U.S.- China Science Popularization Forum

0735431美国科技中心协会-中国科普论坛“该奖项用于资助五位学者和专业人士组成的代表团参加2007年5月23日至25日在上海举行的高级别科普论坛，中国。美国参加中国-美国科普论坛由美国科学技术中心协会国际关系主任沃尔特·斯塔维洛兹组织。对口主办方是上海科技馆馆长潘峥，科技部资助中国。除论坛外，美方与会者还将参观其他地点，包括上海昆虫博物馆、中医药博物馆和上海节能与监督中心，就感兴趣的联合项目进行深入讨论。要讨论的话题是双边关系中的一个重要话题，不仅促进科学技术对公众的重要性，而且对美国非正式科学教育界来说，也体现了通过采取跨文化视角在两国激发公众对科学的新兴趣所增加的价值。美国和中国的与会者都很有资格，是相关主题的知名专家，会议的形式，加上现场访问，将对为未来的项目产生想法产生积极影响。

ABSTRACTOISE-0735431 Staveloz, Association of Science - Technology Centers (ASTC)US-China Science Popularization Forum"This award funds travel support for a delegation of five academics and professionals to participate in a high-level Science Popularization Forum to be held in Shanghai, China, May 23-25, 2007. U.S. participation in the China-U.S. Science Popularization Forum is being organized by Walter Staveloz, International Relations Director for the Association of Science Technology Centers (ASTC). The counterpart organizer is PAN, Zheng, Director of the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum, with funding from the Ministry of Science and Technology of China. In addition to the Forum, U.S. participants will visit additional sites including the Shanghai Entomological Museum, Museum of Traditional Chinese Medicine, and the Shanghai Energy Conservation and Supervision Center for extended discussions on joint projects of interest. The topic to be addressed is an important one in the bilateral relationship and promotes not only the importance of science and technology to the public, but also exemplifies for the U.S. informal science education community, the value added by taking a cross-cultural perspective in spurring new public interest in science in both countries. The U.S. and Chinese participants are well qualified, noted experts on the topics, and the format of the meeting, with attendant site visits, will have a positive impact on generating ideas for future projects.