Exhibit Company, properties<br />
include: The Art of the Brick, Dead Sea<br />
Scrolls, and Leonardo DaVinci.<br />
Science First®/STARLAB®—335<br />
Yulee, Florida<br />
www.starlab.com<br />
www.sciencefirst.com<br />
www.cynmar.com<br />
We specialize in the design, manufacturing,<br />
and marketing of hands on science<br />
education products. Our STARLAB® planetarium<br />
systems create an exciting, immersive,<br />
and lasting learning experience.<br />
Science Gallery<br />
International—636<br />
Dublin, Ireland<br />
www.international.sciencegallery.com<br />
Creative collisions between art and science.<br />
Touring exhibitions Illusion, Biorhythm,<br />
Secret, Human+ and Strange Weather.<br />
Science Museum of<br />
Minnesota—731<br />
St. Paul, Minnesota<br />
www.smm.org/exhibitservices<br />
The Science Museum of Minnesota offers<br />
traveling exhibitions as well as a complete<br />
menu of services to organizations which<br />
need help developing, designing and<br />
building educational exhibits.<br />
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Science North—524<br />
Sudbury, Ontario, Canada<br />
Science of Rock N’ Roll—607<br />
Sciencenter—635<br />
Ithaca, New York<br />
www.sciencenterexhibits.org<br />
Sciencenter offers hands-on engaging<br />
experiences: earthquakes, tsunamis,<br />
animals, water, sound. Make a positive impact.<br />
Spark curiosity. Keep your visitors<br />
coming back for more science fun!<br />
SH Environnements<br />
Immersifs—424<br />
Huntingdon, Quebec, Canada<br />
www.shei.sh<br />
SH Immersive Environments, creators of<br />
Alto and Folia, provide durable graphic<br />
solutions to integrate your theme into all<br />
components of your interior and exterior<br />
environments.<br />
SimEx-Iwerks<br />
Entertainment—1004<br />
Toronto, Ontario, Canada<br />
www.simex-iwerks.com<br />
SimEx-Iwerks specializes in designing<br />
and building 4-D Experiences® that are<br />
located in major Destinations and feature<br />
blockbuster cinematic content from the<br />
world’s major studios.<br />
Sky-Skan—805<br />
Nashua, New Hampshire<br />
www.skyskan.com<br />
Since 1967, Sky-Skan innovations have<br />
defined immersive theater. We create<br />
award-winning technology and content<br />
for planetariums, science centers, attractions,<br />
and multidisciplinary installations<br />
across the globe.<br />
Spitz, Inc.—802<br />
Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania<br />
www.spitzinc.com<br />
Spitz, Inc. is the world’s leading provider<br />
of projection domes for large format cinema<br />
and planetarium theaters, featuring<br />
the NanoSeam process for a seamless<br />
appearance.<br />
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Stage Nine Design/State Nine<br />
Entertainment Store, Inc.—232<br />
Sacramento, California<br />
www.stageninedesign.com<br />
At Stage Nine Exposiitions, we create<br />
interactive, modern, eye catching pop<br />
culture exhibits for museums and science<br />
centers.<br />
STEMfinity—323<br />
Boise, Idaho<br />
www.stemfinity.com<br />
STEMfinity, a worldwide leader in STEM<br />
education, offers hands-on resources targeted<br />
to PreK-16 students learning STEM,<br />
Robotics, 3D Printing, Drone Technology,<br />
Rocketry and beyond.<br />
TAM Retail—1027<br />
Orland Park, Illinois<br />
www.nonprofitpos.com<br />
The premier software solution provider<br />
for point of sale, E-commerce, inventory<br />
management, dining management, reservations<br />
management, admissions, and<br />
membership management. Find out more<br />
at www.nonprofitpos.com.<br />
TechnoFrolics—828<br />
Somerville, Massachusetts<br />
www.TechnoFrolics.com<br />
ChoreoV for Makers: Video > Real-world<br />
artwork choreography. Dancing Trees<br />
magnetic dust. FrameGlide | Spin Browser<br />
video explorer. Dancing Banners performance<br />
fabric. Custom interactive exhibits.<br />
Te Papa Tongarewa Museum of<br />
New Zealand—1023<br />
Wellington, New Zealand<br />
Tepapa.govt.nz<br />
Te Papa Tongarewa is New Zealand’s<br />
ground-breaking national museum, which<br />
is currently touring Whales and about to<br />
launch new product in North America.<br />
Tessitura Network—404*<br />
Dallas, Texas<br />
www.tessituranetwork.com<br />
Tessitura Software is a unified database<br />
specifically for the arts, cultural and entertainment<br />
sector that handles admissions,<br />
memberships, web transactions,<br />
CRM, marketing, reporting and more.<br />
The Children’s Museum of<br />
Indianapolis—729<br />
Indianapolis, Indiana<br />
childrensmuseum.org<br />
Provider of world-class traveling exhibitions:<br />
Hot Wheels: Race to Win,<br />
Nickelodeon’s Dora & Diego—Let’s<br />
Explore!, and Teenage Mutant Ninja<br />
Turtles: Secrets of the Sewer.<br />
The Elumenati, LLC—200<br />
Milwaukee, Wisconsin<br />
www.elumenati.com<br />
Leaders in the field of immersive projection<br />
design for over a decade, The<br />
Elumenati offers domes, panoramas,<br />
spheres and interactive software, as well<br />
as innovative custom installations.<br />
The Franklin Institute—812<br />
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania<br />
www.fi.edu<br />
We make science fun and accessible! Our<br />
highly interactive traveling exhibits provide<br />
engaging content that drives attendance.<br />
Stop by booth #812 to learn more.<br />
The Natural History<br />
Museum—242<br />
Brooklyn, New York,<br />
thenaturalhistorymuseum.org<br />
The Natural History Museum is a new,<br />
mobile museum. Unlike traditional<br />
natural history museums, it makes a point<br />
to highlight the socio-political forces that<br />
shape nature.<br />
The Tree Room—307<br />
New Haven, Connecticut<br />
www.treeroom.org<br />
The Tree Room brings you best practices<br />
and free online tools for teaching about<br />
evolutionary relationships through exhibits<br />
and programming at your institution.<br />
Triotech—723<br />
Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br />
www.trio-tech.com<br />
Triotech is an award winner creator of<br />
interactive and immersive media-based<br />
experiences for the Edutainment market.<br />
91<br />
Universal Services Associates,<br />
Inc.—814<br />
Darby, Pennsylvania,<br />
www.buildwithusa.com<br />
Innovative fabrication solutions and<br />
design-build partners. We specialize in<br />
museum quality exhibits, interactives,<br />
immersive environments, art and media<br />
installations, prototypes, model making<br />
and more.<br />
Wonder Workshop Inc—201<br />
San Mateo, California<br />
www.makewonder.com<br />
Wonder Workshop is making programming<br />
fun for K-5 children while they play<br />
with our innovative robots and apps, that<br />
teach the basics of coding and key STEM<br />
skills.<br />
World Biotech Tour—825<br />
Washington, DC<br />
www.WorldBiotechTour.org<br />
The World Biotech Tour is a global<br />
initiative bringing biotechnology to life<br />
through hands-on learning opportunities.<br />
The program is supported by ASTC and<br />
Biogen Foundation.<br />
X3 Productions—406*<br />
Montreal, Quebec, Canada<br />
www.x3productions.ca<br />
X3Productions’s team of multidisciplinary<br />
experts produces touring exhibitions<br />
that combine intelligent content<br />
with popular culture to create exhibits<br />
providing an interactive and emotional<br />
visitor experience.<br />
Zone Display Cases—222<br />
Quebec, Quebec, Canada<br />
www.zonedisplaycases.com<br />
Zone Display Cases is a Canadian-based<br />
company that designs, manufactures and<br />
installs museum quality display cases in<br />
Canada, of America and Mexico.<br />
*ASTC <strong>Annual</strong> <strong>Conference</strong> Sponsor
EXHIBITOR INDEX BY CATEGORY<br />
ACOUSTICS/SOUNDS SYSTEMS<br />
IMAX Corporation...............................800<br />
ANIMATION<br />
Blue Telescope.......................................622<br />
INDE Appshaker.................................1007<br />
Inhance Digital.......................................224<br />
nWave Pictures Distribution..........423<br />
Triotech...................................................... 723<br />
ARCHITECTURE<br />
Available Light.......................................433<br />
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design<br />
Partnership........................................ 830<br />
Luckey LLC..............................................435<br />
Spitz, Inc....................................................802<br />
ASSOCIATIONS<br />
American Alliance of Museums..300<br />
Canadian Association of Science<br />
Centres................................................. 701<br />
AUDIO/VISUAL<br />
BPI..................................................................516<br />
Budd Wentz Productions<br />
(Wentzscope Microscopes)...... 417<br />
Laser Fantasy........................................900<br />
Magna-Tech Electronic......................835<br />
MultiTaction..............................................413<br />
Richard Lewis Media Group...........523<br />
Sky-Skan................................................... 805<br />
The Elumenati, LLC............................200<br />
COMPUTER SOFTWARE<br />
Blackbaud, Inc........................................302<br />
Brad Larson Media, Inc......................210<br />
Creative Discovery Museum........... 218<br />
Explorer Systems.................................223<br />
Gateway Ticketing<br />
Systems, Inc........................................ 713<br />
Interspectral .......................................... 204<br />
TAM Retail.............................................. 1027<br />
Tessitura Network...............................404<br />
Wonder Workshop Inc.......................201<br />
CONSULTANTS<br />
ALCHEMY Studio.................................. 512<br />
MindSplash...............................................305<br />
DIGITAL EQUIPMENT/SERVICES<br />
Group Delphi...........................................807<br />
Magna-Tech Electronic......................835<br />
Sky-Skan................................................... 805<br />
DISPLAY CASES<br />
Chicago Scenic Studios Inc............322<br />
Zone Display Cases............................. 222<br />
EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS<br />
ALCHEMY Studio.................................. 512<br />
