Ottawa Tulip Fest 2009 - Celebridée events with science content

I don't have any details about these, but from my reading of the schedule, the science-y ones look to be

The Environment: Individuals Making A Difference (In English) 

Sunday, May 3 @ 2 p.m.

Tulip Festival Mirror Tent 

(free admission) 

The Perimeter Institute: The Physics of Innovation (In English)

Tuesday, May 5 @ 2 p.m.

Tulip Festival Mirror Tent 

$18 (Adult)

$12 (Student)

$38 (Reserved Section)

UPDATE 2009-05-05: Andre sent me some descriptive text

With Dr. Richard Epp of the Perimeter Institute Outreach Team

Where does technology come from? Because computers, cell phones, DVD players and countless other innovations are completely integrated into our daily lives, few of us stop to think how such technological marvels are possible. The answer, of course, is physics! Since all technology is ultimately subject to the laws of physics – the “gears and wheels” of how our universe works – the better we understand those laws, the more powerful and beneficial the technologies we can create.

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The Environment: What Should We be Doing? (In English)

with Elizabeth May

Wednesday, May 13 @ 2 p.m.

Tulip Festival Mirror Tent 

$10 (Adult)

$8 (Student)

$20 (Reserved Section)

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This is not at all to say there aren't many other interesting talks - as you might imagine, there are a few on the financial crisis, this one seems particularly apropos:

Tulipomania: The Dutch Tulip Bulb Crisis of 1637 (In English)

with Jules Muis and Mike Dash

Saturday, May 9 @ 10 a.m.

Tulip Festival Mirror Tent 

(free admission)

The ubiquitous Michael Geist will also be speaking  

Surveillance (In English) 

with Michael Geist and/et David Lyons

Sunday, May 17 @ 7:30 p.m.

Tulip Festival Mirror Tent 

$18 (Adult)

$12 (Student)

$38 (Reserved Section)

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