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Obituary
Tiiu Sild "Tehnoannas pagrabi" year 2007.
We were truly sorry to hear of the loss of Tiiu Sild,
the Director of Science Centre AHHAA, who passed away in 16 February 2012.
This is a true loss not only for Tiiu family, science centre AHHAA, but also for all Estonia.
There are not so many people in our world like Tiiu Sild who devoted herself working with an idea during all her lifetime and whose cherished life work became a reality – a new science centre in Baltic States.
Tiiu Sild was born on 17 July 1958, graduated from high school and the
university with honours and became a specialist in molecular biology and
molecular diagnostics, later to be known as the most acknowledged science
popularizer in Estonia. Tiiu Sild became the head of Science Centre AHHAA
at its founding in 1997, steadily enhancing the centre’s reputation
and introducing the Estonian scene of science and research on the global
scale, receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award for Science Popularization
for her efforts from the Estonian Ministry of Education and Research in
2011.
In addition to a successful career in science and active participation in
numerous global science associations, Tiiu Sild was also the mother of
four children, all of whom are now occupied in the field of science as
well.
As colleagues in the world of science centres we hope that Tiiu’s Sild investment in education system of Estonia will be continued and developed - in good memory of her.
We express our condolences at this difficult time to Tiiu family, friends and colleagues at science centre AHHAA.
Alvis Balodis,
director of Children’s Science Centre TEHNOANNAS PAGRABI, Riga, LATVIA
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NPA conference in Riga, Latvia 2 – 4 September 2011
NPA and Children's Science Centre Tehnoannas pagrabi (Cellars of the TechnoAnn) wish you welcome to Riga, a beautiful Art Nouveau paradise of Latvia with ~ 490 km long sand beaches: www.riga.lv/EN/Channels/About_Riga/default.htm or www.riga.lv/EN/Channels/About_Riga/Riga_photos/default.htm. The NPA'11 Conference will take place at CSC Tehnoannas Pagrabi in Riga - the capital of Latvia. Address: A. Briana Street 8, Riga LV 1001, Latvia, www.pagrabi.lv.
The conference starts on Friday 2 September at1700 with registration and a small session. The rest of the evening will be rather informal.
The main conference day is on Saturday 3 September until noon. In the afternoon we will take a trip to Old Riga and Art Nouveau streets of Riga. A session in CSC Tehnoannas Pagrabi is included in the schedule. The gala dinner will be … a surprise about this the information will be continued.
On Sunday 4 September, the sessions will be devoted to participants' presentations and a membership meeting (short). There will be some demonstrations of vendors as well. The conference will offer plenty of opportunities for talks, discussions and planetarium shows. To be continued. A post-conference tour to Ventspils is in the planning; information about this is available from Conference Host Dace Balode,
phone + 371 26333182.
Participants need to register and pay the fee before 10 August. Register by sending an email to Dace Balode, dace@pagrabi.lv, giving your name, affiliation, email address, and - if you want to give a presentation - the title of your talk.
Conferences fee is 85 EUR.It includes: 2 dinners, 2 lunches, 6 coffee breaks, and the excursion on 3 September. Mineral water is included in all meals, and one glass of wine at the “gala” dinner. The fee is paid to the Bank Account of
Alvis Balodis,
IBAN LV90NDEA0000083032969,
BIC/SWIFT NDEALV2X,
Nordea Bank Finland Plc Latvia branch.
