Events, meetings and conferences
See also our UK directory of Science Festivals
New events this month:
- The Association for Science and Discovery Centres 2010 AGM
- Flash! Boom! Sizzle!
- The Little Event returns to Thinktank
- Slavery Remembrance Day Festival
- Women Mean Business - UKRC National Conference 2010
- UWE Science Communication Masterclass
- Museums Association Conference and Exhibition
- Embedding Sustainability Conference part II
The Association for Science and Discovery Centres' 2010 AGM
Thursday 16 September 2010
We are delighted to invite all of our ASDC members to join us for our 2010 AGM.
The meeting will include a guest speaker and discussions about the progress and strategy for UK science and discovery centres. Participants are also invited to join us for a complimentary buffet lunch.
This year the AGM will take place in Birmingham on 16th September, alongside the British Science Festival which runs from 14th-19th September. Full details are available here
We are also now inviting nominations for trustees to the ASDC board. Please visit our AGM pages to find out how to apply or recommend a colleague.
Flash! Boom! Sizzle!
21, August 2010, Centre for Life, Newcastle
The latest hands-on Science Session ‘Energetic Chemistry’ explores the often spectacular reactions achieved in a laboratory.
‘Schools out’ but young scientists don’t have to wait until September for their next science fix at the Lifelab within the Life Science Centre as a 2 hour highlight event called ‘Energetic Chemistry’ takes place on Saturday 21st August for 13-18yr olds.
Under the supervision of Master Chemist Noel Jackson, some of the most exciting and spectacular chemical experiments will be performed with full scientific explanations of how and why they work in the way they do and the precautions that must be taken to perform them safely.
Science Sessions are new weekend day sessions for at least thirty 13 - 18 year olds who simply can’t get enough science and are keen to learn beyond the limits of the school curriculum. Some teenagers may even be considering a scientific career. Under the friendly and knowledgeable supervision of the brilliant Science Explainers and the inspiring Noel Jackson, Life’s Head of Education, attendees will learn to make, question and discuss science in an informal, yet supportive atmosphere.
Places can be booked on 0191 243 8223 or by email sciencesessions@life.org.uk with an opportunity to join the mailing list. Tickets cost £5 payable on the door on the day.
Information is also available via www.facebook.com/sciencesessions.
Slavery Remembrance Day Festival
20, August 2010, Merseyside Maritime Museum
Henry Olonga the first Black cricketer to represent Zimbabwe at international level who also publicly protested against Robert Mugabe’s government launches the Slavery Remembrance Day Festival with a free memorial lecture on Friday 20 August 2010, 6pm at the Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock.
His lecture will share his story of his life and growing up in Zimbabwe. The memorial lecture is part of Liverpool’s 2010 Slavery Remembrance Day Festival, an annual international event that commemorates the lives of millions of enslaved Africans and their descendants and celebrates the spirit of resistance that ended slavery.
Olonga achieved international recognition in the 2003 World Cup for wearing a black armband in a Cricket World Cup in protest against Robert Mugabe’s Zimbabwe government. This act led to a warrant for his arrest on charges of treason (which carries the death penalty in Zimbabwe), forcing him to retire from international cricket and temporarily to go into hiding.
Slavery Remembrance Day starts at 11:00 on Monday 23 August 2010 with thought-provoking and entertaining activities celebrating Black culture and heritage include performances, live music, craft activities, talks and workshops, and are suitable for all the family. Market stalls will also be trading traditional West African and Caribbean food and crafts. At 13:00 Chief Angus Chukuemeka begins the libation on the River Mersey - a traditional African ceremony that remembers enslaved Africans and calls on ancestors to bless the event.
Entrance to the event is free but places are limited so booking is recommended. Call 0151 478 4543 or visit the Liverpool Museums website for further details.
New dates for Text Workshops announced at London Museum venues
Monday 6th September 2010. Join us at the British Museum for a TextWorkshop course that will inspire your text-writing for panels and labels, covering powerful principles and top tips to make your text more accessible, appealing and effective.
