2010 Association of Science-Technology Centers Annual Conference
From October 2-5, 2010, Bishop Museum will be the proud host of the 2010 Association of Science & Technology Centers (ASTC) Annual Conference. The conference brings over 250 science centers from throughout the world together to discuss relevant challenges, share unique concepts, experience ground-breaking techniques and technology, network with colleagues and much more. It will include over 100 sessions, fascinating speakers and special pre- and post-conference tour opportunities.
2010 will be the first year that the conference will be held outside of the North American continent and it is fitting that it will be on the island of O‘ahu. O‘ahu is known as “the Gathering Place,” a place where people from all cultures and backgrounds come together. Bishop Museum, located in the heart of Honolulu, is excited to represent Hawai‘i’s Gathering Place to the science community and we look forward to fostering new and unique partnerships for science centers worldwide.
Ho‘okele - To Navigate: Science Centers as Wayfinders to New Horizons
The ancient Hawaiians are believed to have arrived in the Islands in two waves of migration centuries ago in double-hulled voyaging canoes. The navigators had to precisely navigate thousands of miles of open ocean using only the stars, wind and ocean currents to guide them. This ancient skill of wayfinding, which in the last 40 years has undergone a major revival, is called in Hawaiian ho‘okele.
The theme of the 2010 ASTC Annual Conference, Ho‘okele–To Navigate, looks to new and exciting horizons through the wayfinding vision of the ASTC strategy adopted by the Board of Directors in October 2008: “Proactively address critical societal issues locally and globally where science understanding and public engagement are essential.” When science centers act as good navigators for the public, they are valued by their communities as essential, and people come aboard.
If you have questions about Bishop Museum's role in the 2010 ASTC Annual Conference, please contact Angela Britten, Director of Corporate Development & Special Events, at 808-848-4170 or angela.britten@bishopmuseum.org. To find out more about ASTC or to register for the conference, click here.
To learn more about sponsorship opportunities for the 2010 ASTC conference please download our Sponsorship Benefits Sheet.