July 10-22 



Program: The National Science Resources Center launched its first Elementary 

 Science Leadership Institute in the S. Dillon Ripley Center with forty-five 

 representatives from fifteen of the largest school districts nationwide. 

 Participants attended workshops on the benefits of hands-on science learning and 

 formulated plans to implement improvements in their local elementary science 

 education programs. 



July 11 



Reception: The Smithsonian Institution Libraries cohosted a reception with the 

 Histoiy of Earth Sciences Society for attendees of the 28th International 

 Geological Congress in the Dibner Library of the History of Science and 

 Technology. 



July 14-16 



Regional Event: The Smithsonian National Associate Lecture and Seminar Program 

 presented a weekend of lectures and workshops in conjunction with the California 

 Museum of Science and Industry, Los Angeles, California, to celebrate the 

 twentieth anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Staff from the National Air 

 and Space Museum presented programs, including "The History of Manned Space 

 Flight" and "A Spacecraft Tour of the Solar System." 



July 20 



Special Event: The National Air and Space Museum, along with the National 

 Aeronautics and Space Administration, celebrated the twentieth anniversary of the 

 first manned landing on the moon. A morning public ceremony held on the steps of 

 the museum included participation by President George Bush, Vice President Dan 

 Quayle, and the Apollo 11 crew. A free lunar landing party held later that 

 evening attracted thousands of area residents and visitors and featured films, 

 tours, education programs, and other special activities. The Office of 

 Protection Services, in close cooperation with the Secret Service, the U.S. Park 

 Police, and local law enforcement authorities, provided protection services for 

 the celebration. 



July 27-28 



Advisory Council: The Office of Elementary and Secondary Education convened the 

 third annual meeting of the Smithsonian Advisory Council on Education. Appointed 

 by the secretary, the council is charged with the task of helping to stimulate 

 and shape Smithsonian-wide priorities and directions in education. 



August 



Search Committee: A search committee, chaired by Smithsonian Undersecretary Dean 

 Anderson, was announced to nominate a director for the proposed National Museum 

 of the American Indian. 



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