Wednesday 13th October 2010. At the Natural History Museum, we unveil our latest new training course focusing on text-writing for trails. Whether you're writing trails for a museum, gallery, historic house or an outdoor space, this all-new course will help you write engaging trails that really work.
Both venues will benefit from a gallery tour with a member of interpretation staff, as part of a day packed with opportunities to learn, discuss and practice new skills.
TextWorkshops are open to everyone working in the museums, heritage and leisure sector. These intensive and small-scale courses will help you bring your writing to life, quickly making your text more effective at getting your message across. TextWorkshops cost £165 including lunch and refreshments, and booking is now open.
For further details of these TextWorkshop courses, or to book a place, please go to www.textworkshop.co.uk.
The Little Event returns to Thinktank
7, September 2010, Birmingham
The Little Event returns to Thinktank in Birmingham on Tuesday 7th September from 10am - 5pm and we have 15 bursaries available to cover your costs!
The Little Event is for people who are relatively new to STEM communication, whether they work in a science centre or museum, volunteer for a festival, are involved in university outreach, or do anything else to engage people with sciences. It’s a lot like the BIG Event, but a bit smaller, and all crammed into one busy day.
The price is £45 for BIG members, and £95 for non-members. However, we also have some free places! Thanks to generous support from Graphic Science, StoryCog, and BIG, we are able to offer 15 bursaries to help those who would otherwise not be able to attend. Each bursary is worth £100 which includes 1 year&rsquol;s BIG membership, registration fees for the Little Event and £25 towards travel expenses. Applying is simple, just tell us on the registration form why you would like the opportunity to come to the Event and how you think it will benefit your personal and professional development.
To book, please visit www.big.uk.com/events/little-event/.
Embedding Sustainability Conference part II:
Practical pathways for operational and education practice in public engagement institutions
29 September, 2010, The Living Rainforest
This specialist one-day conference builds on the success of the Sustainability: Where Are We Going? event of March 2010 (details here). Embedding Sustainability is targeted at senior managers, operational managers and learning managers of sustainability and environment-related public engagement organisations in the UK and further afield. It will ask how we, as visitor attractions, can really practice what we preach in terms of sustainability and environment - with the aim of sharing ways to make our own operations and programmes more environmentally friendly - and involve our visitors in this journey.
We envisage an enlivening day with leading practitioners and experts to help invigorate your organisation’s operations and programmes.
Booking forms and further details are available from The Living Rainforest website.
Women Mean Business - UKRC National Conference 2010
12 October, 2010, London
We are delighted to announce the UKRC National Conference 2010 - Women Mean Business.
The UKRC's Women Mean Business conference is the outstanding event this year for all organisations and individuals that share our commitment to building gender equality in science, engineering and technology.
In a time of recession and recovery, innovation, enterprise and talent are key - and gender equality matters all the more. Join us to celebrate and emphasise the contribution of women as scientists, engineers, technologists and more.
Women Mean Business brings together dynamic keynote speakers who are leaders in their fields, including Professor Lord Robert Winston, Aleks Krotoski and Julie Meyer.
Be part of a unique networking opportunity with 400 delegates from a wide range of sectors and specialisms. Book now to be sure of your place: www.theukrc.org.
UWE Science Communication Masterclass
11-14 October 2010, Bristol
There is just over six weeks to go until registration closes for the above Masterclass and places are filling up fast. If you or a colleague wish to secure a place we strongly recommend that you register soon in order to ensure that you don't miss out.
The Masterclass is an intensive course created to provide professional development in science communication. The Masterclass draws on the existing expertise of the team that delivers UWE’s popular and practical MSc in Science Communication.
This Autumn’s Masterclass will be held in Bristol during 11-14 October 2010 and will cost £650 per delegate (£500 concessionary rate for students, unemployed and low earners). For members of the British Interactive Group there is a special discounted rate from the full fee - see BIG’s membership information for more details.
For further information please visit their website and complete the online registration form if you would like a place. Registration will close on September 17th although places are offered on a first-come-first-served basis to eligible applicants so we strongly recommend you register your interest as soon as possible.
