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Home » » Working title: Reaching for the stars - of the future: chemistry outreach and education.

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Working title: Reaching for the stars - of the future: chemistry outreach and education.

State: 
Declined
Contact Details
I am the event manager: 
I am the event manager
Event Manager Info
1. Event Manager Organisation: 
Chemistry Section
2. Event Manager First Name: 
Stephen
3. Event Manager Surname: 
Ashworth
9. Event Manager Email address: 
S.Ashworth@uea.ac.uk
Your event
10. Which of the following areas of science does you event best fit into?: 
Chemistry
Event type and format
11. Do you have a preferred day for your event to take place on?: 
Monday 9 September 2013
Tuesday 10 September 2013
Wednesday 11 September 2013
Thursday 12 September 2013
17. Length: 
2 hour
18. What will the format of your event be?: 
Show/Performance/Demo lecture - entertainment events for adults and families
19. Please give any details about the format of your event you feel are relevant.: 
To be decided.
20. Location/venue: 
Chemistry Lab lecture theatre
21. Venue requirements: 
This lecture may include demonstrations. A lecture theatre in the chemistry building would make logistics easier. The local organisers would like to attract local teachers to the event so would prefer it to be scheduled as a twilight session which
22. Audience Level: 
Teacher
Event details
12. Event title: 
Working title: Reaching for the stars - of the future: chemistry outreach and education.
13. Description of the core message of your event and key topics to be covered (c.100 words): 
Chemistry outreach and education from a local perspective.
14. Does the event have particular local relevance?: 
Yes
15. If so, please indicate what this is: 
The outreach will be concentrating on the local area.
16. How does your event relate to this year's theme of 'Making waves'?: 
In this sense we are making waves in terms of youngsters and inspiring them with science in general and chemistry in particular.
Press interest
23. Do you consider that the event will attract press interest?: 
Yes
24. If yes, please summarise up to 4 key points you think will be of press interest: 
This is an ideal opportunity to advertise the outreach that goes on in chemistry in general using the local department as an example.
25. Do you have any other comments you would like to make or information you would like to include?: 
Martyn Poliakoff (Nottingham) has been approached to take part in this session. The audience level may be everyone, and I hope that it will be. There will be a particular focus on teachers, however.

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