American Alliance of Museums (AAM) 2014 Annual Meeting & MuseumExpo

NISE Network Happy Hour:

The Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISE Net) invites partners to gather informally for happy hour. Both old and new partners welcome!  No need to RSVP, just stop by.

• Date & Time: 

Monday, May 19th,  2014, 5pm-7pm

• Location:    

McMenamins Six Arms
300 E. Pike St. Seattle, WA 98122
(206) 223-1698
http://www.mcmenamins.com/311-six-arms-home

• Questions: contact Timothy Hecox <THecox@omsi.edu>

Professional Development Sessions:

The NISE Network is planning to participate in several sessions at AAM.

• Building an Institutional Culture of Evaluation and Learning
  Organizational Planning and Evaluation
  Wednesday, May 21  10:15-11:30 a.m.    
  Washington State Convention Center
  To remain viable and relevant, museums can no longer afford to carry on with business as usual. In this session, participants will contribute to a discussion about how to help our organizations thrive by fostering cultures of evaluation and learning within our institutions and across the field.
  Presenter: Christine Reich, Museum of Science; Sarah Cohn, Science Museum of Minnesota; Brooke Rosenblatt, The Phillips Collection; Scott Pattison, Oregon Museum of Science and Industry

• Innovation Through Creation: IMTAL Museum Theatre Showcase
  Education and Interpretation
  Monday, May 19  1:45-3 p.m.    
  Washington State Convention Center
  This session will feature live performances from a number of different museums and will provide attendees with the tools to create and implement these types of innovative programs in their own institutions.
  Presenter: Elizabeth Pickard, Missouri Historical Society and Museum; Catherine Chiappa, Monterey Bay Aquarium; Heather Barnes, Museum of Science & Industry; Douglas Coler, Discovery Place; Stephanie Long, Science Museum of Minnesota

More information about the meeting:

http://www.aam-us.org