IWG Summary: New Mexico Informal Science Network

Report (PDF): A Report on the New Mexico Informal Science Network Meeting

Representatives from nine New Mexico science museums and one representative from New Mexico state parks met to dialogue about the possibility of creating a network of informal science institutions that would help build institutional capacity and develop an educational infrastructure across the state to support greater public understanding of science and current EPSCoR research.

The goals of this meeting were to:

  1. Learn more about each institution attending;
  2. Learn more about informal science networks by examining various network models;
  3. Introduce all present to New Mexico EPSCoR and its research agenda; and
  4. Determine the feasibility of creating an informal science network in the state of New Mexico.

Sevilleta National Wildlife Refuge
Near Belen, NM
September 5-7, 2012

Activity Lead: Charles Walter
New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science