We will be restructuring our 'hands-on' science centre and wish to use names for staff positions which will be consistent with other science centres and museums. Hopefully people will be able to identify the following staff in their own centres and suggest titles. Please reply off list and I will post a summary when I have sufficient replies. 1. Director Other staff will have the following primary responsibilities - what should they be called? 2. Supervision of the 'explainers', gift shop staff, reception staff during school and public sesssions. Explainer training 3. As above but a more junior position and without the training role 4. Maintaining schedules and explainer rosters, taking school bookings, shopping for consumables, stores delivery, 4. Overall responsibility for the gift shop i.e. policy, stock selection 5. Maintaining the exhibits, exhibit design, liaison with worshop staff regarding exhibit repair 6. Coordinating a volunteer program i.e. recruitment, writing volunteer newsletters, volunteer training 7. Designing demonstrations for schools, presenting demonstrations to schools as an outreach activity 8. Typing, telephone reception, and everything else which could be described as 'office duties'. 9. Writing and placing advertisements and other promotional activities. 10. Supervision of planetarium and public observatory, writing and preparing planetarium shows, training of planetarium show presenters Your suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Glen Moore Director Science Centre and Planetarium Wollongong, Australia [log in to unmask]