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Good point Ian > -----Original Message----- > From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:PSCI- > [log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Ian Russell > Sent: 20 February 2007 10:57 > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: [PSCI-COM] Small can be good > > Here is just a random remark, prompted by Tristram Wyatt's email, > 'Making outreach work'. This excellent project aims to reach 2,000 > students per year, with an estimated annual budget of $185,000. > Therefore a cost of $92.50 per student is indicated. I am not making > any value judgement here: just remarking that such data is > interesting, important and not always mentioned. > > It would be interesting to compare cost-per-participant for a range > of initiatives and visitor attractions, because I suspect many small, > humble, overlooked and under-funded projects might show up > surprisingly as the top-performers. > > Of course, the quality of the individual experience also has to be > considered. But what smaller projects lack in hardware they often > make up for with more personal contact. > > > [log in to unmask] * http://www.interactives.co.uk > * > Give people facts and you feed their minds for an hour. > Awaken curiosity and they feed their own minds for a lifetime. > * > Ian Russell > > ********************************************************************** > 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, > send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: > set psci-com nomail > 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: > set psci-com mail > 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the > message: > leave psci-com > 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list > archive, > can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci- > com.html > 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and > science > and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk **********************************************************************