Canada Science and Technology<br />
Museums Corporation................. 225<br />
Center for Advancement of Informal<br />
Science Education (CAISE).......816<br />
Creative Discovery Museum........... 218<br />
DEA MUSEUM........................................ 537<br />
ePlanetarium...........................................205<br />
Foxfire Interactive Corp...................904<br />
Grand Stand............................................235<br />
Museum of Science.............................. 216<br />
National Center for Interactive<br />
Learning................................................415<br />
National Living Laboratory.............. 212<br />
NISE Network.........................................823<br />
NOAA, National Oceanic and<br />
Atmospheric Administration...925<br />
Pathfinders Design<br />
and Technology................................431<br />
Science First®/STARLAB®...............335<br />
Sky-Skan................................................... 805<br />
The Natural History Museum.........242<br />
The Tree Room......................................307<br />
Wonder Workshop Inc.......................201<br />
World Biotech Tour.............................825<br />
ELECTRONIC/MULTIMEDIA<br />
PRODUCTS<br />
Creative Discovery Museum........... 218<br />
D3D Cinema............................................705<br />
TechnoFrolics.........................................828<br />
Tessitura Network...............................404<br />
The Elumenati, LLC............................200<br />
The Tree Room......................................307<br />
EXHIBIT DESIGN<br />
Available Light.......................................433<br />
ALCHEMY Studio.................................. 512<br />
Benee’s, Inc............................................. 206<br />
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and<br />
BBCM Exhibits Shop....................734<br />
Chicago Scenic Studios Inc............322<br />
Cincinnati Museum Center<br />
(Museum of Natural History &<br />
Science)............................................... 737<br />
CINNABAR..............................................607<br />
Grande Exhibitions..............................536<br />
Hüttinger Interactive<br />
Exhibitions.........................................1041<br />
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design<br />
Partnership........................................ 830<br />
MindSplash...............................................305<br />
Minotaur Mazes.....................................528<br />
NRG! Exhibits.........................................530<br />
Ontario Science Centre.................... 735<br />
RedBox Workshop ..............................301<br />
Roto............................................................ 405<br />
Science Museum of Minnesota..... 731<br />
The Tree Room......................................307<br />
Universal Services<br />
Associates, Inc .................................814<br />
X3 Productions.....................................406<br />
EXHIBIT DISPLAY SYSTEMS<br />
Budd Wentz Productions<br />
(Wentzscope Microscopes)...... 417<br />
Seiler Instrument &<br />
Mfg Co., Inc....................................... 700<br />
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EXHIBITIONS FOR RENT/<br />
PURCHASE<br />
Annenberg Space for<br />
Photography.....................................637<br />
Artisans of Florence—International<br />
Pty Ltd..................................................832<br />
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and<br />
BBCM Exhibits Shop....................734<br />
BODY WORLDS—Gunther von<br />
Hagens’.................................................437<br />
California Science Center................534<br />
Canada Science and Technology<br />
Museums Corporation................. 225<br />
Carnegie Science Center...............1024<br />
Children’s Discovery Museum<br />
of San Jose.........................................325<br />
Exploratorium........................................323<br />
Field Museum of Natural History<br />
(The)......................................................228<br />
Flexhibit.................................................... 1013<br />
Grande Exhibitions..............................536<br />
Imagination Playground..................1019<br />
Imagine Exhibitions............................625<br />
Michael Holland Productions........736<br />
Minotaur Mazes.....................................528<br />
Museum of Science.............................. 216<br />
NOAA, National Oceanic and<br />
Atmospheric Administration...925<br />
Oregon Museum of Science &<br />
Industry (OMSI)...............................425<br />
Paleontological Research<br />
Institution............................................836<br />
Premier Exhibitions............................ 605<br />
Running Subway..................................407<br />
Science Gallery International.........636<br />
Sciencenter..............................................635<br />
Stage Nine Design/State Nine<br />
Entertainment Store, Inc............232<br />
The Franklin Institute.......................... 812<br />
The Natural History Museum.........242<br />
Universcience—EPPDCSI.................924<br />
X3 Productions.....................................406<br />
FABRICATORS<br />
Chicago Scenic Studios Inc............322<br />
Cincinnati Museum Center<br />
(Museum of Natural History &<br />
Science)............................................... 737<br />
CINNABAR..............................................607<br />
Field Museum of Natural History<br />
(The)......................................................228<br />
Flexhibit.................................................... 1013<br />
Group Delphi...........................................807<br />
Hüttinger Interactive<br />
Exhibitions.........................................1041<br />
Kubik Maltbie, Inc.................................623<br />
Luckey LLC..............................................435<br />
Michael Holland Productions........736<br />
Ontario Science Centre.................... 735<br />
RedBox Workshop ..............................301<br />
Roto............................................................ 405<br />
Science Museum of Minnesota..... 731<br />
SH Environnements Immersifs.....424<br />
Stage Nine Design/State Nine<br />
Entertainment Store, Inc............232<br />
Universal Services<br />
Associates, Inc .................................814<br />
FILM/VIDEO<br />
D3D Cinema............................................705<br />
de pinxi........................................................901<br />
Geomedia...............................................1005<br />
National Geographic Cinema<br />
Ventures............................................ 1006<br />
nWave Pictures Distribution..........423<br />
Richard Lewis Media Group...........523<br />
TechnoFrolics.........................................828<br />
FUNDRAISING<br />
Blackbaud, Inc........................................302<br />
Center for Advancement of Informal<br />
Science Education (CAISE).......816<br />
Explorer Systems.................................223<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGN<br />
Lee H. Skolnick Architecture + Design<br />
Partnership........................................ 830<br />
RedBox Workshop ..............................301<br />
SH Environnements Immersifs.....424<br />
INSTALLATION/DISMANTLING<br />
Kubik Maltbie, Inc. ...............................623<br />
INTERACTIVE<br />
Blue Telescope.......................................622<br />
BPI..................................................................516<br />
95<br />
Brad Larson Media, Inc......................210<br />
Budd Wentz Productions<br />
(Wentzscope Microscopes)...... 417<br />
CINNABAR..............................................607<br />
de pinxi........................................................901<br />
DEA MUSEUM........................................ 537<br />
ePlanetarium...........................................205<br />
Flexhibit.................................................... 1013<br />
Foxfire Interactive Corp...................904<br />
Geomedia...............................................1005<br />
Group Delphi...........................................807<br />
GWF Associates, LLC....................... 905<br />
Hüttinger Interactive<br />
Exhibitions.........................................1041<br />
INDE Appshaker.................................1007<br />
Interspectral .......................................... 204<br />
MindSplash...............................................305<br />
MultiTaction..............................................413<br />
National Center for Interactive<br />
Learning................................................415<br />
Oregon Museum of Science &<br />
Industry (OMSI)...............................425<br />
Sciencenter..............................................635<br />
TechnoFrolics.........................................828<br />
Universal Services<br />
Associates, Inc .................................814<br />
World Biotech Tour.............................825<br />
LARGE-FORMAT FILMS<br />
D3D Cinema............................................705<br />
Foxfire Corp..........................................904<br />
Giant Screen Cinema<br />
Association.........................................801<br />
IMAX Corporation...............................800<br />
National Geographic Cinema<br />
Ventures............................................ 1006<br />
nWave Pictures Distribution..........423<br />
SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment...... 1004<br />
LIGHTING<br />
Available Light.......................................433<br />
Laser Fantasy........................................900<br />
MULTIMEDIA<br />
BPI..................................................................516<br />
Brad Larson Media, Inc......................210<br />
Breeze Creative LLC...........................923<br />
GWF Associates, LLC....................... 905<br />
Inhance Digital.......................................224
Interspectral .......................................... 204<br />
MultiTaction..............................................413<br />
Richard Lewis Media Group...........523<br />
Roto............................................................ 405<br />