ASTC Annual Conference 2010
October 2-5, Hawaii
Each year, the ASTC Annual Conference and Exhibit Hall provide science centre professionals from across the globe with an intimate forum to exchange ideas and discuss the field's leading issues.
The theme of the 2010 ASTC Annual Conference, Ho'okele-To Navigate, looks to new and exciting horizons through the wayfinding vision of the ASTC strategy adopted by the Board of Directors in October 2008: “Proactively address critical societal issues locally and globally where science understanding and public engagement are essential.”
For full details and to book please visit: www.astc.org
Museums Association Conference and Exhibition
4-6 October 2010, Manchester Central Convention Complex
The Museums Association annual conference and exhibition is Europe's largest museum and gallery event, with over 1,400 museum professionals coming together to discuss the key issues affecting the sector. Themes for this year include ‘Working in Partnership’, ‘Whose Museum is it anyway?’ and ‘Showing off’.
To book your place or to find out more about exhibiting at the conference please visit The Museums Association
The Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions - Registration now open!
October 14, 2010, QEII Conference Centre, London
Registration for the Annual Visitor Attractions Conference is now open, with an earlybird discount available until 12th August. The conference is for the visitor attraction industry and offers an excellent opportunity to meet and network with contemporaries & participate in an innovative and stimulating programme. The theme for this year is “Look to the Future” and topics will include Attraction Management , Presentation & Interpretation and ‘Young Blood - future thinking’ amongst many others.
For further details and to book your place and please visit their programme page. Opportunities for sponsorship are also available.
NCB Conference: Our Voices, our health - Young people in public health research
Wednesday 27 October 2010, London
An exciting opportunity to attend a free young people-led conference that will bring together young people, researchers and policy-makers to discuss research and public health priorities.
The conference will show how young people can be involved in public health research, why this is important and what difference it can make. The programme includes workshops and guest speakers and question and answer sessions. For further details and to book online please visit the website www.ncb.org.uk/pear
Professional Development Workshops
The Exploratorium, Institute for Inquiry, San Francisco, U.S.A
Fundamentals of Inquiry,25-29 October 2010 - In this five day workshop you will explore ways to support classroom teachers in moving from structured, hands-on science with teacher-prescribed directions to a more inquiry-based approach where students take more responsibility for their learning.
Assessing for Learning, 7-9 February 2011 - Through activities with materials and reflective discussions, this three-day workshop provides an in-depth overview of formative assessment as an integral part of science teaching.
Learn more about the Institute for Inquiry and download a workshop brochure by visiting the Exploratorium website.
Polish-British Conference and Workshops for Museum Experts
25-26 November 2010, Warsaw, Poland
The Polish Ministry of Culture will be holding a 2-day conference in November in co-operation with UK Trade & Investment entitled ‘Museum Economics’. The conference will take place in Warsaw on 25-26 November 2010 and the audience will be composed mainly of the decision-makers in the Polish museum sector, i.e. directors of museums and policy makers, government officials, self-government bodies and journalists. An exhibition is also planned of UK companies’ catalogues during both days of the conference providing an excellent opportunity to promote to the wide Polish audience in the museum sector.
Objectives for the project include amongst others, specifying museums' social-economic capital, defining creative industries relating to museums, showing museums as institutions that generate revenue and identifying ways to generate the revenue.
For further details of the conference including programme and booking information please contact them direct on conference@ekonomiamuzem.pl
International Year of Biodiversity
2010
For the latest events and news items on the International Year of Biodiversity please view their website for full listings: www.biodiversityislife.net
Past Events
FREE Evaluation workshop for STEM providers
21 July - Newcastle, 2 September - Bristol, 6 September - Birmingham
Evaluating activities appropriately is essential to providing schools and colleges with confidence that activities are worthwhile and matched to their students' needs. Effective evaluation is also a crucial way to assure funders that their money is being well spent, and helps you as STEM providers ensure that your activities are operating as effectively and efficiently as possible.
