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A few highlights from the 2008 festival

Highlights 2008

Cllr. Joe Mellett, Cathaoirleach of Mayo County Council pictured taking part in the Magic Science or Mystery show at the Mayo Science & Technology Open Day which took place in the TF Royal Hotel & Theatre.

 

Demonstration of cutting equipment by the Mayo Fire Service at the annual Mayo Science & Technology Open Day.

 

The Mad Science demonstration in full swing.

 

Two students pictured enjoying a physics demonstration from the NUIG Physics Department.

 

A group of spectators enjoying James Soper ‘Real Science of the Circus Show’ at the annual Mayo Science & Technology Open Day.

Highlights included the week-long screening of the hugely important Al Gore documentary An Inconvenient Truth at Mayo Movie World, Castlebar and Pictiúrlann Iorrais, Béal an Mhuirthead. A number of schools were invited to visit many of Mayo major industries including Allergan, Surface Power, Derrinumera Recycling facility, and Westport Waste Water Treatment Plant. The Teanga agus Teicneolíocht idTreo na ré Digiti day in Áras Inis Gluaire, Béal an Mhuirthead was also extremely successful.

A Science In Action Open Day took place on Sunday the 9^th November in the TF Royal Hotel & Theatre. A wide range of fantastic interactive shows, hands-on activities and presentations were organised. These included a Magic, Science or Mystery Show, a Spectacular Bubble Show, The Real Science of the Circus and an End of the Dinosaurs Lecture.

Exhibitors included a variety of public and private sector companies such as Allergan, Knock Airport , Jackson Engineering, Shell, GMIT, An Garda Síochána, the Marine Institute,Get the Focal, Coca Cola and Lionbridge Technologies. Other popular exhibits on the day included the launch of an Irish language podcast competition and the display by the NUIG Physics Department. The demonstration of cutting equipment by Mayo Fire Service was another particular highlight.

Competitions

Pullathomas National School was the winners of the National Schools Paper Aeroplane Design Challenge (North Mayo) competition, while Swinford National School was the South Mayo winner. A team from St Geralds College, Castlebar was the Secondary Schools competition Mechanical Aeroplane Challenge winners. Winning teams were given a unique opportunity for a behind-the-scenes look at Knock Airport , including the chance to experience the technology used in the Air Traffic Control facilities at the airport.