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  • Friday, Sep 5th
    9:00 AM - 1:00 PM US PT
    Rapid Exhibit Iteration Interactive Workshop
    Location: Exploratorium
    Denise King – Exploratorium
    Amparo Leyman Pino – Yellow Cow Consulting
    Claire Pillsbury – Independent
    Hugh McDonald – Explora
    Meghan Kroning – Exploratorium
    Erik Thogerson, M.S. – Exploratorium
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPreconference Intensive
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    9:30 AM - 10:30 AM US PT
    Connecting Visitors With Development: Using Evaluation To Update Historic Habitat Dioramas and Improve Visitor Experience
    Location: 2020
    Matt Davis – Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
    Beth Katz – Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
    Cassandra Baron – La Brea Tar Pits
    Facility and Exhibit DesignExperiential
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM US PT
    A Field Guide to Interactive Exhibits of the Exploratorium
    Sylvia de la Piedra – Exploratorium
    Denise King – Exploratorium
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPoster
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM US PT
    Designing for the Future Today: How Performance Architecture Is Evolving to Future-Proof the Experiences of Tomorrow
    Liz Blessing – Charcoalblue
    Gary Wright – Charcoalblue
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPoster
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM US PT
    Exhibitera: Create and Manage Exhibits With Free and Open-Source Software
    Morgan Rehnberg – Adventure Science Center
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPoster
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM US PT
    From Preventing Cognitive Decline in Seniors to Empowering All Minds: The Evolution of BrainGymAI Shown Using Insights From Its First Display at Deutsches Museum Nürnberg.
    Axel E. Hüttinger – Huettinger Interactive Exhibitions
    Olivia M. Holts – Huettinger Interactive Exhibitions
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPoster
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM US PT
    Investigating the Climate Perception Gap Through Interactive Media Design
    Nathan Lachenmyer – Sitara Systems
    Sophie Lindheimer – Sitara Systems
    Sadiya Akasha – Sitara Systems
    Sray Martin – Sitara Systems
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPoster
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    1:15 PM - 2:00 PM US PT
    Exhibits: Drink and Draw (conference social networking activity)
    Location: The Gathering Spot (Booth #146)
    Tiffany Sakato – Monterey Bay Aquarium
    Greg Mercer – Monterey Bay Aquarium
    Jinjoo Lee – Monterey Bay Aquarium
    Casey Knudsen – Monterey Bay Aquarium
    Facility and Exhibit Design
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM US PT
    Lightning Session: Exhibit Design
    Location: 2003
    Sari Custer – Arizona Science Center
    Victor Bojorquez – The Lawrence Hall of Science
    Devin Cavero – The Lawrence Hall of Science
    Jessica G – Museum of Science, Boston
    Sam Haynor – Exploratorium
    Laura Macias – Gyroscope Inc.