The Royal Academy of Engineering and the British Interactive Group (BIG) are working together to offer active seminars supporting you as STEM providers in understanding and implementing effective evaluation; the seminars will provide evaluation tools, resources, and information about support networks. Each one-day event aims to address needs raised by the STEM Directories' future requirement that you make publicly available an appropriate evaluation of your work.
Thanks to funding from the Royal Academy of Engineering, the seminars are provided free of charge and a limited amount of financial support for travel and accommodation has also been provided by the National STEM Centre.
The workshops will take place at the following times:
For further details and to register, please go to the BIG website.
BIG Event 2010 comes to Life
21-23 July 2010, Newcastle
Hundreds of science communicators from all over the UK will be gathering in Newcastle in July as the Centre for Life and Culture Lab host the annual British Interactive Group (BIG) Conference.The BIG Event 2010, taking place from Wednesday 21 July to Friday 23rd July is a conference for everyone who works in science centres, museums and cultural attractions. Over 200 delegates are expected to attend from across the UK, as well as from countries such as Germany, Italy, the Ukraine and Canada.
This year's programme is based on the theme of “Parallel Worlds” where STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) communicators can learn from other sectors - as well as contribute to other organisations.
The 2010 BIG Event will feature a mix of professional development, debates on the future of the sectors through targeted discussion, the best science shows currently travelling the UK circuit and a range of sessions designed to develop participants, as well as their organisations.
A packed programme will see delegates taking part in masterclasses in funding applications and public engagement; learning how to make props for presentations; participating in show writing workshops, discussing the latest industry developments and exploring new techniques in teaching.
For further information please visit their website
Science Alive goes Live!
Wednesday, 7 July 2010, Harlow
On June 23rd as Harlow Leisurezone opened, Harlow’s Science Alive project threw open the doors to a brand new learning gallery on the ground floor of the leisure complex. A celebration launch event is taking place on July 7th for the many volunteers and supporters of Science Alive and key sponsors such as BAA Stansted Community Fund, Glaxo Smith Kline, Harlow District Council will be represented.
For the team behind Science Alive this represents the culmination of a 10-year ambition to develop a purpose-built setting full of interactive exhibits and activities. The centre is finally open for bookings from school parties, families and learners of all age.
Jon O'Connor, Science Alive CEO explained, “Science Alive is ready to welcome visitors from all over the Eastern Region. Our new gallery is packed full of investigations, inventions and imagination…We're planning some spectacular exhibitions and events for the future - the team dream has always been to share the excitement of science and technology by putting a whole new meaning into learning for life”.
For further details about the new centre and the launch event please visit their website www.science-alive.co.uk.
Planet SciCast Awards 2010
Friday, 16 July 2010, London
Join the excitement at this year’s glittering Planet SciCast Awards. This is an annual schools’ film competition that attracts hundreds of submissions showcasing some astonishing creativity from the best young science film-makers. The event is supported by NESTA, the Institute of Physics and Engineering UK, and will be held at the historic Royal Institution.
For more information and to book your place please visit the event ticket website.
Life celebrates its 10th Anniversary this year
17 June, 2010
As part of its 10th Anniversary, Life Science Centre in Newcastle has a series of special events planned including an Anniversary Lecture with controversial Biologist and Athiest Professor Richard Dawkins. The exciting Doctor Who exhibition also welcomes its first visitors, showcasing characters, monsters, props and costumes from one of Britain's best loved BBC TV series.
For booking details and full listings of these and their other events please visit the Centre's website.
First Global Business of Biodiversity Symposium
13 July 2010, London
An exciting programme is planned for this event in London which takes place on 13th July 2010 with key contributions from major organisations from around the world and from diverse industry sectors. Ten Alps are also pleased to announce that it will sponsor ALL IYB-UK Partner's delegates for the event - giving free admission to the conference and to all sessions in the main programme.
The event will be launched with a message from HRH the Prince of Wales and will also include contributions from new UK ministers, Gov Chief Scientists and senior representatives from major NGO's and Industry. The full programme is available on the GBOB website and those of you who wish to attend for FREE should register immediately by visiting www.eventsforce.net/oasis/138/register.
