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Science Week boosting Free State technology

The holding of the annual National Science Week in the Free State this year from 13 – 20 May is said to lend more punch to the promotion of science and technology in the province.
The Week this year is to be presented for the first time in partnership between the Free State University, the Boyden Science Centre, the National Museum and the Free State National Botanical Gardens. As such also for the first time the relevance of science and the environment will be brought together, while strong emphasis is also to be placed on the role of entrepreneurship in technological development.
Science Week activities, exhibitions and open days are to be presented at the UFS, the National Museum, the Botanical Gardens, the Mangaung Fire Brigade Museum and the SA Airforce Base at Bloemspruit. Full programme details are still to be released.
More information from the coordinator, Dr. Matie Hoffman, at 083 625 7154 / email hoffmamj.sci@mail.uovs.ac.za or Thea Barnard at 083 303 9986.
Hoffman is also particularly interested in participation from the various regions in the Free State and people who would like to get involved in this regard are welcome to contact him.

On the photo, taken during the media launch of National Science Week 2006 in the Free State on 7 April at the Botanical Gardens, are members of the organizing partnership, from left Andries Mokoae (National Museum), Thea Barnard ( National Botanical Gardens), Eric Moletsane ( Botanical Gardens), Matie Hoffman (Dept. Physics,UFS and Science Week coordinator),Dawie van Jaarsveldt (Boyden Science Centre,) Peter Gavhi (Curator of FS National Botanical Gardens) Braam van Zyl (Mangaung Fire Brigade Museum ) David Rambuwani ( Botanical Gardens),Tebogo Mohlakane (National Museum), Elizna Prinsloo (NIOB, UFS),Cobus van Breda (NIOB, UFS and coordinator of TRAC laboratory)