SAASTEC CONFERENCE: 7 – 10 NOVEMBER
PROGRAMME OUTLINE
SAT 5 SUN 6 MON 7 TUE 8 WED 9 THU 10
DST DST/ ARR. DAY 1 DAY 2 DAY 3 ISCSMD
START TIME
START TIME
08:00
TRAVEL TRAVEL 08:00
08:30
TRAVEL TRAVEL INTRO 08:30
09:00
OPENING PLENARY 09:00
09:30
DST PLENARY PARALLEL 4 09:30
10:00 1 2 (DST) DST INPUT 10:00
10:30 DST STAKE TEA TEA TEA TEA 10:30
11:00 STAKE 11:00
11:30 HOLDERS HOLDERS PLENARY WORK AGM 11:30
12:00 ARRIVE 2 SHOP 12:00
12:30 12:30
13:00 DST DST LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH LUNCH 13:00
13:30 LUNCH LUNCH 13:30
14:00 DST WORK 14:00
14:30 STAKE PARALLEL PARALLEL SHOP 14:30
15:00 DST HOLDERS 1 3 15:00
15:30 TEA TEA TEA TEA 15:30
16:00 STAKE REGISTR 16:00
16:30 AT POSTER PLENARY PARALLEL Delegates 16:30
17:00 HOLDERS HOTEL SESSION 3 4 17:00
17:30 TRAVEL TRAVEL depart 17:30
18:00 ICE SCI TRAVEL 18:00
18:30
BREAKER SHOW
18:30
19:00
UNIZULU 30th own
19:00
19:30
RB PARTY supper CONF
19:30
20:00 TRAVEL @ BANQUET
20:00
20:30
UZSC TRAVEL RICHARDS
20:30
21:00
TRAVEL TRAVEL HOTEL
21:00
21:30
21:30
22:00
SAASTEC CONFERENCE 2016 @ UNIZULU SC 22:00
18th SAASTEC Conference
Held at UNIZULU Science Centre
6-10th November 2016
Working Programme Saturday 5th November 2016
Time Activity Delegate Mins
14:00 -18:30
DST / SAASTA Stake holders Meeting (Richards Hotel)
Sunday 6th November 2016 09:00-16:00
DST / SAASTA Stake holders Meeting (Richard’s Hotel)
16:00- 17:30
Registration @ hotel
17;30 – 18:00
Travel from hotel to Unizulu Richards Bay Campus
18:00- 20:00
Ice-Breaker @Unizulu Richards Bay Campus (+ Registration)
NOTES:
1. “HOTEL” always refers to the Premier Hotel, the Richards, 3 Hibberd Drive, Meerensee, Richards Bay 3901.Tel: 035-753 1111. Bus transport is provided only from and to there. No transport is provided to or from airports. (Contact the hotel for details of shuttle services)
2. All main conference events (Mon 7th to Thurs 10th) take place at the Unizulu Science Centre (USC), Phone 035-7973204 – access, either:
a. Gate 1, ZCBF Community Park, South Central Arterial, Alton b. Gate 5, ZCBF Community Park, Guldengracht, Alton
3. Sunday night icebreaker is at the University of Zululand, Richards Bay Campus, Corner Guldengracht & 2 Cent Circle Road, Arboretum. Phone 035-9026950
4. Monday night party is at the USC and follows directly after the conference events.
5. Tuesday night is a free evening and delegates are encouraged to have supper at the waterfront (at their own cost). Transport from USC to the waterfront and from the waterfront to the hotel will be provided.
