San Diego Science Festival Sir Lawrence Bock A DRAFT PROPOSAL May 17, 2008 Spring 2009 The Science of You A Science Outreach Initiative of UCSD’s BioBridge For more details visit: www.sdsciencefestival.com SPONSORS Given the growing threat to America’s leadership in science & technology, celebrations of science such as the San Diego Science Festival are critical to raising public awareness of the impact of science on our lives & inspiring the next generation of science leaders. We thank our sponsors for making the commitment to increase America’s scientific edge with their support! - Festival Hosts - - G o l d - - S i l v e r - - Copper - - Bronze - Harry & Joan Howard Gruber Birndorf SPARK YOUR IMAGINATION The Inaugural San Diego Science Festival will unite our community to showcase the Science & Innovation that makes San Diego unique! Join us for the first full- scale celebration of Science the West Coast has ever seen! The month-long event celebrates the Science and Innovation all around us with events, lectures, and activites county-wide to engage all audiences from students, to teachers, to parents, to science professionals, or anyone that is just curious. The centerpoint of the festival is the Science Expo in the Park, a 2 day all-out celebration of science exploration and discovery that will be held in conjunction with The Science and Engineering Fair. The San Diego Science Festival is only the beginning! Through lectures, activites and teacher training, contents UCSD BioBridge will continue to fan the flame of science interest and make science happen all year long! 6 Our Collaborators 7 Calendar 8 Nifty Fifty 10 Festival Programs 22 About Us A DRAFT San Diego Science Festival www.sdsciencefestival.com PROPOSAL Fuel for your Mind SPRING 2009 Browse our program for a brief preview of just a few of the fantastic events we have in store! Science Month - March 09 For the entire month of March the Science Festival comes to schools with in-classroom activities and 50 of San Diego’s most inspiring scientists. calendar Discovery Week - March 30 - April 3 A full week of science exploration with science- themed events at sites all over San Diego County. Balboa Park, UCSD, The Salk Institute, and others will host Clean Tech, Space and Exploration, Nanotechnology, and more! Expo Weekend - April 4th & 5th The finale of the Science Festival is an action-packed, hands-on weekend of exploration, discovery and fun as we take you on a journey to learn how science impacts your life. A DRAFT Science Month Discovery Week Expo Weekend PROPOSAL March 09 March 30th - April 3rd April 4th and 5th OUR COLLABORATORS A DRAFT San Diego Science Festival www.sdsciencefestival.com PROPOSAL “UC San Diego is proud to be a major collaborator in the San Di- ego Science Festival. This important event is a great way to show our local community that science and technology are essential for our county and nation to thrive in the new global economy. The Festival will also demonstrate that a basic understanding of science is critical in making our day-to-day decisions.” - Chancellor Marye Anne Fox, University of California, San Diego “The San Diego Science Festival is a magnetic force, the K-12 science community is highly attracted to all the possibilities and ways to participate.” - Nancy Taylor, Executive Director, San Diego Science Alliance “We need men who can dream of things that never were.” - Former President John F. Kennedy “The San Diego Science Festival is THE opportunity to see for yourself the incredible scope & breadth of modern science performed here that impacts, on a daily basis, every aspect of our lives.” - David R. Webb, Ph.D. Vice President, Research Signal Pharmaceuticals, LLC A DRAFT Science Month Discovery Week Expo Weekend PROPOSAL March 09 March 30th - April 3rd April 4th and 5th Fifty of San Diego’s most inspiring scientists will give classroom assemblies at local high schools to inspire students with the multitude of opportunities in science and encourage them to engage in festival activities. Dr. Jay Short Dr. Gail Naughton Nifty Fifty Dr. Francine Berman Dr. Steve Mayo Dr. Javier Movellan Also Featuring: Dr. Frank Brown Dr. Larry Goldstein Dr. Michael Kalichman Dr. Rusty Gage Dr. Ajit Varki Dr. Ron Lewis Dr. Steve Kay Dr. Alexander Nagy festival programs Dr. Terrance Sejnowski Dr. David Webb Dr. Inder Verma Dr. Shu Chien Dr. JoAnne Chory Kevin Kinsella A DRAFT San Diego Science Festival www.sdsciencefestival.com PROPOSAL Fifty of San Diego’s most inspiring scientists will give classroom assemblies at local high schools to inspire students with the multitude of opportunities in science and encourage them to engage in festival activities. Dr. Frieder Seible Dr. Mark Thiemens Dr. Darlene Solomon Nifty Fifty Dr. K.C. Nicolaou Dr. Harry Gruber Also Featuring: Dr. Frank Brown Dr. Larry Goldstein Dr. Michael Kalichman Dr. Steve