>Dear colleagues,
>
>After a year's planning, I am delighted to enclose the final programme for
>the Science Museum's conference on presenting contemporary science and
>technology in museums, entitled 'Here and Now'.
>
>You can see that several journalists (Jana Bennett, Oliver Morton,
>Dominique Leglu) and scientists (Hans Lehrach, David Wark, Susan
>Greenfield) are among our speakers, along with top museum representatives,
>and the event is organised so as to maximise opportunities for new
>collaborations and initiatives.
>
>The conference takes place on 21-23 November 1996 and the cost is 170
>pounds sterling. For more information or a booking form, please send me an
>email or call on the number below.
>
>I do hope you will be able to join us in November.
>
>Claire Shaw.
>
>
>HERE AND NOW CONFERENCE, 21-23 NOVEMBER 1996
>PROGRAMME
>
>Keynote speakers:
>Wolf Peter Fehlhammer (Director of the Deutsches Museum, Germany) on the
>value of presenting contemporary science and technology in museums and
>science centres
>
>Simon Schaffer (Department of History and Philosophy of Science, Cambridge
>University, UK) on the slippery meaning of 'contemporary'
>
>Jana Bennett (Head of Science, BBC Television) on whether the media give a
>utopian view of science and technology
>
>Full/concurrent sessions:
>Can it work? The role of museums and science centres in presenting
>contemporary topics
> Susan Greenfield, Oxford University, UK
> Philip Campbell, Nature
> Arthur Molella, Lemelson Center for Invention and Innovation, USA
> Joost Douma, IMPULS Science and Technology Center, Netherlands
>
>Programming for success. Effective live and hands-on presentation of modern
>science and technology
> Graham Farmelo, Science Museum
> Melanie Quin, Techniquest
> Munkith Al-Najjar, Science North, Canada
> David Wark, Oxford University, UK
>
>The Virtual Visit. Presentations on the Internet
> Chair: Oliver Morton, Wired Magazine
> John Shane, Museum of Science, Boston, USA
> Roland Jackson, Science Museum
> Andrea Bandelli, Laboratorio dell'immaginario scientifico, Italy
>
>Visitor View. Are people interested in contemporary science and technology
>presentation?
> Sandra Bicknell, National Railway Museum
> Frank Olsen, Experimentarium
> Claude O'Byrne, Futuroscope (to be confirmed)
>
>Collaborate or stagnate? Identifying opportunities for institutions to work
>together
>Part One: Commercial collaborations
> AnnMarie Israelsson, Teknikens Hus, Sweden
> Richard Piani, La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, France
> Gillian Thomas, Science Museum
>
>Collaborate or stagnate?
>Part Two: Collaborations with research institutions/ other museums
> Dominique Cornuéjols, ESRF, France
> Heather Mayfield, Science Museum
> Peggie Rimmer, CERN, Switzerland
> Laurence Smaje, Wellcome Centre for Medical Science
>
>Collections in the Modern World. Collecting and interpreting contemporary
>objects
> Chair: Tom Wright, Science Museum
> Edward Wagner, Franklin Institute, USA
> David Lowenthal, University College London
> Alan Morton, Science Museum
>
>Contemporary issues and the formal curriculum. Presenting contemporary
>subjects to educational groups
> Chair: Roland Jackson, Science Museum
> Joan Solomon, Oxford University, UK
> Paul Caro, La Cité des Sciences et de l'Industrie, France
> Dominique Leglu, Liberation, France
>
>The challenge of presenting contemporary biotechnology
> Robert Bud, Science Museum
> Hans Lehrach, Max Planck Institut, Germany
> John Durant, Science Museum
>
>Biotechnology presentation case studies
> Mathis Brauchbar, Locher Brauchbar & Partner, Switzerland
> Birte Hantke, Deutsches Hygiene-Museum, Germany
> Esther Schaerer, Alimentarium, Switzerland
> Helena von Troil, Heureka
>
>Plus, an informal session in which you are invited to contribute your
>experiences of presenting contemporary topics or bring with you an
>interactive exhibit on a contemporary science theme.
>
Claire Shaw
PA to Graham Farmelo
Science Museum,Exhibition Road, London, SW7 2DD
Tel: 0171-938 8120
Fax: 0171-938 8086
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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