PROFILE Al DeSena Founder ATD Discern, LLC About informal science Research Current NSF Funding Opportunities Related to Informal STEM Learning Hot Topics in Informal Science Education The Case for Informal Science Education Setting the Stage: Opening the 2010 ISE Summit Informal Science Education Summit 2010 ISE PI Summit 2008 - Discussion Groups Evalaution and Monitoring in the ISE Program ISE PI Summit 2008 Projects ISE PI Summit 2008 Participants Advancing Informal STEM Learning (AISL) Program Solicitation, NSF15-593