ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** Dear Colleagues, !!!! A Great Day for Informal Science !!!! If any of you are planning to attend the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) conference in Boston March 27-30, we hope you will spend some time with us during Informal Science Day. This exciting event takes place on Friday, March 28th, between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM. All of the day's presentations and activities will be located in Ballroom West of the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center (3rd floor). This event has been organized by the NSTA Informal Science Committee with the vision of creating a "Town Square" for informal science within the NSTA National Conference. Informal Science Day begins with a wonderful keynote speech by Dale McCreedy from the Franklin Institute, and continues across the day with a varied program that includes over forty presentations. Midday, there will be a Brown Bag Lunch (12 Noon to 2:00 PM) featuring science theater and media productions. Informal Science Day culminates with our Informal Science Share-a-thon (6:00 PM to 8:00 PM.) For specific information about the conference and Informal Science Day, here are some links to the NSTA website: NSTA National Conference on Science Education http://www.nsta.org/conferences/2008bos/ Informal Science Day Overview http://www.nsta.org/conferences/2008bos/isd.aspx Last but not least, our the annual meeting of the NSTA Informal Committee is scheduled for Thursday, March 27, 2008, from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM in the Skyline Room at the Seaport World Trade Center (near the Boston Convention Center.) The meeting is open to all those interested in being involved with our Committee's activities. Please drop by and say hello! We look forward to seeing you in Boston! Cheers, Elsa -- Elsa Bailey, Ph. D. Principal and Director, Elsa Bailey Consulting Tel: (415) 759-5958 Cell: (703) 201-2867 Fax: (415) 329-2500 Email: [log in to unmask] Now serving on the Board of the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA): "Division Director, Informal Science '06-'09" *********************************************************************** For information about the Association of Science-Technology Centers and the Informal Science Education Network please visit www.astc.org. Check out the latest case studies and reviews on ExhibitFiles at www.exhibitfiles.org. The ISEN-ASTC-L email list is powered by LISTSERVR software from L-Soft. To learn more, visit http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html. To remove your e-mail address from the ISEN-ASTC-L list, send the message SIGNOFF ISEN-ASTC-L in the BODY of a message to [log in to unmask]