Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education Conference: 'Museums, Media, and the Public Understanding of Research,' Science Museum of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, September, 2002

明尼苏达州科学博物馆要求从339，074美元的总预算中拨款279，577美元，用于计划和举办一次为期四天的国际会议，探讨与促进公众对当前科学技术研究的了解有关的问题、现行做法和未来方向。 会议将汇集领先的博物馆专业人员，科学研究人员，科学记者，电视制片人，网络开发人员和其他已经从事这种努力的初步工作并愿意相互学习经验的人。 会议将集中讨论博物馆在向公众宣传研究方面的作用，但也将包括对会议成功至关重要的其他媒体和机构的代表。 会议的具体目标是：探索阻碍公众理解研究项目的挑战和障碍。确定向公众展示当前研究的“最佳实践”和有前途的模型、工具和技术。制定合作伙伴关系战略，使公众理解博物馆、媒体和研究社区之间的研究项目合作。确定选择与公众相关的重要研究故事的战略。制定资助战略和操作方法，帮助维持公众对研究工作的一致理解。该项目将在大卫奇滕登的指导下，明尼苏达科学博物馆教育副主席。 该项目的顾问包括：波士顿科学博物馆的卡罗尔林恩阿尔珀特;明尼苏达大学杰出教学教授约翰贝蒂;伦敦科学博物馆科学传播负责人格雷厄姆法梅洛;圣保罗双子城公共电视台的理查德哈德逊;肯凯勒;休伯特H。明尼苏达大学汉弗莱公共事务研究所;探索博物馆的罗布·森珀;国家科学院科什兰科学中心和科学推广部的大卫·乌奇科;科学技术中心协会执行主任邦妮·范多恩。

The Science Museum of Minnesota is requesting $279,577, of a total budget of $339,074, to plan and conduct a four-day international conference exploring issues, current practices and future directions related to furthering public understanding of current research in science and technology. The conference will bring together leading museum professionals, scientific researchers, science journalists, television producers, web developers and others who are already engaged in preliminary work for such an effort and who stand to learn from each other's experiences. The conference will center on the role of museums in informing the public about research, but will include representatives from other media and institutions crucial to its success. The specific goals of the conference are to:Explore challenges and barriers that hinder the development of public understanding of research programs.Identify "best practices" and promising models, tools and technologies for presenting current research to the public.Develop partnership strategies for creating public understanding of research program collaborations across the museum, media and research communities.Identify strategies for selecting significant research stories that are relevant to the public.Develop funding strategies and operational approaches that help sustain a consistent public understanding of research effort.The project will be under the direction of David Chittenden, Vice President for Education at the Science Museum of Minnesota. Advisors to the project include: Carol Lynn Alpert, Museum of Science, Boston; John Beatty, Distinguished Teaching Professor, University of Minnesota; Graham Farmelo, Head of Science Communications, Science Museum of London; Richard Hudson, Twin Cities Public Television, St. Paul; Ken Keller, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, University of Minnesota; Rob Semper, The Exploratorium; David Ucko, Koshland Science Center and Science Outreach, National Academy of Sciences; and Bonnie VanDorn, Executive Director, Association of Science-Technology Centers.