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Wednesday, June 4, 2008
See It Keep It Use It, The New American Standard ~ 2008 Historic Preservation Conference
Registration begins at 8 am
Rutgers - New Brunswick, College Ave. Campus

Annual conference to focus on sustainability. Workshops cover disaster preparedness, green building, brownfield redevelopment, and economic alternatives analysis.

Genny Guzman
(609) 984-0543
genny.guzman@dep.state.nj.us

Monday, June 23rd, 2008
NJAM –Annual Meeting
Liberty Science Center

9:30–10:00 Registration
10:00–10:20 Welcome

10:20–11:00 Keynote address: The Relevancy-Driven Museum
Emlyn Koster, President and CEO of Liberty Science Center
Dr. Koster is at the helm of one of the museum field's
most relevancy-minded institutions. Internationally
experienced and dedicated to improving the links between
science and society, he is a prominent writer and speaker
about the external responsibilities of science museums as
well as an active contributor to the field. Trained as a
geologist and previously at the helm of a natural history
museum and of a science center in Canada, Dr. Koster sees
museums as a vital helping hand to a brighter future
in social and environmental terms. Both Liberty Science
Center's mission and his outside professional activities are
aligned with this philosophy.

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