The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Dr. B. Mario Pinto hosted 11 Science-Based outreach groups at the Science Odyssey Appreciation event which was held in Ottawa on May 12. The event was attended by students, researchers, and science promoters. Guests were invited to explore the room and discover robots, interactive activities and a 12 foot high inflated Coho Salmon.
As well, Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, presented the NSERC award for Science Promotion (Group) to Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach.
Science Odyssey, from May 6 to 15, was 10 days of discovery and innovation features hundreds of events where Canadians experienced this country's richness in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, exploring the inflatable Salmon provided by Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science with members of Team 2706: Merge Conflict with their robot in which they built to compete in this year’s FIRST Robotics Canada challenge.
Victor Malkov, Let’s Talk Science Outreach Coordinators, Carleton University; Sue McKee, Let’s Talk Science Program Manager, University of Ottawa
Dr. Jeff Saarela, Director, Centre for Arctic Knowledge and Exploration; Alisa Barry, Vice-President, Experience and Engagement; Meg Beckel, President and CEO; Kasia Majewski, Head, External Relations; John Swettenham, Director, Marketing and Media Relations all from the Canadian Museum of Nature
Amit Scheer, Winner of Sanofi Biogenius Challenge; Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC
Sarah Hognestad, Outreach Coordinator, Actua; Celina Caesar-Chavannes, Member of Parliament for Whitby
Marthe Poirier, Assistant Director General, Réseau CDLS-CLS; The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science; Roland Grand’Maison, Director General, Réseau CDLS-CLS
Jeremy Rhodes, Executive Director and Tara Bailey, Director General of Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach
Inflatable Planetarium provided by Canada Science and Technology Museum
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science; Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC; Jeremy Rhodes, Executive Director, Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach
Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science; The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science; Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC
Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science
The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science
Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC
Jeremy Rhodes, Executive Director and Tara Bailey, Director General of Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach
Jeremy Rhodes, Executive Director and Tara Bailey, Director General of Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach; Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC
Terry Beech, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Science; Jeremy Rhodes, Executive Director, Elephant Thoughts Educational Outreach; The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science; Dr. B. Mario Pinto, President, NSERC