Triotech...................................................... 723<br />
MUSEUM STORE MERCHANDISE<br />
Imagination Playground .................1019<br />
Pathfinders Design<br />
and Technology................................431<br />
PLANETARIUM<br />
American Museum of<br />
Natural History.................................535<br />
ePlanetarium...........................................205<br />
Laser Fantasy........................................900<br />
Magna-Tech Electronic......................835<br />
Museum of Science.............................. 216<br />
National Geographic Cinema<br />
Ventures............................................ 1006<br />
Science First®/STARLAB®...............335<br />
Seiler Instrument & Mfg Co., Inc..700<br />
Spitz, Inc....................................................802<br />
PLAYGROUND<br />
Imagination Playground..................1019<br />
Luckey LLC..............................................435<br />
Universcience—EPPDCSI.................924<br />
PUBLICATIONS/BOOKS<br />
Center for Advancement of Informal<br />
Science Education (CAISE).......816<br />
Paleontological Research<br />
Institution............................................836<br />
ROBOTICS<br />
Pathfinders Design and<br />
Technology..........................................431<br />
Wonder Workshop Inc.......................201<br />
SHIPPING/TRANSPORTATION<br />
SIGNAGE/WAYFINDING<br />
SH Environnements Immersifs.....424<br />
SIMULATIONS/SIMULATORS<br />
GWF Associates, LLC....................... 905<br />
SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment...... 1004<br />
Triotech...................................................... 723<br />
SPACE THEATER<br />
IMAX Corporation...............................800<br />
SimEx-Iwerks Entertainment...... 1004<br />
Spitz, Inc....................................................802<br />
TICKETING SYSTEMS/SOLUTIONS<br />
accesso...................................................... 906<br />
Blackbaud, Inc........................................302<br />
Explorer Systems.................................223<br />
Gateway Ticketing<br />
Systems, Inc........................................ 713<br />
Patron Technology..............................907<br />
TAM Retail.............................................. 1027<br />
Tessitura Network...............................404<br />
TRAVELING EXHIBITS<br />
American Museum of<br />
Natural History.................................535<br />
Betty Brinn Children’s Museum and<br />
BBCM Exhibits Shop....................734<br />
BODY WORLDS—Gunther von<br />
Hagens’.................................................437<br />
California Science Center................534<br />
Carnegie Science Center...............1024<br />
Cincinnati Museum Center<br />
(Museum of Natural History &<br />
Science)............................................... 737<br />
DEA MUSEUM........................................ 537<br />
Evergreen Exhibitions.......................532<br />
Field Museum of Natural History<br />
(The)......................................................228<br />
Kubik Maltbie, Inc.................................623<br />
Michael Holland Productions........736<br />
Minnesota Children’s Museum......429<br />
Minotaur Mazes.....................................528<br />
Museum of Science and<br />
Industry................................................525<br />
NRG! Exhibits.........................................530<br />
Ontario Science Centre.................... 735<br />
Oregon Museum of Science &<br />
Industry (OMSI)...............................425<br />
Paleontological Research<br />
Institution............................................836<br />
Premier Exhibitions............................ 605<br />
Science Museum of Minnesota..... 731<br />
Sciencenter..............................................635<br />
96<br />
Stage Nine Design/State Nine<br />
Entertainment Store, Inc............232<br />
The Children’s Museum of<br />
Indianapolis........................................729<br />
The Franklin Institute.......................... 812<br />
The Natural History Museum.........242<br />
Universcience—EPPDCSI.................924<br />
World Biotech Tour.............................825<br />
X3 Productions.....................................406<br />
VIRTUAL REALITY<br />
Blue Telescope.......................................622<br />
de pinxi........................................................901<br />
Geomedia...............................................1005<br />
INDE Appshaker.................................1007<br />
Inhance Digital.......................................224<br />
The Elumenati, LLC............................200
Building the Bridge to 2016:<br />
Connecting, growing, and influencing.<br />
Get the tips you need to make a great<br />
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SESSIONS BY TRACK<br />
ADMINISTRATION:<br />
Fundraising on a Shoestring<br />
The Museum Skunkworks Pecha Kucha: Creating<br />
disruptive business models to innovate for future<br />
survival<br />
APPLICATIONS OF RESEARCH AND<br />
EVALUATION:<br />
Long Term Impacts of STEM OST Programs on Underrepresented<br />
Youth<br />
An Experimental Study of the Impact of Structured Field<br />
Trip Experiences on STEM-Underserved Audiences<br />
Creating Continuity Across Informal Learning<br />
Environments<br />
Evaluative Approaches in Exhibit Development<br />
Gaps and Needs in Computer Science Education: The<br />
Role of Science Centers<br />
Getting the Big Picture: Evaluation approaches designed<br />
for use across multiple settings<br />
Implications of the NRC’s Report on Out-of-School STEM<br />
Programs<br />
Learning Research and STEM Exhibit Design<br />
Making as a Learning Process: Principles of practice and<br />
design<br />
Measuring Wonder: A pilot study to assess the visitor<br />
experience<br />
Team-Based Inquiry: A practical evaluation approach for<br />
non-evaluators<br />
COMMUNICATIONS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, AND<br />
MARKETING:<br />
Worldwide Science Center Go-Pro Challenge<br />
Community Engagement and Outreach:<br />
3D Printing in the Service of Disabled Children<br />
Building Science Center and Afterschool Program<br />
Partnerships: Lessons learned through Lights on<br />
Afterschool<br />
CHISPA: Lessons Learned from a National Collaboration<br />
to Engage Hispanic Children and Families in Science<br />
Creating the Lifelong Learning Destination: Adult learners<br />
in ISE settings<br />
Emerging Science Centers in Africa: Learning as a field,<br />
four years after Cape Town<br />
Engaging Science Professionals in Community Outreach–<br />
An Exploration of International Models<br />
Evaluating Professional Development That Brings<br />
Together Science Centers, Classroom Teachers, and<br />
Next Generation Science Standards<br />
Future Cities: How might science museums/centers<br />
contribute to making cities more livable for more<br />
people?<br />
Give it a Nudge: Change from the bottom up.<br />
Good Communication: Strategies to and from the internet<br />
Hack Your Partnership Models!<br />
Increasing Science Center Access for Families through<br />
Community Engagement<br />
It’s not where you are from…it is where you are at.<br />
Moving Beyond Access for Audiences with Autism<br />
Providing Low Cost Access to our Centers: Truly serving<br />
the under served in our communities<br />
The ABC’s of the LGBTQ-Inclusive Museum: Access, buyin,<br />
and core competencies<br />
The ABC’s of Museum-Children’s Hospital Collaborations<br />
The Chemistry of Broader Impacts and ISE<br />
The PSHC and the Promotion of Modern Biotechnology<br />
Understanding What Matters: a Community Needs<br />
Assessment Model for Environmental Risk Concerns<br />
What Did We Get Into?: Lessons From Engaging Our<br />
City’s Neighbors in Astronomy Outreach.<br />
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DEVELOPMENT AND MEMBER RELATIONS:<br />
Collaborations between Development and Education:<br />
Designing meaningful community programs that<br />
engage and inspire donors<br />
Friend Raising: Bringing social media into your donor<br />
relations strategy<br />
I Am Already Doing it All...and You Want Me to Add<br />
Planned Giving?<br />
IMLS Grant Outcomes<br />
Lessons Learned and Future Directions for Federally-<br />
Funded STEM Programs<br />
Membership: Current revenue stream? Pipeline to major<br />
donors? or both?<br />
Successfully Moving Your Fundraising Beyond the Capital<br />
Campaign<br />
The Secret Sauce: How the CEO Maximizes Development<br />
Performance<br />
EDUCATION AND PROGRAMMING:<br />
Answering a Public Call: Designing a Sustainable<br />
Homeschool Education Program at a Natural History<br />
Museum<br />
Be the Learner: Helping teachers shift into the maker<br />
mindset<br />
Boutique Collections, Budgeting, and Bringing People<br />
through the Door: Engagement at any scale<br />
Career Explorations through Distance Learning<br />
ECLIPSE 2017: Engaging Classrooms, Libraries,<br />
Individuals, and Planetariums in a Solar Eclipse<br />
Engaging young people with science and scientists<br />
Expanding Early Childhood Science Literacy through<br />
Storytime Programs<br />
Families Learn Science through Science Museum Toys<br />
Go Big or Go Home<br />
Great Science in Small Packages: Successful approaches<br />
to development and fabrication of science activity kits<br />
Hacktivist Media Projects: (Re)Mixing and (Re)Imagining<br />
writing and science learning<br />
How Can Science Museums Adapt to Fundamental<br />
Challenges Raised by the Science of Science<br />
Communication?<br />
Innovation in Climate Change Education: Six ways to<br />
solutions<br />
Innovative Art-Science Programming for Diverse<br />
Audiences<br />
Intersections: Building Sustainable Science-Literacy<br />
Partnerships<br />
Lab Cultures: Experiments in format, transparency, and<br />
co-creation in unusual spaces<br />
Mad Science Done Sanely: Sharing best practices for safe<br />
and exciting science demonstrations<br />
Making Learning Visible: Understanding and<br />
communicating the learning in children’s play<br />
Outreach Live!<br />
Planning with Purpose: Curriculum design and revision for<br />
relevant, impactful youth programs<br />