We have provided IYB Partners with a special registration area and you must use the reference code IYBDEL to book your free entry places. [Please note that the numbers are limited and booking but failing to attend will deny other IYB partners the opportunity].
BIG Event 2010 - “Parallel Worlds”
21-23 July, Centre for Life, Newcastle
This year's BIG Event will be held at the Centre for Life and CultureLab in Newcastle upon Tyne, and will carry the theme ‘Parallel Worlds’. The event aims to provide sessions which encourage knowledge transfer across disciplines and organisations, in particular where STEM communication has little overlap.
BIG is the skills sharing network for individuals involved in the communication of science, technology, engineering and maths.
Further details can be found at: www.big.uk/bigevent
Bristol Festival of Nature 2010
12-13th June 2010, Bristol
The seventh Annual Festival of Nature takes place in Bristol this weekend and features a host of events including lectures, tours, film screenings and more on the subjects of science, natural history and the environment.
The event is run by the Bristol Natural History Consortium and takes place over two days in venues around the city centre, primarily at At-Bristol, Millennium Square and the Ampitheatre.
For a full listing of events visit the festival website www.bnhc.org.uk/home/festival
Cheltenham Science Festival
9-13 June 2010
Tickets are now available for the renowned Cheltenham Science Festival &endash; this year exploring the theme of ‘Decadence’ and what it means to us &endash; with events asking how and why science has given us the luxuries that we find difficult to sacrifice.Guest directors include Professor Brian Cox who discussing the ‘Wonders of the Solar System’ and chef Heston Blumenthal in conversation with Harold McGee &endash; author of ‘The Science and Lore of the Kitchen’.
For full event listings and to book tickets please visit their website: www.cheltenhamfestivals.com
The Dortmund Dinner - Ecsite Conference
Wednesday 2 June, 2010
We look forward to seeing many of you at the Ecsite conference in Dortmund in the first week of June.
We'd like to invite all the UK participants to dinner after the Speakers' Reception on Wed 2 June.
We would also love you to encourage your junior colleagues to join the party. You are welcome to invite friends and colleagues of all nationalities.
The Ecsite conference has a busy programme leaving little time for introductions so we hope you will join us for this relaxed evening together and take the opportunity to get to know the ASDC board and executive.
Full details will be sent out in due course, but please save the date in your diaries!
Ecsite Annual Conference 2010 - Business Bistro Registration is still open
The Ecsite Annual Conference 2010 will take place in the premises of DASA in Dortmund, Germany from the 3rd to the 5th of June 2010. An integral part of the Annual Conference, the Business Bistro always brings together the most inspiring new projects, exhibitions, techniques, products and services on the market for Ecsite institutions. For 2010, 53 booths will be available within the Conference venue. All coffee breaks in the Business Bistro area and the happy hour on Friday evening will ensure the best networking opportunities for the delegates. If you are interested to reserve a booth, fill in the online registration quickly as places are given on a first-come first-served basis. The registration form can be found on the conference website, together with the plan of the Business Bistro and the conditions for registrations.
Free one-day conference to showcase best practice in engaging over 60s
Tuesday, 25 May, Chatham Maritime, Kent
The Group for Education in Museum (GEM) recently completed Sounding Out Your Heritage in which six groups of over 60s from across Kent were encouraged to come together and explore their personal, local, national and cultural heritage.
The organisers of a major project designed to engage the isolated over 60s in informal learning are holding a free one-day conference in which they hope to pass on their knowledge and experience to others working in the housing, care and heritage sectors. It is free to attend by anyone interested in improving older people's health, confidence and quality of life through heritage learning.
The conference will launch a best practice tool kit, a training programme and other esources designed to inspire, encourage and support others to run similar projects.
Bookings can be made online at www.gem.org.uk, by email, or by calling 01634 853424.
Science Communication Conference
25 May, London
Registration is now open for the 2010 Science Communication Conference, in partnership with The British Science Association and The Wellcome Trust. The conference will address the key issues facing science communicators in the UK and bring together people who are involved in ublic engagement. This is a fantastic opportunity to network and share ideas and best practice, and the theme for this year's conference is ‘Audiences for Engagement’.
