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Thousandsof youngpeople, around80,000visitors in total, attendTheBigBang Fair at
BirminghamNEC, inMarch tosee just howexcitingengineeringandscience canbe.
Thisyear Festoshows itsDJ dancing robotson the Food&Drink Federation’s (FDF)
TasteSuccess–A Future in Foodstand. The FestoDJ Robotsplayalongsideactivities
organisedbymanyhouseholdname foodanddrinkmanufacturers includingMars,
Coca-ColaEnterprises, PepsiCoUK,Mondelez International, Premier Foodsand
McCains.
Theaimof the FDFstand is toengagedirectlywithyoungpeople to raise their
awarenessof themanyengineeringandscience-relatedopportunitiesavailable inUK
foodanddrinkmanufacturing.HanneChristensen from the FDFsays ‘It isvital thatwe
spark interest andawarenesswithyoungpeopleandget them to consider theexciting
opportunitiesandgreat career prospects that our highly innovative industry canoffer”.
TheBigBang Fair is the largest celebrationof science, technology, engineeringand
maths for youngpeople in theUK. The Fair aims toshowyoungpeople (primarilyaged
11-14) just howmanyexcitingand rewardingopportunities thereareout there for them
with the right experienceandqualifications. TheBigBang Fairworkswithpartner
organisationsacrossbusinessand industry, government andacademia to tryandgivea
flavour of the real scaleof engineeringandscience in theUK.
At itsheart, TheBigBang Fair isabout careersand futuresandhighlighting theexciting
possibilities that exist for youngpeoplewithscience, technology, engineeringand
mathsbackgrounds. It’sabout the contribution they,with the rightmotivation, can
make to theUKeconomyand tosociety ingeneral.
Formore informationsee:www.thebigbangfair.ukorwww.fdf.org.uk
Festoat theBigBangFair 2015
