Brief agenda for the 2009 meeting:
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Day One, Sept. 14
What's Going on in Nano Today?
Opening remarks by Dave Ucko, NSF
Keynote: NISE Network Address, Larry Bell, Museum of Science, Boston
Regional Hub Group Discussion 1: Plans for and Purpose of Regional Focus
Lunch, with performance of Dance of the Scales
Concurrent sessions:
- Research Round Robin: Concurrent Conversations with Six Nano Researchers
- Communicating Science Through Creative Performances
Regional Hub Group Discussion 2: Scientists in Informal Science Education
Day Two, Sept. 15
How Do We Integrate Nano into Topics and Stories We Already Cover?
Keynote: Dietram Scheufele: Framing Science for the Public
Learning Progressions and Nano
Concurrent working sessions:
- Exploring the Art in Nano and the Nano in Art
- ISE at the Intersection of Nano and Nature
- Energy and Environment
(Download agenda with list of showcase items and presenters) - Tiny Fundamentals
- Why Should I Care?: Using Societal and Ethical Issues to Make Nano Relevant
- This Won't Hurt a Bit: Injecting Nanomedicine Into Public Awareness
Regional Hub Group Discussion 3: Infusing Nano Content into Current Practices
Day Three, Sept. 16
How Do We Integrate Nano Beyond Our General Audiences?
Keynote: Eric Jolly, Science Museum of Minnesota
Concurrent Working Sessions:
- Developing Full-Body Experiences to Reach Diverse Audiences
- Engaging Science Attentive Adults in Everything Nano
- Nano Camps and After School Programs
(Download a PDF of the presentations and other materials from the session.) - Back-to-School Nano: What to Offer School Groups
- NanoDays and Beyond
- Beyond Text: Using Audio to Enhance Nano Learning for All
- Marketing Nano Back Home
- The Little Nano that Could: Younger Audiences and Nanotechnology
(Download agenda with list presenters)
Regional Hub Group Discussion 4: Diversity, Equity and Access
Closing Remarks by Larry Bell
