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Thursday 28th January 2010

Community Engagement Stakeholder Event - Connecting people with Science

The Newcastle Science City Community Engagement Project is an ambitious city wide programme that aims to increase residents' awareness of the participation in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) activities including acess to training and employment.

Key to the success of the project is the involvement of a diverse range of stakeholders; Newcastle citizens, voluntary organisations, statutory organisations and science and research institutions.

Newcastle Science City will co-ordinate and lead the project with engagement activities delivered through Centre West, Newcastle Futures and Newcastle Council for Vountary Services (NCVS).

This event was the first stage in identifying with partners across the region how Newcastle Science City could work with them to develop exciting and innovative community programmes which aim to get more people across the region, involved in science.

Presentations given at the event are attached for further information.

Tuesday 26th January 2010

How to feel better and improve your sports training practices

How to feel better and improve your sports training practices

What could be done to improve your training-practice, have fun and contribute to your plans for personal development?

Newcastle Science City and Gateshead Council would like to invite you to the Sports-improvement - Insight Generation event on 26th January 2010 at Gateshead Stadium.   This event is targeted at sports and fitness enthusiasts and their coaches and trainers.  Its aim is to answer the question “what could YOU do to help yourself train better, have fun and improve continuously - and HOW could your coaches and trainers help you address your needs?”. 

The aim of this event is to generate market insights in the area of sports, exercise and well being, and explore ways that self-help and professional training could work better together. Some examples of sports experiences where training could be improved are: attendance; the preparation-acting-resting sequence; nutrition and hydration; communication and feedback; tactics; spotting individual strengths and helping minimise weaknesses; building on role models.

The outcomes of this event are:

  • To find out what works and what doesn’t; Identify best practice and discuss opportunities to better exploit real needs and deliver quick value added solutions
  • To match the regional sports agenda with the gathering momentum around science based businesses
  • To provide  networking and information exchange between the science and business communities and sports practitioners and professionals
  • To provide  attendees with opportunities to gather market intelligence to inform new research ideas and encourage New Product Development

For more information about this event please see programme below.  The details on the programme and the content of the workshop and feedback sessions may be subject to small changes.

Venue:  Gateshead International Stadium, Neilson Road, Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, NE10 0EF ‎[map]

Date: Tuesday, 26th January, 2010

Time: 8.30am – 1pm Start (Breakfast and Lunch will be provided)

To book your place at this event, please contact Toni Allen at CONNECT North East at t.allen@bridgeclubnorth.com or phone 0191 230 5742.