Registration closes on 14 May and further details can be found here: The British Science Association
Text Workshop Training Event
Tuesday 18 May 2010, London
The next TextWorkshop is on Tuesday 18th May 2010 from 10.30am to 4.30pm at The Geffrye Museum, 136 Kingsland Road, Shoreditch, London E2 8EA, costing £165 including lunch and refreshments. This intensive course will help you bring your writing to life, covering top tips that can quickly make your text more accessible, appealing and effective at getting your message across.
Developed and delivered by journalist Dea Birkett and museum professional Rebecca Mileham, TextWorkshops are open to everyone working in the museums, heritage and leisure sector.
For further details of TextWorkshop courses, or to book a place, please go to Text Workshop
Public consultation events on the Advanced Diploma in Science
9 February – 4 May 2010
The Diploma in Science is an exciting new qualification for 14-19 year olds being designed to give young people a
foundation in scientific theory and the practical skills necessary to meet the global challenges of tomorrow.
Representatives from awarding bodies, colleges, schools, universities, employers and other organisations interested
in shaping the new Diploma in Science are invited to participate in the consultation events running between 9
February and 4 May 2010. Please visit the website for full details on how to
register: www.sciencediploma.co.uk.
Regional STEM Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Conference in Exeter
26 April 2010, Sandy Park, Exeter
On 26 April 2010, in collaboration with SLIM, STEMSW is hosting a regional STEM Information, Advice and Guidance (IAG) Conference in Exeter (Sandy Park). The event is aimed at leaders and practitioners in career advisory and education services, skills brokers and advisors, Sector Skills Councils, STEM delivery partners, STEM Ambassadors, local authorities, regional partners and employers.
Delegates will have the opportunity to learn about different approaches to STEM IAG, network across education and business sectors, find out about support and resources available and debate the issues. Keynote speakers from the national and regional STEM/IAG arena will provide thought provoking input for workshops and panel discussions on good practice in employer/education engagement; STEM careers and Gender; STEM Careers advice in schools and for adult learners; and many more.
If you would like to register early to secure your place please contact Hilary Todd
Latest news and events for the International Year of Biodiversity 2010
March 2010
Plenty of planning and events are underway for the International Year of Biodiversity 2010 including Biodiversity Day, the 2010 Target and Beyond for Lepidoptera conference in March, Kew’s Tropical Extravaganza, World Wetlands Day, and the launch of Brighton & Hove’s Big Nature. For full listings and news updates visit www.biodiversityislife.net
Want to know what it’s like to be a science journalist?
Application deadline: 2 March 2010
The British Science Association Media Fellowships 2010 let you experience first-hand how science is reported by spending 3-8 weeks with a national press, broadcast or internet journalist on a summer placement, working with them to produce accurate, well informed news pieces about developments in science.
Come away better equipped to communicate your research to the public and your colleagues. Learn to work within the constraints of the media and develop writing skills that could make journal articles and funding applications easier and more concise.
You are eligible to apply for the scheme if you:
- are a scientist, clinician, social scientist or engineer
- have a minimum of 2 years postgraduate experience in your field
- are a resident of the UK
- work at any level in an academic or research institution, industry, civil service or any other similar organisation
Hosts have included The Guardian, Nature, BBC News and the Times.
For details about the scheme, including an online application form, visit http://www.britishscienceassociation.org/mediafellows
Professional Development Workshops at the Exploratorium
Institute for Inquiry, San Francisco, U.S.A.
Fundamentals of Inquiry: 2-6 March 2010
In this five-day workshop you will explore ways to support classroom teachers in moving from structured, hands-on science with teacher-prescribed directions to a more inquiry-based approach allowing students to raise and investigate questions.