6. Wednesday night banquet is at the hotel. No transport is provided.
Monday 7
th November 2016
Time Activity Delegate Mins
08:15 –
08:45 Travel from hotel to Unizulu Science Centre (USC)
08:00
08:45 Registration at UNIZULU SCIENCE CENTRE 45
08:45
10:30 Opening Session: Plenary 1: Introduction and Big Picture Chair : Derek Fish
08:45 –
08:55 Welcome from SAASTEC Mondli Mnguni
Deputy Chair: SAASTEC 10
08:55 –
09:05 Welcome from the University of Zululand
Gcina Nhleko Director: Communications and Marketing: UniZulu
10
09:05-
09:20 Welcome from UniZulu SC and conference introduction Derek Fish and team
Director: UniZulu SC 15
09:30 –
09:30 Introduction of speakers: Derek Fish
10
09:30-
10:00 The Evolution of museums and SC’s Robert West
ASTC (USA) 30
10:00-
10:30 40 years of science exhibits: what I’ve learned… Ian Russell
Interactive Science Ltd (UK) 30
10:30-
11:00 Tea
11:00-
12:30 Plenary 2 : SC’s in Southern Africa Chair : Mondli Mnguni
11:00-
11:15 The Balance of Power - Serving two "gods." (17)
Tebogo Gule Sci-Bono Discovery Centre, Newtown, Johannesburg
15
11:15-
11:30 Africa code week (17) Julie Cleverdon, Cape Town
Science Centre, Cape Town 15
11:30-
11:45 Robotics at SC's (4) I-SET UNISA
Patricia Gouws 15
11:45-
12:00
Science for all: Expanding the reach to people with
disabilities (10) Akash Dusrath Sci-Bono Discovery Centre
15
12:00 –
12:15 Exciting things to do in a SC Prof Jan Smit
UNW: Potchefstroom 15
12:15-
12:30 Discussion 15
12:30-
14:00 LUNCH
PARALLEL SESSIONS 1
Session A
14:00-
15:30 Parallel Session 1 A Developments in Museums: Chair : Puleng Tsie
14:00-
14:15 How to make museums interactive (9)
Mike Bruton
Mike Bruton Imagineering 15
14:15-
14:25 Innovative displays for Natural science museum (9)
Theshnie Naidoo
Durban Natural Science
Museum
10
14:25-
14:35 SC's & Museums- environmental sustainability (11)
Busisiwe Gumede
Durban Natural Science
Museum
10
14:35-
14:50 Smarter living through interactive exhibits (13)
Michael Wolf, Formula D
Interactive, Cape Town 15
14:50-
15:05 Developments in the Mobile Lab space (4) Rufus Wesi, SASOL 15
15:05
15:15 Early Childhood interactive exhibition - One year on (4) Stuart Hopwood, SciBono 10
15:15-
15:30 Discussion 15
Session B
14:00-
15:30 Parallel Session 1B Jobs, economic growth and justice: Chair : Tanja Reinhardt
14:00-
14:15 Crowdfunding (8)
Ginny Stone. SAASTEC,
Pretoria 15
14:15-
14-30
Career development support is key to finding meaningful work
and becoming economically active (8)
Carmen Adams Hoffman
Sci-Bono,Newtown, Jhb 15
14:30-
14:45 Science for development- Sutherland Story (8)
Anthony Mietas, SAAO,
Cape town 15
14:45-
14:55 Moving science through youth empowerment (8)
Sinah Magolo, Joburg City
Parks, Jhb 10
14:55
15:05 Empowering through role modelling (8)
Njabulo Mpanza,
ArcelorMittal Science,
Centre, Newcastle
10
15:05-
15:20
Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) Documentation for
Peace and Justice (16)
Nxumalo Mdumiseni,
UNIZULU SC 15
15:20-
15:30 Discussion 10
15:30-
16:00 Tea
16:00
18:00 Poster Session
18:00 –
19:00 Science Show: Exploding Custard: Ian Russel (UK)
19:00-
21:00 30th BIRTHDAY PARTY AT UNIZULU SCIENCE CENTRE
21:00 –
21:30 Travel from Unizulu Science Centre to hotel
Tuesday 8
th November 2016
08:30-
08:50 Travel from hotel to USC
