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Call for exhibit proposals - Summer Science Exhibition 2007 - deadline Friday 3 November The Royal Society is inviting proposals for the 2007 Summer Science Exhibition, please forward this information to any interested colleagues. The Exhibition is the Society's most prestigious event of the year and according to a 2005 MORI poll is the best known science exhibition in the UK. The event attracts a great deal of media interest and is a fantastic opportunity for you to showcase research to the public, post-16 and potential university students, scientists, policy makers, MPs, captains of industry, representatives from funding bodies and research councils, teachers and the wider scientific community. It's a chance to put your institution in the scientific spotlight. Typically, over 4000 visitors attend the exhibition each year. Many more visit the exhibition online at our website www.royalsoc.ac.uk/exhibition <http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/exhibition> , in 2006 there were over 8000 unique visitors to the exhibition web pages. The Royal Society's selection Committee, chaired by Professor Jocelyn Bell Burnell CBE FRS selects around 24 teams for the exhibition to share the excitement of their research with a wider audience. The Exhibition makes a significant contribution to the Society's work in encouraging public engagement with science and promoting science education. The large number of post-16 students attending the Exhibition also gives exhibitors a unique opportunity to influence and enthuse potential university students about careers in science. The Royal Society events team provides support at each step of the way for exhibitors, beginning with an initial planning day with advice on finding funding, building your exhibit, interactivity and much more. On this day you get to meet previous exhibitors and gain helpful tips for the event. We also provide a free Royal Society exhibition communication skills course to help prepare the team. Our press office works alongside your teams institution to gain maximum exposure . More information, including an on-line proposal form, is available at www.royalsoc.ac.uk/exhibition2007 Proposals must be returned to the Society by Friday 3 November 2006. Should you or your colleagues have any queries about the Exhibition or selection process, please do not hesitate to contact me at [log in to unmask] Yours faithfully Sarah Emberson Events Officer tel: +44 (0)20 7451 2581 fax: +44 (0)20 7451 2543 web http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk <http://www.royalsoc.ac.uk/> The Royal Society 6-9 Carlton House Terrace London SW1Y 5AG Registered Charity No 207043 The Royal Society - excellence in science ************************************************************************* The information contained in this e-mail is confidential and may also be subject to legal privilege. It is intended only for the recipient(s) named above. If you are not named above as a recipient, you must not read, copy, disclose, forward or otherwise use the information contained in this e-mail. ************************************************************************* ********************************************************************** 1. To suspend yourself from the list, whilst on leave, for example, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the following message: set psci-com nomail 2. To resume email from the list, send the following message: set psci-com mail 3. To leave psci-com, send an email to [log in to unmask] with the message: leave psci-com 4. Further information about the psci-com discussion list, including list archive, can be found at the list web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/psci-com.html 5. The psci-com gateway to internet resources on science communication and science and society can be found at http://psci-com.ac.uk **********************************************************************