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Iziko Lee Berger Lecture
From: 2012-02-18 11:00:00 To: 2012-02-18 13:00:00
Public Lecture by Professor Lee Berger
Date and time: Sat 18 February at 11:00am
Venue: The Whale Well, Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town
To launch the opening of the exhibition "Australopithecus sediba", Wits palaeoanthropologist Professor Lee Berger will give a public lecture at the Iziko South African Museum. This new species of great ape (family Hominidae) is described from fossils discovered by Berger and his son Matthewand will be on exhibition at the Iziko SA Museum. The fossils were located in nearly 2-million-year-old deposits at the “Cradle of Humankind” World Heritage Site in Gauteng. Berger will introduce the ancient hominids, thought to be a link between australopithecine fossils like “Mrs Ples”, and the most ancient representatives of the genus Homo to which we Homo sapiens now belong.
Click here to view the invitation to the Iziko SA Museum public lecture by Professor Lee Berger
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CTSC Educator Open Days-SAT
From: 2012-02-18 09:00:00 To: 2012-02-18 16:30:00
Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC)
EDUCATOR OPEN DAYS
The Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC) is delighted to extend an invitation to all educators to visit its new home in Observatory.
Dates: Friday 17 February (15:00 to 17:00) and Saturday 18 February (09:00 onwards)
Please RSVP by Thursday 16 February
Venue: Cape Town Science Centre (CTSC) in Observatory
Fee: FREE to educators and two accompanying learners
Please note: Educators are invited to spend as much time as they wish at the CTSC on Saturday 18 February. Each educator is welcome to bring along a maximum of two children to enjoy the day with them, at no charge. RSVP for accompanying children is essential.
The CTSC is set to become a hub of educational opportunities and looks forward to introducing you to these new partners:
- Kiddiwinks (LEGO education and robotics)
- Living Maths
- SoundHouse (music and sound technology)
- Career Planet
- SA Teen Entrepreneur
- Sangari SA (Formula 1 in Schools)
Please RSVP to Carmen on 083-276-9508 or carmen@ctsc.org.za by Thursday 16 February. Should you not be able to visit on Saturday 18 February, please stop by for an informal visit and discussion with our partners on Friday 17 February between 15:00 and 17:00.
PROGRAMME: SATURDAY 18 FEBRUARY
09:00 Arrival
10:00 Introduction to the Cape Town Science Centre - Julie Cleverdon, Director
10:15 Introduction to the CTSC partners, who will briefly introduce their programmes. Educators will have time to visit the partners in their venues after the formal proceedings
10:50 Address by Ms Penny Vinjevold, Head of the Western Cape Education Department
11:15 Tea & Coffee
Visit www.ctsc.org.za for a map and directions.