PARALLEL SESSIONS 2
Parallel Session 2A
9:00-
10:30 Session 2A : Quality Education and Research : Chair : Nazley Giquel
9:00-
9:15 Design based research: quality education in SC's (4)
Derek Fish
UNIZULU SC 15
9:15-
9:25 Mentoring & coaching learning programme (4)
Thami Mphokela
ArcelorMittal SC, Sebokeng 10
9:25-
9:40 Do scientists take selfies (4)
PulengTsie
SCI-ENZA, Pretoria 15
9:40-
9:55 Analysis of mall outreach to promote SET (4)
Anton Binneman (Erna)
SAASTA, Pretoria 15
9:55-
10:05 NMBSTC- Educational programmes (4)
Christopher McCartney
NMBSTC Uitenhage 10
10:20-
10:30 Discussion 25
Parallel Session2 B
9:00-
10:30 Session 2B : Quality education and Gender issues Chair : Ambrose Yaga
9:00-
9:15 Can SC's revolutionise teaching of science in schools (4)
Alfred Tsipa,
UNIZULU SC 15
9:15-
9:30 Help girls learn science (4) or (5)
Victoria John
Goethe Institute 15
9:30-
9:40 Science for the future (4)
Cobus Van Breda
University of Free state 10
9:40-
9:50 Role of SC's in developing Science education (4)
Mzwandile Maphanga
ArcelorMittal SC, Newcastle 10
9:50-
10:05 SC's & gender equality (5)
Christopher, Harris US
Peace Corp, USA 15
10:05-
10:15 ArcelorMittal SC- Decade of STEMI excellence (4)
Daniel Motsapi
ArcelorMittal SC, Sebokeng 10
10:15-
10:30
Discussion 15
10:30 –
11:00 TEA
11:00 –
13:00 Workshop Sessions in different venues
13:00 -
14:00 LUNCH
PARALLEL SESSIONS 3
Session A
14:00-
15:30 Parallel Session 3A : Partnerships Chair : Tebogo Gule
14:00-
14:15 Astronomy for development (17)
Ramsamy Venugopal
Office of Astronomy for
Development
15
14:15-
14:30 A sustainable reality, who do I dance with (17)
Thami Mangena,
Sci-Bono, Newtown, Jhb. 15
14:30-
14:45 Colours of cooperation (17)
Silindile Mthembu
UNIZULU SC 15
14:45-
15:00 Demysting climate change through Sebenza Imifula (6)
Kogieluxmie Govender
Joburg City Parks, JHB 15
15:00-
15:15 SC's- educational hubs of renewable energy (7)
Aphiwe Baq &, Sanelise
Nongauza, FOSST-
Discovery Centre Fort Hare
10
15:15-
15:30 Discussion 20
Session B
14:00-
15:30 Parallel Session 3B: Health and environment: Chair : Allison Ruiters
14:00-
14:15 SC addressing health issues in communities. (3)
Diloshni, Thambaran
UNIZULU SC 15
14:15-
14:30 Save the planet & children or make a profit (13)
Kogieluxmie Govender
Joburg City Parks, Jhb 15
14:30-
14:45
The use of nano technology to provide clean water in Ngaka
Modiri Molema District (6)
Lerato Molebatsi
NWU SC Mafikeng 15
14:45-
14:55 Seas and oceans alive (14)
Armstrong Mashakeni
Nat. Zoological Gardens 10
14:55-
15:05 Marine conservation (14)
Xolisa Williams, FOSST-
Discovery Centre, Fort hare 10
15:05-
15:15 Animal talks at NZG (15)
Leavy Tau, National
Zoological Gardens,
Pretoria
10
15:15-
15:30 Discussion 15
15:30-
16:00 Tea
16:00 –
18:00 PLENARY Session 3: SC’s and controversial topics Chair: Mark Sampson
Is science in danger?
Mike Bruton
Mike Bruton Imagineering 30
The Challenges of Dealing with Often Controversial or Ethical
Issues and Topics Robert West - ASTC (USA) 30
Climate change, evolution and other issues Mark Sampson 20
Other SAASTEC speakers
/Discussion 40
18:00 –
18:30 Travel from USC to Waterfront restaurants
18:30-
21:00 FREE EVENING : Delegates visit waterfront restaurants at own cost
20:30
and
21:00
Transport provided from waterfront to hotel.
