Informal Science Education Summit 2010

Surrounded by Science

Surrounded by Science

Washington, D.C. March 3-5, 2010

The ISE Summit 2010, organized by the Center for Advancement of Informal Science Education with support from the National Science Foundation, took place March 3-5 in Washington, D.C. The broad goal of the ISE Summit was to mobilize, energize, and empower the informal science education community—including film and broadcast media, science centers and museums, zoos and aquariums, botanical gardens and nature centers, digital media and gaming, science journalism, and youth, community, and after-school programs. Nearly 450 people participated, including principal investigators of NSF grants and others who take an active interest in broad strategic issues that cut across the informal science education field. Together, they reported on impacts of their work, expanded their networks, learned about funding opportunities, explored emerging issues, and  began to build a compelling case for the contributions of informal science education—and the ways we're all "surrounded by science."

Sparks

ISE Summit participants contributed more than 125 "Sparks"—observations that provide insight and evidence about howinformal science education projects have made a difference in people's lives. View Sparks (and for ISE Summit participants, add your own Spark) here.

Location

ISE Summit 2010

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All sessions were at the Hilton Washington, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW, near Dupont Circle and Adams Morgan. A Kick-Off Celebration in honor of the new National Academy Press publication Surrounded by Science was  held nearby at the Carnegie Institution for Science, 1520 P Street, NW, on Thursday, 5:30-7:00 pm.