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Hello, Kristy:

I am sorry that you won't be able to attend...people with your  
background and enthusiasm are a welcome addition to the mix.  There  
are several projects going on right now that are working to develop a  
more sustained interaction between scientists and science centers.   
One of them, Portals to the Public, is run out of the Pacific Science  
Center by Dennis Schatz.  Another is run by a colleague of mine at  
the New York Hall of Science, Eric Marshall. There are several other  
related projects.   A recent issue of ASTC Dimensions  is devoted to  
the topic <http://www.astc.org/blog/2007/09/24/the-engaged-scientist- 
fostering-successful-museum-researcher-collaborations/>  I can give  
you email addresses for Dennis and Eric if you want to contact me  
offlist.

Thanks for the note, and I hope you find a way to work in informal  
science.  Were you involved in this program at San Diego http:// 
ncmir.ucsd.edu/?

Eric Siegel
Director and
Chief Content Officer
New York Hall of Science
www.nyscience.org
(718) 699-0005 x 317
esiegel at nyscience dot org




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> I had recently graduated from my PhD program in Neuroscience in San  
> Diego when
> ASTC 2007 happened in LA.  Being a scientist who loves science  
> museums and is
> very interested in and enjoys teaching and discussing science with  
> the general
> public (adults and children) I was very tempted to attend the  
> conference.  My
> enthusiasm was quickly dampened when I notice the $600+  
> registration fee.  I can
> definitely imagine that having motivated research scientists  
> interested in
> outreach education mixing with the museum representatives at the  
> conference would
> go a long way toward facilitating contacts for scientist/museum  
> interactions and
> fostering enthusiasms for public outreach by research scientists  
> (something I
> don't think there is enough of currently).  Having never been to  
> the conference,
> however, I do not know if my characterization here is correct or if  
> maybe a
> number of research scientists do attend despite the registration  
> fee.  I'm just
> curious if there have been any attempts to encourage attendance at  
> the meeting by
> research scientists or if the attendance by research scientists is  
> even
> considered particularly useful?
>
> Hoping to attend the conference at some point in the future. . .
> --Kristy
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