Wednesday 9th November 08:00-08:30
Travel from hotel to USC
08:30-10:00
PLENARY Session 4: Museums and their communities/ public Chair : Mike Bruton
08:30-09:00
Museums and their Communities – Outside the Walls Robert West - ASTC (USA) 30
09:00-09:20
Public and community engagement at AHRI Anita Edwards - African health Research Institute
20
09:20- 09:40
The public understanding of science in South Africa: Michael Gastrow (HSRC) 20
09:40-10:00
Meeting Community Needs in a SC Kenneth Monjero (Kenya) 20
10:00 10:30
DST Update DST 30
10:30-11:00
Tea
11:00-12:30
SAASTEC Annual General Meeting
12:30-13:30
LUNCH
13:30 15:30
Workshop Sessions
15:30-16:00
Tea
PARALLEL SESSIONS 4
Session A
16:00– 17:30
Parallel Session 4A ICT in SC’s: Chair : Marion West
16:00-16:30
Venturing into the virtual (17) or (4) or (9) MJ Schwartz, UNIZULU SC Richards bay and others
30
16:30- 16:40
Using virtual reality in Science Centres (14) Michael Wolf, Formula D Interactive, Cape Town
10
16:40- 16:50
ICT integration in teaching & learning science (4) Chrisencia Moatshe, Mothibistad SC, Kuruman
10
16:50- 17:00
Advantages of ICT in education (4) Takuya Miyaguchi, JICA, Japan
10
17:00- 17:10
Performance improvements of Maths & science (4) Sizo Golimpi, FOSST-Discovery Centre, Fort hare
10
17:10-17:20
HartRAO addresses the 17th Sustainable Development Goal, Partnerships for the goals through Science Awareness and Outreach.
Simphiwe Madlanga HartRAO
10
17:20-17:30
Discussion 10
Session B
16:00 – 17:30
Parallel Session 4B Partnerships for the goal Chair : Thami Mphokela
16:00-16:15
Mpumalanga community learning precinct (17) Allison Ruiters Durban Natural Sci Museum
15
16:15-16:30
Collaborating a University SC with a Township NGO (17) Tanja Reinhardt UKZN Science Centre, Durban
15
16:30-16:45
SANSA's alignment to the UN Strategic global goals (17) Violet Chabalala SANSA, Cape Town
15
16:45-17:00
JICA partners with educators in Africa (17) Kazuki Yamamichi JICA, Japan
15
17:00-17:15
International Year of Pulses (1) or (17) Eva Seko & Meeloni Tanna SCI-ENZA, Pretoria
15
17:15- 17:30
Discussion 15
17:30 – 18:00
Travel from USC to hotel
19:00 – 22:00
CONFERENCE BANQUET – RICHARD’S HOTEL
Thursday 10th November: International Science Centre and Museum Day 08:00-
08:30 Travel from hotel Chair : Derek Fish
8:30 –
9:00 Sustainability in Museums Internationally
Dr. Stacey Freeman
(ASU, USA) 30
9:00 –
9:30 Importance of sustainability in museums
Dr. Sandra Rodegher
(ASU, USA) 30
9:30 –
9:40 UniZulu Science Faculty Representation
Prof Kunene
Dean of Science 15
9:30 –
10:00 DST Representation
Dr Thomas Auf der Heyde:
DDG, DST 15
10:00-
10:30 UNESCO Conference Opening: Livestream From Paris 30
10:30-
11:00 Tea
11:00 –
11:45 Africa Clockwise Mark Sampson 45
11:45 –
12:45 Science Centres: Thinking global, acting local! (60)
Inquiry-based Science Education - missing link (4)
Haniso Motlhabane
BIUST, Palapye, BOTSWANA 15
Challenges and successes in Kenya
K Monjero, et al, Science
Centre Kenya, Nairobi, KENYA 15
Flexing & Reading up (9)
Collence Chisita
Harare Polytechnic School of
Info sciences, Harare, ZIM
15
Research for effective SC’s DR. Tony Lelliot, WITS 15
12;45 –
13:00 Discussion
15
13:00-
14:00 LUNCH
14:00 –
15:00
Live linkups with SC’s overseas
15:00 –
15:30
Live streaming of SAASTEC Conference to UNESCO
15:30-
16:00 Tea
16:00 Delegates Depart
Travel home safely please – for post conference tours check the website
http://www.saastec.co.za/page4.html
WORKSHOPS: TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY
SIGN UP ON SUNDAY EVENING AT THE ICEBREAKER TO SECURE YOUR PLACE!!
