Museum Of Science And Industry Inc

OPERATION OF A MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY.

IN 2023, THE MUSEUM OF SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY, HEREIN REFERRED TO AS MOSI, MARKED AN IMPRESSIVE EPOCH SPANNING OVER SIX DECADES AS A GUIDING LIGHT IN THE REALM OF STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ARTS, AND MATHEMATICS) EDUCATION WITHIN THE TAMPA BAY REGION. WITH AN UNYIELDING COMMITMENT, MOSI'S PROGRAMS TOUCH THE LIVES OF A REMARKABLE 175,000 INDIVIDUALS ANNUALLY. FUNCTIONING AS A CHERISHED RESOURCE FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT WITHIN THE TAMPA BAY REGION, MOSI HAS IMMEASURABLY ENRICHED THE EXPERIENCES OF INNUMERABLE STUDENTS, EDUCATORS, AND FAMILIES BY OFFERING INNOVATIVE, HANDS-ON LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES THAT TRANSCEND THE CONVENTIONAL CLASSROOM SETTING.(SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION) THROUGHOUT THE PASSAGE OF MORE THAN SIXTY YEARS, MOSI HAS FOSTERED A MYRIAD OF PARTNERSHIPS WITH ESTEEMED ORGANIZATIONS THAT SHARE ITS MISSION AND VISION. TOGETHER, THEY ENDEAVOR TO SCULPT THE TAMPA BAY REGION INTO A CRUCIBLE OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION-A PLACE WHERE DISCOURSE AND LEARNING FLOURISH, KNOWLEDGE IS SHARED, AND NOVEL CONCEPTS ARE HERALDED. MOSI'S LATEST COLLABORATORS INCLUDE THE FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF STATE, THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICT, THE LEGO FOUNDATION, THE AMGEN FOUNDATION, AND MOSAIC. COLLECTIVELY, WITH THE SUPPORT OF OUR ESTEEMED PARTNERS, PATRONS, AND THE COMMUNITY AT LARGE, MOSI STEADFASTLY WORKS TO NURTURE AND AUGMENT THE TAMPA BAY STEM ECOSYSTEM, WHICH STANDS AS ONE OF AMERICA'S FASTEST-GROWING HUBS FOR STEM ENDEAVORS.IN PURSUIT OF ITS NOBLE MISSION TO BE THE EPICENTER OF SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND INNOVATION, MOSI PLAYED HOST TO OVER 82,000 YOUNG MINDS WHO GRACED THE MUSEUM'S HALLS AS PART OF SCHOOL GROUPS, HOMESCHOOL PROGRAMS, OR SCOUTING EXCURSIONS IN THE YEAR 2023. MOREOVER, OVER 21,000 STUDENTS REAPED THE BENEFITS OF MOSI'S IN MOTION OUTREACH PROGRAMS, DESIGNED TO DISSEMINATE SCIENTIFIC KNOWLEDGE WITHIN SCHOOL PREMISES AND DIVERSE COMMUNITY EVENTS. NOTABLY, MOSI'S STEAM EDUCATION INITIATIVES PERSEVERED EVEN WHEN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS WERE IN RECESS. DURING THESE OUT-OF-SCHOOL PERIODS, WHICH ENCOMPASSED FALL, WINTER, SPRING, AND SUMMER BREAKS, MORE THAN 2,500 YOUNG INDIVIDUALS ACTIVELY PARTICIPATED IN MOSI'S OUT-OF-SCHOOL-TIME SCIENCE CAMPS. AMONG THEM WERE 108 UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTHS WHO WERE