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Re: Traveling Exhibits Manual
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Erich Rose <[log in to unmask]>
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Truck Loading Diagrams! Yes Yes Yes

And make sure you have ones for different types of trucks.  Some have step up platforms that make for a different load.


---- Liam Cawley <[log in to unmask]> wrote: 
> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers
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> Hi Louise
> 
> Jeff made some great suggestions.  Here's a few more points that come to
> mind from my days on the road with exhibits...
> 
> -Truck loading diagrams
> -Complete inventory list
> -Electrical diagrams for any custom electronics (may seem obvious, but
> you'd be surprised...)
> -Some venues like to have an updated maintenance log as part of their
> manual package, so they can anticipate any trouble spots
> -As part of the education manual, a section on how the exhibit works may
> be helpful.  Sometimes people are more interested in the technology
> behind an exhibit than they are in the actual subject matter.  It's
> helpful for floor educators to have this info.
> 
> Just remember the manual will be a work in progress, especially during
> the exhibit's first few venues.  There's a lot more that I'm probably
> forgetting here.  Feel free to contact me off-list of you'd like to
> chat.
> 
> 
> Liam Cawley
> Exhibits Manager
> Connecticut Science Center
> 50 Columbus Blvd
> Suite 500
> Harford, CT. 06106
> (860) 727-0457 ext. 129
> [log in to unmask]
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> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Informal Science Education Network
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Louise Seeber
> Sent: Friday, October 31, 2008 1:53 PM
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> Subject: Traveling Exhibits Manual
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> ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology
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> Hi everyone.  We are new to the traveling exhibits arena and are
> preparing our operations/installation guide and education manuals for
> our new exhibit.  Does anyone have examples of what they include with
> their manuals to help us insure we are including all the information we
> need?
> 
> Thank you so much for any assistance.
> 
> _____________________________________________
> 
> Louise Seeber
> Consultant-Traveling Exhibits
> Stepping Stones Museum for Children
> Mathews Park, 303 West Avenue
> Norwalk, CT 06850
> 203-899-0606 ext. 281
> 
> Visit us at
> www.steppingstonesmuseum.org<http://www.steppingstonesmuseum.org>
> 
> 
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Erich Rose
Exhibit, Environmental and Industrial Design
807 The Living End
Austin, TX 78746
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