The Citizen & Space

IT Tallaght will celebrate its 25th Anniversary by hosting an event entitled ‘The Citizen & Space’ on Wednesday 25th April, 7.00 – 8.30 pm in Theatre 025, Main Building, IT Tallaght, Belgard Rd, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

This should be of interest to teachers and students interested in space and/or coding (Raspberry-Pi, CoderDojo)

Format: Four short inspirational talks:

1. Ian Boran, Science Teacher on how Tallaght Community School connected live with The International Space Station in October 2017
2. Darren O’Sullivan, Teacher in Templeogue College on his students running software on The International Space Station in 2018 as part of Astro-Pi
3. Lána Salmon, PhD student at UCD regarding her team developing Ireland’s first satellite called EIRSAT-1 with an anticipated launch in 2020
4. Kevin Nolan, Lecturer at IT Tallaght will talk about what Ireland’s imminent membership of the European Southern Observatory (ESO) will mean for the next generation of scientists and engineers.

This is a FREE family-friendly event, no booking required – just turn up on the evening. Light refreshments provided after the talks. Details also posted on www.it-tallaght.ie