SciFest 2012 Athlone Institute of Technology

Event Details

Venue: John Count McCormack Centre, Athlone Institute of Technology, Dublin Road, Athlone, Co. Westmeath

Date: Thursday 3rd May 2012

Contact: Dr. Noirín Morris

Email: nmorris@ait.ie

Phone: 090 647 1878

Website: http://www.ait.ie

SciFest is a one-day science fair open to all second level students, which includes a competition and exhibition of projects, a selection of science talks, science demonstrations in the college laboratories and a prize-giving ceremony. SciFest aims to encourage a love of science through an investigative approach to learning and to provide an opportunity for students to display their scientific discoveries.

Significant prizes will be awarded to successful candidates and the exhibition day will also be marked by some keynote speakers. Projects may encompass physical sciences, life sciences, technology and social sciences. Students will have the opportunity to compete for a number of awards including: Intel Best Project Award, Abbott Runner-up Best Project Award, BT Best Communicator Award and the Discover Sensors Award.

The event is jointly funded by Intel and Discover Science and Engineering and is supported by a number of other partners. The project thus creates a valuable link between the second and third level education sectors and between education and industry.

Further information is available on the SciFest website - www.scifest.ie

Entry forms

SciFest 2012 entry forms for each Institute of Technology will be downloadable from the Scifest website as soon as they become available.

Closing date for receipt of entries is WEDNESDAY 2 MARCH 2012. There is no late entry date.