GRANTED ACCESS THROUGH THE AUSPICES OF A MOSI SCHOLARSHIP. FURTHERMORE, 42 HIGH-FUNCTIONING YOUNG PEOPLE DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ASD) FOUND A WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT IN FOUR OF MOSI'S INTEGRATED, SENSORY-FRIENDLY STEAM CAMPS HELD AT VARIOUS INTERVALS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.BY PROFFERING A MULTIFACETED SPECTRUM OF PROGRAM FORMATS, WHICH INCLUDE IMMERSIVE FIELD TRIPS, OUTREACH INITIATIVES, CAMP EXPERIENCES, HOMESCHOOL AND VIRTUAL LEARNING PROGRAMS, AND COMPREHENSIVE TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, MOSI MADE SIGNIFICANT STRIDES IN AMPLIFYING STEAM KNOWLEDGE AND ENGENDERING A PALPABLE INTEREST WITHIN THE COMMUNITY. THIS IMPACTFUL WORK EXTENDED ITS REACH TO YOUTHS, TEACHERS, STUDENTS, FAMILIES, GUESTS, CORPORATE ENTITIES, ORGANIZATIONS, SCOUTING GROUPS, AND ADULTS ALIKE.IN 2023, THE MUSEUM WITNESSED OVER 82,000 STUDENTS EMBARKING ON EDUCATIONAL PILGRIMAGES TO MOSI. THIS JOURNEY OFFERED STUDENTS A TROVE OF INFORMAL LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, REPLETE WITH MORE THAN 200 INTERACTIVE STEAM EXHIBITS AND THE EXPANSIVE 23-ACRE BACKWOODS NATURE PARK-AN IDYLLIC SETTING FOR SCIENTIFIC EXPLORATION. SCHOOLS HAD THE OPTION TO AUGMENT THEIR VISITS WITH A CURATED SELECTION OF 26 STEAM EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TAILORED TO YOUTH GROUPS AGED 2 TO 18 YEARS. NOTABLY, GROUPS COULD CHOOSE TO INCLUDE ONE OF FOUR CAPTIVATING PLANETARIUM PROGRAMS DESIGNED FOR STUDENTS SPANNING THE GAMUT FROM KINDERGARTEN TO TWELFTH GRADE. MOREOVER, MOSI EXTENDED ITS OFFERINGS TO ENCOMPASS TEAM-BUILDING EXERCISES AND SELF-CONFIDENCE PROGRAMS THROUGH THE CHALLENGING MOSI SKY TRAIL ROPES COURSE.THE MOSI IN MOTION MOBILE SCIENCE LAB REMAINED AN INDOMITABLE FORCE, BRINGING THE FERVOR OF A STEAM FIELD TRIP DIRECTLY TO SCHOOLS. IN 2023, MORE THAN 21,000 STUDENTS WERE IMMERSED IN THE WONDERS OF STEAM-SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS-THROUGH WORKSHOPS AND ASSEMBLIES CONDUCTED WITHIN THE CONFINES OF THEIR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS. THE MOSI IN MOTION MOBILE SCIENCE LAB BOASTS A COLLECTION OF 30 INTERACTIVE STEAM WORKSHOPS AND ASSEMBLIES TAILORED FOR STUDENTS FROM KINDERGARTEN THROUGH THE EIGHTH GRADE. THESE PROGRAMS ALIGN SEAMLESSLY WITH FLORIDA'S STRINGENT STANDARDS FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS, AS WELL AS THE PRESCRIBED SCHOOL CURRICULUM.MOSI ORCHESTRATED AN IMPRESSIVE ARRAY OF OVER 100 SCIENCE-BASED CAMPS IN 2023, CATERING TO OVER 2,500 YOUNG ENTHUSIASTS. THESE CAMPS WERE METICULOUSLY ALIGNED WITH THE EXTENDED PUBLIC SCHOOL BREAK PERIODS, INCLUDING