Welcome & Framing the Day

Brian Bannon, Commissioner, Chicago Public Library -- @bbannon / @ChiPubLib

Susan Hildreth, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services -- @IMLSDirector / @US_IMLS

What We Know and How to Translate: The Informational STEM Landscape and Opportunities for Libraries

Moderator:
Dennis Schatz, Pacific Science Center

Panel:
Invited Speaker
Beth Yoke, CAE, Executive Director, Young Adult Library Services Association -- @YALSA_Director / @YALSA
Paul (Wyn) Jennings, Program Director, National Science Foundation -- @NSF
Connie Yowell, Director of Education for U.S. Programs, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation -- @connie / @macfound

Short and Long Term Goals and Impacts

Moderator:
Dale McCreedy, Director, Gender, Adult Learning and Community Engagement, Franklin Institute -- @TheFranklin

Panel:
Meg Escudé, Director of Community Youth Programs (Tinkering Afterschool & XTech), Institute for Research and Learning, Exploratorium -- @exploratorium
Felton Thomas, Director, Cleveland Public Library -- @feltonian / @Cleveland_PL
Kirsten Ellenbogen, President & CEO, Great Lakes Science Center -- @kellenbogen / @GLScienceCtr
Lynn Dierking, Sea Grant Professor of Free-Choice Learning, Oregon State University -- @oregonstateuniv

Models for Programs and Scalability Challenges

Moderator: Margaret Glass, Program Manager, Professional Development, Association of Science-Technology Centers -- @ScienceCenters

Panel:
Paul Dusenbery, Executive Director, Space Science Institute Reed Stevens, Northwestern/FUSE
Darrell Porcello, CTO and Director, Center for Technology Innovation, Lawrence Hall of Science, University of California, Berkeley -- @DarrellPorcello / @berkeleyscience / @UCBerkeley
Kate Haley Goldman, Principal, Audience Viewpoints -- @KateHG4

Conversation with the Director - City-wide STEM

Moderator:
Susan Hildreth, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services -- @IMLSDirector / @US_IMLS

Panel:
Beth Swanson, Deputy Chief of Staff for Education, City of Chicago
Brian Bannon, Commissioner, Chicago Public Library -- @bbannon / @ChiPubLib

Diversity in STEM Programming

Moderator:
Sandra Toro, Senior Grants Management Specialist, IMLS -- @sandraatoro / @US_IMLS

Angela Brade, COO – Support Services, Howard County Library System -- @HoCo_Library
Melissa Ballard, Research Associate, Afterschool Alliance -- @mellyball / @afterschool4all
Jennifer B. Lyle, COO, Building Blocks for Kids Richmond Collaborative -- @BBKRichmond

Roles of Staff and the Preparation of Librarians and Archivists for the Informal STEM Landscape

Moderator: Andrea Sáenz, First Deputy Commissioner, Chicago Public Library -- @chipublib

Cat Greim, Curiosity Machine Community & Partnerships Leader, Iridescent -- @catcookgreim / @IridescentLA
Mary Nelson, Youth Services Coordinator, Las Vegas-Clark County Library District -- @LVCCLD Jennifer Nelson, State Librarian, Minnesota Department of Education State Library Services -- @MnDeptEd
Suzie Allard, Associate Professor, Associate Director, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee -- @UTKSIS / @UTKnoxville

Conclusion and Closing Discussion

Susan Hildreth, Director, Institute of Museum and Library Services -- @IMLSDirector / @US_IMLS
Bob Horton, Associate Deputy Director for Library Services, Institute of Museum and Library Services -- @US_IMLS