Past Conference Programs
ISSM 2016 | Social Responsibility of Science Museums
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□ Overview
ㅇ Period: October 6th (Thu.) ~ 7th (Fri.), 2017
ㅇ Venue: National Science Museum of Korea
ㅇ Host/Organizer: Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning/National Science Museum of Korea
ㅇ Theme: Social Responsibility of Science Museums
□ Keynote Speech
ㅇ Museum Values, Social Responsibility from an ICOM Point of View
- Hans-Martin HINZ (President, International Council of Museums, ICOM)
ㅇ Science Museums in the Media Society
- Hans Peter PETERS (Researcher, Forschungszentrum Jülich)
□ Invited Lectures
|Session 1| The Latest Cool Exhibition
ㅇ The Museum as a Place for the Development of Democracy
- Jan Alfred (Head of Science Center, Norsk Teknisk Museum)
ㅇ The Place of Visitors at Smithsonian Museums
- Whitney WATRISS (Acting Director, Smithsonian Institution)
ㅇ Ancient Greece: The Origins of Technologies
- Kostas KOTSANAS (Creator, Museum of Ancient Greek Technology)
|Session 2| Informal Science Education
ㅇ Watch Out, Silicon Valley! We’re Coming for You.
- Deborah CARTER (Co-founder & Business Director, New Tech Kids)
ㅇ The Graz Children’s Museum Frida&FreD
- Bettina DEUTSCH-DABERNIG (Head of the Exhibitions & Deputy Director, Frida&FreD - The Graz Children’s Museum)
|Session 3| Research and Development
ㅇ Shifting Research Traditions through Citizen Science, a Case Study, and an Insider’s View into the U.S. Federal Government’s Community of Practice
- Robert COSTELLO (National Outreach Program Manager, National Museum of Natural History & Smithsonian Institution)
ㅇ “Not Just about History Anymore!” The Growth and Use of Museum Archives in the 21st Century
- David FARNETH (Assistant Director, Getty Research Institute)
|Session 4| Science Engagement Event
ㅇ Engaging the Public – Dialogue and Participation
- Dorothee MENHART (Lead Media and Communications, Wissenschaftim Dialog)
ㅇ Where Science Befriends...Science Engagement Programs at the Science Centre Singapore
- Daniel TAN (Senior Director of Projects and Exhibitions, Science Centre Singapore)
ㅇ Curating the Future with Leonardo da Vinci, Time Machine
- Sook-Kyung Cho (Director of Exhibition Research Division, Gwangju National Science Museum)
|Session 5| Global Network and Cooperation
ㅇ How to Cooperate with the International Community for the Science Museum in the 21st Century
- Jeong-Mo Yi (Director, Seoul National Science Museum)
ㅇ Activities of Global Network and Cooperation in Miraikan
- Hitoshi MATSUOKA (Principal Investigator, Miraikan)
ㅇ New Plans and Exhibitions for Natural History at Te Papa
- Dean PETERSON (Head of Science, Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa)
□ Case Study
ㅇ The Future Imagination SF Special Exhibition Hall in Gwacheon National Science Museum
- Seong-Chan Cho (Director, Gwacheon National Science Museum)
ㅇ The Gwangju National Science Museum, a Window for the Future
- Jong-Won Na (Public Relations Manager, Gwangju National Science Museum)
ㅇ The Daegu National Science Museum, Full of Curiosity
- Duk-Gyoo Kim (Director General, Daegu National Science Museum)
ㅇ The Achievements and Success Factors of the Busan National Science Museum
- Yeong-Hwal Lee (Director, Busan National Science Museum)