Conference on Museums and New Family Audiences-- Building Relationships

Information

• NSF Award
• 0734835

Owner

• The Franklin Institute

• Award Id

  0734835

• Award Effective Date

  12/1/2007 - 16 years ago

• Award Expiration Date

  11/30/2010 - 13 years ago

• Award Amount

  $ 137,900.00

• Award Instrument

  Standard Grant

The Franklin Institute Science Museum is planning, implementing, evaluating and disseminating the results of a 2.5 day conference entitled "Museums and New Family. Audiences - Building Relationships." The conference will be held in Philadelphia and involve a total of 75 professionals representing 25 museum/community programs, local community partners, advisers, and community partnership funders. Growing out of several initiatives over the past decade, the primary goal of the conference is to explore how museums and other informal science education organizations can develop and maintain long-term museum/community relationships to engage underserved families in informal STEM activities. Outcomes will include stronger relationships, a set of best practices and guidelines to be disseminated to the field, and the beginnings of a network.

• Program Officer

  Alphonse T. DeSena

• Min Amd Letter Date

  12/17/2007 - 16 years ago

• Max Amd Letter Date

  12/17/2007 - 16 years ago

• ARRA Amount

• Name

  Franklin Institute Science Museum

• City

  Philadelphia

• State

  PA

• Country

  United States

• Address

  222 North 20th Street

• Postal Code

  191031115

• Phone Number

  2154481121

• First Name

  Minda

• Last Name

  Borun

• Email Address

  mindaborun@gmail.com

• Start Date

  12/17/2007 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Angela

• Last Name

  Wenger

• Email Address

  awenger@aquaticsciences.org

• Start Date

  12/17/2007 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Ronald

• Last Name

  Fricke

• Email Address

  fricke.ron@phillyzoo.org

• Start Date

  12/17/2007 12:00:00 AM

• First Name

  Jacqueline

• Last Name

  Genovesi

• Email Address

  genovesi@ansp.org

• Start Date

  12/17/2007 12:00:00 AM

• Name

  Other Applications NEC

• Code

  99

• Text

  AISL

• Code

  7259

• Text

  ELEMENTARY/SECONDARY EDUCATION

• Code

  9177

• Text

  SCIENCE, MATH, ENG & TECH EDUCATION