The richness and diversity of the program for this event in the Alpes-Maritimes have led Research organizations, higher education institutions, and the University Nice Sophia Antipolis, united within PERSAN, together with the International Center of Valbonne, to jointly organize a:
INAUGURATION DAY OF THE ALPES-MARITIMES SCIENCE FESTIVAL
This day will take place on Thursday, October 21, according to the following schedule:
10:30 AM: Launch of the Alpes-Maritimes Science Festival at CIV
International Center of Valbonne – 190, rue Frédéric Mistral – 06902 SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS
Meeting Point: Salle des Actes – Administrative Building – detailed schedule attached
3:00 PM: Inauguration of the Valrose Science Village
University Nice Sophia Antipolis – UFR Sciences – Valrose Park – 28 av. de Valrose – 06100 NICE
Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art – Place Yves Klein – Nice
Louis Nucéra Library – Place Yves Klein – Nice
At MAMAC, around a scaled-down reproduction of the “C in Nice” experiment, an exhibition will trace the history of measuring the speed of light and provide explanations on the use of lasers. Guided tours available daily starting at 5 PM.
MAMAC will also offer conferences to the public:
– Thursday, October 21 at 6 PM: “The Laser,” by Fabien Bretenaker, CNRS research director, and Nicolas Treps, lecturer at IUMPC.
– Friday, October 22 at 6 PM: “Laser measurements of the Earth, space, and time at the Côte d’Azur observatory,” by Francis Pierron, researcher at the Côte d’Azur Observatory.
– Saturday, October 23 at 3 PM: “History of light,” by Christian Bracco, lecturer IUFM Nice.
A Look at Marine Biodiversity at Louis Nucéra Library
An exhibition titled “The Garden of the Abysses,” featuring photographs by divers, technicians, and scientists, will showcase the extraordinary underwater biodiversity of the Villefranche bay.
Conferences will also be offered to the public:
– Friday, October 22 at 5 PM: “The biodiversity of plankton,” by Gaby Gorsky.
– Saturday, October 23 at 3 PM: “Plankton and the Tara Oceans expedition,” by Christian Sardet, followed by the screening of Chronicles of Plankton.
University of Nice-Sophia Antipolis – Valrose Campus
This event allows for a different, playful, surprising, and fascinating approach to science, yet always scientific in its approach.
A highly anticipated event by the general public and schools, it’s a key moment for University Nice Sophia Antipolis.
By presenting the sciences with passion, in a playful way through their applications and interactions with students and scientists, the University aims to spark the interest of young people and, perhaps, inspire new vocations!
The Alhazen Science Culture Institute is the coordinator of the operation for the University on this 6th edition at the Science site, in the beautiful Valrose park, open to the public for the occasion. The event promises four exciting days filled with various animations, conferences, and experiments to experience science in all its diversity.
Highlights:
On Thursday, October 21, and Friday, October 22, school visits are offered to establishments in the Alpes-Maritimes and Var that have requested it, with nearly 4,000 students, teachers, and chaperones registered.
On Saturday, October 23, and Sunday, October 24, in the afternoon, the Valrose Science Village is open to the general public.
The novelties: all stands will present different workshops from previous years. Additionally, we will host the 1st prize winner of the 2010 Lépine competition, an innovator rather than an inventor, who teaches at University Nice Sophia Antipolis. Several stands will be run by students as part of their research or professional master’s degree, ready to interact with the public through games, animations, and new kinds of presentations. Physical activities, as science requires, and sports will be present for the first time at the Village, with a unique health circuit to “celebrate fitness.” Participants will leave with a personalized effort-based graph.
Participants will be supervised by elite athletes, world, European, and French champions.
The Laser, celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2010, will be spotlighted.
Additionally, 240 teaching-researchers, students, engineers, and facilitators will take turns from Thursday to Sunday to animate nearly 150 “science” workshops, conferences, cinema sciences, and debates at the largest Science Village in France.
