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The Lima International Book Fair 2024 opens its doors from July 19 to August 6 at the Parque los Proceres de la Independencia in Jesus Maria, and Concytec will be part of this great cultural event. Science and technology will be present through various conversations, talks and workshops aimed at children, young people and adults. Below we present the agenda.
The Concytec activities begin on Saturday, July 20, with the Fun Science for Kids workshop, aimed at children from 5 to 12 years of age, where they will be able to carry out fun experiments with the help of professionals and volunteer science and engineering students. from ACS Peru and Doing Science. The event will take place in the Blanca Varela auditorium, starting at 2:00 p.m.
On Monday, July 22, the conversation Three scientists and communicators talk will be organized at 6:00 p.m. in the Martin Adan Auditorium. Carla Arce, PhD, will participate. in Astrophysics and well-known scientific communicator on social networks such as Instagram and Tik Tok; Paola Moreno, Ph.D in Cellular and Molecular Biology and director of Yachaq Warmi; and Myra E. Flores, PhD in Chemistry and specialist in the Concytec Science Popularization Unit.
Regarding the recent declaration of the Peruvian Inventor and Scientist Day, in commemoration of the birth of Pedro Paulet, Concytec will hold a conference on the contributions of this Peruvian genius who inspired the space age. The event will take place on Wednesday, July 24 at 4:00 p.m. in the Jose Maria Arguedas auditorium.
On Thursday, July 25, the conference will be presented: The top 10 prehistoric animals of Peru, by Dr. in Paleontology, Rodolfo Salas Gismondi. The appointment is at 2:00 p.m., at the Laura Riesco Auditorium.
Another activity for the little ones at home is the Mini Scientists Experimenting workshop, led by volunteers from Villa STEM, a scientific dissemination group of the Federico Villarreal National University. Children from 5 to 12 years old can participate. The workshop will be held on Tuesday, July 30 at 2:00 p.m. in the Blanca Varela Auditorium.
At FIL Lima 2024 you will also be able to learn inspiring stories of women who stand out in engineering. In the discussion Engineers breaking schemes, Dr. Yamina Silva, who is a meteorological engineer by profession and member of the Concytec Pro Women in CTI Committee, will participate; Dr. Mabel Raza, Computer Engineer; and Margaret Coaquira, Economic Engineer. The conversation will take place on July 31, starting at 8:00 p.m. in the Martin Adan Auditorium.
If the little ones in the house are interested in robotics, they cannot miss the great robot battle led by FARADAY volunteers. This activity will take place on Thursday, August 1 at 2:00 p.m. in the Blanca Varela Auditorium.
That same day at 7:00 p.m. In the Martin Adan Auditorium, the conference Girls are about science will be given by Myra E. Flores, specialist from the Concytec Science Popularization Unit.
Finally, the Concytec program closes on Saturday, August 3 with the workshop Little Earthquakes: Kids learning about earthquakes, led by Minitectos volunteers. If you want to participate you must go to the Blanca Varela Auditorium at 2:00 p.m.
All activities have limited capacity, so it is recommended to arrive early to ensure your entry and find the best place. Tickets to enter FIL LIMA 2024 can be purchased on the Teleticket page (https://teleticket.com.pe/fil-lima-2024) and also in person at the fair.
