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MANILA, Philippines – The Mind Museum hosted this year’s 15th Annual Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centres (ASPAC) 2015 Conference.
This year’s “Inspirational Science Camp” forges science and creative participation to bring new zest and energy into the work of science centers, museums, and related exhibit developers from Asia, Europe, and North America. (READ: ASPAC 2015: Coming together for science)
This is the first time the Philippines is hosting the conference.
The Mind Museum invited two internationally recognized personalities in the field of science and creative attractions to be keynote speakers in the ASPAC 2015 Conference.
On Monday, April 27, Dr Nancy Andreasen, highly respected neuroscientist and US National Medal of Science Recipient, shared her work on how the brain and creativity work together.
Andreasen is currently Andrew H. Woods Chair of Psychiatry and director of the Neuroimaging Research Center and the Mental Health Clinical Research Center at The University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine.
On Tuesday, April 28, Joe Rohde, Senior vice president and creative executive of Walt Disney’s Imagineering Division, talked about the scientific inspiration behind Disney’s compelling attractions.
Rohde is the genius behind many of the company’s theme parks, including the Animal Kingdom.
WATCH THE KEYNOTE SPEECHES BELOW:
Joe Rohde of Walt Disney Imagineering
– Rappler.com
The conference will run from April 26 to 30 at The Mind Museum. For more information, visit the conference’s official website, http://www.aspac2015.com.
Rappler is a media partner for ASPAC 2015.
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