for many years. Recently the Foundation had a staff of 60 to 70 full-time salaried employees and 20 to 40 part-time or fixed-term employees. The total number of person-years has varied between 70 and 80. Additionally 7 206 hours were carried out by volunteers. There have been volunteers in Heureka since 1998, and there are currently about 60-70 volunteers in the service of Heureka. The center is a member of three associations of science centers: ASTC (Association of Science-Technology Centers) ECSITE (The European Collaborative for Science, Industry and Technology) NSCF (Nordisk Science Centerförbundet) The Science Centre Foundation has donated the office of a director of science centre pedagogics to the department of applied education science at the faculty of behavioural sciences of the University of Helsinki, with the chief of research and development of Heureka, professor Hannu Salmi elected to the position. Sources Douglas E. Graf, "Heureka: Formal Analysis", Datutop 18, Tampere, 1996. References External links The homepage of Heureka Buildings and structures in Vantaa Science and technology in Finland Science museums in Finland Museums in Uusimaa Science centers Association of Science-Technology Centers member institutions