World Science Centre Networks

There are many science centre networks, covering countries all around the world. These organisations help foster cooperation and links between science centres and museums, as well as provide opportunities for staff development and training.

ASPAC

Asia Pacific Network of Science and Technology Centres
Contact: Mr Brenton Honeyman, ASPAC Executive Director
Questacon, Australia
E bhoneyman@questacon.edu.au
W www.aspacnet.org

ASTC

Association of Science-Technology Centres
Contact: Mr Anthony (Bud) Rock, ASTC Chief Executive Officer
ASTC, 1025 Vermont Avenue NW, Suite 500
Washington, DC 20005-6310, USA
E brock@astc.org
W www.astc.org

ASTEN

Australasian Science and Technology Exhibitors Network
Contact: Ms Sarah Bugg, ASTEN Executive Officer
Scitech
PO Box 1155, West Perth, Western Australia 6872, Australia
E sarahbugg@scitech.org.au
W www.astenetwork.net

BIG

British Interactive Group
Contact: Ms Sarah Vining
Administrator
E secretary@big.uk.com
W www.big.uk.com

CASC

Canadian Association of Science Centres
Contact: CASC
c/0 Canadian Museum of Nature
Box 3443, Stn “D”
Ottawa, Ontario K1P 6P4
E ross@sciencenorth.ca
W www.canadiansciencecentres.ca

ECSITE

European Network of Science Centres and Museums
Contact: Ms Catherine Franche, Executive Director
ECSITE
70 Coudenberg, 5th Floor
B-1000 Brussels, Belgium
E cfranche@ecsite.net
W www.ecsite.net

NAMES

North Africa and Middle East Science Centers Network
Contact: Mr Mijbil Almutawa
The Scientific Center of Kuwait
Kuwait City
Kuwait
E mijbil@tsck.org.kw
W namesnetwork.org

NCSM

National Council of Science Museums
Contact: Mr Ganga S Rautela, Director General
NCSM, Sector V, Block GN
Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata 700091, West Bengal, India
E ncsmin@.vsnl.com
W www.ncsm.org.in

Red-POP

Network for the Popularisation of Science and Technology in Latin America and the Caribbean
Contact: Alejandra León-Carstellá, Red-POP Executive Director
Fundacion Cientec – Costa Rica
Edificio José Figueres Ferrer, Municipalidad de San José, 3 1/4 piso, Avenida 10
Apartado Postal 8536-1000
San José, Costa Rica
E leonale@racsa.co.cr
W www.redpop.org

SAASTEC

Southern African Association for Science and Technology Centres
Contact: Ms Julie Cleverdon, SAASTEC President
MTN ScienCentre
Century City, Canal Walk
Cape Town 7700 South Africa
E julie.cleverdon@mtnsciencentre.org.za
W www.saastec.co.za