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Festo at The Big Bang
Fair 2012
The Big Bang is the UK’s biggest single celebration of science and engineering for
young people and aims to inspire them in science, technology, engineering and maths.
The Fair is now the largest single celebration of science and engineering for young
people in the UK. Its prime target is children aged 11-14 years old about to choose
their subject options at school. Festo have been invited for a second year running by
the organisers to show the Festo AirPenguins to demonstrate a fun and interesting
engineering application. They will entertain visitors with their graceful aerobatic
agility as they fly around the exhibition.
The Festo stand will feature interactive displays for the children and visitors to play
with and video material of other Bionic developments from Festo's Bionic Learning
Network. We’re expecting the stand at Birmingham NEC to be as busy as it was last
year at London Excel. Our aim is to interest and enthuse the children with our
engineering concepts, showing that science and engineering can be fun.
To register to attend see:
www.thebigbangfair.co.uk
One of the highlights of the WorldSkills
London 2011 was a visit by 50 VIP visitors,
from 11 different countries across the
world, to the National Centre for Food
Manufacturing (NCFM) at Lincoln
University’s Holbeach campus. The visit
was organised by Festo, a partner of the
NCFM, to showcase the factory facilities,
and to provide the opportunity to share
experiences and listen to engaging
presentations by authorities from the
centre.
Festo Training and Consulting supports
improved productivity through the
development of key competences, and
Festo has supported the WorldSkills for 20
years as a Global Partner. In London 2011,
Festo was a partner for the Mechatronics,
Mobile Robotics and Polymechanics
competitions, to promote the education of
up-and-coming talent.
Festo Food and Beverage Industry Sector
manager Andy MacPherson said “Visitors
had a great day sharing knowledge and
making contacts. It was extremely
interesting to hear views and opinions
from delegates from academia, as well as
government and industry coming from
countries as diverse as Canada, Estonia,
Finland, Latvia, Mexico, China, India,
Russia and Indonesia.”
WordSkills delegation visits the NCFM
Thousands of young people,
over 35,000 visitors in total,
are expected again at The Fair
at Birmingham NEC, 15-17
March 2012.
Worldwide
NCFM Hosts World
Skills Delegates
What is The Big Bang Fair?
Involving over 150 organisations from across the private, public and voluntary
sectors, and reaching out to schools and students across the country, The Big Bang
represents a true partnership of the UK’s science and engineering communities.
The event is led by EngineeringUK in partnership with the British Science
Association, the Institute of Physics, the Science Council, the Royal Academy of
Engineering and Young Engineers. The Event is supported by The Department for
Business, Innovation and Skills as well as numerous sponsors from industry.
Thousands of young people visited the
Vince Cable, Secretary of State for Business,
Festo stand in 2011.
Innovations and Skills, talking to Steve Sands,
Marketing Manager, Festo GB.