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  • Friday, Sep 27th
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM US CDT
    Digital Immersive Spaces for Deepening Guest Engagement
    Location: Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
    Session Leader: Olivia Castellini, PhD, MA – Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
    Presenter: Olivier Goulet – Supply and Demand
    Presenter: Roderick H. Tate – TELUS Spark
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Friday, Sep 27th
    2:00 PM - 6:00 PM US CDT
    Exploring and Planning for Digital Immersive Exhibits at Your Museum
    Location: S102BC
    Session Leader: Elizabeth Kunz Kollmann – Museum of Science, Boston
    Presenter: Tim Porter – Museum of Science, Boston
    Presenter: Ben Wilson – Museum of Science, Boston
    Presenter: Erica Barrueto – The Tech Interactive
    Presenter: Brad MacDonald – Exploratorium
    Presenter: Roderick H. Tate – TELUS Spark
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US CDT
    Mistakes WILL BE Made: Balancing Success, Failure, and Opportunity Cost in Experience Design and Beyond
    Location: S105BC
    Session Leader: Christian Greer, Ed.D. – Michigan Science Center
    Presenter: Sari Custer – Arizona Science Center
    Presenter: Dana Schloss – New York Hall of Science
    Presenter: Adam Tobin – Chabot Space & Science Center
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    1:30 PM - 2:30 PM US CDT
    Which Comes First? The Concept Deck or the Money? Tips for Hatching Your Capital Project
    Location: S105A
    Session Leader: John Shaw – Museum EXP
    Presenter: Catherine Diaz – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
    Presenter: Amanda King – The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
    Presenter: Sarah Cole – Glazer Children's Museum
    Presenter: Steve Dubnik – The Strong, National Museum of Play
    Presenter: Amber Strunk
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    1:50 PM - 2:05 PM US CDT
    Airborne Interactive: Elevating the Museum Experience with Spatial Computing
    Location: Exhibit Hall: Stage
    Presenter: Damon Dorsey
    Session Leader: Branden Apitz – AYR Immersive
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    2:45 PM - 3:45 PM US CDT
    The Longevity Blueprint: Exploring Experiential Depreciation and the Total Cost of Ownership of Exhibits
    Location: S102A
    Session Leader: CHRIS WILSON – BRIDGEWATER STUDIO
    Presenter: Cynthia Brown – Museum EXP
    Presenter: John S. Beckman – BRIDGEWATER STUDIO
    Presenter: Michael Horvath – Museum of Science, Boston
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Saturday, Sep 28th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US CDT
    Learning from Adventure Playgrounds: Creating Safe Spaces for Risky Play in a Variety of Venues
    Location: S105A
    Presenter: Greg H. Belew – Hands On! Studio
    Presenter: Devon Hamilton, PhD – Blue Rhino Design
    Presenter: Zack Anderson – TELUS Spark
    Presenter: Joseph O'Connell – Creative Machines Inc.
    Presenter: adam bienenstock, MBA, Dip. Hort. – Bienenstock
    Presenter: Thea Van Gorp, MA – Bisbee Science Lab
    Presenter: Michele Kelber – Junkyard Social Club
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Sunday, Sep 29th
    11:00 AM - 12:00 PM US CDT
    Global Perspectives of Outdoor Science Parks: Benefiting from What We Learned over 25 Years!
    Location: S105A
    Session Leader: Ronen Mir, PhD – Schwartz/Reisman Science Education Centers, Weizmann Institute of Science
    Presenter: Robert Firmhofer – Copernicus Science Center
    Presenter: Moshe Rishpon – The Davidson Institute of Science Education
    Presenter: Thorsten D. Künnemann – Swiss Science Center Technorama
    Presenter: Amir Schorr
    Presenter: Carol Perelman
    Presenter: Vesa Lepisto – Heureka, the Finnish Science Centre
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Sunday, Sep 29th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM US CDT
    Exhibits² Debates Round²: New Topics, New Teams, Same Shenanigans
    Location: S105A
    Session Leader: Daniel Guyton – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
    Presenter: Dana Schloss – New York Hall of Science
    Presenter: Richard Kissel, PhD – The DoSeum
    Presenter: Andrea Hart – Museum of Discovery and Science
    Presenter: Simon Mused – Scott Family Amazeum
    Presenter: John Shaw – Museum EXP
    Presenter: Amber Stevenson – Science Museum of Minnesota
    Presenter: Kelly Fernandi – Minotaur Mazes
    Presenter: Meredith Doby – The DoSeum
    Presenter: Tom Cummins – Science World
    Presenter: Paul Siboroski – Fleet Science Center 
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Monday, Sep 30th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM US CDT
    Engaging Local Communities in Climate Action and Solutions Through Exhibits: Perspectives from the Field
    Location: S105BC
    Presenter: Cindy Busche – The WaterShed
    Presenter: Lisa Thompson – Natural History Museum of Utah
    Session Leader: Peter Lam – Reich & Petch International
    Presenter: Jen Kretser – The Wild Center
    Presenter: Nina Nesseth – Science North
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Monday, Sep 30th
    2:00 PM - 3:00 PM US CDT
    Bringing Research to Light: How Collections Can Tell the Stories of Our Scientists
    Location: S105A
    Session Leader: Donna DiBartolomeo, EdM – Exhibits, Education, Projects
    Presenter: Jaap Hoogstraten, MA – Field Museum
    Presenter: Lauri Halderman – American Museum of Natural History
    Presenter: Tim Lee – Natural History Museum of Utah
    Presenter: Aaron Smith – California Academy of Sciences
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Monday, Sep 30th
    3:15 PM - 4:15 PM US CDT
    Animal Welfare Strategies in Live Animal Exhibit Design and Evaluation
    Location: S103BC
    Session Leader: Samantha J. Couch – WonderLab Museum of Science, Health, & Technology
    Facility and Exhibit Design