Cultural Connections Program Announcement

Program Announcement

Going Green: Museums as Leaders in Sustainability
Wednesday, April 8, 2009 1:00 - 5:00 PM
California Academy of Sciences

Join us to discuss ways museums can "walk the talk" of environmental sustainability both programmatically and operationally. From the local to the national, our panel will provide an overview of recent green museum initiatives including the Green Museums Accord and explore the opportunities for and challenges of reducing and recycling museum waste. Learn about the California Academy of Sciences' efforts to reduce its carbon footprint and raise visitor awareness with their LEED Platinum certified building and public programs.

Speakers:

Tim McNeil, Assistant Professor/UC Davis Design Museum Director
Aaron Pope, Manager of Sustainability Programs, California Academy of Sciences
Shawn Rosenmoss, Senior Environmental Specialist, SF Department of the Environment

Program

1:00 - 2:30	Check in for program at the Staff Entrance (southeast side of the building) on Middle Drive. Look for a Cultural Connections board member in the lobby for admission and directions to 3rd Floor classroom. Prior to the program, participants are invited to tour the Academy on their own. Museum admission waived. Optional audio tour available for an additional fee.
2:30 - 4:00	Presentations and Discussion
4:00 - 5:00	Networking and refreshments (Bring your own refillable mug or refillable water bottle and win a door prize!)
Program Fee	Free for Cultural Connections members $10 for non-members Space is limited. RSVP required. Email info@cultural-connections.org to confirm your participation or visit Cultural Connections on Facebook.
Location	California Academy of Sciences Golden Gate Park San Francisco, CA 415-379-8000
Directions and parking	For directions to the California Academy of Sciences, visit http://www.calacademy.org/visit/getting_here/. Public and alternative transportation encouraged. Street parking is located throughout Golden Gate Park and neighboring areas and in the Concourse Parking Facility on Music Concourse Drive.

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Wednesday, June 10, 2009 - Teacher and School Programs

Presenter Bios:

Tim McNeil is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Design and Director of the Design Museum at the UC, Davis. He is the faculty director for courses in exhibition planning and design, and, as Design Museum Director, is responsible for its ongoing exhibitions program. In addition, Tim is principal of Muniz/McNeil, a multi-disciplinary design and research practice whose recent projects include the design and renovation of the EcoCenter at San Francisco Environment. Tim is former creative director of the Natural Resources Defense Council?s Environmental Action Center in Santa Monica, CA, which, in 2003, was the first ?green? interpretive center in the U.S. to receive LEED Platinum certification.

With over twenty years of exhibition planning experience, Tim is an authority on sustainable design solutions for museum environments. He is chair of the California Association of Museums Green Museum Initiative and co-chair of the American Association of Museum's Green Strategic Planning Committee. Tim has a BA in graphic design from Middlesex University, and a MA in exhibition design from University of the Arts, London.

Aaron Pope
Biodiversity, global warming and clean water were common topics around the dinner table during Aaron Pope?s childhood in Berkeley, and instilled in him a lifelong commitment to the natural world. Aaron holds an Environmental Studies degree from UC Santa Barbara where he co-founded the student-run Environmental Affairs Board and held several conservation internships. His love of the outdoors took him to Lake Tahoe, where he worked as a river rafting guide, editor and writer. In 2000, Aaron returned to the Bay Area as project manager, helping to develop educational software. Now at the California Academy of Sciences, Aaron splits his time between content development and managing green practices.

Shawn Rosenmoss is a Senior Environmental Specialist with the SF Department of the Environment (SF Environment), with a specialty in Grants, Fundraising, and Community Partnerships. In addition to granting out $1 million annually to Community Based Organizations for their work in Zero Waste and Environmental Justice, she is responsible for developing funding sources for many of SF Environment?s cutting-edge projects and programs. Rosenmoss currently spearheads its Green Stacks Partnership with the City?s public library system, a multi-dimensional collaboration that covers sustainability across collections, programming, facilities renovations, and operations and maintenance for all 28 branches.

Prior to joining SF Environment, Rosennmoss ran a circus (really). A former dancer and aerialist, Rosenmoss holds a BS in Electrical Engineering and a Secondary Math Teaching Credential. She sits on the Boards of the Artists in Residence Program at the SF Dump and Flyaway Productions Aerial Company and has created an Implementing Green organizing tool being uses by schools and non-profit agencies around the State.