New Mixer for Science and Education Community
The Science Café, a brand new program hosted by
Bishop Museum's science education department,
runs from April through September,
2007 with once-a-month presentations by leading
scientists and researchers in their respective
fields. The presentations
will be followed by opportunities to mix
and mingle with like-minded researchers,
educators, and scientists.
Admission is free for the presentation with no-host refreshments offered pay-as-go after the formal presentation in Atherton Hālau.
Celebrating 200 years of NOAA Science and Service
Presented by Bill Thomas
Tuesday, September 18, 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Watumull Planetarium's Cooke Rotunda
Join Bill Thomas, Director of NOAA's Pacific Services Center, as he shares a fascinating look inside the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as it celebrates 200 years of science, service, and stewardship to the nation.
Projected images of NOAA scientists at work and historic pictures of Honolulu on Science on a Sphere will provide an inside look at the work and successes of this exciting federal science agency over the course of its long history in Hawai'i and the Pacific.
Included as one of the nation's seven uniformed services, NOAA now not only forecasts the daily weather and monitors global climate change but also breaks new ground in environmental research, promotes sustainable fisheries, protects endangered species, and explores the world's oceans. Information about Hawaiian monk seals, El Nino, shipwrecks, greenhouse warming, tsunamis, fishing, sunspots, surfing, search and rescue, coral reefs, safe boating, and more are all available because of research provided by NOAA.
Thomas has been the director of the Pacific Services Center since September 2002. Prior to assuming this position, he served in varying capacities at both the University of Hawai'i and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Admission to all The Science Café programs is free. Refreshments by Da Spot Health Food and Juices and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages will be offered for sale in Atherton Halau after the presentation.
Participants will have an opportunity to meet and talk with the speaker and each other in a casual atmosphere. This is not a child-friendly program and children are not recommended to participate.
High school and college students interested in science are encouraged to attend to meet leaders of the science community as well as other possible mentors. Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling 847.8203, or emailing hokupaa@bishopmuseum.org.
The Science Café is sponsored by an environmental literacy grant from NOAA's Office of Education, in partnership with the NOAA Pacific Services Center's B-WET Hawai‘i Program.
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