Recreate the Wheel? Ain’t Nobody Got Time For That!<br />
Safety Science initiative in Science Museums in India<br />
Small Changes, Big Impact: Hacking your best activities<br />
to bring in the girls<br />
That Show is Not Going to Write Itself!<br />
The BIG Business of Camps!<br />
The Millennial Generation: Using science and tech to<br />
ignite youth as social entrepreneurs<br />
What’s Next? Supporting Youth in Post High School<br />
Pursuits<br />
Why Try Funny? Harnessing humor to heighten STEM<br />
education<br />
“But Why Should I Care?”: Making science center<br />
programs relevant to visitors<br />
EXHIBITS AND ENVIRONMENTS:<br />
A Growing Network: Year 1 of the YOUmedia Learning<br />
Labs Online Community<br />
<strong>Annual</strong> Exhibit Walking Workshop: Inspirations,<br />
frustrations, outsider insights, and examples<br />
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Are Maker Spaces Killing the Traditional Science Center?<br />
Is That a Bad Thing?<br />
ASTC Game Jam! Using game thinking to transform<br />
science center experiences<br />
Beyond Accessibility: Reframing inclusion and the<br />
museum’s role in pushing the boundaries of universal<br />
design<br />
Early Childhood Exhibits: Developing and designing for<br />
the youngest learner<br />
How the communication of sexual health has evolved<br />
over 22 years in Universum<br />
Human Interactions as Exhibits<br />
Innovation & Knowledge Society: Science from a Social<br />
Perspective<br />
Making and Design Thinking in Early Childhood<br />
Mirror: Mirror – Community- Reflected Exhibition<br />
Development<br />
Mobile Technologies in the Museum: Reports from the<br />
field and prognostications<br />
Playing your way to increased STEM engagement - the<br />
value of museum games for students<br />
Renovation of Scientific Exhibition on Historical Buildings<br />
Science of Sharing: Experiences Prompting Cooperation,<br />
Negotiation, and Social Metacognition<br />
Simple Materials, Big Experiences<br />
The Best Laid Plans: Planning a small center on a small<br />
budget<br />
Why (and How) We Should Teach Evolutionary History:<br />
New tools and fresh perspectives<br />
Winter Club: Outdoor exhibits, ice, and a few lost mittens<br />
You Let Them Do What?! Do adventure and risk belong in<br />
a science center?<br />
IMMERSIVE MEDIA AND EXPERIENCES:<br />
Beyond the Dome: Planetariums and astronomy<br />
education in the 21st century<br />
Whither the Planetarium: Various futures for digital<br />
domes<br />
INNOVATIONS IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:<br />
Activities and Techniques for Synbio Engagement:<br />
Promoting conversations around synthetic biology<br />
between scientists and publics<br />
Citizen Science: Generating knowledge and extending the<br />
museum experience<br />
From Buying In to Integrating Citizen Science at Your<br />
Organization: Sharing Concrete Tools and Stories<br />
How to Use InformalScience.org to Develop Projects,<br />
Research, and Evaluations<br />
Improving Science Learning Through Brain-Based<br />
Research: Leveraging museum-university partnerships<br />
Museomix: Three Days for Designers, Programmers,<br />
Researchers, And Makers to “Remix” Their Museum<br />
Museum Labs 2.0: How to involve your visitors in active<br />
science research<br />
Plug-and-Play Macroscopes: Modular hardware and<br />
software platforms that render data into insights<br />
Supersizing Science: The present and future of embodied<br />
learning through technology<br />
The Human Microbiome: ISE approaches to cutting-edge<br />
research<br />
Towards the 21st century Natural History Museum: A<br />
dialogue<br />
LEADERSHIP:<br />
5 Trends to Watch<br />
ASTC Diversity and Leadership Development Fellows<br />
Alumni Open Space Meeting: Bottom-Up Leadership<br />
CEO Debate 3: What do the past and present say about<br />
our future?<br />
Developing the Most Effective Committee Structure for<br />
Your Board<br />
Founding Decisions that Shape the Future<br />
Leading from Every Level<br />
Live Life as a Leadership Laboratory<br />
Maximizing Opportunities for International Science Centre<br />
Year 2019: Lessons from 2015 Year of Light<br />
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No Money, No Mission: Strategies for building a financially<br />
strong museum<br />
Responsible Research and Innovation in Europe; New<br />
ground for university and science center partnerships<br />
Science Centre Trends and Gaps: Perspectives from<br />
ASPAC<br />
Setting Science Center Service Standards<br />
Strategic Innovation: People, processes, and program<br />
portfolios<br />
Succession: Preparing the next generation of science<br />
center leaders<br />
The Desert Island Kit – How we reinvent ourselves<br />
through community dialogue<br />
The Elephant in the Room: A conversation with CEOs and<br />
staff about making mistakes<br />
The Push and the Pull: Leading from the middle<br />
Wait, Wait, Please Tell Me!<br />
Ways and Means: How to get big things done<br />
POSTER SESSIONS:<br />
‘Take My Survey… Please!’: Practical tips for boosting the<br />
response to your survey<br />
Be an Astronaut for a Day<br />
Beyond the Scavenger Hunt: Comparing families’ learning<br />
from mobile apps or paper guides<br />
Denver’s Urban Advantage Efficacy Study: Working to<br />
improve science literacy among urban middle school<br />
students<br />
DEVISE: Building capacity to measure learning outcomes<br />
in STEM settings<br />
Does Playing a Mobile Game Change the Way Students<br />
Interact with Science Center Exhibits?<br />
Findings from the NISE Network Professional Impacts<br />
Evaluation<br />
Games for Learning: The nexus of energy, climate and<br />
water<br />
GREAT CITIES: A national touring exhibit about the past,<br />
present, and future of cities<br />
How Can Science Museums Tackle Quantum Materials?<br />
(and, what are they anyway?)<br />
How the American Phenomenon of Children’s Museums<br />
Led to the Creation of STEAM-based MUZEIKO in<br />
Bulgaria<br />
Impact of Mind, Brain, and Education upon a Museum<br />
Research Collaboration<br />
Integrating Art in a Science Exhibition<br />
Letting Visitors Lead the Way<br />
Making Learning Visible: Embracing Reggio-inspired<br />
approaches in a museum’s play space<br />
MedLab: Using patient simulation for student exploration<br />
of community health issues<br />
NASA Past, Present, and Potential Strategies in STEM<br />
Noticing Math and Science in the World<br />
Places and Spaces: 100 maps of science<br />
Planetarium & Observatory Summer Camp for Middle and<br />
High School Students in Washington State<br />
Science Centers as a Clearinghouse for Citizen Science<br />
Opportunities<br />
The Network: A multi-pronged approach to<br />
understanding public impacts of organizations<br />
participating in NISE Net<br />
The Role of PSHC in Natural Disaster Preparedness and<br />
Mitigation<br />
Two Languages, Una Experiencia: A bilingual story<br />
theater<br />
Using Science on a Sphere for Earth System Science<br />
Interpretation<br />
PRECONFERENCE WORKSHOPS:<br />
Engaging the Whole Family in Preschool Science:<br />
Emerging Best Practices for Museums<br />
Integrating Citizen Science into Science Center<br />
Programming<br />
Introduction to Strategic Framing for Climate and Ocean<br />
Change<br />
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Living in a Mathematical World: Tools to Unveil Math<br />
Everywhere<br />
Making and Tinkering CoP- Professional Development<br />
Opportunity<br />
NEON: National Education Outreach Network<br />
Professional Development Programs for Teachers that<br />
Support Science and Engineering Practices<br />
Program Development Boot Camp<br />
Test Drive the Museduino Electronic Exhibit Development<br />
Kit … and take one home!<br />
STAFF AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT:<br />
ASTC STEM VISTA Volunteers<br />
Beyond Exhibit Facilitation: Youth developing media and<br />
programs.<br />
Building a Motivated and Effective Volunteer Community<br />
Mentors are For Us Too<br />
Moving the Field Forward through Evaluating Capacity<br />
Building<br />
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Abinader, Geralyn ...................................51<br />
Abraham Silver, Linda.................................<br />
34<br />
Abruzzo, James ......................................36<br />
Akers, Christina.................................31, 47<br />
Almaguer, AJ.............................................54<br />
Alpert, Carol Lynn....................................41<br />
Altamirano, Carrie...................................57<br />
Anderson, John ................................19, 55<br />
Arnold, Emily..............................................51<br />
Arthurs, Eugene.......................................25<br />
Atwood-Blaine, Dana...........................40<br />
Ausman, Mary Beth...............................56<br />
Auster, Ryan.......................................38, 47<br />
B<br />
Baca, Elena .........................................19, 44<br />
Baillie, Ron....................................................31<br />
Baker, Matt..................................................54<br />
Baldioli, Agustin.......................................42<br />
Barlup, Jenn...............................................60<br />
Barnes, Heather................................26, 35<br />
Barnes, Jonathan....................... 33, 51, 61<br />
Barnett, Adrienne ................................... 21<br />
Barney, Kristine.........................................34<br />
Barnhart, Deborah..................................57<br />
Barriault, Chantal ...........................24, 47<br />
Barrueto, Erica...........................................51<br />
Bartels, Dennis...........................................61<br />
Bassett, Jeff.................................................61<br />
Bateman, Dennis......................................67<br />
Beall, Lydia ................................................ 64<br />
Beargie, Christina...................................60<br />
Bell, Jamie.............................................31, 38<br />
Bell, Larry......................................25, 31, 34<br />
Bennett, Dorothy....................................40<br />
Bennett, Kate.....................................25, 50<br />
