Forging Effective Research Center/Science Museum Partnerships

Looking for new ways to keep your museum offerings up-to-date with the hottest topics in science and technology? Seeking connections with researchers to help engage your audiences? Looking for new sources of funding? This session will help you plan education outreach partnerships with federally funded science, health, and engineering research centers.

Session leaders: Carol Lynn Alpert, Director, Strategic Projects, Museum of Science, Boston, Massachusetts, and Philip Hammer, Vice President, Benjamin Franklin Center, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Presenters: Eric Marshall, Vice President, Strategic Partnerships and Innovation, New York Hall of Science, Queens; Lauren Russell, Portal to the Public Project Manager, Pacific Science Center, Seattle, Washington; L.Tony Beck, Program Officer, National Center for Research Resources, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland; and Ulrich Kernbach, International Cooperations, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany

Monday, 10:45-12:00; Convention Center/Room 111AB M21