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Dear all at ASTC member institutions,

Participate in this year's Roy L. Shafer Leading Edge Award competition by nominating your institution's exemplary accomplishments in visitor experience, business practice, and staff leadership since January 2010. Separate awards will go to large and small institutions and to new staff members, as well as seasoned staff. 

Each award will consist of an etched glass "Edgie" presented during the ASTC Annual Conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, plus a paid registration to the 2014 ASTC Annual Conference in Raleigh, North Carolina.

Deadline is April 16, 2013. Go to http://www.astc.org/about/awards/leading_edge.htm for details, nomination forms, and to learn more about these Edgie recipients:

*Science Centers and Museums*
Amazement Square
The Bakken Museum
Carnegie Science Center
Chabot Space & Science Center
Children's Museum of Pittsburgh
Clore Garden of Science
COSI
Denver Museum of Nature & Science
EdVenture Children's Museum
Hands On! Regional Museum
International Centre for Life
MIDE, Museo Interactivo de Economía
Museum of Science and Industry (Chicago)
National Ag Science Center
Norsk Teknisk Museum
Omaha Children's Museum
Ontario Science Centre
Oregon Museum of Science & Industry
Orlando Science Center
Pacific Science Center
Philippine Science Centrum
Saint Louis Science Center
Sciencenter
Scitech Discovery Centre
The Tech Museum of Innovation
Virginia Living Museum

*Leaders*
Denise Amyot, Canada Science and Technology Museums
Christopher Andrews, California Academy of Sciences
Tracy Calogheros, Exploration Place
Ann Fumarolo, Sci-Port: Louisiana's Science Center
Cynthia Graville-Smith, St Louis Science Center
Preeti Gupta, New York Hall of Science
Joanna E. Haas, Kentucky Science Center
Chad Johnson, Edgerton Explorit Center
Rachel Meyer, CuriOdyssey
Ingit Mukhopadhyay, National Council of Science Museums
Clarence Sirisena, Science Centre Singapore
George Sparks, Denver Museum of Nature & Science
Jane Werner, Children's Museum of Pittsburgh

GOOD LUCK!

Diane Frendak
Director, Membership
Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC)
1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC  20005  USA
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