Science Centres news:Science North to develop Guangzhou centre Barack Obama’s former White House science and technology chief of
staff, Cristin Dorgelo, has been named the new president and CEO of the
Association of Science and Technology Centers (ASTC)
Visitor Attractions news:Amanda Thompson to lead IAAPA in 2020 Amanda Thompson OBE will become only the third woman to chair IAAPA in its 100-
year history, after the global attractions body announced the Blackpool Pleasure
Beach managing director would take over in 2020
Theme Parks news:Legoland gives 20,000 tickets to Irma kids Merlin’s Legoland resort in Florida is donating 20,000 tickets to children in the state affected by Hurricane Irma, representing the largest ticket giveaway in the park’s history
Heritage news:Mexico police team to tackle looting Mexico’s police force has created
a new federal division dedicated
to protecting the country’s cultural
heritage, with the aim of tackling
theft, the looting of historic artefacts
and trafficking of such items
Zoos & Aquariums news:Cage-free zoo approved for Sydney Plans to develop a second zoo in Sydney, Australia, have been given
the go-ahead after local government officials granted
planning permission to the AU$36m ($29m, €24m, £21m) “cage free” project
in Bungarribee
Technology news:Interactive colour editing from Disney Disney’s research and development
arm has come up with a new way
to interact with art – creating an
augmented reality application that
allows users to recolour paintings
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