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The Fair will feature 70 stands, five tents and six tents, planetarium, science nursery, a great stage for science theater and puppets, and a room for the development of plastic children's workshops

The Minister of Universities and Research Company, Salvador Marín, today introduced the ninth edition of the Week of Science and Technology in the Region of Murcia (Secyt) that, from 5 to 8 November, will make the Garden of El Malecon Murcia on the big stage of 20,000 square meters, 8,000 more than last year, for scientific publication, becoming the largest event of its kind in Spain.

This exhibition, organized by the Ministry through the Seneca Foundation, "continues to grow in quality and quantity and we have over 300 popular science activities of 47 institutions, will have 70 stands, five tents and six tents, a planetarium, a scientific care, a great stage for science theater and puppets, and a room for the development of plastic children's workshops, "said Marin.

With this show, the regional government "opens more venues for meeting and participation of citizens in the scientific enterprise and reduces the distance between those who do science and those who perceive through their daily life, diluting the roles of actors and audience, "said the counselor," and creating a culture of science, increasing social appreciation, awareness about the essential role in everyday life, helping to encourage the vocation of young scientists. "

Among the new features a more international, with Britain as the guest, through your organization Science Oxford, will present an activity 'giant', 'Engineering Oxford.

Building the city of Oxford ', which will teach children to build buildings, exploring the properties of triangles and arches.

This organization pioneered the Europe-wide scientific dissemination activities and the creation of innovative enterprises.

Also, the week will also feature activities organized by the Agency for Science Viva Portugal.

The director stressed "the international presence in the sample, given the obvious importance of collaboration to solve problems of our world and the result of the firm commitment of Murcia Executive by the internationalization of the region."

Another novelty is the presence of the National Research Council, which until now was always represented by Centre for Soil and Applied Biology Segura, and this year shows its many research centers.

Also, in addition to the celebration of anniversaries with specific activities related to the 200 years since the birth of the British naturalist Charles Darwin or the International Year of Astronomy 2009, this year special attention is the 'European Year of Creativity and Innovation', with which the EU recalls the importance of innovation in a country's economic progress and the intimate relationship between innovation and creativity.

In this edition of the Secyt has enabled a specific space within the area of Business and Results Transfer Offices Network for Transfer of Research Results of the three universities in the region.

Also, the Seneca Foundation presents workshops in their plastic stands Rogowicz Katarzyna 'Artifacts possible and impossible', in which children imagine all sorts of inventions.

Most of the 300 activities, demonstrations, workshops, experiments, exhibitions, puppet theater and scientists, visits, scientific magic, fun and planetary science, will focus on the campus of The Pier and have a strong didactic and playful.

This space is divided into seven thematic areas: @ rquímedes, engineering and communication technologies, Galileo, on astronomy, Newton, Mathematics and Physics;, Cajal, biology, nutrition and health, Keynes, companies and transfer of results Research, Darwin, chemistry and environment, and Florida, on museums and social sciences.

For more information, please consult www.f-seneca.org/secyt09/.

Inaugural conference and the International Year of Biodiversity

The following is Secyt inaugural conference 'The architecture of biodiversity', the biologist Catalan Jordi Bascompte, Research Professor in the Biological Station and one of the leading Spanish experts in biodiversity.

This conference will be held this Thursday at 20:00 pm in the College of Architects of Murcia and opens the cycle to commemorate the 'International Year of Biodiversity 2010'.

Marin said that the new cycle of conferences held during 2010 with other papers from international experts, "is part of all program activities encompassing Science, Culture and Society of the Science and Technology, which has a Week Science as a main course, but that lasts all year with other actions such as the exhibition "Perspective ', held at the Archaeological Museum."

"We are working hard," continued the Minister, to show science and to careers in science among young people, as the basis for our social and economic present and future. "

Source: CARM