中爱科学研讨会

Dublin is the European Capital of Science in 2012. To mark this prestigious event, DCNYF will host a Sino-Irish Science Seminar on Astronomy and Sino-Irish links in TCD Science Gallery. Speakers will include The Earl of Rosse, Brendan Parsons on Telescopes and Stars at Birr Castle and Brian Harvey on The Chinese Space Exploration Programme. Booking required.

If you would like to attend please email rsvp@cny.ie stating clearly the event you wish to attend to RSVP a place.

Programme

9.00am	Registration, Tea and Coffee
9.30am	Opening Welcome: Declan Hayden DCNYF Director, Office for Integration DCC
9.35am	Opening and Introduction: David Fahy, European City Of Science 2012
9.40am	Session 1
9.40am	Speaker 1: Prof. Susan M. P. McKenna-Lawlor, Space Technology Ireland, Ltd. Maynooth, Co. Kildare, Ireland. Title: Ireland’s NUADU experiment on China’s Double Star space mission
10.05am	Speaker 2: Prof. Peter Gallagher, Trinity College Dublin, Director of Solar Terrestrial Observatory, Birr Castle. Title: Observing the Sun from Birr Castle
10.20am	Questions and Feedback on Session 1
10.30am	Tea/Coffee Break
10.45am	Session 2
10.50am	Speaker 1:Brian Harvey M.A., H.D.E, F.B.I.S. Title:Chinese Space programme
11.15am	Speaker 2:Dr. Emma Teeling, University College Dublin, Director of the Centre for Irish Bat Research. Bat and Mammal evolution in collaboration with China
11.45am	OPEN PANEL DISCUSSION
12.30pm	Conclusion