As we reflect on the 2019 ASTC Annual Conference, we are once again grateful for the passion, knowledge, and collaborative spirit of our field. Thank you to everyone who joined us in Toronto!
This year, we recorded several plenary and concurrent sessions. Follow the links below to view these sessions.
Keynote and Plenary Sessions
- Opening Keynote by NASA’s Jenn Gustetic on moonshot thinking
- Opening Remarks by Zephyrus Todd, makerzeph, on creating inclusive environments
- The Alan J. Friedman Dialogues featuring Katharine Hayhoe, Director, Climate Science Center, Texas Tech University; John Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy, Harvard Kennedy School of Government and former Science Advisor to U.S. President Barack Obama; and Ellen Stofan, John and Adrienne Mars Director, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, and former NASA Chief Scientist, on how science centers and science communicators can advance the public discourse on climate change and other global challenges
- General Plenary featuring Thriving Earth Exchange’s Raj Pandya and Weston Youth Innovation Award recipient Stella Bowles on the importance of community science
Concurrent Sessions
- The Future Is Here: Youth Voices on Innovation
Four young people, ages 9 to 17, share their vision of the future of education - Public Perceptions of Science: Wellcome Global Monitor 2018
Wellcome Trust’s Head of Public Engagement Imran Khan presents the 2018 results from the Wellcome Global Monitor - Putting It on Paper: The Power of an Equity and Inclusion Statement
An equity and inclusion statement’s vital role in advancing practices that champion equity, diversity, and inclusion - Fifty Years and Counting: Two Seminal Science Centers Look to the Future
Ontario Science Centre’s and Exploratorium’s new thinking to adapt to a changing world - Thinking Like an Evaluator: Capacity-building Efforts at Three Museums
Three museums’ reflections on their evaluation capacity-building efforts - Transforming Learning Approaches
Innovative learning projects at eight different organizations - Integrating Indigenous Cultural Experiences and Content in our Science Centers/Museums
Integrating Indigenous culture and traditional knowledge and celebrating indigenous contributions