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Hi David. I'm so sorry to take so long in responding. I've really been under the weather and I'm just getting back on track. Yes, Chabot will participate and I will get you a letter of support  soon. Thanks for thinking of us. Happy holiday! Etta 

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On Nov 21, 2013, at 6:59 AM, "David Sittenfeld" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> Lynn and others have given some terrific examples - some of which I now
> need to check out! 
> 
> Barbara's question brings up a more general issue that several of the
> responses have already touched upon, which is that we as a field often use
> the term "community engagement" or "public engagement" to describe a
> number of different although interconnected ideas.  In an effort to
> specify what these efforts actually mean and how they can complement one
> another, Bruce Lewenstein from Cornell has created a great page about
> "Public Engagement with Science" on the CAISE ISE Evidence wiki:
> http://informalscience.org/research/wiki/Public-Engagement.
> 
> You'll see that he identifies four primary flavors of public engagement:
> educational engagement, participatory democracy, public participation in
> scientific research (aka citizen science), and institutional engagement.
> ASTC has recently launched a community of practice on public engagement
> with science (PES), which focuses largely on the idea of convening
> multidirectional conversations amongst and between scientists, diverse
> publics, and community stakeholders (which sort of fits into the
> "participatory democracy" flavor but can include elements of the others as
> well.   This community has been holding a number of webinars over the last
> year or so and you can see archives of that here:
> http://www.astc.org/blog/2013/04/30/upcoming-pes-community-of-practice-webi
> nars/.  
> 
> There are communities of practice in ASTC that also touch upon some of the
> other flavors as well - they're all listed here including the one on PES:
> http://www.astc.org/profdev/communities/currentCOPs.htm
> 
> - David...
> 
> 
> David Sittenfeld
> Program Manager, Forum
> Museum of Science, Boston
> (617) 589-4258
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> On 11/21/13 5:23 AM, "Lynn Baum" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> I think a good place to start, if  you have not already, is to read Nina
>> Simon's The Participatory Museum.
>> It talks a lot about community with lots of good examples.  I believe
>> you can read it online if you prefer to check it out that way.
>> Lynn Baum
>> Turtle Peak Consulting
>> www.turtlepeakconsulting.com
>> 
>> On 11/20/13 6:23 PM, Stauffer, Barbara wrote:
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>>> Hi.  I'm new to this listserve, so apologies if this has already been
>>> asked:
>>> 
>>> Are there any museums that are doing interesting and/or good things
>>> with community engagement?  And is there any literature on community
>>> engagement that you find helpful (ie. definitions, best practices,
>>> process, etc.)?
>>> 
>>> Thanks,
>>> 
>>> Barbara Stauffer
>>> National Museum of Natural History
>>> Smithsonian Institution
>>> 
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