ASTC relies on the voices of our members to guide us in our work to support and engage members and the informal science education field.
We invite staff at all levels from ASTC members (both Science Center and Museum Members and Allied Members) in good standing to raise your hand to be considered for a committee or other volunteer opportunity.
Opportunities for Volunteer Service
Ad-hoc committees provide guidance to the ASTC staff and Board of Directors on areas within their scope of work. Most committees require at least a one-year term of service with opportunities to continue serving over several years. Please see the individual committee charters for specific information regarding committee service.
- Advocacy, Casemaking, and Engagement Committee
- Awards Committee
- Conference Program Planning Committee
- Global Trends Committee
- Leadership and Field Development Committee
ASTC is resuming publication of Dimensions as an online magazine that will populate a resource library of case studies, examples, and community contributions relevant to ASTC’s membership of professionals in science engagement and related fields. We welcome members of the community to volunteer to serve as peer reviewers for content submitted to Dimensions.
Other Task Force opportunities become available from time to time, are usually time limited with a focused scope and charge, and are formed at the direction of the Board Chair, who works with ASTC staff to identify diverse membership representative of the breadth of ASTC members and with experience relevant to the topic of the charge. If you are interested in being considered for one of these future opportunities, please indicate on your interest form and flag areas of potential interest.
Finally, ASTC has regular opportunities to sit on advisory bodies, juries, and lead communities of practice. Indicate your interest in the “Other Opportunities” section.
Pursuant to Article 5, Section 2 of the ASTC Bylaws, service on the ASTC Board of Directors is limited to chief executives of Science Center and Museum Members and executive-level leaders of Allied Members.
As part of ASTC’s commitment to engaging our entire community, we welcome a broad section of professionals to express their interest so that we can identify individuals who bring diverse ideas, perspectives, backgrounds, disciplines, knowledge systems, and approaches to their ASTC service.
All individuals expressing interest will be put forward for consideration to the ASTC staff and relevant committee chairs who will make nominations to fill vacancies to the ASTC Board Chair for approval.
If you have any questions, please email info@astc.org.