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Start Date & Time June 15, 2008 All day event. End Date & Time June 20, 2008 All day event. Location Online. Event Cost TBD Event URL http://www.5scwc.org RSVP Info Name: Congress Office E-mail: 5scwc@jpdl.com Categories Environment Education Technology Tags science, center, canada, world, congress, 5th You must be logged in to add tags.

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The 5SCWC theme “Science Centres as Agents of Change – Locally, Nationally, and Internationally” addresses the role science centres play to inspire and actively engage people in new ways of seeing, understanding, and thinking about themselves in a world increasingly defined by rapid globalization and technological change.

Science centres already bring science to the public, and influence the level of science dialogue in society. By going further, by involving visitors directly in the process of science – tackling real world issues, gathering scientific data, interacting with leading scientists and researchers, engaging in trial-and-error experimentation, and much more – science centres can spark curiosity, nurture interest in the wonders of science, and in the process, grow the next generation of science-confident citizens. In effect, science centres can become agents of change by helping to develop a population capable of making informed decisions regarding their personal well-being and that of the planet.

While the challenges of reinforcing relevancy and legitimacy and overcoming barriers, discussed at previous Congresses, are already strong motivators for action, the character of the challenge to make a difference locally, nationally and internationally creates even more powerful incentives to exploit the unique forum the SCWC offers.

This will be only the fifth time that senior decision makers from science centres and museums around the world will meet in this forum and the first time the event will be held in North America. Over a thousand delegates, observers and journalists are expected to attend the Congress.