Dr. Stacey Freeman and Dr. Sandra Rodegher: Arizona State University, USA
Sustainability Workshops: Tuesday and Wednesday – extended sessions
Dr. Sandra Rodegher is a Senior Sustainability Scientist at Arizona State
University’s (ASU) Global Institute of Sustainability and the Senior Coordinator
for the Sustainability in Science Museums Program at Walton Sustainability
Solutions Initiatives.
Dr. Stacey Freeman is the Program Manager and
Senior Sustainability Scholar for the Sustainability in
Science Museums Initiative at Arizona State
University (ASU). She is responsible for developing a
global network of science and natural history
museums to implement sustainability-related
programming within their institutions.
Systems Thinking for Sustainability Problem Solving (Tuesday: 11:00 – 14:00 – lunch included)
This three-hour workshop begins with a discussion of the various frameworks and definitions of
sustainability used within the academic community. Then, through a combination of lecture, video,
and activities, we will explore the critical role systems thinking plays in understanding and
addressing sustainability challenges. Finally, participants will be given an opportunity to apply their
newfound systems thinking knowledge to a system that they are deeply embedded in – their centre!
Creating Organizational Change that Lasts (Wednesday: 12:30 – 15:30 – lunch included)
In this highly interactive three-hour workshop, participants will begin thinking about change efforts
through exploring common pitfalls. In small groups, they will reflect on their own experiences of
resisting change to gain insight on why change efforts fail. Then, informed by their own reflections
and group discussion, participants will use an eight-step model to brainstorm a potential
sustainability-oriented change project for their centre (or community). With ample opportunity for
feedback from their facilitators and colleagues, participants will develop a unique plan bolstered by
expert insight.
FOR: Science Centre Managers (present or future), planners and decision makers
CAPACITY: Up to 25 delegates, STRICTLY ONE DELEGATE FROM EACH SCIENCE CENTRE!!
(Serious decision makers should attend both sessions)
VENUE: CLASSROOM (NEXT TO AUDITORIUM)
Dr. Tanja Karp: Texas Tech University: (Fulbright Scholar to SA): LEGO Robotics: (Tues and Wed)
and Kabelo Pheeha: UNISA
BIO: I-SET training and Relations officer. ND Information
Technology and Applied project management in information
technology environment, head judge Open European
championships 2014 and 2016, head judge Africa open
championships 2015, 7 years South African first Lego league
national judge, head judge Swaziland first Lego league and
the co-founder , 5 years science com-munication at Sci-bono
and PEEP course facilitator. First Lego league first ever
presentation in Namibia NUST FabLab 2016, country wide
presentations of Robotics workshops and Mentoring I-SET
buddies and ambassadors (30 UNISA students for CSET).
BIO: Dr. Tanja Karp is an Associate Professor of Electrical and
Computer Engineering at Texas Tech University, where she
organizes the annual LEGO robotics competition, Get Excited
About Robotics (GEAR), for learners in grades 2-8. As a 2016/17
US Fulbright Scholar at UNISA’s I-SET (Inspired towards Science,
Engineering, and Technology) community engagement
program, she currently participates in the expansion of robotics
programs in South Africa and will teach the Practical Experience
in Engineering and Programming (PEEP) UNISA short learning
program, which will equip robotics coaches with technical and
mentoring skills, during term 1 of 2017.
WORKSHOP: Introduction to LEGO Robotics – Design and Motion (Tuesday) – for BEGINNERS
During this 2 h workshop participants will build an EV3 robot using visual instructions and then will
program its motorized wheels to move along a specified path. Next, they will add attachments to
the robot that allows it to push, pull, lift or drop items. No prior robotics or programming skills are
required. Participants will work in teams using the EV3 MINDSTORMS kit and the EV3 programming
software on a laptop.