Berman, Tal.................................................67<br />
Bertrand, Louise Julie ...........19, 51, 67<br />
Bevan, Bronwyn .......................................18<br />
Bevilaqua, Diego..................................... 64<br />
Bigornia, Juan............................................47<br />
Blair, Kath.....................................................47<br />
Blankenship, Mellisa................................51<br />
Blinderman, Ellen............................... 21, 61<br />
Bloomfield, Kat.........................................55<br />
Bolter, Andreas.........................................62<br />
Bonney, Rick...................................... 34, 63<br />
Bonnici-Hoecherl, Sandra...................39<br />
Booth, Bill.....................................................34<br />
Borrego Pierce, Alicia...........................59<br />
Braafladt, Keith..........................................19<br />
Braha, Jeanne.............................................31<br />
Brahms, Lisa.......................19, 30, 34, 46<br />
Brandon, Summer....................................19<br />
Bray, Rebecca............................................47<br />
Breeling, Tanya......................................... 30<br />
Brenneman, Wendy................................ 21<br />
Bretos, Fernando.....................................42<br />
Brien, Alan.................................................. 49<br />
Brown, Martin............................................62<br />
Brunswick, Ian...........................................56<br />
Bryant, Toph.............................................. 64<br />
Bueno, Marcia................................... 54, 65<br />
Bundy, Jennifer........................................60<br />
Busse, Aly.....................................................19<br />
Börner, Katy.......................................34, 40<br />
Boyette, Todd............................................55<br />
C<br />
Camacho, Merisa.....................................59<br />
Caola, Antonia.......................................... 48<br />
Casey, Dennis.............................................45<br />
Castro-Diephouse, Rachel................ 20<br />
Cavendish, Kim..........................................31<br />
Chalaud, Damien.....................................43<br />
Chan, Seb.....................................................25<br />
Chang, Audrey...........................................61<br />
Chen, Ganigar........................................... 48<br />
Chesebrough, David......................50, 57<br />
Chicone, Sarah..........................................36<br />
Chudoba, Tara.......................... 22, 24, 40<br />
Chung, James........................................... 46<br />
Chung, Michael........................................ 46<br />
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Cittadini, Rebecca...................................55<br />
Cockerham, Debbie...............................29<br />
Cohen, Jonah.................................... 33, 60<br />
Cohen, Orna................................................51<br />
Cohen, Ruth................................................34<br />
Cohn, Sarah.................................38, 49, 61<br />
Cole, Lynn....................................................55<br />
Collis, Blair...................................................33<br />
Conlon, Linda......................................31, 46<br />
Corbin, Robert..........................................56<br />
Corvest-Morel, Hoëlle...........................24<br />
Cotman, Emily............................................19<br />
Cox, Tara...............................................20, 55<br />
Crate, Jennie..............................................39<br />
Crowe, Debra..............................................51<br />
Cruz, Elio......................................................59<br />
D<br />
Dahlager, Mark......................................... 50<br />
Das, Jayatri...................................31, 47, 60<br />
Daut, Michael.............................................55<br />
Davies, Karen.............................................45<br />
Dean, Sam...................................................33<br />
Deatherage, Christy...............................45<br />
DeBolt, Jo.....................................................31<br />
Decarolis, Peter........................................67<br />
Deedrick, Rita............................................25<br />
Demeter, Derek.........................................55<br />
Demke, Elisabeth.............................32, 46<br />
Desjardins, Annick..................................24<br />
DeStrulle, Arlene......................................43<br />
Devine, Sara................................................25<br />
DiBartolomeo, Donna....................31, 60<br />
Dickerson, Molly........................................61<br />
Dickow, Benjamin................................... 20<br />
Dierking, Lynn...........................................47<br />
Dillon, Justin...............................................39<br />
Doherty, Janna..........................................55<br />
Dowidar, Hanan........................................25<br />
Drozd, Jane.................................................47<br />
Dubinski, Larry...........................................31<br />
Duensing, Sally.........................................36<br />
Dupuis, Jason............................................27
Duran, Sean........................................24, 65<br />
Durieux, Meghan......................39, 47, 60<br />
Dusenbery, Paul.......................................43<br />
E<br />
East, Jennifer.............................................25<br />
Ebbert, Franklin........................................67<br />
Eisenberg, Chris.......................................26<br />
Eisenmann, Amy...............................21, 56<br />
El-Sayed, Ahmed Mohamed.............43<br />
Ellenbogen, Kirsten........................32, 38<br />
Ellis, Raluca.................................................56<br />
Enyedy, Noel...............................................51<br />
Erickson, Lin...............................................32<br />
F<br />
Farah, Martha............................................60<br />
Feder, Michael............................................18<br />
Fenster, Ariel...............................................31<br />
Fernandi, Kelly..........................................67<br />
Firmhofer, Robert................................... 48<br />
Fisher, Amanda..................................61, 64<br />
Fisher, Martin.......................................31, 48<br />
Fleming, Elizabeth...................................51<br />
Fletcher, Valerie........................................24<br />
Fooshee, Julie............................................55<br />
Fox, RaeAnn................................................61<br />
Frazier, Cheronda............................25, 32<br />
Friedman, Robert...................................60<br />
Fristedt, Peter............................................63<br />
Fromson, Kathryn...................................26<br />
Fulton, Steve..............................................32<br />
Fumarolo, Ann..........................................33<br />
G<br />
Galley, Elisabeth.......................................26<br />
Garcia, Maria Isabel.........................49, 61<br />
Garfinkle, Robert......................................41<br />
Garibay, Cecilia........................................ 49<br />
G/Egziabher, Alemayehu....................43<br />
Genovesi, Jacqueline.............................45<br />
George, Sarah............................................26<br />
Giampaoli, Mychalene...........................42<br />
Giron, Andrea...................................30, 60<br />
Glass, Margaret.........................................25<br />
Goforth, Christine....................................43<br />
Goldstein, Eddie........................................61<br />
Goodyear, Leslie........................................18<br />
Gordon, Neil.............................................. 48<br />
Gottschalk, Alexandra..........................62<br />
Gourdine, Ervin.........................................25<br />
Grace, Melissa............................................55<br />
Grack Nelson, Amy................................38<br />
Grant, Olivier..............................................67<br />
Gray, Megan............................................... 46<br />
Green, Lucy.................................................65<br />
Greenhouse, Jim......................................59<br />
Greer, Christian..................................43, 51<br />
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Groce, Philip...............................................62<br />
Groulx, Marianne......................................55<br />
Groulx, Michel............................................67<br />
Gruner, Hank..................................... 20, 63<br />
Guberman, Steven...................................41<br />
Guererro, Andres Barerra............18, 59<br />
Guerrero, Aaron........................................61<br />
Gupta, Preeti..............................25, 34, 39<br />
Gustafson-Hilton, Kathy......................33<br />
Gutwill, Joshua..................................32, 63<br />
H<br />
Haas, Joanna...................................... 25, 57<br />
Hadro, Josh.................................................56<br />
Hager, Karen...................................... 25, 44<br />
Hale, Lucy....................................................27
Hall, Michelle..............................................40<br />
Halsey, Daniel.............................................34<br />
Hamilton, Devon............................. 26, 50<br />
Hamilton, Patrick..............................35, 41<br />
Harris, William...................................33, 38<br />
Harvey, David.............................................67<br />
Hastings, Joe....................................... 31, 57<br />
Hathaway, Stephanie............................ 20<br />
Havel, Eric....................................................56<br />
Hawkins, Beth............................................58<br />
Hecox, Timothy.................................31, 60<br />
