Engineers Week - 8th - 13th February, 2010 http://www.engineersweek.ie 8th - 13th February, 2010 Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:35:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Treasure Hunt http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/treasure-hunt/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/treasure-hunt/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:41:50 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1226 A series of three design workshops and engineering demonstrations for  jr cycle and transition year students  

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Competition 1: Wed 10th February 2010 Time: 10.00am – 1.00pm
Competition 2: Wed 10th February 2010 Time: 11.00am – 2.00pm
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Places Per Session
 25
Audience Category
 Secondary Level-Junior Cycle
Admission
 Free but pre-booking essential
Contact
 Vicky Kelly | Vicky.kelly@ul.ie | 061 202642
Venue:
 Exhibition Area (Basement of the UL Concert Hall), University of Limerick, Limerick
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/treasure-hunt/feed/ 0 Public Lecture http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/public-lecture/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/public-lecture/#comments Thu, 04 Feb 2010 09:35:25 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1223 WHAT DO SIR ISAAC NEWTON, LADY THATCHER AND HIATI HAVE IN COMMON? Forbidden Fruit – Newton’s legacy in today’s economic, ecologic and ideological crises. Billions of dollars have been poured into the global banking system in a frenetic attempt at stabilization. Yet the same urgency is strangely missing in dealing with world poverty and the ecological and environmental crisis.

In a no-holds-barred analysis of our desperate historical situation, Professor Hussey, traces its origin to the ideology spawned by the physics of Sir Isaac Newton which culminated in Thatcher’s spine chilling utterance ‘…and you know, here is no such thing as society, there are individual men and women, and families’.

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Show: Mon 8th February 2010 Time: 7.30pm – 8.00pm
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Places Per Session
 300
Audience Category
 General Public
Admission
 Free
Contact
 Siobhan Harris | siobhan.harris@ul.ie | 061 202421
Venue:
 Jean Monnet Lecture Theatre, University of Limerick, Limerick
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/public-lecture/feed/ 0 Finding out about Aeronautical Engineering http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/finding-out-about-aeronautical-engineering/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/finding-out-about-aeronautical-engineering/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:40:18 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1189 Have fun at this lively presentation and floor discussion on the exciting world of aeronautical engineering. This talk will be presented by Roddy McNamee of Carlow Institute of Technology.

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Talk: Thurs 11th February 2010 Time: 11.30am – 12.30pm
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Places Per Session
 50
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Now fully booked!
Contact
 Carmel Flahavan | flahavan.carmel@gmail.com | 059 9170094
Venue:
 Carlow Central Library, Tullow Street, Carlow
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/finding-out-about-aeronautical-engineering/feed/ 0 Electronics For You! http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/electronics-for-you/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/electronics-for-you/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:37:30 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1187 A look at the work of the Electronic Engineer with a lively question and answer session from the floor.

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Talk: Wed 10th February 2010 Time: 11.30am – 12.30pm
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Places Per Session
 50
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Now fully booked!
Contact
 Carmel Flahavan | flahavan.carmel@gmail.com | 059 9170094
Venue:
 Carlow Central Library, Tullow Street, Carlow
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/electronics-for-you/feed/ 0 Discovering Manufacturing and Mechanical Engineering http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/discovering-manufacturing-and-mechanical-engineering/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/discovering-manufacturing-and-mechanical-engineering/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:34:59 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1185 An illustrated presentation on the work of the mechanical engineering and manufacturing. A question and answers session will follow from the floor! This talk will be presented by Joe Dillane of Carlow Institute of Technology.

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Talk: Tues 9th February 2010 Time: 11.30am – 12.30pm
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Places Per Session
 50
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Now Fully Booked!
Contact
 Carmel Flahavan | flahavan.carmel@gmail.com | 059 9170094
Venue:
 Carlow Central Library, Tullow Street, Carlow
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/discovering-manufacturing-and-mechanical-engineering/feed/ 0 Discover the world of the Mechanical Engineer http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/discover-the-world-of-the-mechanical-engineer/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/discover-the-world-of-the-mechanical-engineer/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 11:27:45 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1182 A lively talk followed by a questions and answers session on the work of the Mechanical Engineer. This talk will be presented by Andrew Keppel of Carlow Institute of Technology.

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Talk: Mon 8th February 2010 Time: 11.30am – 12.30pm
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Places Per Session
 50
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Now Fully Booked!
Contact
 Carmel Flahavan | flahavan.carmel@gmail.com | 059 9170094
Venue:
 Carlow Central Library, Tullow Street, Carlow
Location
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Workshop 1: Fri 12th February 2010 Time: 10.00am – 10.30am
Workshop 2: Fri 12th February 2010 Time: 11.00am – 11.30am
Workshop 3: Fri 12th February 2010 Time: 12.00pm – 12.30pm
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Places Per Session
 30
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Free but pre-booking essential
Contact
 Dave Denieffe | denieffe@itcarlow.ie | 086-8114802
Venue:
 IT Carlow, Kilkenny Road, Carlow
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/wind-power-challenge-2/feed/ 0 Wind Power Challenge http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/wind-power-challenge/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/wind-power-challenge/#comments Tue, 02 Feb 2010 10:39:35 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1173 Find out how wind energy can be turned into electricity in Junior Achievement’s Wind Energy workshop. Students will learn about wind turbines, wind energy and renewable energy before taking part in an energy quiz, Wind Power Challenge. Students then get to test out their creative skills by making their own windmills using paper and pencils!!

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Workshop 1: Mon 8th February 2010 Time: 9.30am – 10.00am
Workshop 2: Mon 8th February 2010 Time: 10.30am – 11.00am
Workshop 3: Mon 8th February 2010 Time: 11.30am – 12.00pm
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Places Per Session
 30
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Free but pre-booking essential
Contact
 Joan O’Gorman | jogorman@kildarecoco.ie | 01 606 0050
Venue:
 Leixlip Library, Captain’s Hill, Leixlip, Co Kildare
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/wind-power-challenge/feed/ 0 Irish Naval Service Tour – LÉ Aisling http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/irish-naval-service-tour-%e2%80%93-le-aisling-2/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/irish-naval-service-tour-%e2%80%93-le-aisling-2/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:37:38 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1156 Join the men and women of The Defence Forces – Naval Service onboard the LÉ Aisling as they give you a tour of this state of the art vessel. Explore the engineering behind radar, sonar, GPS, weapon systems and radio to name just a few.

Spaces for this event are extremely limited and early booking is required.

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Thurs 11th February 2010, Tours from 9.30am – 2.30pm
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Places Per Session
 30
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Free but pre-booking essential
Contact
 This event is fully booked!
Venue:
 To be confirmed (Cork City area)
Location
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]]> http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/irish-naval-service-tour-%e2%80%93-le-aisling-2/feed/ 0 Irish Naval Service Tour – LÉ Eithne http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/irish-naval-service-tour-%e2%80%93-le-aisling/ http://www.engineersweek.ie/events/irish-naval-service-tour-%e2%80%93-le-aisling/#comments Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:35:45 +0000 admin http://www.engineersweek.ie/?p=1154 Join the men and women of The Defence Forces – Naval Service onboard the LÉ Aisling as they give you a tour of this state of the art vessel. Explore the engineering behind radar, sonar, GPS, weapon systems and radio to name just a few.

Spaces for this event are extremely limited and early booking is required.

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Fri 12th February 2010, Tours from 9.30am – 2.30pm
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Places Per Session
 40
Audience Category
 Primary Level
Admission
 Free but pre-booking essential
Contact
 This event is fully booked!
Venue:
 To be confirmed (Dublin Docks area)
Location
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