[Scmusenet] Smithsonian Education Online Conference on Climate Change

[KOVERMAN, JILL]

Free - Smithsonian Education Online Conference on Climate Change - Sept.
29-Oct. 1, 2009


Smithsonian Education Online Conference on Climate Change - Sept.
29-Oct. 1, 2009 

>From September 29 through October 1, 2009, the Smithsonian Center for
Education and Museum Studies will present Climate Change, a Smithsonian
Education Online Conference. 

Through live presentations and a moderated Q&A forum, Smithsonian
scientists, curators, and educators will explore Smithsonian research
and collections related to the evidence, impact, and response to 
climate change. They'll look at the issues surrounding climate 
change from the perspectives of science, history, and art and
demonstrate resources for use in the classroom. 

Registration for the conference is free and open to everyone. The entire
online conference will be archived for replay at any time. For the
conference program and registration, go to
SmithsonianEducation.org/Climate. 

This conference is made possible by generous support from, Paul Peck,
founder/president of The Paul Peck Young Winners Foundation - Dedicated
to the Sound Fundamentals Initiative of fostering critical thinking,
reasoned decision-making, and effective writing and speaking. Additional
support was provided by the Donnelley Foundation and the Smithsonian's
Office of the Chief Information Officer. 

Bruce C. Craig 
Director of Research and Planning 
Smithsonian Center for Education and Museum Studies (SCEMS)
http://museumstudies.si.edu
<http://www.linkedin.com/redirect?url=http%3A%2F%2Fmuseumstudies%2Esi%2E
edu&urlhash=Bjtd&_t=disc_detail_link>  

 

Jill Koverman

Curator of Collections

McKissick Museum

University of South Carolina

Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 777-3708

 

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