Heil, David................................................... 46<br />
Heim, Jennifer.......................................... 44<br />
Heimlich, Joe..............................................39<br />
Heiser, David......................................32, 35<br />
Henderson, Tara........................................ 21<br />
Herlev, Kim..................................................57<br />
Hernandez, Ann........................................ 21<br />
Hernández, Claudia................................45<br />
Herring, Brad...............................................61<br />
Herszenhorn, Laura................................63<br />
Higgins, Lila.................................................43<br />
Hines, Dana.................................................38<br />
Holland, Laura...........................................25<br />
Hollen, Heather.........................................47<br />
Horne, Catherine...............................26, 31<br />
Hoyos, Nohora......................................... 48<br />
Huffman, Douglas..................................40<br />
Huffman, Kurt....................................39, 47<br />
Humphrey, Chevy....................24, 36, 57<br />
Hunter, Kim.................................................57<br />
I<br />
Imholte, Joe................................................39<br />
Indiana, Scott Wayne................... 22, 40<br />
Ireland, Dave...............................................43<br />
Ireland, Natalie..........................................55<br />
Israel, Elisa...................................................47<br />
J<br />
Jackson, Ali....................................31, 47, 61<br />
Jackson, Mia.............................................. 64<br />
Jacobsen, John....................................... 50<br />
Jacquemyn, Erik..................................... 48<br />
Jenkins, Jennifer......................................32<br />
Jennings, Paul Wyn................................43<br />
Johnson, Marilyn......................................36<br />
Johnson-Glenberg, Mina......................51<br />
Johnston, Jesse........................................63<br />
Jones-Rizzi, Joanne......................... 41, 51<br />
Jovanovic, Jennifer.................................. 21<br />
Juarez, Cheryl................................... 59, 64<br />
K<br />
Kalam Attavar, Sadhana......................58<br />
Kali, Liana......................................19, 44, 47<br />
Kanhadilok, Peeranut............................45<br />
Kavanaugh, Michael..............................60<br />
Keefe, Christine.........................................22<br />
Keiper, Pam.................................................67<br />
Kelly, Erica................................................... 30<br />
Kelly-Frère, Kristofer.21, 26, 32, 50, 60<br />
Kemper, Josh.............................................. 21<br />
Kennedy, Bryan........................................34<br />
King, Heather.............................................39<br />
Kipling, Becki..............................31, 56, 63<br />
Kirov, Bistra.................................................28<br />
Kissel, Richard...........................................35<br />
Klein, Eve.....................................................60<br />
Knutson, Karen.........................................39<br />
Koivu, Tapio................................................57<br />
Kollmann, Elizabeth......................... 31, 61<br />
Komatsu, Toshi..........................................33<br />
Kortenaar, Michelle...........................31,60<br />
Koster, Emlyn..............................................61<br />
Kowrach, Nicole.......................................63<br />
Koziol, Brenda.......................................... 50<br />
Krafft, Kathleen.........................................67<br />
Kuechenberg, Alexandra....................36<br />
Kuldell, Natalie...........................................31<br />
Kushnir, Tamar..........................................60<br />
Kusiak, Frank...............................................31<br />
Kuslansky, Eli..............................................33<br />
L<br />
Labine, Guy..................................................31<br />
Labriole, Michaela...................................56<br />
LaFollette, Diane..................................... 46<br />
Lane, Brittani.......................................21, 49<br />
Langer, Miriam............................................18<br />
LaPlant, Eric.................................................41<br />
Latour, Mathieu.........................................55<br />
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Laursen, Sheena...................................... 48<br />
Lausch, Jessica........................................ 20<br />
Laverty, Michele............................... 33, 48<br />
Lawrence, Cindy......................................22<br />
LeBlanc, Denise......................................... 21<br />
Leigh, Kristin......................................20, 57<br />
Leissing, JJ..................................................26<br />
Leroux, Suzie.............................................27<br />
Letourneau, Suzy....................................56<br />
Levine, Brian...............................................63<br />
Lewis, Lesley..............................................36<br />
Lim, Tit Meng............................................ 49<br />
Lindgren, Robb..........................................51<br />
Lipardi, Vincenzo.....................................34<br />
Little, Robin.................................................62<br />
Littrell, Romie.............................................56<br />
Livingston, Kate.......................................33<br />
Livingston, Troy................................33, 63<br />
Livingstone, Karen................................. 64<br />
Lockhart, Danyll........................................61<br />
Long, Stephanie.......................................35<br />
Lovelady, Wendy.....................................67<br />
Lyons, Leilah................................................51<br />
M<br />
MacDonald, Daniel..................................67<br />
MacDonald, Sally.................................... 64<br />
MacDonald, Teresa.................................35<br />
Mace, Trish....................................................19<br />
Macey, Sarah...............................................61<br />
Mak, Dawn....................................................41<br />
Marcussen, Mary..................................... 49<br />
Marshall, Sherry.......................................60<br />
Martin, Jennifer................................. 25, 57<br />
Martin, Laura..............................................36<br />
Martin, Paul........................................ 48, 65<br />
Martinez, Christina..................................62<br />
Martinez, Sara............................................47<br />
Mastin, Keith...............................................56<br />
Mayas, Rabiah...........................................47<br />
Mayer, Monika...................................... 19, 61<br />
Mayhew, Michael.....................................40<br />
Mayo, Jacki.............................................21, 31<br />
McCall, Kris..................................................62<br />
McCarthy, Catherine...............................31<br />
McCreedy, Dale.........................................47<br />
McDonald, Hugh.......................45, 51, 63
McKenna-Cress, Polly...........................67<br />
McKenney, Janet......................................43<br />
McLaren, Steven......................................59<br />
McLaughlin, Hooley................33, 46, 61<br />
McLennan, Michael.................................34<br />
McMenamin, Jennifer................... 33, 60<br />
McNaughton, Brooke........................... 64<br />
Measells, Jill................................................ 44<br />
Mesiti, Leigh Ann.....................................28<br />
Metzger, Ann....................................... 31, 57<br />
Meyer, Eric...................................................36<br />
Milavetz, David...........................................41<br />
Miller-Houck, Michele............................56<br />
Minaga, Akiko...........................................60<br />
Mir, Ronen....................................................43<br />
Mokros, Jan.................................................43<br />
Monahan, Peggy................19, 26, 40, 51<br />
Moon, Friderike.........................................62<br />
Mooney, Kris................................................51<br />
Morrissey, Kris............................................43<br />
Moshenberg, Sarah................................55<br />
Mourits, Monique.....................................38<br />
Muhler, Charles...........................................51<br />
Multani, Satbir.......................................... 44<br />
MuMin, Azuka........................................... 49<br />
Myllykoski, Mikko....................26, 48, 49<br />
N<br />
Nasariah Ibrahim, Tengku.................. 49<br />
Neafus, Dan................................................55<br />
Nelson, Roxanne......................................32<br />
Nemcsok, Stephanie.............................24<br />
Newlin, J.......................................................36<br />
Nguyen, Cecilia.........................................28<br />
Nielsen, Jared........................................... 49<br />
Niemela, Joe...............................................25<br />
Norton, Heather...................................... 64<br />
O<br />
Olson, Hillary..............................................39<br />
Olson, Mary..................................25, 42, 61<br />
Orselli, Paul......................................... 28, 46<br />
Ortenzo, Linda......................................... 64<br />
Ostfeld, Keith..............................31, 35, 48<br />
Ostman, Rae.......................................35, 48<br />
Owens, Whitney........................................51<br />
P<br />
Paige, Amanda.................................. 21, 32<br />
Parara, Eve....................................................31<br />