FALL BREAK, WINTER BREAK, SPRING BREAK, AND SUMMER BREAK. MOSI TOOK PRIDE IN EXTENDING INVITATIONS TO 108 UNDERPRIVILEGED YOUTH WHO WERE ABLE TO ATTEND THESE CAMPS FREE OF CHARGE, COURTESY OF A MOSI SCHOLARSHIP. REMAINING STEADFAST IN ITS COMMITMENT TO SERVING STUDENTS WITHIN TRADITIONAL SCHOOLS AND THE BURGEONING HOMESCHOOLING COMMUNITY, MOSI PARTNERED SEAMLESSLY WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA IFAS EXTENSION. TOGETHER, THEY UNVEILED MONTHLY HOMESCHOOL SCIENCE EXPERIENCE ENRICHMENT DAYS (SEED), DESIGNED TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH HANDS-ON EXPLORATIONS OF STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS). IN 2023, THIS INITIATIVE TOUCHED THE LIVES OF 820 YOUTHS RANGING IN AGE FROM 3 TO 14 YEARS.MOSI'S ESTEEMED EDUCATION TEAM EXHIBITED A PROFOUND COMMITMENT TO DISSEMINATING STEAM EDUCATION BY CRAFTING AND DISSEMINATING ACCESSIBLE STEAM EDUCATIONAL VIDEOS ON THE MOSI YOUTUBE CHANNEL. THIS DIGITAL REPOSITORY SERVED AS A WELLSPRING OF STEAM CONTENT FOR SCHOOLS AND HOMESCHOOL STUDENTS ALIKE. THE VIRTUAL PROGRAMMING INITIATIVES CHAMPIONED BY MOSI TRANSCENDED GEOGRAPHICAL BOUNDARIES, ENGAGING THE COMMUNITY WITH A RICH TAPESTRY OF SCIENTIFIC CONTENT. THIS INCLUDED HANDS-ON ACTIVITIES THAT COULD BE SEAMLESSLY INCORPORATED WITHIN CLASSROOM SETTINGS OR EXECUTED WITHIN THE SAFETY AND COMFORT OF ONE'S HOME. NOTABLY, THE MOSI EDUCATION TEAM FORGED A FRUITFUL PARTNERSHIP WITH THE HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SCIENCE DEPARTMENT, YIELDING TANGIBLE RESULTS IN THE FORM OF HANDS-ON STEAM ACTIVITY KITS TAILORED FOR FIFTH-GRADE TITLE 1 STUDENTS. THESE KITS ENCOMPASSED ALL REQUISITE MATERIALS, QR CODE LINKS TO STEAM VIDEOS CREATED BY THE MOSI EDUCATION TEAM, AND COMPREHENSIVE INSTRUCTIONS TO EMPOWER STUDENTS TO PERFORM THE ACTIVITIES INDEPENDENTLY AT HOME.MOSI'S COMMITMENT TO SUPPORTING EDUCATORS REMAINED UNWAVERING IN 2023. THE INSTITUTION'S ENDEAVORS TRANSCENDED THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CLASSROOM, ENCOMPASSING THE PROVISION AND HOSTING OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE YEAR FOR OVER 250 EDUCATORS HAILING FROM THE TAMPA BAY REGION. THESE INITIATIVES COVERED AN EXPANSIVE SPECTRUM OF STEAM TOPICS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO CODING, DRONES, LEGO, ROCKETS, SPACE EXPLORATION, ROBOTICS, ASTRONOMY, VR TECHNOLOGY, AND THE DEPLOYMENT OF SCIENCE PROBES. MOSI PROUDLY EXTENDED AN OPEN INVITATION TO EDUCATORS BY OFFERING COMPLIMENTARY ADMISSION AND MEMBERSHIP DISCOUNTS THROUGH ITS ESTEEMED EDUCATOR'S CIRCLE PROGRAM, A GESTURE OF APPRECIATION FOR THE INDELIBLE MARK THESE EDUCATORS LEAVE ON THE TAPESTRY OF KNOWLEDGE.

