A planning committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene a 2-day convocation to bring together experts to discuss the status of informal science and engineering education. The sessions will bring together the research, practice, and policy communities to consider the impact of the National Academies Learning Science in Informal Environments (2009) report, reflect on trends in the field since the report’s release, and identify promising directions forward. The convocation will explore questions such as:

• What have been some of the biggest impacts of the National Academies report?
• Where has the field seen the most growth? What innovations or new developments are most exciting?
• What new insights about learning science and engineering in informal environments have emerged?
• What are the most exciting emerging directions for the field in practice and in research?
• What are the gaps in research and practice?
• What are the highest priority next steps for research and practice?

A proceedings of the workshop, summarizing the presentations and discussions, will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.