Conferences in the Community
We’re excited to announce that community conferences will now be listed on our website, offering a great opportunity to explore emerging issues in informal science and the museum field. These events will provide a chance to learn, engage in discussions about current trends, and connect with colleagues in topical groups. We encourage you to attend and take advantage of these valuable opportunities to deepen your understanding and expand your network within the field.
Don’t forget to explore the ASTC Annual Conference which is one of the premier annual events for science-engagement professionals and leaders in science and technology centers and museums as well as allied organizations across North America and around the world!
January 2025
- American Library Association (ALA), 2025 LibLearnX , January 24-27, Phoenix, Arizona
February 2025
- Informal Science Education Association of Texas (ISEA), 2025 Annual Meeting, February 12-14, San Antonio, Texas
- American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Annual Meeting, February 13-15, Boston, Massachusetts
- Science for All Summit, 2025 Annual Summit, February 20-21, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
March 2025
- Giant Screen Cinema Association (GSCA), 2025 Film Expo, March 10-12, Los Angeles, California
- Association of Zoos & Aquariums (AZA), 2025 Mid-Year Meeting, March 24-29, Palm Springs, California
- National Science Teaching Association (NSTA), National Conference, March 26-29, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 2025
- Association of Science Communicators (ASC), Science Talk ’25, April 3-4, Raleigh, North Carolina
- Center for Advancing Research Impact in Society (ARIS), Summit 2025, April 23-25, San Juan, Puerto Rico
May 2025
- American Alliance of Museums (AAM), 2025 Annual Meeting, May 6-9, Los Angeles, California
- Association of Children’s Museum (ACM), InterActivity 2025, May 14-16, Albuquerque, New Mexico
- American Museum Membership Conference (AMMC), 2025 Annual Conference, May 19-22, Cleveland, Ohio
- Association for Advancing Participatory Sciences (AAPS), 2025 Annual Conference, May 27-30, Portland, Oregon (Registration open)
June 2025
- American Public Gardens Association (APGA), 2025 Annual Conference, June 2-5, Denver, Colorado (Registration open)
- European Network of Science Centres and Museums (Ecsite), 2025 Annual Conference, June 3-5, Warsaw, Poland (Registration open)
- Canadian Association of Science Centres (CASC), 2025 Annual Conference, June 10-12, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada (Registration open)
July 2025
- Visitor Studies Association (VSA), 2025 Annual Conference, July 15-17, Virtual (Registration open)
August 2025
- Association of Nature Center Administrators (ANCA), 2025 Annual Summit, August 25-29, Newport Beach, California (Registration open)
September 2025
- Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC), 2025 Annual Conference, September 5-8, San Francisco Bay Area, California (Registration open)
- Association for Science Discovery Centres (ASDC), 2025 Annual Conference, September 9-10, Bradford, United Kingdom (Call for proposals open)
- Network for the Popularization of Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean (RedPOP), XIX Congress RedPOP 2025, Ciencia Viva: Conectar Mentes y Comunidades, September 9-13, Puebla, Mexico (Registration open)
- American Association for State and Local History (AASLH), 2025 Annual Conference, September 10-13, Cincinnati, Ohio
- The Global Women in STEM Leadership Summit, Annual Summit, September 29-30, Atlanta, Georgia (Registration open)
October 2025
- Advancing Indigenous People in STEM (AISES), 2025 National Conference, October 2-4, Minneapolis, Minnesota (Registration open)
- Connected Learning Summit (CLS), 2025 Summit, October 5-10, Virtual
- Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), 2025 Annual Conference, October 30-November 1, Columbus, Ohio
November 2025
- North American Association for Environmental Education (NAAEE), 2025 Annual Conference, November 3–6, Virtual