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WASHINGTON DC CONFERENCE AGENDA

APRIL 6
7:45 am Check-in, continental breakfast and coffee
Morning Plenary Session - Carmichael Auditorium
8:30 am
Opening Remarks
Harvey Seifter, Art of Science Learning Project Director and Principal Investigator
Brent Glass, Director, Smithsonian's National Museum of  American History
9:00 am Keynote: Susan Sclafani, VP Programs, The Pearson Foundation:
"Recreating Education for our Children."
Followed by Q&A 
10:00 am
Evaluation/Reflection
Jessia Luke, Director of Research & Evaluation, Institute for Learning Innovation
Break
10:20 am Keynote: Dr. Charles Limb, Associate Professor, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine; Faculty Member, Peabody Conservatory of Music: "The Creative Brain:  Neural Mechanisms and Correlates." Followed by Q&A
11:15 am
Observations
Dr. Richard Kurin, Under Secretary for History, Art and Culture, Smithsonian Institution
Julie Simpson, Executive Director, Urban Gateways
Martin Storksdieck, Director, Board on Science Education, The National Academies
11:45 am Lunch - Aria Restaurant
Afternoon Interactive Workshops – Hall of Musical Instruments and various
1:15 pm
Metaphorming Interactive Workshops  led by Dr. Todd Siler
1:15 pm Introduction
1:30 pm Hands-on collaborative work
3:00 pm "Unpacking," facilitated by Dr. Siler and Robert Root-Bernstein
4:00 pm Break
4:15 pm Idea Harvesting Breakout Workshops - in various locations
Afternoon Plenary Session - Carmichael Auditorium
5:15 pm
Idea Harvesting “Lightning” report back
5:45 pm
Observations
Ted Buswick, BCG/Clark University Executive in Residence – Leadership & the Arts
Elizabeth Merritt, Founding Director, Center for the Future of Museums, American Association of Museums
Bob Hirshon, Senior Project Director, American Association for the Advancement of Science
6:15 pm Day One Close
6:30 pm
Evening Conference Reception – Aria Restaurant
Sponsored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science 
APRIL 7
8:00 am Continental breakfast and coffee
Morning Plenary Session - Carmichael Auditorium
8:30 am
Observations
Harvey Seifter
Robert Root-Bernstein, Professor of Physiology, Michigan State University 
8:45 am
Creative Conversation, followed by Q&A
Adam Bly, Founder and CEO, Seed Media Group
Paola Antonelli, Senior Curator, Department of Architecture & Design, Museum of Modern Art, New York
Concurrent Working Group Interactive Sessions
9:45 am
Educational Practices: Hall of Musical Instruments
Julie Simpson, Chair
9:45 am
Research: First Floor Reception Suite
Martin Storksdieck, Chair
9:45 am
Workforce Development: Carmichael Auditorium
Randy Cohen, VP for Policy and Research, Americans for the Arts, Chair
Closing Plenary Session – Carmichael Auditorium
12:00 pm
Evaluation/Reflection – Jessica Luke
Working Group Reports – Julie Simpson, Martin Storksdieck, Randy Cohen
Closing Remarks/Next Steps – Harvey Seifter
1:00 pm Conference Ends
Post-Conference Museum Tours
2:30 pm
Facilitated Museum Exhibit Tour and Discussion A: 
Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History),  or
4:00 pm
Facilitated Museum Exhibit Tour and Discussion B: 
Hyperbolic Crochet Coral Reef at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History),  or