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Hi Jo I was wondering why you impose an age limit on the nominees for the lectures? Also - I was wondering if this was actually 'allowed' given the new age discrimination legislation - although maybe it wouldn't affect initiatives such as this? It's a question we've been debating given our "Young Engineers" programme etc. Cheers Lesley Dr Lesley Paterson Head of Public Engagement The Royal Academy of Engineering 29 Great Peter Street London SW1P 3LW [log in to unmask] 020 7227 0584 ***************************** Ingenious - engaging citizens; engaging engineers Grants to develop and deliver initiatives to raise society's awareness of engineering. Ingenious funding workshop - 11th Decemeber 2006, Dana Centre. http://www.raeng.org.uk/engagement ________________________________ From: psci-com: on public engagement with science [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Joanne Coleman Sent: 15 November 2006 10:08 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: BA Award Lectures - nominations open Each year the BA honours five outstanding communicators with the opportunity to present a prestigious award lecture at the BA Festival of Science. The award lectures aim to promote open and informed discussion on issues involving science and actively encourage scientists to explore the social aspects of their research providing them with reward and recognition for doing so. Nominations are now invited for the following award lectures: Lecture title Area Isambard Kingdom Brunel Lecture Engineering, Technology, Industry Charles Darwin Lecture Agricultural, Biological & Medical Sciences Lord Kelvin Lecture Physical Sciences and Mathematics Joseph Lister Lecture Social Sciences Charles Lyell Lecture Environmental Sciences Nominees should be professional scientists or engineers under 40 (on 10 September 2007) who show outstanding skills in communicating to a non-specialist audience. Winners will be invited to give their lecture at the BA Festival of Science at the University of York between 10 and 14 September 2007. The lectures are a very popular component of the festival programme with an extremely broad audience ranging from school groups and interested publics to retired academics and scientists from a broad range of disciplines. For more information about the Award Lecture scheme, or about the BA Festival of Science, e-mail [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . Nominations must be received by 24 February 2007 Many thanks Jo The BA (British Association for the Advancement of Science) is a charity which exists to advance the understanding, accessibility and accountability of the sciences and engineering. Individual membership - which includes voting rights - is free to those who support the BA's aims and objectives and agree to abide by its statutes and rules. To find out more contact [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> or visit www.the-ba.net <http://www.the-ba.net/> . To register to receive regular updates on events, activities and news from the BA email 'register' to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> . 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