    Vincent A. Medina – The Lawrence Hall of Science
    Sarah Olsen – The Lawrence Hall of Science
    Sylvie Rosenkalt – Museum of Science, Boston
    Karla Salazar – La Nube STEAM Discovery Center
    Jose S. Sanchez – Greenfield Community Science Workshop
    Louis Trevino – mak-'amham/Cafe Ohlone
    Facility and Exhibit DesignLightning Session
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM US PT
    Living Collections Resource Community: Activating a Community of Practice for Institutions With Live Animal Collections
    Location: 2020
    Daniel Zeiger – American Museum of Natural History
    Laurie Miller – COSI's Center for Research and Evaluation
    Kristen Olson – American Museum of Natural History
    Jacqueline Peeler – Museum of Science, Boston
    Melissa Chin – Liberty Science Center
    Facility and Exhibit DesignSolution Lab
  • Saturday, Sep 6th
    4:00 PM - 5:00 PM US PT
    Coming Soon: Strategic Phasing for Big Picture Success
    Location: 2020
    AJ Goehle – Luci Creative
    Jeffery Wyatt – Space Center Houston
    Cynthia Brown – Museum EXP
    Melissa Felder, MBA – CuriOdyssey
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPanel
  • Sunday, Sep 7th
    10:45 AM - 11:45 AM US PT
    Built To Last: Models for Sustaining a Great Experience
    Location: 2020
    Janet Petitpas – Exploratorium
    Andrew V. Mickunas – Science Center of Iowa
    Kevin V. Perez – Kiewit Luminarium
    Sarah Nucci – Kiewit Luminarium
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPanel
  • Sunday, Sep 7th
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM US PT
    Portable Wonder: Designing an Inclusive, Immersive, Traveling Exhibit for Libraries –Strategies for Addressing Unique Exhibit Design Constraints for a Community Partnership Beyond the Museum Walls
    Laura Carsten Conner – University of Alaska - Fairbanks
    Angela Lunda – University of Alaska Southeast
    Perrin Teal Sullivan – University of Alaska - Fairbanks
    Gabriel Lopez-Mobilia – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPoster
  • Sunday, Sep 7th
    12:30 PM - 1:30 PM US PT
    Under Pressure: Exhibitions During Capital Construction
    Andrea Mode Andrews – Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
    Chris Weisbart – Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
    Taylor Peterson – Natural History Museums of Los Angeles County
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPoster
  • Sunday, Sep 7th
    1:45 PM - 2:45 PM US PT
    Weaving Connections in Experience Design
    Location: 2020
    Julie Moskalyk – Supply + Demand Studio
    Olivia Castellini – Griffin Museum of Science and Industry
    Olivier Goulet – Supply and Demand
    Shawn McCoy – Imagine Exhibitions
    Tim Porter – Museum of Science, Boston
    Tom Rockwell – Exploratorium
    Pamela Todd, n/a – SPARK
    Nedra Wilson – Microsoft
    Facility and Exhibit DesignPanel
  • Sunday, Sep 7th
    3:00 PM - 4:00 PM US PT
    Revitalizing on a Dime: Low-Budget Strategies for Museum Renovations
    Location: 2020
    Cynthia Brown – Museum EXP
    Allison Schwanebeck – Science Center of Iowa
    Jeanette Tesmer – The Living Arts & Science Center
    John D. Shaw – Museum EXP
    Danny Gonzales – The Children's Museum of Indianapolis
    Facility and Exhibit DesignGroup Discussion
  • Monday, Sep 8th
    11:15 AM - 12:15 PM US PT
    From Static to Splashy: Refreshing Exhibits Without Starting Over
    Location: 2020
    Adrienne Garwood – National Aquarium
    Ciara Cryst – National Aquarium
    Valentina M. Miller – Night Kitchen Interactive
    Michael Lapides – New Bedford Whaling Museum
    Robert C. Rocha – New Bedford Whaling Museum
    Facility and Exhibit DesignExperiential
  • Monday, Sep 8th
    1:15 PM - 2:15 PM US PT
    Can Standardized Practices Benefit and Hinder Traveling Exhibits?
    Location: 2020
    James Hart – Discovery Place
    Emily Vanderpol – American Museum of Natural History
    Facility and Exhibit DesignSolution Lab
  • Monday, Sep 8th
    2:30 PM - 3:30 PM US PT
    Exhibits² Debates Round³: Sophisticated, Smart, & Serious Shenanigans in San Francisco
    Location: 2020
    Daniel Guyton – Oregon Museum of Science and Industry
    Paul Orselli – POW! (Paul Orselli Workshop)
    Stephen Ast – Children's Science Explorium
    Josh Sarver – COSI
    Amy Noble-Seitz – Exhibits Development Group
    Joe Cook – Huettinger Interactive Exhibitions
    Allison Schwanebeck – Science Center of Iowa
    Blake Wigdahl – Process Curiosity
    Anne Holland – Space Science Institute
    Facility and Exhibit DesignExperiential