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Date: FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	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
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	10:00AM-4:00PM	MAIN EXHIBITION	MAIN EXHIBITION - The UWI Mona's flagship exhibition URD2017 RESEARCH VILLAGE Opens to the Public and Campus Community OVERVIEW: 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
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DELIVERY DRONE DEMO	DELIVERY DRONE DEMO - Autonomous 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
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	10:00AM - 4:00PM	HERITAGE TOURS	HERITAGE TOURS - Friday 3 URD2017 CAMPUS AND HERITAGE TOURS OVERVIEW: Scheduled bus tours offered throughout the day for all campus visitors to explore Heritage and other points of interest on the Mona Campus.	Tours Depart from the Assembly Hall
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DEPT EXHIBIT AND DEMOS	DEPT EXHIBIT AND DEMOS DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS Department Exhibit and Demonstration OVERVIEW: Various Displays from the Departments on Research in Climate, Medical Physics, Energy, Optics, Materials, etc.	The Spine, Faculty of Science and Technology
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	10:00AM - 4:00PM	DEPT EXHIBIT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS	DEPT EXHIBIT DEMOS AND EXPERIMENTS - SCHOOL OF 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
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	10:30AM - 1:00PM	THEATRE WORKSHOP	THEATRE WORKSHOP PHILIP SHERLOCK CENTRE FOR THE CREATIVE ARTS TOPIC: Researching History as Theatre OVERVIEW: Workshop participants will learn more about the role of research processes in theatre. The development of recent Jamaican works 'Catherine Mulgrave - An African Odyssey' by Heap, and Holgate’s productions “Riot Act,” “Garvey-The Musical” and “The Trial of Governor Eyre” will be explored, supported by play excerpts and a broader discussion about how writers and directors approach historical subjects for the theatre.  FACILITATORS: Dr Brian Heap, Michael Holgate	Philip Sherlock Centre
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	10:30AM-12:30PM	ONLINE JOURNAL LAUNCH	ONLINE JOURNAL LAUNCH SCHOOL OF EDUCATION EVENT: Launch of SOE Online Journals Journals: The Mona School of Education’s Journals: Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean (JEDIC) and the Caribbean Journal of Education (CJE) OVERVIEW: The Publications Unit of The School of Education has officially launched their hallmark journals online which include the Journal of Education and Development in the Caribbean as well as the Caribbean Journal of Education.	The Undercroft, Senate Building
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	11:00AM - 12:30PM	DEPT TOURS	DEPT TOURS - Tour of Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering Labs SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING Department Tours OVERVIEW: Tour of Electronics Engineering and Civil Engineering Labs. Demonstrations include using an electric multimeter and conducting a concrete compression test.	Electronics and Civil Engineering Labs, Faculty of Science and Technology
FRIDAY FEBRUARY 3	11:00AM - 12:00PM	DEPT TOURS	DEPT TOURS - Tour of GIS & Remote Sensing Labs DEEPARTMENT OF GEOGRAPHY AND GEOLOGY Department Tours OVERVIEW: The following tours are scheduled during the times provided. - Tours of the DOGG Research Facilities - Tour of GIS & Remote Sensing Labs - Tour of Geology Museum and Rock Preparation Lab - Tour of Map Library	Department of Geography and Geology

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