Countryside, Digital, Life?

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1. Is your event or activity for a public or private audience?: 
Public. This event is open for anyone to attend or for bookings
2. Would you like your event to appear in the online programme? Private events will be marked private.: 
Yes
3. Is this an internet / online activity?: 
No
4. Event / activity title: 
Countryside, Digital, Life?
7. Please select which programme this event is part of:: 
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8. Would you like to request a National Science & Engineering Week Marketing Pack?: 
No
11. Event start and end date and time: 
Monday, 18 March, 2013 - 09:00 to Friday, 22 March, 2013 - 16:00
13. Name of your organisation/school: 
dot.rural Digital Economy Hub
14. Your organisation/event website: 
www.dotrural.ac.uk
15. Venue: 
We will come to your school.
Would you like you event to appear on our events map?: 
Yes
20. Event booking type: 
Free, pre-booking required
21. Event admission costs?: 
none
23. First name: 
Jennifer
24. Surname: 
Holden
25. Telephone: 
01224 274238
26. Email: 
j.a.holden@abdn.ac.uk [1]
19. How many people are you expecting to attend?: 
30
5. Your event image: 
9. Type of event / activity (tick all that apply): 
Demonstration
Workshop
10. Keywords: 
Biodiversity
Computer Science
Economics
Environmental Science
General Science
Medicine/ Healthcare
Nature
Technology
Transport
18. Who is the intended audience?: 
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Sixth form students
6. Event/activity description (max 300 words): 

As part of National Science and Engineering Week 2013 dot.rural are offering an interactive workshop to schools featuring dot.rural PhD students and Research Fellows:

Countryside, Digital, Life? At this interactive workshop discover how digital technology from mobile phones to satellite internet can help improve people's lives in the countryside.  The innovations cover topics from buses to bumblebees and family history to first aid and more.

Audience age: P3-S6

Dates available: 18-22 March (other dates by request)

Venue (e.g. outreach to city and/or shire schools or your venue):  Aberdeen City or Shire

For up to 33 pupils, Activity duration: 45 minutes – 60 minutes, needs large room or hall for different 'stations' to be set up at (and space for pupils to move between them, tables are fine)

 

To book contact Jennifer Holden on j.a.holden@abdn.ac.uk [1] or 01224 274238.

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