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Date: WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1
Date	Time	Type	Details	Venue
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	2:00PM - 4:00 PM	BOOK LAUNCH	BOOK LAUNCH -BOOK TITLE: Developmental Local Governance: A Critical URD SIGNATURE EVENT DEPARTMENT OF GOVERNMENT BOOK TITLE: Developmental Local Governance: A Critical Discourse in 'Alternative' Development AUTHORS: Eris Schoburgh, John Martin, Sonia Gatchair OVERVIEW: The primary purpose of this book is to evaluate critically the relationship between local government and national economic development. GUEST SPEAKER: Mr. Errol Greene, CEO, St Thomas Municipal Council	The Undercroft, Senate Building
WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 1	4:00PM - 5:30PM	BOOK LAUNCH	BOOK LAUNCH- BOOK: Economic Transformation of Jamaica: Policies, WESTERN JAMAICA CAMPUS BOOK: Economic Transformation of Jamaica: Policies, Competitiveness and Technology Innovations EDITORS: Ricardo Anderson, Luz Longworth OVERVIEW: This book focuses on examining the centrality of policies coupled with innovation in the thrust for economic transformation of Jamaica as espoused by the Vision 2030 national development plan. GUEST SPEAKER: Professor Sir Hilary Beckles, Vice Chancellor, The University of the West Indies	The Council Room, Senate Building

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 - 4:00PM	COURTYARD EXHIBIT	COURTYARD EXHIBIT - Using Libraries and Archives to stimulate Scholarship LIBRARY AND INFORMATION STUDIES Department Display THEME: Using Libraries and Archives to stimulate Scholarship and Research. OVERVIEW: The display will showcase research, our various programmes including our new Master of Arts in Archives and Records Management and career opportunities. Visitors can observe and ask questions about our demonstrations in book repair and preserving archival materials. Spot prizes for correct answers to an Information Literacy game.	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	COURTYARD EXHIBIT	COURTYARD EXHIBIT - LITERATURES IN ENGLISH LITERATURES IN ENGLISH Department Display OVERVIEW: The department will showcase its programmes in a special courtyard display	FHE Courtyard
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 2	10:00AM - 4:00PM	COURTYARD EXHIBIT	COURTYARD EXHIBIT - MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES MODERN LANGUAGES AND LITERATURES Department Display THEME: Languages: Gateway to the World OVERVIEW: Cultural Items from various countries that speak the languages taught in the Department (e.g. Food, Posters, Published works from academic staff, etc.) will be on display.	FHE Courtyard
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	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

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