About ASTC Membership Professional Services & Field Development Advocacy Conference

Be there for the premier networking and professional development event designed especially for people who work in and with science centers and museums. The 2017 ASTC Annual Conference will be October 21–24, in San Jose, California, with preconference activities on Friday, October 20. Register soon and book your hotel today.

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ASTC members include not only science centers and museums, but also nature centers, aquariums, planetariums, zoos, botanical gardens, space theaters, and natural history and children’s museums, as well as companies that offer products and services to the field and nonprofit organizations that have an interest in science education.

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The Professional Development team works with ASTC members to bring informal science learning opportunities to the field through communities of practice (CoPs), webinars, project websites, workshops, the ASTC Annual Conference, minigrant programs, and more. ASTC also advances field development through project collaborations with our members and other partners.

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ASTC's Office of Government and Public Relations is your voice on policy issues of priority interest to the science center and museum field, locally, nationally, and globally. ASTC represents the field on these issues at national and international levels, and provides material relevant to the local advocacy needs and interests of science centers and museums everywhere.

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Don’t miss the largest global networking and professional development event for people who work in and with science centers and museums. ASTC 2017 will be hosted by The Tech Museum of Innovation, October 21–24, in San Jose, California.

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Inspiring Science

Gillian Thomas 2017, Dimensions, From the CEO

I am delighted to be here in Washington, D.C., as ASTC’s interim CEO. As I write this, after just 10 […]

June 13, 2017 Read More

Biotechnology throughout South Africa

Walter Staveloz ASTC News

The World Biotech Tour (WBT) made its way to South Africa this weekend, with a huge presence in Johannesburg, Pretoria, […]

June 11, 2017 Read More

Webinar—Bzzzt: How Your Visitors Can Participate in the Mosquito Global Experiment

Todd Happer International Science Center and Science Museum Day, Professional Development

Informational Session on How Your Institution Can Join the Global Citizen Science Component of the 2017 International Science Center and Science […]

May 30, 2017 Read More

Legislative Alert: Sign ASTC Letter Supporting NASA Program (May 31 Deadline)

Todd Happer Advocacy

Please help ASTC demonstrate the largest possible level of support for NASA’s 2017 Competitive Program for Science Museums, Planetariums, and […]

May 22, 2017 Read More

Legislative Alert: Ask Your Senator to Support IMLS (May 22 Deadline)

Todd Happer Advocacy

Monday, May 22, is Final Deadline for Senators to Sign the IMLS Office of Museum Services Appropriations Letter President Trump […]

May 19, 2017 Read More

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