Day 1 September 5 (Wed)
Subtheme: Cooking up the Science Center Experience
1A Expanding menu of experiences: exhibitions and programs
Champion: Daniel Tan, Science Center Singapore
1B Marketing and Post Visit rewards: “Appetizers: and Dessert
Champion: Lisa Nicandro, The Mind Museum
1C The lure of hot topics
Champion: Garrick Bercero, The Mind Museum
1D Refreshing the menu for regular diners: schools
Champion: Chester Ong, Science Center Singapore
1E Big Data analytics
Champion: Wachiraphan Charoenwet, National Science Museum, Thailand
1F Fundraising and sponsorship
Champion: Claire McGowan, Science Alive
1G Communicating Cutting edge research
Champion: Mack Saraswat, Science Alive
1H The Digital Ingredient of the Science Center
Champion: Yi Hsuan Lin, National Taiwan Science Education Center
Day 2 September 6 (Thu)
Subtheme: Knowing the Impact of the Science “Dishes” We Serve
2A The Science Center “Kitchen and Dining” Crew: The role of volunteers
Champion: Wei Hsin Sun, National Museum of Natural Science, Taiwan
2B Community engagement: how do we know we matter?
Champion: Szuyi Lo, National Science and Technology Museum, Taiwan
2C Linking with SDGs
Champion: Bobby Cerini, Questacon
2D Managing relationships with government
Champion: Cham Lee Fin, Science Center Singapore
2E The Impact on our own teams and donors
Champion: Myl Velvez, The Mind Museum
2F Menu for Specific Customer Groups
Champion: Trixie Tacardon, The Mind Museum
2G Measuring cups: The different ways to measure scientific literacy
Champion: Lee Ying, Petrosains
2H Are science centers the victim or beneficiary of the digital age?
Champion: Chiharu Yamada, Miraikan
Day 3 September 7 (Fri)
Subtheme: Expanding the Menu of Science Centers
3A Collaborations with industries
Champion: Chenchen Shen, Miraikan
3B Collaborations within ASPAC: existing projects and possibilities
Champion: Song Choon Lee, Science Centre Singapore
3C What are we missing in current science centers?(I)
Champion: TM Lim, Science Centre Singapore
3D Who else have science centers not served yet and how do we serve them?
Champion: Min Chao Lin, National Taiwan Science Education Center
3E Co-creation and design with citizens
Champion: Foo Huey Chyun, Petrosains
3F/3H Who are our competitors and how do we differentiate ourselves further?/Collaborations with “competitors
Champion: Nopparat Theptepa, National Science Museum, Thailand
3G What are we missing in current science centers?(II)
Champion: TM Lim, Science Centre Singapore