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I'd go for it.
Beryl

On Nov 17, 2006, at 2:21 PM, Jonah Cohen wrote:

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> It's quite a ways from Evan's part of New Jersey, but last September a
> few of us outreach folks ran a local version of Outreach Live (a
> long-time session at the ASTC conference) in Massachusetts, and we're
> hoping for a repeat next fall.
>
> Jonah Cohen
> Outreach & Public Programs Manager
> The Children's Museum
>
> I cannot stress enough that nearly without exception one cannot  
> randomly
> combine a collection of circuitry and power supplies into an object  
> and
> "accidentally discover" that it is a fully functioning death ray. I
> speak here from bitter experience.
>
> -James Kakalios, "The Physics of Super Heroes"
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> Subject: Re: Northeast / mid-atlantic events?
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> Hi Evan,
>
> I just rotated off the board of NAME (National Association for Museum
> Exhibition) and we've just started having NY Metro area gatherings
> for museum folks, designers, etc. as an opportunity for networking
> locally.
>
> The plan is to try and have them quarterly in conjunction with a new
> exhibit opening.   Our first was at NY Hall of Science and the next
> one will be at the Bronx Zoo.
>
> If you'd like I'd be happy to add your name to the e-vite list.
>
>
> On Nov 16, 2006, at 10:23 PM, Evan Koblentz wrote:
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>> I noticed at http://astc.org/conference/future.htm that there
>> aren't any
>> east coast (or rather, northeast / mid-atlantic) events until
>> October 2008.
>>
>> Would anyone be interested in an informal gathering for this
>> region?  I
>> would really enjoy meeting neighboring sci-tech museum people face-
>> to-face,
>> but I don't have the budget to travel other than nearby car or train
>> destinations.
>>
>> Fyi, I'm at the start-up InfoAge Science Center in Wall Township
>> (a.k.a.
>> Belmar), N.J., where I run the computer museum section.
>>
>> - Evan
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