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Science festival tickets now on sale

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Science festival tickets now on sale


New Zealand International Science Festival, 6-11 July, Dunedin, New Zealand

Tickets are on sale now for the seventh New Zealand International Science Festival and can be purchased online at www.scifest.org.nz or by phoning 0800 SCIFEST.

A full programme of festival events is now available online and visitors are urged to book early as many of the events, including free children’s workshops, will book out quickly.

• Visiting experts attending the festival are Tom McFadden, a ‘science rapper’ and biologist from Stanford (USA); Tim Jarvis AM, a British Antarctic adventurer and environmental scientist; Mr Andrew Greensmith, a University of Otago graduate and specialist plastic surgeon based in Melbourne; NZ chef and author Julie Biuso and Julie Woods, known as ‘that blind woman’, who are teaming up to deliver an extraordinary ‘dining in the dark’ experience.
• This year the festival is taking place in Dunedin over six days from 6 July – 11 July, 2010, and the theme is Everyday Science: Food for Thought. In addition to the visiting experts, the festival involves many local organisations, volunteers, institutions, external event organisers, and a range of local and national sponsors and funders.
• Planned events will explore the following topics: the future of our global water supply and the balance between the economy and our environment; medical advances in paediatric plastic surgery; an ‘on the edge –inspirational women in science breakfast’; why we are what we eat; greenhouse gas – no laughing matter; vitamin D deficiency – is it a concern? The festival will also host the world premiere of the recent University of Otago Medical School documentary, Donated to Science.

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• There are over 200 dynamic interactive events to interest all ages and open up the world of science to everyone. The festival programme includes talks, films, debates and a live cabaret show, Dante’s Laboratory – Science of Sin – not to be missed. The ever-popular University of Otago Expo will take place on Friday 9 and Saturday 10 July.
• The festival also features the huge range of exciting children’s workshops including: how to extract DNA from a tomato; the ‘science of honey’; ‘cooking without looking’; a healthy breakfast; can you turn rubbish into art? And a search for New Zealand’s first ever ‘science idol’. Many of the children’s workshops are free, bookings are essential.
• A fun competition to reveal the ‘ultimate southern cheese roll’ to be announced shortly.
• For a full programme of events, ticket sales and booking information, visit www.scifest.org.nz or phone 0800 SCIFEST (0800 7243378).

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