Patten, Dave.......................................25, 48<br />
Patterson, Adam.....................................60<br />
Pattison, Scott............................38, 61, 64<br />
Payne, Betsy...............................................59<br />
Pegram, Emma.........................................39<br />
Pelaez, Anthony.......................................63<br />
Peppler, Kylie..............................................51<br />
Perez, Reihvelle.........................................42<br />
Perez-Gallego, Jorge.............................36<br />
Perin, Suzanne..................................27, 40<br />
Persson, Per-Edvin................................ 50<br />
Petrich, Mike........................................19, 24<br />
Petrie, Kaylan.....................................29, 55<br />
Philipp, Joanie............................................61<br />
Phillips, Tina.........................................19, 29<br />
Piazza, Julie................................................62<br />
Pickering, Jane..........................................35<br />
Pidskalny, Alison..............................26, 57<br />
Pierce, Alicia Borrego...........................59<br />
Pierce, Michael...........................................18<br />
Pillars, Trisha.............................................. 64<br />
Pillsbury, Claire..........................................25<br />
Pitts, Derrick...............................................58<br />
Poisson, Frédéric.................................... 64<br />
Poles, Tamara.............................................54<br />
Porcello, Darrell....................................... 48<br />
Pratt, Megan.............................................. 46<br />
Price, Aaron.........................................27, 47<br />
Pullen, Sydney.......................................... 49<br />
Punt, Barbara.............................................57<br />
Purcell, Karen..............................................19<br />
Purdum, Timshel......................................45<br />
R<br />
Ramus, Neal................................................54<br />
Redmond-Jones, Beth.........................24<br />
Regalla, Lisa.......................................34, 64<br />
Reich, Christine.........................................24<br />
Reich, Christopher................. 30, 32, 43<br />
Reynolds, Andrea....................................62<br />
Reynolds, Elizabeth................................58<br />
Reynolds, Katura.......................................61<br />
Rickards, Jennifer................................... 44<br />
107<br />
Riise, Jan.......................................................55<br />
Risner, Brady..............................................63<br />
Rivas, Brisa.........................................49, 60<br />
Robertson, Gale.......................................47<br />
Robichaud, Cybèle.................................58<br />
Robinson, Laurel..................................... 20<br />
Rockmore, Dan.........................................43<br />
Rockwell, Tom............................26, 34, 51<br />
Rodriguez, Sandra..................................55<br />
Romero, Carlos........................................ 44<br />
Rosino, Liz...................................................29<br />
Ross, Robert...............................................35<br />
Rubin, Andee.............................................22<br />
Rudolph, Jeff.................................... 33, 50<br />
Ruggiero, Joe............................................36<br />
Ryack-Bell, Sandra......................... 20, 63<br />
S<br />
Saba, Bryan.................................................36<br />
Sailor, Amy................................................. 49<br />
Salim, Ahmed............................................25<br />
Samarita-Domingo, Luningning.42, 58<br />
Santer, Jennifer.........................24, 35, 43<br />
Santomassimo, Jeanmarie................ 46<br />
Saucier, Stephen......................................56<br />
Sava, Jussi...........................................50, 57<br />
Scarff, Lynn.........................................33, 56<br />
Scheufele, Dietram.................................25<br />
Schloss, Dana.....................................19, 44<br />
Schulson, Henry.......................................57<br />
Schumacher, Shannon.........................38<br />
Scott, Monique...........................................61<br />
Scott, Tim.................................................... 44<br />
Secor, Jo Ann............................................28<br />
Semmel, Marsha........................................51<br />
Semmens, Kathryn.................................58<br />
Semos, Dana...............................................61<br />
Shanahan, Mike.........................................33<br />
Shirk, Jennifer.............................................19<br />
Short, Jim.....................................................63<br />
Sieckman, Mark....................................... 49<br />
Siegel, Eric...........................................33, 65<br />
Silverman, Julie........................................ 50<br />
Singer, Silvia................................................33<br />
Sittenfeld, David......................... 19, 31, 35<br />
Skolnick, Lee..............................................28<br />
Sladek, Mary...............................................29
Slisher, Todd...............................................62<br />
Smith, Frieda...............................................61<br />
Smith, Kaytee............................................32<br />
Spence, Andrew...................................... 49<br />
Spielmann, Justin....................................59<br />
Stahl, Laura.................................................62<br />
Staveloz, Walter...................... 25, 43, 48<br />
Steele, K-Fai................................................54<br />
Strang, Craig............................................. 20<br />
Strangway, David....................................43<br />
Strayer, Molly...............................................51<br />
Strickland, Zeta........................................27<br />
Strongman, Melissa............................... 48<br />
Stueber, Nancy..................................31, 50<br />
Sullivan, Steven.........................................27<br />
T<br />
Taylor, Anika........................20, 33, 61, 67<br />
Taylor, Paul...................................20, 33, 61<br />
Taylor, Trevor...............................................19<br />
Terry, Sherlock............................................19<br />
Thate, Karine...............................................41<br />
Thomas, Gillian..........................................43<br />
Tinkler, Abigail...........................................45<br />
Tobin, Adam...............................................33<br />
Todd, Jim..............................................55, 62<br />
Toon, Jessica..............................................59<br />
Toro, Sandra...............................................43<br />
Torres, Alberto Lopez....................19, 46<br />
Trautmann, Charles............................... 46<br />
Trooskin, Gerri...........................................55<br />
Troxel, Grace.............................................. 49<br />
Truitt, Holly.................................................60<br />
Trujillo, Rianne............................................18<br />
Turbide, Johanne.....................................36<br />
Tweddle, John...........................................43<br />
Twiggs, Korie.............................................54<br />
Tyhurst, Sherry..........................................59<br />
U<br />
Urban, Julie..................................................19<br />
Uzzo, Stephen............................................51<br />
V<br />
Vakoula, Stephan.................................... 48<br />
Vallejo, Arturo............................................45<br />
Van de Laar, Bart.....................................38<br />
Van der Meer, Michael...........................38<br />
Vargas, Alberto.........................................59<br />
Verheyden, Patricia................................25<br />
Viehweg, Jill................................................63<br />
Villagra, Analia......................................... 49<br />
W<br />
Wagner, Clifford.......................................67<br />
Walsh, Nancy..............................................51<br />
Wanakule, Prinda......................................19<br />
Wang, Jennifer..........................................27<br />
Wardrip, Peter.......................... 24, 30, 34<br />
Watson, Janella....................21, 31, 55, 61<br />
Wechsler, Helen........................................32<br />
Weems, Jan.................................................41<br />
Wells, David.........................................19, 47<br />
Wenger, Angela........................................45<br />
West, Robert Mac.......................... 36, 50<br />
West Puckett, Stephanie....32, 34, 47<br />
White, Elizabeth.......................................35<br />
White, Harry...............................................67<br />
Whitlinger, Liz............................................65<br />
Whitney, Glen............................................22<br />
Widman, Sari.............................................54<br />
Wigdahl, Blake..........................................26<br />
Wilkinson, Karen.......................19, 46, 56<br />
Wint, Dennis.............................................. 50<br />
Wittrock, Don............................................32<br />
Wu, Stephanie...........................................42<br />
Wunar, Bryan.....................................47, 54<br />
Wyatt, Ryan................................................33<br />
Y<br />
Yip, Chee-Kuen........................................ 49<br />
Young, Alison.............................................43<br />
Yu, Julie..........................................................31<br />
Yu, Ka Chun................................................55<br />
Z<br />
Zeh, Rob.......................................................55<br />
Zghal, Mourad...........................................25<br />
