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UK Space Agency / G2G Communities CIC ‘Full STEAM Ahead’ Careers Day
In partnership with the OpTIC Technology Centre, St Asaph
10am to 2.30pm, Friday 10th March 2017
* This FREE event is open to all Schools in North Wales with pupils at key stage 4&5 (14 to 19 years old)
* Ninety pupils and their teachers from Schools in North Wales will have the opportunity to attend this free event at the OpTIC Centre on St Asaph Business Park
* Places are limited to ten pupils and one teacher per school
* Refreshments available and FREE lunch between 12.30 and 13.30
* Pupils and teachers will have the opportunity to look round the exhibition and interactive ‘Street’
Teachers and pupils will have the opportunity to hear from, and talk to, some of the key players within the Space industry including: John Whalley CEO Aerospace Wales Forum (author of the Wales Space Strategy report (Space.AeroSpaceWalesForum.com/Strategy); Caroline Gray Director Director, OpTIC Technology Centre Glyndŵr Innovations Ltd; Dr William Lockitt Director G2G Communities CIC (UK Space Agency project ‘Full STEAM Ahead’ project manager.
Full agenda below. For further information please call Moira on 01745 350765
| 10:00 | Welcome and Introduction to OpTIC Technology Centre | Caroline Gray Director, OpTIC Technology Centre Glyndŵr Innovations Ltd |
| 10:15 | Full STEAM Ahead Other projects: All SySTEMs Go | Dr William Lockitt, Strategic Policy Director G2G Communities CIC |
| 10:30 | TBC | Shafiul Monir Lecturer in Engineering Wrexham Glyndŵr University |
| 10:50 | Spaceport 2050, drones and clever wings – the Future of Aerospace in Wales | John Whalley Chief Executive, Aerospace Wales Forum |
| 11:10 | Refreshment break | |
| 11:30 | Regional Skills & Employment – Key challenges for North Wales on the skills agenda, with a focus on STEM subjects to support key and growth sectors, and deliver sustainable skilled employment pathways | Iwan Thomas Regional Programme Manager – Skills & Employment, NWEAB |
| 11:50 | ‘Destination Space’ | Techniquest Glyndŵr |
| 12:10 | Aerospace Industry – the Future of Flight | Airbus |
| 12:30 | Lunch | |
| 13:15 | Exhibition and interactive opportunities in the ‘Street’ | |
| 14:30 | Depart | |
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