This resource provides an example of a Volunteer Job description used for 21+ events at the Philadelphia Science Festival.
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When the Arizona SciTech Fest expanded its calendar, the way it utilized volunteers changed. This resource describes the role of volunteers in supporting the expanded calendar of the Arizona SciTech Fest.
Below is the slide deck from the February, 2017, Accelerator presentation on the "Festival Team," courtesy of the Maine Science Festival.
This resource serves as an example of a logistics document for planning an astronomy night for science festivals.
This resource is an example exhibitor registration form.
This resource serves as an example of a Partner Packet for Science Festivals.
This resource is an example exhibitor interest form on a festival website.
The Philadelphia Science Festival's 2015 Exhibitor Registration Packet can serve as an example for developing a registration packet for exhibitors.
In February of 2011 the first ever International Public Science Events Conference (IPSEC) convened for two days in Washington DC. From multi-million dollar citywide festivals, to intimate cafe meetings at the corner pub, new public science events are popping up across the globe. This meeting brought...
The second meeting of the International Public Science Events Conference took place on October 11 - 12, 2012 as an official pre-conference of the Association of Science-Technology Centers' Annual Conference. Download a PDF of the final conference program below.
Science Festival Alliance (SFA) members are encouraged to represent the SFA in professional conferences by including SFA information in presentations, or distributing SFA materials. Please contact SFA staff to coordinate this activity, and we will provide SFA talking points, slides, and other mater...
All Science Festival Alliance member festivals have a profile page listed on this website’s interactive map and calendar. Each of those festival profiles is linked to personal profiles for the festival’s main organizers. Download specific instructions on updating these personal and festival prof...
This is an example of what an application to submit an event for Science Festivals. An example of the North Carolina Science Festival's application for collaborators planning a specific festival event.
This resource serves as a template application for libraries who would like to host a Neighborhood Science After School program.
This resource, "Neighborhood Science Afterschool," is a document that provides an outline of the program and can serve as a template for other after school programs.
This is an example volunteer job description for Discovery Day events at the Philadelphia Science Festival.
When the North Carolina Science Festival wanted to expand its geographic footprint, it realized it needed some help! Festival organizers hired a consultant with knowledge of the metro Charlotte, NC science and education communities to recruit event hosts and support marketing and PR efforts. The dev...
This resource serves as a sample of a Partner Checklist for Discovery Day at Science Festivals.
This resource serves as a sample of an exhibitor packet for science festivals.
The 2015 International Public Science Events Conference (IPSEC) IPSEC 2015 meets June 1 - 2 at the MIT Media Lab. Over 135 attendees have registered as of mid-May, with more signing on every day. So far, attendees from across the US and UK include representatives from some of the largest science e...