Travel from airport to the city centre is by bus nr. 22, shuttle bus or taxi (15 - 20 minutes). Transport inside the city is different - trolleys, trams, buses, taxies. If you fly with AirBaltic, www.airbaltic.com, you can chose “Flight + hotel + car” option. Ryan Air has inexpensive no-frills flights from Oslo-Rygge, Stockholm-Skavsta and several other European airports; see www.ryanair.com. You will find accommodations very close to CSC “Tehnoannas Pagrabi” here: http://www.tia.lv/, http://www.avitar.lv/welcome-lv.php, http://www.alberthotel..lv/default-lv.html. But any other hotel in the centre of Riga will take ~ 20 minutes by walk. |
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Tehnoannas Pagrabi is celebrating the 15th unniversary with one exhibit exhibition in art gallery Istaba (The Room) – a big rocking horse for adults made by Tehnoannas Pagrabi director Alvis Balodis and designer Reinis Balodis. In June – September 2010 the Horse was displayed in a Royal Palace in Brussels as a part of European science centres exhibition Sciences au Palais and was inaugurated personally by Belgium king Albert II. See the Horse on the front page. |
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Museums From The Other Side Of The Pond: An Interview With Harry White. Full interview
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“Tehnoannas Pagrabi” team made science buskings together with Les Petits Débrouillards Auvergne team during the Fete de la Science in France. Behind the scenes thanks to Sandy Tcherkachine who made our intensive programme there were a lot of useful discussions, meetings, workshops and pleasant free time with these kind and creative people from Les Petits Débrouillards.
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RIGA FORUM - INNOVATION WEEK
Baltic Metropoles events during the Forum Held annually by the City of Riga since 2003, the Riga Forum is an international event each year focusing on a specific thematic area related to promotion of the competitiveness of the Baltic Region. In 2007, the Forum is concentrated on the theme of Innovation. During the week of 9 - 15 September 2007, a range of international events targeted to public and private sector actors in the area of innovation promotion from the Baltic Sea Region will take place in Riga.
INNOVATION CIRCUS (9 – 13 September, Congress Hall Square)
The activities have organized in a large circus tent (total area > 900 sq m), located in the centre of the City and open to everyone. The tent contained exhibition of innovative products and technologies by universities, companies and public bodies, a planetarium [from children`s Science Centre “Tehnoannas Pagrabi”], a video screen and cafeteria. Various interactive activities will take place on the stage inside the Circus - panel games for visitors, interactive presentations, performances of artists, Cafe Scientifique, and more. From Riga, the Innovation Circus traveled to Milano, Berlin and Copenhagen. The project is EU co-financed.
“Tehnoannas pagrabi” was invited by organization of this event - Riga Tehnological Centre - to participate with the interactive exhibition - innovation for Latvia. http://www.baltmet.org/pub/index.php?id=17&lid=26 Almost 10.000 visitors entered the wonderful and innovative tent outside the congress centre in central Riga.
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AHHAA gave a visit to its Latvian colleagues in Riga at Tehnoannas Pagrabi
The purpose of the trip was to find out more about Lativian only science center called "Tehnoannas Pagrabi". It is said to be a children's center, but it has a strong effect on adults also.
Staff of AHHAA enjoyed "Tehnoanna Pagrabi's" exhibits on two floors, especially exciting was the blind tunnel in the basement of the two floored building. Visiting a house what you can set up the way you like, made AHHAA miss even more its own science center building.
Staff of Tehnoannas Parabi shared its experience on how to run a science centre and welcomed AHHAA in a really polite way. They were very friendly and open as a family of a science center should be. We are wishing them all the best!
Please find out more about a small, but really exciting science center in Riga from the following page: http://www.pagrabi.lv/index.html
Adress: http://www.ahhaa.ee/index.php?page=14&keel=eng&uudis=26
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Our new exposition “The SIGNS” opens. Dace`s long research work ends with a new group of exhibits about “Who is the Mad scientist”. |
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„Doubt and choice” – our new exposition opens |
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We welcome visitors from Estonia, Germany, Poland, Turcia, Ukraine etc |
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Winter Football to celebrate 10 year anniversary of our science centre. Pictures |
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We visit the Lisbon Pavillion of Knowledge to meet Rosalia Vargas and get experience in our work |
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Reinis, Alvis and Normunds get driving licence for motocycles
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First demonstrations of our FIRE TORNADO |
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what's happening
Ben and Karen heading to Latvia
Ben and Karen will be heading to Riga, Latvia shortly on the invite of the British Council. They will be performing a science busking show to capture the interest of the Latvian general public. The show will be similar to those performed at the Perugia Festival of Science.
http://www.uwe.ac.uk/fas/graphicscience/index.htm
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