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Visitor Studies Group 10th Anniversary Summer School 2008 Seen but not heard! Listening to children's voices in visitor studies Children, as both formal and free choice learners, make up a large segment of audiences in museums and living collections. Through a series of presentations and workshops the 2008 VSG Summer School will focus on how to glean and effectively utilise valid and reliable data sourced from children. Thursday 18th & Friday 19th September 2008 Chester Zoo, North of England Zoological Society Two exciting days of presentations, workshops and networking Speakers include: * Professor Cedric Cullingford, School of Education and Professional Development, University of Huddersfield (Keynote) * Jocelyn Dodd, Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester * Hannah Shepherd - Thinktank, Birmingham's Museum of Science * Andrew McIntyre, Morris Hargreaves McIntyre * Visitor Research Unit, Science Museum, London * Reinaldo Niebles, Barranquilla Zoo, Colombia * Nicola Jagger & Tim Seal, Centre of the Cell, London The Summer School will offer a series of workshops across two days and a 'Marketplace of Ideas' on Friday. Be part of the first VSG event to be held at a zoo, experience great networking opportunities and take the chance to visit the UK's most popular zoo, with over 1.3 million visitors a year. The event is ideal for practitioners including evaluators, marketers, exhibition and learning programme developers and students in this field. Registration: Members £75 per day or £130 for both days Members' Concession £55 per day or £90 for both days Non Members £85 per day or £150 for both days Non-Members' Concession £65 per day or £110 for both days Fees include delegate pack, tea & coffee and lunches. Any delegates wishing to stay until Saturday will be welcome to free admission to the Zoo on that day. To book a place please download a registration form from the VSG website www.visitors.org.uk/node/230 For further information about the programme or the venue please contact Kate Brankin [log in to unmask] Frazer Swift Head of Learning Museum of London 150 London Wall London. EC2Y 5HN Tel: 020 7814 5771 Fax: 087 0444 3853 Email: [log in to unmask] www.museumoflondon.org.uk Museum of London is changing. Visit www.museumoflondon.org.uk to find out more. Explore how the Great Fire shaped the city www.museumoflondon.org.uk/londonsburning Jack the Ripper and the East End a major new exhibition at Museum in Docklands, opens 15 May Before printing, please think about the environment