For information visit www.exploratorium.edu/ifi/workshops/
or email Chris Koenig at ckoenig@exploratorium.edu
Building spaces for the future – FREE seminar offering practical support to school redesign projects
3 March, Royal Society, London
‘Building spaces for the future’ is a FREE event that will draw on recent research by Futurelab about young people’s view of what learning spaces should look like in the future to offer practical support to Local Authorities, schools and those going through building programmes such as BSF and PCP. It will help you to ensure that the buildings and spaces that you create will still be functional in the future and will take into account what education should look like in the future rather than what it is now.
To register for this event which is to be held at the Royal Society in London on 3 March 2010 (10am–12pm), please contact events@futurelab.org.uk and for further information, go to www.futurelab.org.uk/ events/listing/buildingspaces.
2010 Celebration of Science, Technology and Society across the Commonwealth
8 March, 2010
The Commonwealth Foundation and its partners invite you to be a part of the 2010 Commonwealth celebrations around the theme ‘Science, Technology and Society’. Join in the network of Commonwealth governments, organisations and associations taking part in this exciting new high profile initiative to promote the contribution that science and technology has made, and continues to make, to our society. More details of how your activities can be included in their online calendar of events can be found at www.commonwealthday.org or contact e.dcosta@commonwealth.int to register your interest and receive copies of the flyer.
Big Bang UK Young Scientists and Engineers Fair
Manchester Central from 11-13 March 2010
Following the outstanding success of the inaugural Big Bang Young Scientists & Engineers Fair in London in 2009, organisers are now planning a bigger event in Manchester in March 2010.
www.thebigbangfair.co.uk
NSRC National Science Education Leadership Development Forum, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
17 March, 2010
In conjunction with this year’s National Science Teachers Association Conference, the theme for the NSRC forum is Designing Effective K-12 Science Education Professional Development Programs which will discuss current research on effective methods and scalable models in science teacher professional development. For more information about the forum’s focus, agenda and location please visit their website - http://www.nsrconline.org/pdf/Forum2010.pdf
Sustainability - where are we going?
Two specialist conferences for trustees, CEOs, senior officers and educationalists hosted by The Living Rainforest.
Strategic pathways to sustainability in the public education sector
Wednesday 24th March 2009, 10AM-4.30pm
Embedding Sustainability
Practical pathways for operational and educational practice in public education organisations
Wednesday 22th September 2010, 10AM-4.30pm
www.livingrainforest.org/explore/conferences2010
Dialogue Academies: Funded staff training
This call is to invite participants for the last academy at Centre for Life, Newcastle on 20-21 April, with part 2 of the course on 14 June 2010.
ASDC in collaboration with At-Bristol and five other UK science and discovery centres are delighted to offer funded dialogue and facilitation training to professional science engagement staff. The costs of travel, accommodation, food and training will all be covered for all participants securing a place at the academy. The first 3 academies took place with great success in Bristol in September, and Thinktank and Glasgow in January.
The academies are targeted at all visitor-facing staff who organize or deliver dialogue events, or would like to start involving visitors in dialogue. We urge staff to seize this excellent opportunity which will also enable your staff to network and see other centres.
Travel will be paid from any part of the UK to any academy. Up to 5 members of staff can apply from each organisation. Information can be found at www.dialogueacademy.org.uk
Science Communication Conference
24 and 25 May, 2010, London
ASDC encourages its science & discovery centres’ members to attend this national science engagement conference funded by The Wellcome Trust. The Conference addresses the key issues facing science communicators in the UK and each year brings together people who are involved in public engagement. It is also well attended by many policy makers and Government staff.
The theme for the Conference will be ‘Audiences for engagement’ and can involve experts from other disciplines who have engaged successfully with certain audiences, not necessarily about science. For full details please visit the British Science Association’s website who are hosting the event.
Annual Ecsite Conference
Dortmund, 3-5 June
Earlybird registration fees are available until March 19th for the Ecsite conference in June and the online registration will be opening later this month. For full details of dates and fees visit the conference website www.ecsite.eu/index.php?p=7218
Wildscreen Wildlife Film Festival
10-15 October 2010
The next Wildscreen Wildlife and Environmental Film Festival is 10-15 October 2010 in Bristol, UK. For information, visit the Festival page on the Wildscreen website:
www.wildscreen.org.uk