Welcome

March 2, 2015

Science Charter BC

• GOAL – We are committed to creating a vibrant province where active pursuit of scientific knowledge and technical innovation enables a healthy, prosperous and sustainable society.

• INTENTIONS – We will work within our own particular realm and in concert with others to actively promote a vibrant culture of scientific inquiry and technical innovation in the province of British Columbia.

Science Charter Community Activity

• Oct 12, 2012 – Symposium confirming commitment and framework for the charter

• Nov 16, 2012 – Meeting – Dr. Moira Stillwell guest speaker and advisor

• Dec 14, 2012 – Meeting – Charter finalized • Jan to Aug, 2013 – Charter endorsed through governing

bodies of 13 province-wide founding institutions• Sept 28, 2013 – Charter launched to kick-off the Around

the Dome Science Festival• March 7, 2014 – BC Science Outreach Workshop “reborn”

Science Charter BC Next Steps• Reinstate/Reactivate an Annual BC Science Outreach

Workshop (here we are … AGAIN!)• Expand & extend “Around the Dome in 30 Days: A

Month-long Science Festival [Sept to Oct 2015]” with partners up, down, and across BC

• Re-create, populate a BC Science Outreach Directory• Stay connected to further explore opportunities to

further network, share best practices, cross-promote… and collaboratively transform this province!

HERE We Are : )

March 2, 2015

Community Planning Committee

• Jo-Ann Coggan, Science World British Columbia• Sheila Driscoll, Genome British Columbia• Jason Jung, Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC)• Julia Lawson, Coastal Connection Vancouver• Theresa Liao, University of British Columbia (UBC) Physics and Astronomy• Tammy Matheson, Science World British Columbia• Kevin Meisner, BC Mine Museum• Friderike Moon, Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST)• Ruth Sharpe, UBC Let’s Talk Science• Natascia Tamburello, Coastal Connection Vancouver & Simon Fraser University• Dru Yates, UBC Soil Science & YES Canada• Sherry Zhao, UBC Let’s Talk Science, UBC Innovation & MITACS

finding your way – level 2

Innovation Lab

Science Theatre

finding your way – level 1

Exploration Lab Bites & Bytes Lab

Aurizon AtriumCentre Stage

Have a great Day!

THANK YOUCommunity Planning Committee

• Jo-Ann Coggan, Science World British Columbia• Sheila Driscoll, Genome British Columbia• Jason Jung, Applied Science Technologists and Technicians of BC (ASTTBC)• Julia Lawson, Coastal Connection Vancouver• Theresa Liao, University of British Columbia (UBC) Physics and Astronomy• Tammy Matheson, Science World British Columbia• Kevin Meisner, BC Mine Museum• Friderike Moon, Society for Canadian Women in Science & Technology (SCWIST)• Ruth Sharpe, UBC Let’s Talk Science• Natascia Tamburello, Coastal Connection Vancouver & Simon Fraser University• Dru Yates, UBC Soil Science & YES Canada• Sherry Zhao, UBC Let’s Talk Science, UBC Innovation & MITACS

Thank you – Presenters & Facilitators• Catherine Anderson• Angie Callegerg• Andrew Baron• Laura Bouwman• Sheri Brattson• Mindy Brugman• Jo-Ann Coggan• Virginia Dean• Liz DeMattia• Sheila Driscoll• Pauline Finn• Cheema Gurinder• Kathy Heise• Kate Henderson• Andrew Humphries• Lucy Johannsohn• Jason Jung• Niamh Kelly• Cheryl Kristiansen• Sophie Lavieri• Julia Lawson• Theresa Liao

• Mindy Lin• Sherry Lu• Tammy Matheson• Colin Mayer• Jacki Mayo• Kevin Meisner• Friderike Moon• Kyle Nelson• David Ng• Lindsay Petley-Ragan• Jill Porter• Grahame Rainey• Patrick Robertson• Ruth Sharpe• Nathan Sidles• Geoff Sale• Natascia Tamburello• Susan Vickers• Jenny Wang• Dru Yates• Pamela Zevit• Sherry Zhao

Thank you - ongoing Supporters

• Applied Science Technologists and Technicians BC (ASTTBC)

• Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists BC (APEG)

• Genome British Columbia• TRIUMF

Thank you all Delegates

• 128 Individual Registrants• 90+ Organizations Represented• 13 committed Planning Committee volunteers• 44+ Presenters, Facilitators & Moderators

More Info - Get Involved with…• Around the Dome Science Festival = Tammy Matheson -

tmatheson@scienceworld.ca

• Science Outreach Directory & Science Charter = Magda Byma - mbyma@scienceworld.ca

• Supporting teachers/schools = Kate Henderson khenderson@scienceworld.ca

• Province-wide Outreach = Jo-Ann Coggan jcoggan@scienceworld.ca

• Crazy Collaboration Ideas – any of us pfinn@scienceworld.ca

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