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Open days, seminars, public lectures and forum
(open to general public)

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Ultimo Science Festival
Date: Friday, 22 Aug to Sunday 31 Aug 2008
(All welcome).
The third Ultimo Science Festival will bursts into life from 22 to 31 August 2008 with day and night events, school sessions, family days, pub events, talks and forums for everyone. It's not just for geeks, scientists and students (though they'll be there...) it's for everybody! The Ultimo Science Festival offers an amazing range of things to hear, see and do in National Science Week, along Harris St in Ultimo, 5 minutes walk from Sydney's Central Railway and most events are free.
For more details, see this website

Public Seminar - "Acupuncture: a prick for all occasions"
Speakers: Dr Peter Meier and Mr Kirk Wilson
Date: Wednesday, 27 Aug 2008
Time: 6PM-7PM
Venue: UTS City Building 2, level 4, Room 4.29 (Ground level)
All welcome and admission is free
Enquiries: Please email to Nicole.Eng@uts.edu.au
For more or other events details, see website

Synopsis
Over 800,000 Australians live with depression each year and one in five people will experience depression at some stage in their life. While depression is recognised as a common and growing illness due to the stress of our everyday, fast paced lifestyles, the use of alternative therapies, in particular - acupuncture as a treatment is still widely unknown.

This seminar will explore the types of ailments and conditions that are successfully treated today, e.g. pain, digestive disorders and gynaecological and infertility problems to name a few. It will examine how acupuncture is currently practised, what you can expect from an acupuncture treatment and the basic mechanism of acupuncture.

The College of Traditional Chinese Medicine at UTS also engages in a number of research trials and will report on the success of a recent trial of acupuncture for the treatment of depression.

Public Seminar - "Functional future homes: low energy consumption and big savings with green nanotechnology"
Speakers: By Professor Geoff Smith
Date: Thursday, 28 Aug 2008
Time: 6PM-7PM
Venue: UTS City Building 4, level 2, Room 2.34 (On Harris St and opposite ABC Ultimo Centre)
All welcome and admission is free
Enquiries: Please email to Nicole.Eng@uts.edu.au
For more or other events details, see website

Synopsis
Making the average home both energy efficient and more pleasant to live in is getting a lot easier with advances in green nanotechnology. This seminar will explain what “green nanotechnology” is and how it is beginning to impact on everyday materials and systems in the home. Walls, windows, roofs, skylights, lighting, insulation, paints, air conditioning and refrigeration systems, fabrics, entertainment, home safety and security, water and gardens, energy sources, and overall design will all be impacted and improved. What is exciting is that most of these technologies can be produced in commodity volumes which mean low cost.

This clever and safe science can be used in existing structures and also enables fascinating new design options. The goal is to co-exist, restore and live harmoniously with the natural world, without causing serious decline in our standards of living.

UTS Information Day
Date: Saturday, 30 August 2008
Time: 9am to 4pm
Venue: Science booths will be located in the Science building (or UTS City Building 4, level 1&2)
(All welcome).
You will be able to discuss study options with lecturers and current students.
See this website for more information, such as info sessions and activities for the day.

UTS Siemens Science Experience
Date: Tuesday, 2 to Thursday, 4 December 2008
Venue: Science Building (or Building 4), UTS City Campus
(Registered participants only)
For more information and registration details, see website