Week of Sunday 17 March 2013
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| Event Name | Belgian Crystal Growing Competition |
| Start Date | 25th Feb 2013 |
| End Date | 29th Mar 2013 |
| Duration | 33 days |
| Description |
During a period of 4 weeks children from secondary schools have to grow single crystals, this year of alum. The competition is organized by the Belgian National Committee for Crystallography and sponsored by the Royal Academy and Acros Organics. The prize awarding ceremony will take place on 8 May 2013 at the Academy Palace in Brussels where Dr Vande Putte will deliver a lecture on sugar and sugar crystallization. |
| Location | Brussels Belgium |
| Contact | Prof. Luc Van Meervelt luc.vanmeervelt@chem.kuleuven.be |
| URL | http://chem.kuleuven.be/bcc |
| Category | competitions |
| Event Name | Competition of Crystallization in Schools |
| Start Date | 28th Jan 2013 |
| End Date | 11th May 2013 |
| Duration | 103 days and 23 hours |
| Description |
The competition runs for 4 months and ends with a Final, similar in format to a "Scientific Congress", in which groups of students show their crystallization projects before a panel of crystallographers, who will judge the best work.
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| Location | Granada Spain |
| Contact | Prof. Juan Manuel García Ruiz juanma.garciaruiz@gmail.com |
| URL | http://www.lec.csic.es/concurso/ |
| Category | competitions |
| Event Name | The Big Bang Fair, including BCA/STFC stand: The structure of stuff is sweet! |
| Start Date | 14th Mar 2013 |
| End Date | 17th Mar 2013 |
| Duration | 4 days |
| Description | UK Young Scientists & Engineers Fair: inspiring and educational interactive stands, activities, workshops and shows primarily aimed at children aged 7-19. |
| Location | London United Kingdom |
| Contact | The Big Bang Fair editor@thebigbangfair.co.uk |
| URL | http://www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/home.cfm |
| Category | activities for schoolchildren |