IN 2023, MOSI MAINTAINED ITS DEDICATION TO OFFERING A DIVERSE ARRAY OF ACTIVITIES DESIGNED TO ENTERTAIN AND EDUCATE VISITORS THROUGH OVER 200 INTERACTIVE STEAM EXHIBITS. OUR COMMITMENT TO MAKING LEARNING FUN WAS EVIDENT AS GUESTS EXPLORED AND ENGAGED IN INFORMAL LEARNING EXPERIENCES. WHETHER EMBARKING ON A LUNAR ADVENTURE IN MISSION MOONBASE, JOURNEYING THROUGH TIME AMONG THE STARS IN THE SAUNDERS PLANETARIUM, EMBRACING THE FUTURE THROUGH INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES IN CONNECTUS, OR DELVING INTO THE SCIENCE OF SPORTS AT SLIPPERY SCIENCE (A COLLABORATIVE EXHIBIT WITH THE TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING TEACHING FRICTION, PHYSICS, AND THE SCIENCE OF HOCKEY).MOSI'S OFFERINGS PROVIDED ENDLESS ENTERTAINMENT AND ENLIGHTENMENT. (SEE SCHEDULE O FOR CONTINUATION)ADDITIONALLY, EXHIBITS LIKE DINOVATIONS LAB, MIND MYSTERIES, AND GEOLAB FURTHER ENRICHED THE GUEST EXPERIENCE THROUGH IMMERSIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES.IN 2023, THE FOCUS OF MOSI'S EXHIBIT PATH WAS ON REFURBISHMENTS, ENHANCEMENTS, ADDITIONS, AND COSMETIC UPGRADES. SIGNIFICANT STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS AND INFRASTRUCTURE UPGRADES WERE UNDERTAKEN ACROSS SEVERAL EXHIBITS. THE MISSION: MOONBASE EXHIBIT, GENEROUSLY FUNDED BY NASA, UNDERWENT NOTABLE ENHANCEMENTS, INCLUDING THE REPLACEMENT OF MONITORS AND TOUCHPADS TO ENHANCE USABILITY AND DURABILITY, THEREBY IMPROVING THE GUEST EXPERIENCE. FURTHERMORE, NEW AUDIO AND VISUAL ELEMENTS WERE INCORPORATED TO AUTHENTICALLY SIMULATE THE JOURNEY FROM EARTH TO THE MOON, FOLLOWED BY THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING AND RESIDING ON THE LUNAR SURFACE, AND CULMINATING IN THE EXPLORATION OF ITS TERRAIN. MANY OTHER EXHIBITS RECEIVED ENHANCEMENTS, RANGING FROM CREATIVE VISUAL ELEMENTS TO VIDEO CONTENT AND OVERALL DURABILITY IMPROVEMENTS. IMPORTANTLY, ALL UPGRADES AND ENHANCEMENTS WERE METICULOUSLY EXECUTED DURING NON-OPERATIONAL HOURS TO ENSURE MINIMAL DISRUPTION TO THE GUEST EXPERIENCE.MOSI WELCOMED TWO EXCITING TRAVELING EXHIBITS IN 2023. IN JANUARY, 2023, "WOODEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD" CAPTIVATED VISITORS WITH METICULOUSLY CRAFTED TOOTHPICK REPLICAS OF ICONIC STRUCTURES, OFFERING A 1:164 SCALE JOURNEY THROUGH ARCHITECTURAL MARVELS. FROM THE GREAT PYRAMID OF GIZA TO THE BURJ KHALIFA, THIS EXHIBIT SHOWCASED THE WORLD'S TALLEST BUILDINGS THROUGHOUT HISTORY. IT ALSO FEATURED SCALED-DOWN VERSIONS OF RENOWNED LANDMARKS, ENCOURAGING HANDS-ON EXPLORATION AND CREATIVITY.IN JUNE 2023, MOSI INTRODUCED THE "STEAM TEAM SUPERHEROES TRAINING ACADEMY." THIS INTERACTIVE EXHIBIT ENCOURAGES PHYSICAL ACTIVITY WHILE