Speakers Tour sponsors the program, in collaboration 

 with the U.S. Information Agency. 



together scientists interested in using the construction 

 crane as an ecological tool to study the forest canopy. 



March 4-7 



■ Presentation In Queretaro, Mexico, National Science 

 Resources Center Executive Director Douglas Lapp and 

 Deputy Director Sally Goetz Shuler participated in a 

 conference on elementary school science that was attend- 

 ed by government officials, university scientists, and 

 teachers. They discussed science education reform and 

 presented a workshop on inquiry-centered science teach- 

 ing. They also visited schools where adaptations of 

 science units from the NSRC's Science and Technology 

 for Children curriculum are being piloted. 



March $ 



■ Public Lecture A "Star Wars" lecture was the 

 Smithsonian Institution Libraries' contribution to the 

 Washington Collegium for the Humanities lecture 

 series on "Belonging and Acceptance in History, 

 Culture and Art." In "Star Wars: Belonging and Ac- 

 ceptance of the Hero," Mary Henderson, curator of 

 NASM's exhibition, Star Wars: The Magic of Myth, 

 examined themes of classical and ancient mythology 

 recreated by George Lucas in his film trilogy before an 

 audience of 260 people. The lecture was co-sponsored 

 by the Smithsonian Institution Libraries and the 

 National Air and Space Museum. The Smithsonian 

 Institution Libraries is one of the nine members of the 

 Washington Collegium for the Humanities. 



March 5 



■ Training Seminar The Smithsonian Accessibility Pro- 

 gram conducted a "Two-Cents Seminar on Accessible 

 Exhibition Design" for staff and people with disabilities 

 from its Advisor}' Council. Participants, including two 

 experts from Canadian and Boston cultural organiza- 

 tions, shared problems and solutions in applying acces- 

 sible design guidelines to their exhibitions. The 

 presentation was one of four training sessions focusing 

 on guidelines prepared by the Accessibility Program to 

 improve access to museums for visitors with disabilities. 



March 10-13 



■ Meeting The Tropical Research Institute and the 

 United Nations Environmental Programme hosted the 

 Tropical Forest Canopy Symposium that brought 



March 10 



■ Publication Seeing the Smithsonian in Washington. DC — 

 A Quick Guide was produced by the Visitor Information 

 and Associates' Reception Center for distribution at all 

 information desks. 



March 14 



■ Exhibit Photographs by Barbara Beirne and objects 

 from the National Museum of American History's col- 

 lections were brought together in a display of environ- 

 mental portraits made in the Appalachian region in the 

 1990s. The exhibit, "Women of Southern Appalachia: 

 Serving Home and Communiry," detailed the difficult 

 lives and economic hatdships of women as they struggle 

 ro support and care for their families. 



March 16-22 



■ Meeting The Meeting of the 8th International Council 

 of Zooarchaeology, held at the Tropical Research Institute's 

 Earl S. Tupper Research and Conference Center, brought 

 together scientists from around the world who study 

 animal remains to reconstruct past environments. 



March ip 



■ Special Event The National Portrait Gallery 

 presented "A Conversation with Dorothy Height" as a 

 feature in its Living Self-Portrait Series. Marc Pachter, 

 Counselor to the Secretary, interviewed Dr. Height, 

 President of the National Council of Negro Women 

 since 1958, and a recipient of the Citizens Medal Award 

 in 1989 by President Reagan for distinguished service to 

 the country. In 1994, President Clinton awarded her the 

 Presidential Medal of Freedom. 



March 27 



■ Publication The Center for Museum Studies began 

 publication of "CMS Reports to the Smithsonian," a 

 semi-annual newsletter for Smithsonian staff. 



March 28 



■ Digital Publication The Smithsonian Institution 

 Libraries published a second full-text electronic edition 



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