Science Rendezvous

Science Rendezvous

Science Rendezvous is an annual science festival in Canada; its inaugural event happened across the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) on Saturday, May 10th 2008.

This free all-day event aims to highlight and promote great science in Canada. The target audience is the general public, parents, children and youth, with an ultimate aim of improving enrollment and investment in sciences and technology in the future.

YURT

The Rover team seen in the picture did an amazing job designing and builing the first and only mars rover participating in the International Rover Competition held in UTAH annually.

Some of the team members consisted of :

* Jesse Tebbs - Co-Captain

* Vincent Hungies - Co-Captain

* Chanpreet Amole - Build Team Leader

* Mark Post - Programing leader

Programs

There are three core programs that people can participate in:

INVENTours

Laboratory tours, demonstrations, activities and lectures at a number of science, technology, research and educational institutes. Sites hosting INVENTours on Saturday, May 10th 2008 include:
* Mt. Sinai Hospital's Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute (with participation from St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto)
* University Health Network
* University of Ontario Institute of Technology
* University of Toronto Mississauga campus
* University of Toronto St. George campus
* York University (including the Observatory‎)

Café Scientifique

Hosted by the Ontario Science Centre at pubs; intimate discussions with renowned scientists on current hot science topics.

Malls of Science

Hosted by Scientists in School, demonstrations and hands on activities in malls.

External links

* [http://www.sciencerendezvous.ca Science Rendezvous website]


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