Posts Tagged ‘science’

Launch 48 Birmingham 08/10/2010

Launch 48

Launch 48

The aim of Launch48 is to bring together participants from different backgrounds and levels of experience in the web industry to think/plan/develop and launch one or multiple web apps in one weekend. It’s a frantic, energy fuelled, entrepreneurial event designed to engage all participants while offering the opportunity to learn and meet new people.

Launch 48 Birmingham will run between 12th and 14th of November 2010, at Birmingham Science Park Aston.

Launch48 Mini-Conference Birmingham runs from:

1 pm to 5 pm Friday the 12th of November, 2010

6 pm to 10 pm Friday the 12th of November, 2010
9 am to 9 pm Saturday the 13th of November, 2010
9 am to 9 pm Sunday the 14th of November, 2010

 

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The challenge is on 28/01/2009

While getting ready for work this morning I was watching Breakfast News on BBC 1, one of their features addressed the view that science is no longer fun. The Government has gone as far as launching a campaign to turn perceptions around. Yes it may be fun for the scientists and those based at NASA and Area 51, but for school children and joe public it is reportedly quite mundane. Or is it?

More – The challenge is on

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