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GENIUS Olympiad, Wednesday, 14 June 2017 – Judges Needed!

Posted on June 12, 2017 8:40 pm - - Leave a Comment

Greetings, fellow astrophiles!

This in from the TACNY email list and seconded by the indefatigable Mary Eileen Wood – and apologies for the short notice on this one (me, not them). If you’ve available this Wednesday, consider giving your time to a very good cause (and prepare to be amazed. Several CNYO members have judged in the past few years and have always come away feeling a bit better about the future of humanity).


Official brochure – click for a larger view.

The GENIUS Olympiad is an international high school competition about environmental issues. The competition covers the disciplines of Science, Arts (Poster and Photography), Short Film, Creating Writing, Business, and Robotics. We are expecting more than 550 projects from 71 countries and 37 states.

We would like you to serve as a judge for our competition to help us encourage young minds from all over the world. Anyone with a passion for environmental issues and a BS/BA degree in STEM, business, art, music, writing, education, or who is professional in the area of the field may volunteer to be a judge for the appropriate field. As a judge, there is a time commitment of at least three hours per session, in which you are expected to talk to 12-15 students and grade their performance based on judging criteria given to you. For science and art categories, we would like to have you for both morning and afternoon sessions, if possible.

We will provide lunch, refreshments during judging, free parking, and a GENIUS Olympiad T-shirt and mug to judges during the event. More information will be sent via email to those who register a week before the event, but please put our event on your calendar as soon as you register

DETAILS:

* Wednesday, June 14, 2017
* Morning Session: 9-12 AM
* Afternoon Session: 1-4 PM
* SUNY Oswego Campus, Campus Center Arena, Oswego, NY 13126

You are also invited to the International Cultural Festival at 5 pm on the same day after judging. This event is fun and engaging with performances and activities from around the world.

REGISTER:

* If you would like to be a judge for the GENIUS Olympiad, please register on our website.
* Please also feel free to share this e-mail with your friends and colleagues to invite them to join us.

P.S. Creative writing judging will happen before the event by reading writings and also during the event by listening students.

Technology Alliance of Central New York

Founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse, the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York’s mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology; and to collaborate with like-minded organizations across Central New York.

For more information about TACNY, visit www.tacny.org.

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TACNY John Edson Sweet Lecture Series – Tour Of The Syracuse Center Of Excellence

Posted on March 29, 2013 11:03 pm - - Leave a Comment

Tuesday, 9 April 2013

Syracuse Center of Excellence, 727 E. Washington Street, Room 203, Syracuse, NY 13210

Please note the change in usual location. Space is limited for this event and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

What is Syracuse’s role in the advancement of innovations in environmental and energy technologies? Explore the SyracuseCoE, Syracuse Center of Excellence in Environmental and Energy Systems, where the groundbreaking collaborative research is taking place. Edward Bogucz, Ph.D, Executive Director of the SyracuseCoE, will provide an overview and tour of the state-of-the-art research facilities of the Syracuse Center of Excellence. Discover how the green based projects taking place at the Center have an impact well beyond Central New York. People interested in learning more about green technology are invited to attend the free TACNY Sweet Lecture presentation on Tuesday, April 9, from 5:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. in Room 203 of the Syracuse Center of Excellence, 727 East Washington Street. Limited parking is available in the lot across Almond Street from the Syracuse COE. Networking starts at 5:30 p.m., the speaker is introduced at 6 p.m., the presentation is slated to run from 6:15 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and the event ends at 8 p.m. following questions from the audience. Admission is free and open to the public. RESERVATIONS ARE REQUIRED FOR THIS EVENT AND LIMITED TO THE FIRST 40 REGISTRANTS by April 5, 2013.

Dr. Bogucz’ expertise is in computational fluid dynamics and heat transfer, multidisciplinary analysis and design, engineering education, and regional innovation clusters. He received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University; MSc in Heat Transfer Engineering from Imperial College, University of London; and BS in Mechanical Engineering from Lehigh University. Ed’s special interests include the history of science and technology, Erie Canal, and Haudenosaunee culture.

Technology Alliance of Central New York

Founded in 1903 as the Technology Club of Syracuse, the nonprofit Technology Alliance of Central New York’s mission is to facilitate community awareness, appreciation, and education of technology; and to collaborate with like-minded organizations across Central New York.

For more information about TACNY, visit www.tacny.org.

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