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2008 ASTC Annual
Conference
In the Public Eye Science Centers
at the Crossroads of Science and Culture
October 18-21, 2008
Hosted by the Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Over 1,800 science center
professionals from across the globe gathered in Philadelphia,
October 18-21, for the 2008 ASTC Annual Conference. Over 140
conference sessions challenged participants to explore their
responsibility to both their scientific and public constituencies
and ask: What role do we play in reflecting or supporting the views
of these communities? How do we mediate the relationship between
science and public audiences? Keynote speaker Steven Berlin
Johnson, a journalist, cultural critic, and Web developer,
encouraged science centers to think across different scales and
work to be places where new ideas can develop. Joe Palca, science
correspondent for National Public Radio, moderated a plenary
session, “The Global Discussion on Global Sustainability:
Where Do Science Centers Fit In?” with panelists Anthony
Leiserowitz, director of the Yale Project on Climate Change, Lynne
Cherry, author of numerous science books for young readers, and
Philip C. Myrick, vice president of the New York-based Project for
Public Spaces.
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