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Date: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	5:30PM - 7:00PM	PUBLIC LECTURE	PUBLIC LECTURE 5:30 URD SIGNATURE EVENT URD PUBLIC LECTURE	The Assembly Hall

Date: THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	9:30AM. – 12:00PM	MARINE LAB OPEN DAY	MARINE LAB OPEN DAY DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES TITLE: Port Royal Marine Lab (PRML) Open Day ACTIVITY: Facility and Boat Tours OVERVIEW: Visit to the PRML Facility and Biodiversity Centre to learn about our many Research projects, see lab demonstrations and view our alternative system that powers our entire operation to minimize the use of fossil fuels. Take a Boat Tour through the mangrove ecosystem and learn more about the importance of protecting our environment. TOUR CAPACITY: Limited spaces available. Bookings recommended, DEPARTURE TIME FROM MONA CAMPUS: 9:00AM DEPARTURE TIME FROM PRML 11:30AM To reserve spaces please contact the Department: CONTACT: Chauntelle Green, Sophia Davis, Hugh Small TELEPHONE: 967-8344 / 967-8302 EMAIL: prml@uwimona.edu.jm	The Port Royal Marine Lab, Port Royal Bus departs from the Assembly Hall, Mona Campus
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 6:00PM	MMAIN EXHIBITION	MAIN EXHIBITION-thursday URD2017 MONA RESEARCH VILLAGE Opens to the Public and Campus Community The UWI Mona's flagship exhibition, showcasing in various formats, the diversity of current research from across faculties, is opened to the Public, visiting students and the campus community for exploration and engagement.	The Graduation Lawn
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DEPT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS	DEPT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS - BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE BIOTECHNOLOGY CENTRE Department Demonstrations and Experiments OVERVIEW: Range of experiments including - Extracting DNA at Home from fruits - Potato Cloning demonstration - Making paper from floral parts and Newspaper - Demonstration-Wine making from local fruits	Biotechnology Centre, Faculty of Science and Technology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DELIVERY DRONE DEMO	DELIVERY DRONE DEMO DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTING ACTIVITY: Autonomous Delivery Drone Demo OVERVIEW: The display will demonstrate a delivery drone capable of accepting ‘orders’ from a website, retrieving the payload from a pick up point and navigating to the drop off point and back to its base. This project has applications in logistic services for retailers, service providers and government agencies. It is a collaboration between the Computing Society, Electronics Club, Alternative Energy Club and the UWI IEEE Student Branch.	Lawns Opposite The Assembly Hall
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	TBA	DEPT TOURS	DEPT TOURS - DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF FORENSIC MEDICINE Department Tours	Meeting Point: TBA
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 11:30AM	TECH EVENT	TECH EVENT DEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY EVENT: MAPATHON OVERVIEW: The event presents a fun and educational opportunity for students to create maps and simulate reducing disaster risks and addressing public health crises. The activities will introduce and provide hands on experience for students in GIS Technology, Cartology and Geography and will expose them to career options in the Geosciences. PARTICIPANT CAPACITY: 25 Persons per session COORDINATORS: The Department of Geography and Geology and the National Spatial Data Management Division, Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation. To reserve spaces please contact the Department: CONTACT: Leonard Notice TELEPHONE: 876 927 2129 EMAIL: leonard.notice@uwimona.edu.jm	The Department of Geography and Geology GIS Lab
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DEPT EXHIB AND DEMOS	DEPT EXHIB AND DEMOS - Interactive displays and presentations by engineering SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Department Exhibit and Demonstration OVERVIEW: Interactive displays and presentations by engineering students groups. The first-year Civil Engineering students will display a scaled model of the study area between JPS, Rockfort and Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA).	The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:30PM	COURTYARD EXHIBIT	COURTYARD EXHIBIT - HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY "HERITAGE TENT" OVERVIEW: Display and sale of ethnic Jamaican foods Items	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 5:00PM	DEPT EXHIB AND DEMOS	DEPT EXHIB AND DEMOS -School of Eng SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING ACTIVITY: Department Exhibit and Demonstration TITLE: Voice Control Devices OVERVIEW: Exhibit and demo will feature Voice Control Devices and a Practical Demonstration on Developing Voice Controlled Smart Devices.	The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology

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