LEGO Robotics – Advanced - Motion and Sensors (Wednesday) – for ADVANCED PARTICIPANTS
This workshop is geared towards participants with basic LEGO robotics experience (Tuesday
workshop). In teams, participants will explore the usage of sensors to control the robot’s motion and
will learn the design of algorithms that enables the robot to perform more complex tasks such as
following a line, collision avoidance, and multi-tasking.
FOR: Delegates who run robotics programmes or would like to run them!
CAPACITY: Up to 30 delegates, STRICTLY ONE DELEGATE FROM EACH SCIENCE CENTRE!!
(Beginner delegates have the option of attending BOTH workshops)
VENUE: ECD CLASSROOM (LUNCH VENUE)
Chris Harris: US Peace Corps: Girls of Tomorrow (Tuesday ONLY)
BIO: I am a U.S. Peace Corps Volunteer serving my third
year in South Africa. My background is in philosophy and
ethics. For a year and a half, I lived in one of the most
rural villages in South Africa, teaching English, Science,
and leading a number of projects. During this time, I
came to see the tremendous stress and many obstacles
faced by female learners.
WORKSHOP (Tuesday ONLY): In my workshop, I
will show participants how to run the Girls of
Tomorrow Program in their Science
Centres. The Girls of Tomorrow Program is a Let
Girls Learn program that has been featured by
the U.S. Peace Corps, U.S. Institute of Peace,
and has coordinated with NASA. It aims to
empower young girls and engage them in STEM
education. It is a low cost, highly effective
program developed specifically for Science
Centres and in my workshop we will explore the
strategies it employs as well as how to execute
them in Science Centres and utilize already
existing resources.
FOR: Delegates who do outreach into schools
especially programmes promoting girls in
science.
CAPACITY: Up to 20 delegates, STRICTLY ONE DELEGATE FROM EACH SCIENCE CENTRE!!
VENUE: RBM ROOM (IN ADJACENT BUILDING, OPPOSITE MAIN SC ENTRANCE) TUESDAY ONLY!
Daniel Bevington: US Peace Corps: CODING (Tuesday and Wednesday – repeated)
BIO: I studied biology in a premed program as an undergraduate,
and eventually also got a degree in anthropology. My skills in rock
climbing and mountaineering led me to become a professional guide
before I developed a desire to own my own air taxi in Alaska (also
being a licensed general aviation pilot). I eventually found work in
the Arctic, in an Inupiaq village on the Arctic Ocean, 300 miles north
of the Arctic Circle. I was a subsistence analyst in the remote
northern regions for years. However I then drifted toward coastal
and riverine resource management, which led me to south-central
Alaska. For the following 12 years or more I worked both in the
public and private sectors and responding to critical events, like
hurricane Katrina, where I managed Hazmat response teams. I have
also started some other environmental consulting agencies. Still, all through my personally fulfilling
life, something was always unfulfilled: Peace Corps Service. I am so thrilled to be on this journey of
service, which gives me joy. It is truly my joy. The project, "Girls Can Code!" - Technology Camp
2017, working with adolescent girls from rural Zambia “feels like” one of the most significant things
I’ve ever done in my life.
WORKSHOP: At the workshop we will look at the
methodology for "Girls Can Code!"- Technology Camp
2017, which will include working with Scratch (a graphical
programming language developed at MIT to help youth
get into computer programming), Python, and a game
called Minecraft. The latter has been proven to be a
'brain building" experience for youth. At the workshop,
we will also demonstrate how we are using the Raspberry
Pi 3 to "take it back to the village." This tiny, inexpensive,
low-powered computer (runs on a solar lamp with USB
ports) is a practical option for allowing rural adolescent
youth learn programming skills, desktop skills, and gaming skills in any setting.
FOR: Delegates who are interested in outreach into schools, CODING, Raspberry Pi’s and
programmes promoting girls in science through coding.
CAPACITY: Up to 20 delegates, STRICTLY ONE DELEGATE FROM EACH SCIENCE CENTRE!!
