CASC 2012 Annual Conference – Ottawa, Ont. May 3 to 5
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CASC 2012 Annual Conference – Ottawa, Ont. May 3 to 5 1 Table of contents 3 • Message from the CASC President 4 • Message from CSTMC's CEO 5 • Partners 6 • Program at a glace 9 • CASC Program Committee 10 • Helpful Information/CASC Trade Show Exhibitors 11 • Program Session Information 2 Message from the CASC Board of Directors 2011-2012 President Welcome to the Canadian Association of Science President: Dov Bercovici, Centres’ (CASC) 10th Annual Conference! We are Discovery Centre very excited to return to Ottawa with our conference hosts at the Canada Science and Technology Mu- Vice-President: Catherine Paisley, seums Corporation. Our conference hosts and our Ontario Science Centre national Program team have planned a wonderful event that both shares and celebrates the cutting- Treasurer: Sandra (Sandy) edge work that is happening in science engagement Baumgartner, Saskatchewan and informal learning today. Science Centre Energy truly is at the centre of all we do. Over the Secretary: David Desjardins, past year, your Board has built teams and projects Science East that will help us grow and sustain the association of over the long term. Our partners have endorsed new Past-President: George Smith, projects such as Th e W. Garfi eld Weston Founda- TELUS World of Science- tion’s Science in Canada's North Café Scientifi que Edmonton Series in support of that goal. And with CASC’s new status as a charitable organization, your Board of Di- Director: Guylaine Archambault, rectors is actively seeking out new funding to help us Armand-Frappier Museum, bring new energy to the association’s activities and Biosciences Interpretation Centre projects. Director: Thérèse Baribeau, It has been ten years since that fi rst conference of the Biosphère ‘current era’ took place at Science North. Since then, Environment Museum with the energetic support of many visionary leaders and supporters, CASC has contributed to building Director: Eric Chisholm, NRC the profi le, capacity, and resources of Canada’s sci- Herzberg Institute of Astrophysics ence centres and museums. Director: Guy Labine, Science On behalf of the CASC Board of Directors, I wish North to thank all of the organizers, sponsors, exhibitors and delegates who have come together to make this Director: Pierre Harvey, conference our most important national networking Sherbrooke Museum of Nature and and professional development event. Science Over the next few days, let’s make the most of our Director: Claude Faubert, Canada energy to discuss how we can better serve CASC’s Science and Technology Museum mission; to inspire a creative and prosperous Canada through science and technology engagement. Director: Claudette Leclerc, The Manitoba Museum Sincerely, Dov Bercovici President, CASC 3 Message from the President and CEO of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation Dear CASC Delegates : On behalf of our Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers, I want to warmly welcome you to the milestone 10th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association of Science Centres, and to the three national museums of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corpora- tion: the Canada Agriculture Museum, the Canada Aviation and Space Museum, and Canada Science and Technology Museum. I’d also like to welcome you to Canada’s Capital Region, which includes the cities of Ottawa and Gatineau. I hope that you will have time to take in many of the attractions that the Capital of Canada has to off er. Th e conference theme is Energy @ the Centre. Energy lies at the heart of so much of what we do, day in and day out. I hope that the confer- ence will help each of us discover how we can harness and direct our energies to develop new ideas, create new exhibitions and programs, engage more eff ectively with our visitors, and sustain or renew our or- ganizations. Th e conference also aff ords valuable opportunities outside the formal sessions to make new contacts, to network, and to share ideas. Don’t hesitate to use the contact information in the delegate list to get in touch during the conference and to stay connected afterward. I know I will. We hope you enjoy the Conference and your visit to Ottawa. As your hosts, staff at our three museums are eager to make your time here both productive and enjoyable. Please feel free to ask members of our Conference organizing team, who are wearing special nametags, or any member of our staff for assistance. I look forward to meeting each of you during the Conference. Sincerely, Denise Amyot President and CEO 4 CASC 2012 Conference Partners / Lead partner: Main partners: Key supporters: PROJECT LEADERS MAÎTRES DE PROJETS Thanks to: Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada Canadian Museum of Nature 5 Program at a glance (T) Simultaneous translation from English to French Thursday, May 3 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CASC Board and Committee Meetings (by invitation) - Location: Albert at Bay Suite Hotel 12:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Pre-Conference Tour: Canadian Museum of Nature — Collections and Research Facility Location: Natural Heritage Building in Gatineau, Quebec 3:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m. Registration Location: Albert at Bay Suite Hotel – Front Lobby 6:15 p.m. Bus to Canada Agriculture Museum Delegate bus pick up at Albert at Bay Suite Hotel 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. Welcome Reception at the Canada Agriculture Museum 8:45 p.m. Bus back to delegate hotel Friday, May 4 Canada Science and Technology Museum 6:30 a.m. Grab and Go Breakfast Location: Albert at Bay Suite Hotel - Front Lobby 7:30 a.m. Bus to Canada Science and Technology Museum Delegate bus pick up at Albert at Bay Suite Hotel 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Registration Location: Front lobby 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Trade Show Location: Conference Hall 6 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Opening Plenary - Keynote Address The Honourable Gary Goodyear Minister of State (Science and Technology) (Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario) Location: Auditorium (T) 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. CONCURRENT SEssIONS • Energy Conservation Can Feed your Programs Location: Classroom 8 • What The Big Bang Theory, Star Wars, and Psychology Today Can Teach Us About Working with Scientists - Location: Auditorium (T) • Sponsorship in Science Centres: Integrating Sponsors and Brands into the Museum Experience - Location: Classroom 5/6 10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Health Break – Location: Conference Hall 10:45 a.m. – 12:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SEssIONS • Marketing the Science Experience Location: Classroom 8 • Educational Partnerships: Which Type Might Work in Your Organization? Location: Auditorium (T) • Re-imagining Volunteer Program Operations Location: Classroom 5/6 12:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Trade Show Luncheon Location: Conference Hall 1:30 a.m. – 2:45 p.m. CONCURRENT SEssIONS • App-ealing Opportunities for the Future Location: Auditorium (T) • Driving our Missions by Transforming our Volunteer Programs - Location: Classroom 5/6 • Inquiring into Inquiry - Location: Classroom 8 2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Health Break – Location: Conference Hall 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Keynote Speaker – Keynote Conversation with Dr. Alan Leshner - Location: Auditorium (T) 4:40 p.m. Bus back to delegate hotel 6:00 p.m. Bus from the hotel to the ByWard Market – Free Evening (Note: Delegates will be responsible for getting themselves back to the hotel) 7 Saturday, May 5 Canada Aviation and Space Museum 7:30 a.m. Bus to Canada Aviation and Space Museum Delegate bus pick up at Albert at Bay Suite Hotel 8:00 a.m. – 8:45 a.m. Continental Breakfast What’s New at Your Science Centre? Location: Main Theatre (T) 8:50 a.m. – 9:30 a.m. Annual General Meeting - Location: Main Theatre 9:45 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. CONCURRENT SEssIONS • Beyond the Stage: Enhancing Science Through Theatre - Location: Main Theatre (T) • Words that Work: Powering your Science Prose for a New Era - Location: Classroom 1 • Bridging the Gap between Field Trips and the Classroom - Location: Classroom 2 11:15 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SEssIONS • The Secret World of Teenagers Location: Main Theatre (T) • Data Decisions and the Visitor Location: Classroom 1 • Spontaneous Moments of Science Location: Classroom 2 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch – Location: Main Theatre 1:30 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. CONCURRENT SEssIONS • Social Media: An Outlet for Current Science? Location: Main Theatre (T) • Technologies for Increasing Audience Engagement - Location: Classroom 1 • Geocaching, Twelve Years Later: I Came, I Searched, I Found! Now What? Location: Classroom 2 2:45 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. Health Break – Location: Main Theatre 8 3:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. CONCURRENT SEssIONS • Technology, Energy, and Communications: Pulling it all Together - Location: Classroom 1 • Super Science Clubs: Science for Inner-City Schools - Location: Main Theatre (T) • Engaging Through the Energy Crisis: Maximizing Impact with Constrained Resources Location: Classroom 2 4:40 p.m. Bus back to delegate hotel 6:15 p.m. Bus to Canada Aviation and Space Museum Delegate bus pick up at Albert at Bay Suite Hotel 6:30 p.m. – 10:00 p.m. Fly Me to the Moon Dinner and CASCADE Awards 10:00 p.m. Bus #1 back to delegate hotel 10:15 p.m. Bus #2 back to delegate hotel CASC Conference 2012 – Program Committee SANDRA CORBEIL (CHAIR), Canada Science and Technology Museum JOLEE ALBERTS, TELUS Spark MELANIE CHECKERIS, Ontario Science Centre KEITH C. MOORE B.SC. , B.Ed., Johnson GEO CENTRE JO-ANN COGGAN, Science World British Columbia , TELUS World of Science SCOTT D. YOUNG, The Manitoba Museum, Winnipeg MAUREEN HENDERSON, TELUS Spark KAREN MATHESON, Science East MARLA POLACHEK, TELUS Spark KIMBERLY REYNOLDS, Canada Aviation and Space Museum TRAcy ROss, CASC 9 Helpful Information Delegates that have any questions or require assistance throughout the conference are asked to visit the CASC registration desk in the main lobbies of the Canada Science and Technology Museum and the Canada Aviation and Space Museum.