LINKING IT TO SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS. VISITORS ENGAGED IN ACTIVITIES SUCH AS ROCK-WALL CLIMBING, BALANCE BOARDING, AND KUNG FU COORDINATION, GUIDED BY DIVERSE SUPERHERO ROLE MODELS. THE ACADEMY FOSTERS AN APPRECIATION FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCES AND PROMOTES HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGH A DYNAMIC BLEND OF EDUCATION AND PHYSICAL PLAY.IN 2023, MOSI REMAINED COMMITTED TO ITS HOLISTIC STEAM (SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATH) APPROACH, FURTHER ENRICHING THE GUEST EXPERIENCE WITH AN ARRAY OF ENGAGING ARTISTIC OFFERINGS. MOSI'S ART FACTORY CONTINUED TO BE A HUB OF CREATIVITY ON THE EXHIBIT FLOOR, WHERE A RESIDENT ARTIST COLLABORATED WITH VISITORS TO CRAFT UNIQUE, ONE-OF-A-KIND CREATURES EXCLUSIVELY FOUND AT MOSI THROUGH THE INTERACTIVE CREATE A CREATURE" DAILY SESSIONS. ADDITIONALLY, THE DAILY "CANVAS-SIDE CHAT" SERIES, LED BY MOSI'S RESIDENT ARTIST, DELVED INTO DIVERSE ASPECTS OF ART, FROM TECHNIQUES AND HISTORY TO PHILOSOPHY, CAREERS, AND THE PIVOTAL ROLE OF ART IN STEAM EDUCATION AT MOSI.MOREOVER, MOSI'S DEDICATION TO INTEGRATING ART INTO ITS STEAM FRAMEWORK REMAINED UNWAVERING. THE INSTITUTION UPHELD ITS TRADITION OF HOSTING AN ARTIST IN RESIDENCE AT THE ART FACTORY, ENSURING A VIBRANT DAILY DISPLAY OF ARTISTIC CREATION. THE COMMITMENT TO CELEBRATING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF WOMEN IN STEAM FIELDS CONTINUED WITH THE PROMINENT DISPLAY OF IF/THEN ART THROUGHOUT THE MUSEUM. FURTHERMORE, MOSI ACTIVELY SUPPORTED AND PROMOTED THE LOCAL ART COMMUNITY BY CURATING COMPELLING EXHIBITS ON THE STEAM ART WALL, FOSTERING A DYNAMIC SYNERGY BETWEEN SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING, ART, AND MATHEMATICS.IN 2023, MOSI CONTINUED TO ELEVATE THE OFFERINGS IN ITS IDEA ZONE, SOLIDIFYING ITS REPUTATION AS THE TAMPA BAY AREA'S PREMIER "MAKERSPACE AND PROTOTYPING LAB. AMONG THE EXCITING ADDITIONS, MOSI UNVEILED A PERMANENT "DRONE ZONE," WHERE GUESTS COULD IMMERSE THEMSELVES IN THE WORLD OF DRONES. HERE, VISITORS GAINED INVALUABLE KNOWLEDGE ABOUT DRONE TECHNOLOGY, HONING THEIR PILOTING SKILLS BY NAVIGATING AN INTRICATE INDOOR DRONE OBSTACLE COURSE. ADDITIONALLY, MOSI EXPANDED ITS TECHNOLOGICAL REPERTOIRE BY INTRODUCING A 3-D PRINTER TO THE IDEA ZONE, OFFERING A CUTTING-EDGE LEARNING EXPERIENCE FOR GUESTS.THROUGH THE 3-D PRINTER, VISITORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPLORE THE FASCINATING REALM OF THREE-DIMENSIONAL PRINTING. THEY COULD WITNESS THE PROCESS FIRSTHAND, FROM DESIGN TO THE PHYSICAL CREATION OF OBJECTS. THIS INNOVATION ALLOWED GUESTS TO CONCEPTUALIZE AND PRODUCE THEIR