VENUE: LAB (BEHIND THE BLUE CURTAINS IN THE CLASSROOM, OR OUTSIDE AUDITORIUM)
BRING: YOUR LAPTOP IF YOU CAN!
Peter Horzowski: PASCO Probeware (Wednesday ONLY)
BIO: Peter Horszowski has graduate and postgraduate degrees
and diplomas from WITS and the University of Siena and
conducted over 15 on-site workshops in 2015 alone.
WORKSHOP (Wednesday ONLY): Delegates will use PASCO probe-
ware and accessories for hands on activities in the following
topic areas: 3 “Good Health” 4 “Quality Education” 7
“Renewable Energy” 13 “Climate Action” and 14 “Life Below
Water”
FOR: Delegates who run workshops, demonstrate experiments or want to explore PASCO’s
amazing equipment!
Bring along your own device - be it tablet (ipad/android device) a Smartphone or PC/Mac . Make sure to download the software beforehand. The software is called SPARKVUE and is available free from an appstore (itunes or playstore) or else from pasco.com for Windows and Mac.
CAPACITY: Up to 20 delegates, STRICTLY ONE DELEGATE FROM EACH SCIENCE CENTRE!!
VENUE: RBM ROOM (IN ADJACENT BUILDING, OPPOSITE MAIN SC ENTRANCE) WEDNESDAY ONLY!
Ian Russell (UK): Exhibit Design: (Tuesday and Wednesday – repeated)
BIO: With over thirty-five years of continuous practical experience in
exhibition development and twenty-five years performing science shows,
Ian Russell is well known internationally. He was one of the earliest
members of the new British hands-on science centre movement in the
1980’s. In fact, some of the interactive exhibits still in use at Unizulu
Science Centre, Richards Bay, were produced by a British team led by Ian
in Manchester at that time.
WORKSHOP: Presented by Ian Russell, this session should be immensely
useful to anyone thinking of bringing interactives into a project. He will
explain fundamental principles that are equally important whether you
make interactives yourself, have them made by others to your specification, or choose from a
catalogue. He will show how to save time and money by identifying good ideas and rejecting bad
ideas. Then he will show many real-world examples to illustrate these principles, encouraging
participants to comment, discuss and ask questions. Ian will share his passion for simple ideas, many
of which can be made real with quite limited resources. There will also be practical advice on
communicating your specifications to a specialist workshop and on getting best value when buying
ready-made interactives.
FOR: Delegates who design or would like to design exhibits, or commission others to make them
or are buying them! (Will complement Stuart Hopwood’s workshop well!)
CAPACITY: Up to 20 delegates, STRICTLY ONE DELEGATE FROM EACH SCIENCE CENTRE!!
VENUE: THEATRE (BLACK DOOR WITH ASTRONAUT ON IT)
Stuart Hopwood & William Britz: Sci-Bono: Exhibit Building (Tuesday and Wednesday – repeated)
BIO: Both Stuart and William trained as fitter and turner and have worked in two Science Centres
designing, building and maintaining exhibits for many years. Stuart was at the Telkom Exploratorium
in Cape Town and William at FEST/SAASTA in Pretoria before both joined Sci-Bono where they have
been ever since, running the well-equipped workshop there.
WORKSHOP: Up to 20 delegates will be guided through the process of fabricating and finishing their
own puzzling exhibit in this 2 hour workshop. At the end they get to take home an exhibit built with
their own hands! It may get messy, so bring an old T-shirt to work in and leave your best suit at
home!
FOR: Delegates who build exhibits or would like to build exhibits. (Will complement Ian Russell’s
workshop well!)
CAPACITY: Up to 20 delegates, STRICTLY ONE DELEGATE FROM EACH SCIENCE CENTRE!!
VENUE: WORKSHOP AND HALL OF INDUSTRY
BRING: OLD T-SHIRT OR CLOTHES
PAST: Walking Tall: (Tuesday and Wednesday – repeated)
S'bo Ntshebe, Snakes Foba and Sandile Matsheni
FOR: All interested delegates
CAPACITY: Up to 100 delegates, no restrictions
VENUE: AUDITORIUM