We are delighted to announce details of the Atlantic Conference 2010, sponsored by Ericsson, the world-leading provider of telecommunications equipment and related services to mobile and fixed network operators.
The conference focuses on a range of issues surrounding the development and promotion of science, technology, engineering and maths education. With a variety of speakers including Dr John Mighton, University of Toronto, Dr Chris Horn, President of Engineers Ireland, Jeff Evans of Georgia Tech Research Institute, Padraig McManus, ESB and Dr Michael John Gorman of the Science Gallery, the conference promises to be an informative and enlivening event. A range of key speakers from Ireland, the USA and Canada will develop a lively and stimulating forum for debate.
Creating greater interest in science, technology and engineering raises challenges as encouraging a greater number of people to study science means, among other things, that students must broaden their skills in mathematics and related science as much as possible.
The conference has a speaker of international note on this issue; Canadian Mathematician and Author John Mighton, the founder of JUMP, a charitable organisation that works to educate students in Mathematics. Dr Mighton is based at the world-renowned Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences at the University of Toronto and is also a renowned playwright. He also advised Gus Van Sant, Matt Damon and Ben Affleck on the script for the movie “Good Will Hunting”. The movie tells the story of a South Boston whiz kid who elects to clean the halls of learning rather than enter them, working his way through life as a janitor at MIT. But his natural ability to unravel complex equations attracts the attention of a professor who won't let him quit.
If you attended last year’s conference, you will know this is a truly inspiring and unique event.
The Atlantic Conference on Science, Technology, Engineering & Maths Education takes place in Tullamore, Co. Offaly on Thursday 25th February 2010 and will be officially opened by an Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, TD.
A full conference programme and further details including booking information will be sent to you in early January. We look forward to seeing you in February 2010 for what we know will be a wonderful event.
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