SCIFEST AFRICA 2014

12-18 MARCH

GRAHAMSTOWN, EASTERN CAPE

"INTO THE SPACE!"

The National Science Festival is a high-profile event that offers visitors a quality relevant, stimulating and progressive programme featuring 50 exhibitions, 21 lectures, 14 Talkshops, 42 workshop titles, and more than 400 other interactive events including, but not limited to, activity zones, the Afrobot Amateur Robotics Tournament, art and science masterclasses, a Children’s Science Festival, educational theatre, field trips, a fun run, game drives, a hobbies fair, iRhini Science Festival, the laser show, murder mysteries, quizzes, Science Café Series, science Olympics, site visits, a sleepover, Speed-Date-a-Scientist Series, wine tasting, and the incredible Water World venue hosted by South African Insitute for Aquatic Biodiversity (SAIAB).

Scifest Africa 2013 was attended by 68, 282 visitors from South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia, Swaziland and Zimbabwe, and featured contributions from government departments, listed companies, museums, NGOs, research facilities, science centres, science councils, SMMEs and universities, both from South Africa and abroad.

Scifest Africa 2014 will take place in Grahamstown, Eastern Cape from 12 - 18 March and the selected theme, "Into the space!", will primarly explore sub themes in exploration, astronomy, the universe, SKA and communications.

We look forward to welcoming you to Africa's science hub!

See below the Scifest Africa 2013 programme for your perusal.

Download the 2013 Lectures and Talkshops Programme (Print pages one up)

Download the 2013 Workshops Programme (Print pages one up)

Download the 2013 Etcetera (Print pages one up)

Download the new 2013 venue Water World (Print pages one up)

Download the 2013 Exhibitions (Print pages one up)

Download the 2013 Site Visits (Print pages one up)

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