NS YES! News Archive
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2008 Team Nova Scotia Showcase
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Posted: April 25, 2008
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Public Viewings
Friday, May 2 from 3pm - 5:30
Saturday, May 3 from 11am - 1pm
Location: Saint Mary's University, in the McNally Auditorium
Please come and show your support for these outstanding young scientists!
The 2008 Team Nova Scotia Showcase will take place on May 1, 2, and 3 at Saint Mary's University. Each spring, students who will be representing the province at the Canada Wide Science Fair first make their way to Halifax to display their award-winning projects to the public and the media.
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In 2008, students will display their innovations, experiments and studies to the public on Friday, May 2 and Saturday, May 3 during the Team Nova Scotia Showcase. The event will be hosted in the McNally Theatre Auditorium at Saint Mary's University.
'We are proud to celebrate the achievements of these outstanding students. They are all examples of how hard work, dedication, and enthusiasm for learning can be rewarding', said Cliff Coveyduc, program director of NS YES, the provincial umbrella organization for science fairs. 'We wish these young ambassadors the best of luck as they represent Nova Scotia at this national event'.
The Team Nova Scotia Showcase brings together all students headed to the national science fair for an open house event. The students will participate in a variety of educational, social and cultural activities geared to build team spirit and give them exposure to the scientific community.
The event is presented by NS YES and is hosted by Saint Mary's University Faculty of Science.
This year's Showcase Events include:
Kartbahn Indoor Racing, a Tour of Bedford Institute of Oceanography, a Tour of the SMU Chemistry and Physics Labs and Burke-Gaffney Astronomical Observatory, a CEED Entrepreneurship Presentation and much more....
Blaine Kent will be this year's keynote speaker at the Nova Scotia Showcase. Blaine is a former Nova Scotia science fair champion who went on to study medicine in University. He is a great example of what can be achieved by young Nova Scotia scientists.
BIOGRAPHY FOR BLAINE KENT, MD, FRCPC
Blaine Kent was born in Dartmouth and went through the Dartmouth public school system from Primary to Grade 12, graduating from Prince Andrew High School in 1989. He participated in numerous Science Fairs during his junior high and high school years with several trips to the regional science fair. He struck 'gold' at the regional science fair in his grade twelve year with his project, 'Energy Conservation: A Compound Problem', which earned him a trip to the National Science fair. There he won a Silver Medal and was chosen to represent Canada at the World Energy Congress held in Montreal later that year.
Following graduation, Dr. Kent went to Dalhousie University where he completed a four year combined Honours degree (BSc) in Biology and History, with Distinction. Another four years were spent at Dalhousie Medical School, again graduating with high honours. A five year Residency in Anesthesiology, a Research Fellowship at Dalhousie, and a one year Cardiothoracic Anesthesiology / Critical Care / Transesophageal Echocardiography Fellowship at Duke University in North Carolina rounded out his educational experience.
Dr. Kent is currently an Assistant Professor, and Chief of Cardiac Anesthesiology at the Capital District Health Authority / Dalhousie University. He is also the Surgical Director of the Perioperative Blood Management Program. In addition to sitting on numerous committees and working a full clinical workload, Dr. Kent teaches a wide variety of health care professionals and is active in local, regional, national and international research projects. Dr. Kent has had numerous papers published in scientific journals, and has authored, or co-authored, three textbook chapters.
Click Here to download Invitation Poster in PDF format. (Please Distribute)
Click Here for a tentative schedule in PDF format.
Click here for a Map of the SMU Campus in PDF format.
Team N.S. Showcase Registration & Release Forms
Student Registration Form [PDF]
Chaperone's Registration Form [PDF]
Video/Photograph Consent Form [PDF]
Or - for or more information - email events@sciencefairinfo.ns.ca.
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Nova Scotia Youth
Experiences in Science
2021 Brunswick Street, PO Box 578
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 2S9
Tel (902) 424-8641
Fax (902) 424-0614
nsyes@sciencefairinfo.ns.ca
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