ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology Centers Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related institutions. ***************************************************************************** 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 On Apr 1, 2008, at 7:13 PM, [log in to unmask] wrote: > ISEN-ASTC-L is a service of the Association of Science-Technology > Centers > Incorporated, a worldwide network of science museums and related > institutions. > ********************************************************************** > ******* > > 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 > > ---- Msg sent via @Mail - http://atmail.com/ > > ********************************************************************** > * > 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] > *********************************************************************** 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]