Zongrone, Adrian....................................39<br />
Zsuppan, Gabor...............................32, 47<br />
Zuckerman, Adam..................................67<br />
Zwissler, Alexander................................26<br />
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The World Biotech Tour (WBT)<br />
was created to unite our global<br />
community and engage youth<br />
in science by bringing the excitement<br />
and wonder of biotechnology to<br />
museums around the world. The<br />
WBT will travel to 12 science centers<br />
from 2015-2017 starting with<br />
Pavilion of Knowledge in Portugal,<br />
Miraikan in Japan and Technopolis<br />
in Belgium.<br />
EXPERIENCE<br />
THE TOUR!<br />
Key Elements of the Tour include:<br />
• Biotech-themed Science Festivals<br />
• Student Ambassador Program<br />
• Be a Scientist: Conduct Labs<br />
and Hands-on Activities<br />
• Outreach to Schools and Communities<br />
• Free Materials Online for All<br />
Science Centers & Teachers<br />
For information and updates visit<br />
www.WorldBiotechTour.org<br />
WorldBiotechTourASTC<br />
@BiotechTour #wbt2015<br />
WorldBiotechTour
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ASTC BOARD OF DIRECTORS,<br />
CONFERENCE PROGRAM PLANNING<br />
COMMITTEE, AND STAFF<br />
ASTC Board Members<br />
Kate Bennett, Rochester Museum and<br />
Science Center<br />
Rochester, NY<br />
Blair Collis, Bishop Museum<br />
Honolulu, HI<br />
Kirsten Ellenbogen, Great Lakes Science<br />
Center<br />
Cleveland, OH<br />
Matt Fleury, Connecticut Science Center<br />
Hartford, CT<br />
Margaret Honey, New York Hall of Science<br />
Queens, NY<br />
Nohora Elisabeth Hoyos, Maloka, Centro<br />
Interactive de Ciencia y Tecnologia<br />
Bogota, Colombia<br />
Eric Jolly, Science Museum of Minnesota<br />
St. Paul, MN<br />
Tit Meng (TM) Lim, Science Centre<br />
Singapore<br />
Singapore<br />
Ronen Mir, Weizmann Institute of<br />
Science—Levinson Visitors Center<br />
Rehovot, Israel<br />
Jennifer Martin,TELUS Spark<br />
Calgary, AB, Canada<br />
David Mosena, Museum of Science and<br />
Industry<br />
Chicago, IL<br />
Neville Petrie, Science Alive! The New<br />
Zealand Science Centre<br />
Christchurch, New Zealand<br />
Stephanie Ratcliffe, The Wild Center/<br />
Natural History Museum of the Adirondacks<br />
Tupper Lake, NY<br />
Tim Ritchie, The Tech Museum of<br />
Innovation<br />
San Jose, CA<br />
Silvia Singer, MIDE, Museo Interactivo de<br />
Economia, Mexico<br />
D.F., Mexico<br />
Barry Van Deman, Museum of Life and<br />
Science<br />
Durham, NC<br />
ASTC Executive Committee<br />
Chevy Humphrey, Arizona Science Center<br />
Phoenix, AZ<br />
Chair<br />
Linda Conlon, Centre for Life<br />
Newcastle upon Tyne, UK<br />
Chair-Elect<br />
Joanna Haas, Kentucky Science Center<br />
Louisville, KY<br />
Secretary<br />
David Chesebrough, COSI<br />
Columbus, OH<br />
Treasurer<br />
Guy Labine, Science North<br />
Sudbury, ON, Canada<br />
Member-at-Large<br />
Alexander Zwissler, Chabot Space &<br />
Science Center<br />
Oakland, CA<br />
Member-at-Large<br />
Anthony (Bud) Rock, ASTC<br />
Washington, DC<br />
President and CEO<br />
<strong>Conference</strong> Program<br />
Planning Committee<br />
Guy Labine, Science North<br />
Sudbury, ON, Canada<br />
Tifferney White, Discovery Childrens<br />
Museum<br />
Las Vegas, NV<br />
Tammy Seldon, Giant Screen Cinema<br />
Association<br />
Holly Springs, NC<br />
Ann Metzger, Carnegie Science Center<br />
Pittsburgh, PA<br />
Dean Briere, Arizona Science Center<br />
Phoenix, AZ<br />
Kim Herlev, Experimentarium<br />
Hellerup, Denmark<br />
Karen Hager, Ontario Science Center<br />
Toronto, ON, Canada<br />
Paul Orselli, POW<br />
Baldwin, NY<br />
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Katie Ahmann, North Carolina Museum of<br />
Natural Sciences<br />
Raleigh, NC<br />
Ryan Wyatt, California Academy of<br />
Sciences<br />
San Francisco, CA<br />
Roy Campbell, North Carolina Museum of<br />
Natural Sciences<br />
Raleigh, NC<br />
Alicia Borrego-Pierce, Explora<br />
Albuquerque, NM<br />
Michel Groulx, Montreal Science Center<br />
Montreal, QC, Canada<br />
Elizabeth Fleming, Museum of Life and<br />
Science<br />
Durham, NC<br />
Luisa Massarani, Museu da Vida<br />
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil<br />
Maya Halevy, Bloomfield Science Museum<br />
Jerusalem, Israel<br />
Jill Measells, The Works<br />
Bloomington, MN<br />
Kellen Nixon, MOSI<br />
Tampa, FL<br />
ASTC Staff<br />
Anthony (Bud) Rock, President and CEO<br />
brock@astc.org<br />
Alejandro Asin, Administrative Assistant<br />
aasin@astc.org<br />
Peter DeCarolis, VISTA Project Director<br />
pdecarolis@astc.org<br />
James Estes, Controller<br />
jestes@astc.org<br />
JB Ference, Accountant<br />
jference@astc.org<br />
Margaret Glass, Director, Professional<br />
Development<br />
mglass@astc.org<br />
Wendy Hancock, Manager, Professional<br />
Development Services<br />
whancock@astc.org
Ann Hernandez, Program Manager,<br />
Professional Development<br />
ahernandez@astc.org<br />
Carlin Hsueh, Project Manager, World<br />
Biotech Tour<br />
chsueh@astc.org<br />
Nina Humes, Manager, <strong>Conference</strong><br />
nhumes@astc.org<br />
Jessica Jain, Manager, Member Services<br />
jjain@astc.org<br />
Monica Jones, Grants Accountant<br />
mjones@astc.org<br />
Michelle Kenner, Association Services<br />
Coordinator<br />
mkenner@astc.org<br />
Mary Mathias, Communications Manager<br />
mmathias@astc.org<br />
Cliff Reis, Chief of Staff<br />
creis@astc.org<br />
Christine Ruffo, Manager, Research and<br />
Web<br />
cruffo@astc.org<br />
Emily Schuster, Editor<br />
eschuster@astc.org<br />
Sean Smith, Director, Government and<br />
Public Relations<br />
ssmith@astc.org<br />
Walter Staveloz, Director, International<br />
Relations<br />
wstaveloz@astc.org<br />
Korie Twiggs, Program Manager,<br />
Professional Development<br />
ktwiggs@astc.org<br />
Jamie Bell, CAISE Project Director<br />
jbell@astc.org<br />
Patty Montaňo, CAISE Program Manager<br />
pmontano@astc.org<br />
Jared Nielsen, CAISE Online Producer<br />
jnielsen@astc.org<br />
Grace Troxel, CAISE Digital Librarian<br />
gtroxel@astc.org<br />
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UPCOMING ASTC ANNUAL CONFERENCES<br />
▲<br />
September 24–27,<br />
2016<br />
Tampa, Florida<br />
Hosted by MOSI<br />
(Museum of Science<br />
and Industry)<br />
October 21–24, 2017<br />
San Jose, California<br />
Hosted by The Tech Museum of Innovation<br />
September 29–October 2, 2018<br />
Hartford, Connecticut<br />
Hosted by the Connecticut Science Center<br />
INDEX OF ADVERTISERS<br />
2016 ASTC <strong>Conference</strong> Session Proposal...........97<br />
Aramco.................................................................................... 115<br />
Artisans of Florence International..........................103<br />
ASU...........................................................................................90<br />
Blackbaud.................................................................................4<br />
Building the Bridge to 2016.........................................97<br />
Children’s Museum Indianapolis................................76<br />
Dimensions Magazine..................................................... 93<br />
Dinosaurs Unearthed......................................................84<br />
D3D Cinema..........................................................................53<br />
Eddie Goldstein.................................................................. 65<br />
Evans & Sutherland..........................................................94<br />
GES.....................................................................................110, 111<br />
Grande Exhibitions.............................................................. 2<br />
Groupon.....................................................................................11<br />
GSCA........................................................................................ 113<br />
Hands On! Inc........................................................................14<br />
Hull and Train Exhibits...................................................105<br />
Imagine Exhibitions...........................................................16<br />
Imax............................................................................................23<br />
Informalscience.org............................................................81<br />
Leading Edge Awards.....................................................75<br />
Minotaur Mazes...................................................................52<br />
Montreal Science Center................................................72<br />
National Geographic Studios......................................73<br />
Oregon Museum of Science and Industry.......... 36<br />
PGAV Destinations...........................................................44<br />
Red Box..................................................................................66<br />
Roto..........................................................................................116<br />
Superior Exhibits & Design Inc...................................57<br />
Tampa 2016........................................................................... 98<br />
Tessitura Network...............................................................13<br />
World Biotech Tour........................................................ 109<br />
X3 Productions................................................................... 82<br />
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Meet the New Maker-Space<br />
Roto is excited to announce the latest innovations in maker-style learning for interactive museums.<br />
Conceived across 4,000 ft 2 and taking the place of conventional permanent exhibits, this project<br />
is being developed in collaboration with Science Museum of Virginia to set new standards for<br />
open-ended, tool-based engagement for new and traditional museum audiences.<br />
www.roto.com<br />
RECENT CLIENTS: THE TECH MUSEUM OF INNOVATION • CONNECTICUT SCIENCE CENTER • CLARK PLANETARIUM<br />
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN HISTORY • PETROSAINS DISCOVERY CENTRE • SCIENCE MUSEUM OKLAHOMA<br />
PEROT MUSEUM OF NATURE & SCIENCE • REUBEN H. FLEET SCIENCE CENTER • ORLANDO SCIENCE CENTER