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Upcoming ASTC RAP  May May 12-13, 2006

"Real Tools, Real Science & Real Living Things: A Collaborative RAP on New
Exhibit Strategies from Los Angeles" 

Hosted by California Science Center, Los Angeles, and The Huntington
Library, Art Collections and Botanical Gardens, San Marino 

Join a stimulating discussion on how to create excellent interactive
exhibits featuring living collections. Ideal for exhibits and education
staff, these sessions will include strategies for increasing visitor
engagement with living things (from algae to apes), exploration of some of
the challenges, and ideas for incorporating interactive experiences into
life sciences exhibits. 

Friday's session will be hosted by the California Science Center which is
about to break ground on the World of Ecology, an ambitious interactive
exhibition featuring plants and animals from many ecosystems. The Huntington
- which has recently opened the Conservatory for Botanical Science, a large
greenhouse full of exhibits featuring live plants and real scientific tools
- will host the group on Saturday. Staff from both of these projects will
lead discussions and tours of their facilities and will jointly facilitate
the concluding conversation. 

Contact: Karina White, Exhibition Developer
Phone: 626/405-3584; Fax: 626/405-3501
E-mail: [log in to unmask]


DeAnna B. Beane
Director, Partnerships for Learning
Association of Science-Technology Centers, Inc.
1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005
phone: 202-783-7200 X 137
fax:  202-783-7207
email: [log in to unmask]

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