Kay Dr. Ivor Royston Dr. Alexander Nagy Bob Countryman Dr. Terrance Sejnowski festival programs Dr. David Webb Dr. John Reed Dr. Larry Smarr Admiral Walt Davis Dr. Ivan Schuller A DRAFT Science Month Discovery Week Expo Weekend PROPOSAL March 09 March 30th - April 3rd April 4th and 5th 9 Lunch with the Laureates Enjoy a informal brown bag lunch with a Nobel Laureate including Drs. Baltimore, Edelman, Grubbs, Guillemin, and Mullis. Star Party Who else can promise the Sun, the Moon and the Stars … and deliver! Take a visual voyage into the heavens through telescopes. You may be surprised at how much of the night sky you’ve been missing. presented by festival programs The Ultimate Media Experience Walk on Mars, crawl through a protein, play on the largest Wii station and more at the amazing CalIT2, host of the Expo kick-off event. (By Invitation Only) presented by A DRAFT 1 0 San Diego Science Festival www.sdsciencefestival.com PROPOSAL Powerful Latinas Join a nation-wide conversation with Aurelia Flores, host of the Powerful Latinas Interview Series, as she presented by speaks with a leading Latina scientist to learn about her accomplishments, struggles and lessons learned. Designer Genes Be a genetic engineer for an evening! Sequence your own genome and learn what makes you tick at the Biogen idec Community Lab. presented by Indiana Jones Meets Dr. Holmes Join art detective and scientist, Maurizio Seracini, as he unlocks secrets hidden beneath the world’s greatest artwork. presented by: festival programs SciTalk Best-selling language writer and broadcaster Richard Lederer will demonstrate how the language of science pervades our everyday vocabulary. He’ll also share the best and funniest science bloopers that he’s captured over the years. A DRAFT Science Month Discovery Week Expo Weekend PROPOSAL March 09 March 30th - April 3rd April 4th and 5th 1 1 Feeling the Pinch at the Pump? Learn how the car of the future will be a Cuisinart on wheels. Turn French fry grease into high performance diesel fuel. presented by Mirror Images The fascinating against-all-odds story of the approval of the drug thalidomide, even amidst the doubt of the scientific, regulatory and business communities. Find out how different a mirror image can be. presented by The Science of You Learn about what makes you a unique individual. From what you look like, to the way you think and act, your genes make you one- of-a-kind. festival programs presented by A Date with Darwin Attend an inspiring discussion with internationally known Skeptic, Michael Shermer, and talk about evolution in this centennial anniversary of Darwin. presented by A DRAFT 1 2 San Diego Science Festival www.sdsciencefestival.com PROPOSAL Science & Engineering Fair What are kids curious about? Come see for yourself a the 54th Annual Greater Science and Engineering Fair as students display their discoveries. Renaissance Man Journal of Irreproducible Results editor, Norm Sperling, presents a romp through warps and twists of science humor. Meet dark-suckers, the turboencabulator, subversive bubble wrap and Mentos, square eggs, hilarious molecules, and more. presented by Girl Power Blaze a trail in science as you enjoy this one- day, hands-on, interactive program that will encourage girls to envision themselves as the presented by next generation of scientific leaders. festival programs This is Your Brain on Science Check out the exciting exhibits and displays created by some of San Diego’s most creative students. These high achievers put the High in High Tech High! presented by A DRAFT Science Month Discovery Week Expo Weekend PROPOSAL March 09 March 30th - April 3rd April 4th and 5th 1 3 Science for ages 9 to 99 Hands-on science fun for kids from 9 to 99! Make DNA, learn about chemistry and have fun with gases and slime. presented by: The Southern California Biotechnology Center at Miramar College The Power of the Atom Did you realize that one gram of uranium has one million times more energy than one gram of gasoline? Learn about the amazing power of nuclear energy. Batteries not Included From hybrids to plug-ins, learn about the mean green racing machines of the future! presented by festival programs Regenerate! Reinvigorate your cells, your mind and your vocabulary as you solve puzzles and learn the mysteries of stem cells through this hands-on lab experience. presented by The Center for Regenerative Medicine A DRAFT 1 San Diego Science Festival www.sdsciencefestival.com PROPOSAL Young Genuises Sit back and enjoy a screening of the delightful documentary Whiz Kids, followed by a Q & A with the producer, director, members of the cast and presented by Westinghouse/Intel Science Talent Search winners from the past and the present. Get Your Fusion On Take a tour of the world’s largest fusion facility, DIII-D, and learn about how we can tap into the energy of the sun to fuel our future.