The BA Festival of Science will take place in Norwich from 4-8th
September 2006, hosted by Norwich Research Park, University of East
Anglia. The BA is now inviting session proposals from institutions,
organisations and individuals throughout the UK and further afield.
Background
The BA Festival of Science is the UK's leading science communication
event, attracting over 400 of the best national and international talent
from all branches of the natural and social sciences to talk about,
debate and present their research. Thousands of adults and students
attend the Festival, taking part in a variety of events that feature the
latest advances in science, engineering and technology and the chance to
debate the social implications of the pace of technological change. In
2006, these events will take place during the day and evenings at
various venues on the University of East Anglia campus, around the city
of Norwich and the surrounding areas.
Why Become Involved?
The Festival offers plenty of opportunity for institutions, companies
and organisations to interact with the public. You can showcase new
research and debate and gauge its potential impact with the interested
public, and through the media you can raise the profile of your
organisation. The Festival is attended throughout by media personnel
including representatives from all broadsheet newspapers, radio and
television broadcasters, including the BBC and many world news
organisations and, increasingly, online services.
The Theme for 2006
Our President for 2006, Frances Cairncross, has chosen the theme of
'People, Science and Society'. This area is concerned with viewing
social science as the glue that helps bring other sciences together and
to translate them into policy, public awareness, concepts of risk and
behavioural change. The BA Festival of Science has a different theme
every year, which should be viewed as a broad guideline around which to
focus your proposed event; it is not intended to act as a constraint.
Submitting Proposals
For more information about the BA Festival of Science and the variety of
ways you can be involved, please visit our website
www.the-ba.net/festivalofscience and click on 'the BA Festival of
Science 2006' link on the left. From there you can download the
proposal form and handbook for event organisers, which you will find
invaluable when planning your proposals and organising your event. The
deadline for submitting proposals is May 20th 2005.
To ensure the Festival is as wide-ranging and interesting as possible
the proposal process if open to all, so please pass this information to
anyone you think may be interested in submitting a proposal.
Thank you.
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