date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 16:45:48 +0100
from: Craig Wallace <craig.wallace@uea.ac.uk>
subject: Fwd: RE: Can you give a presentation for us?
to: cru.all@uea.ac.uk

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Hello

Would anyone like to do this?

Craig


>
>I am event manager and writer for the above event, working with Science & 
>Health Communications Ltd (www.scienceandhealth.co.uk) and the LEAs in 
>Tyne and Wear.
>
>Shockwave (Mon 12- Wed 14 July 2004) is intended as a crisis management 
>event involving 140 gifted and talented year 8/9 students (age 13) 
>students from across Tyne and Wear. The programme will contain elements of 
>leadership, communication, team working, problem solving and vocational 
>pathway information. It will be entertaining and dramatic in order to 
>engage the students. The event is being held at the assembly rooms in 
>Newcastle upon Tyne (www.assemblyrooms.co.uk).
>
>I would like to invite you to give a talk at the event, as one of our key 
>speakers. Would you be available at 10am on the 12th July to give a 
>20-30min presentation and answer some questions?
>
>The 3 day event itself is a disaster-based scenario. We will divide the 
>students into 12 groups of 10 for this event and within each group the 
>students will be assigned different roles: secret services, emergency 
>services, head of armed forces, chief government scientific officer, news 
>reporter, transport minister,  representative of special branch, head of 
>emergency planning, and so on.
>
>The storyline in the morning of the 12th will look at the effects of 
>global warming and sea level rise as well as the possible collapse of the 
>WAIS. Also the effects of hight tides, storm surges and increased risk of 
>flooding, particularly in the Thames Basin I would like to ask you to give 
>a (30min) talk about your work and how this is relevant to the scenario we 
>are presenting and then answer questions from the students. Although I ask 
>for 30 minutes of your time, I hope that you may stay for the morning at 
>the event to advise students on their decision making.
>
>I sincerely hope that you are able to help us with this exciting event.
>Obviously we would pay travelling expenses and overnight accomodation and 
>I am sure that we can come to some suitable arrangement for your fee.
>
>I look forward to hearing from you. In the meantime, if you require any 
>further information, do not hesitate to get in touch.
>Best wishes
>Jo Daymond
>
>
>
>                 Dr J Daymond
>                 Science & Health Communications Ltd
>                 20 Wallace Street
>                 Newcastle Upon Tyne
>                 NE2 4AU
>                 T. 0191 233 0776
>                 M. 07946 302 591
>                 E. jo-anna@blueyonder.co.uk

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   Dr. Craig Wallace
   Senior Research Associate
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