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Past Events
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March 27-28
The UK Space Conference: Education & INSET Programme
Charterhouse School, Surrey
Website http://www.spaceconference.org
Speakers included:
Nigel
Marshall, Chief
Examiner,
Edexcel
Chris
Barber, Alex Blackwood, Robert Hill, Anu Ojha, Raj
Sivalingam, Paul Spencer, Jerry Stone, Sotira Trifourki,
Bernad Winteringham
Included a SEC display and an
informal SEC meeting at which the
SEC Schools'
competition was discussed.
November 8
The Future Of UK Space
Activities
The House of Commons
Website http://www.insidegovernment.co.uk/other/space_strategy/index.php
Speakers
included:
Ian
Taylor MBE MP, Chair,
Parliamentary Space Committee
Phil
Willis MP, Chairman,
House of Commons Science and Technology
Dr. David Williams, Director
General,
British National Space Centre
And Jerry Stone FBIS FRAS, Chair,
The Space Education Council, speaking on using space
to inspire pupils to study science.
November 13
Attracting Women into Science,
Engineering and Technology Careers
Science
& Technology Facilities Council
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, Oxford
Bookings via
Katey@walshsimmons.co.uk
Included a SEC display
November
17-18
UKSEDS Annual Conference
The Open University, Milton Keynes
Website: www.uk.seds.org/conference
Speakers included:
- Gareth James (STFC) on Saturday, 14:10
- Jerry Stone (SEC Chairman) on Sunday,
14:10, on "The Next 50 Years In Space"
Included a
SEC meeting on November 18, 15:30
November
30
STFC Town Meeting on Outreach and Education
One Birdcage Walk, London
January 12,
from 11:30, followed by
a buffet lunch
SEC
meeting
CEPSAR, The Open University, Milton Keynes
An opportunity to:
- discuss future SEC activities, including
- the Education programme at the UK Space Conference
- the SEC Schools' Telescope Competition
- promote your own acitivities
- meet others involved in space education and outreach
Sponsored by CEPSAR