CREATIONS, FOSTERING CREATIVITY AND PROBLEM-SOLVING SKILLS. THE IDEA ZONE'S EVER-EVOLVING PROJECTS CATERED TO A WIDE RANGE OF INTERESTS AND INCLUDED THEMES LIKE WIND POWER, VIDEO GAME CREATION AND CODING, BUTTERFLY LIFE CYCLES, PHYSICS AND MOTION, HYDROPONICS, ROBOTICS, AND PALEONTOLOGY. IN ADDITION, THE IDEA ZONE HOSTED ENGAGING SEASONAL EVENTS DURING HALLOWEEN, EASTER, AND CHRISTMAS, SUCH AS SANTA'S WORKSHOP, PROVIDING HANDS-ON STEM AND STEAM PROJECTS FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, THUS FURTHER ENRICHING THE LEARNING EXPERIENCE AT MOSI.IN 2023, MOSI PROUDLY INTRODUCED TWO NEW PERMANENT EXHIBITS THAT ENRICHED THE GUEST EXPERIENCE.FIRST, "SCILINX MINI-GOLF" FEATURED A CAPTIVATING 9-HOLE MINIATURE GOLF COURSE THAT WOUND ITS WAY AROUND THE PARK'S PERIMETER. DESIGNED FOR VISITORS OF ALL AGES, THIS COURSE TRANSFORMED INTO AN INTERACTIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE BY FOCUSING ON SPECIFIC SCIENTIFIC CONCEPTS AT EACH HOLE. TOPICS EXPLORED INCLUDED GRAVITY, RANDOM PROBABILITY, INERTIA, ANGLES, AND VARIOUS ENGINEERING, MATHEMATICS, AND GENERAL SCIENCE PRINCIPLES. SCILINX WAS INCLUDED IN THE ADMISSION FOR MOSI MEMBERS AND AVAILABLE TO ALL VISITORS DURING THEIR TIME AT MOSI. THIS IMMERSIVE COURSE SPANNED THE ENTIRE PARK, INCLUDING A DRAMATIC HOLE SITUATED BENEATH THE HIGH ROPES COURSE, AND WAS CONVENIENTLY LOCATED ADJACENT TO MOSI'S NEWLY ESTABLISHED BUTTERFLY GARDEN AND OUTDOOR DINING AREA.SECONDLY, MOSI INTRODUCED "LIVECYCLES BUTTERFLY ENCOUNTER," AN INTERACTIVE GARDEN THAT SHOWCASED THE MESMERIZING LIFE CYCLE OF BUTTERFLIES, FOSTERING A PROFOUND APPRECIATION FOR THEIR ECOLOGICAL SIGNIFICANCE. VISITORS EMBARKED ON AN EXTRAORDINARY JOURNEY, DELVING INTO THE ENCHANTING HABITATS OF NATIVE BUTTERFLY SPECIES. FROM THE TINIEST OF EGGS TO THE BREATHTAKING EMERGENCE OF MAGNIFICENT BUTTERFLIES, GUESTS WITNESSED THE INCREDIBLE STAGES OF THESE DELICATE CREATURES. BEYOND THEIR LIFE CYCLE, THE EXHIBIT ILLUMINATED THE VITAL ROLE BUTTERFLIES PLAY IN POLLINATION, EMPHASIZING THE URGENCY OF PRESERVING THEIR NATURAL HABITATS. THE SENSORY DELIGHT OF LUSH GREENERY, VIBRANT FLOWERS, AND THE SOOTHING SOUNDS OF A GENTLE WATER FEATURE CREATED A CAPTIVATING AND EDUCATIONAL OASIS FOR ALL TO ENJOY. VISITORS HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE THE MAGIC OF THIS EDUCATIONAL SANCTUARY DURING THEIR VISIT TO MOSI.MOSI REMAINS COMMITTED TO THE ADDITION, EVOLUTION, ADAPTATION, AND CONTINUAL IMPROVEMENT OF EXHIBITS, CONSISTENTLY STRIVING TO OFFER GUESTS A DISTINCTIVE EXPERIENCE AND FOSTER A PERSONAL CONNECTION TO THE WEALTH OF INFORMAL, IMMERSIVE LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED THROUGHOUT OUR EXHIBIT PATH.