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Get the most out of
The Big Bang Fair
13-16 March 2019
The NEC, Birmingham
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Welcome to General information
Spotlight on careers In the Careers Cabin
The Big Bang
The staff at the information desks and the
At home in the dome Careers advice
volunteers in red t-shirts are here to help you The Big Bang Fair brings classroom learning to life for young people aged 7 to 19.
Those aged 12 or over can Our qualified careers advisers are
have a great day. They are on hand to provide
drop in and speak to scientists on hand to give tailored information,
Fair 2019! general information about the event and they We want every visitor to understand how important scientists and engineers
and engineers in the Careers advice and guidance on different routes
can also help with: are in shaping the world around us. With the right experience and qualifications,
Cabin dome. Visitors will be into STEM careers.
• Getting you medical assistance if you need it anyone can have a career in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM). able to quiz the professionals
• Finding your group if you become lost Don’t forget to pick up careers
Here’s a guide to exploring the careers activities on offer in the Careers Cabin about what they do, ask for
Don’t miss out • Locating a missing member of your group leaflets while you’re here.
advice and listen to the
• Reporting lost property and around the showfloor. incredible stories of their
Encourage young visitors to:
careers. This informal
• Talk to scientists and engineers about Opening times
networking activity runs
what they do Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: 09.30 – 16.00 The Big Bang Challenge Eight lucky
winners will throughout the day.
Saturday: 09.00 – 16.30 home an A take
• Get stuck into over 100 hands-on activities irblock – a
Encourage young visitors to take part in programm
able
• Check out mind-boggling shows our Big Bang Challenge. They’ll find out drone – alo , transformable
Emergency ng with
• Enter the Big Bang Challenge and win about the amazing work of scientists a Kindle Fi
In the event of an emergency, the security team re to fly
1 of 8 Airblock kits and engineers, and be in with a chance and contro
will manage the evacuation of the building. l it!
to win a fantastic prize!
• Attend a careers show in the Careers Cabin Prize dona
Refreshments There is an insert in their lanyard asking ted by
• Talk to The Big Bang Competition finalists
about their awesome projects Food and drinks are available for purchase them to complete tasks and answer
within Halls 17-20. There are picnic areas for questions. To be entered into the prize Welcome
• Explore the new STEM Playground those who have brought a packed lunch. draw, they will need to hand in their desk
… and much, much more! entry form at one of the info desks or exit
Cloakroom points before leaving.
We hope you
The cloakrooms are located by Hall 20 and
y! 17 entrances. Items are charged at £1 each.
Career Captains
enjoy your da
at Look out for our Career Captains – people
From everyone working as scientists and engineers,
Fa ir
The Big Bang or studying STEM subjects. They will be
wearing purple ‘Ask me what I do’ science
or engineering t-shirts and blue careers
armbands.
Career Captains are here to help with the
Big Bang Challenge and can be found all
around the showfloor. Young people can Meet the future you – live on stage
ask them questions to try to work out Visitors aged 10 or over should come Careers quiz
what they do. to one of our interactive career Young visitors should take our short careers quiz
Inspiring the shows. They will hear from scientists on the iPads in the Careers Cabin. Answering
and engineers who do incredible questions about their skills and interests will
next generation jobs and find out where they could help them discover the types of jobs that might
of scientists and be in a few years’ time. suit them and the different routes available.
engineers For more info, head to
www.thebigbangfair.co.uk/careers-at-the-fair
Map Sponsors
Hall 19 Hall 18 Hall 17
A B C D E F G H J K L M N P Q R S
Adults only Led by Lead sponsor
catering
Picnic area
The
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The GSK Air Products Picnic
Stage Stage area
Hall 20 Supported by
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Careers
3
Cabin
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The National Major sponsors
Geographic Stage
5
6
Entrance Entrance
STEM Playground sponsored
Picnic area Van de Graaff generators and magnets NEW by National Geographic Kids
Information desks are in use on some exhibition stands (ages 7-12)
Corporate sponsors
Biology Chemistry Computing & IT Engineering / D&T Mathematics Physics
Exhibitors
Amey G5 Leonardo P3 The Royal Academy of Engineering L2
Archer P5 London North Eastern Railway G5 The Royal Air Force Q1
Aston University C3 Makeblock S4 The Royal Entomological Society C4
Babcock and Cavendish Nuclear F2 Meccano S2 The Runway Challenge Q4
Backface P6 Medical Mavericks A5 The Society for Radiological Protection F1
Badminton School F3 Meggitt Q2 Trades Union Congress G4
BAE Systems R3 National Geographic C4 University of Kent R5
Biology Big Top (Friday and Saturday only) F2 National Geographic Kids R3 Virgin Media M3
Birmingham City University E3 National Grid G2 WaterAid D4
British Army G5 National Physical Laboratory E1 Welbeck, the Defence Sixth Form College H4
British Army (dive tank) B2 National Theatre M4 Women in Engineering Student Society L3
British Army (medical) B1 National Training Academy for Rail G5
Carl Zeiss D5 Network Rail G5 Workshops
Catalyst Science Discovery Centre (Friday and Saturday only) L1 NMiTE Ingenuity Studio F4 Be The Goalie S2
City & Guilds J5 Public Health England B4 Bio_Hazard 2027 A4
Collins Aerospace Q2 Rail Delivery Group G5 Conductive Music L4
Dassault Systèmes E5 Rampaging Chariots Q3 Critical Thinking L5
Defence Equipment & Support P2 Raytheon P2 Flux Dance Theatre S4
Drax Power G2 Rolls-Royce P1 Go Fly Your Kite (Saturday only) H1
Education
Drone Dome Q5 Rotary Technology Tournaments L1 Heartwize (Saturday only) P5
EDF Energy G1 Royal Navy M4 Immersive Experiences Q5
Engineers Without Borders (Friday and Saturday only) G4 RS Components J6 National Space Centre (Friday and Saturday only) C2
Environment Agency F3 Sellafield G1 Robogals (Friday and Saturday only) B4
Future Water Zone F4 Shell E4 Sarah’s Adventures in Science C5
GCHQ P5 Siemens K6 Science Gecko K2
Glasgow Science Centre H3 SNC-Lavalin’s Atkins L3 Science Hunters M2
Greenpower L6 Staffordshire University N6 Specsavers D6
GSK D3 Syngenta E5 STEMtastic K1 Key supporters
Harper Adams University E6 TATA Consultancy Services P4 The Big Bang Fair Slime Workshop S3
Health Careers, NHS A3 Technicians Make it Happen H4 The Operational Research (OR) Society L1
Heart Outreach (Friday and Saturday only) B2 Techniquest Glynd r (Friday and Saturday only) B5
Highways England G4 Thales P3
Competitions
HS2 F6 The Accelerator A6
CIWEM’s UK Junior Water Prize Finalists (Friday only) F5
Institute of Mathematics & Its Applications M1 The Big Bang Fair Evaluation M4
Talent 2030 (Saturday only) F5
Institution of Railway Operators G5 The Elvark L4
The Big Bang Competition
Intellectual Property Office P4 The Faraday Institution G2
(Wednesday and Thursday only) Across the showfloor
JCB M6 The Hydrogen Bike G4
Tomorrow’s Engineers EEP Robotics Challenge
Kids Invent Stuff K5 The Institution of Engineering and Technology L2 (Friday only) Across the showfloor
Stage show schedule
The National Geographic Stage The GSK Stage
10.30 – 11.10 10.15 – 10.45
Weirdology, The Gastronaut Wild adaptations, Lizzie Daly
11.45 – 12.25 11.15 – 11.45
The best experiment of all time... ever! Deadly diseases, GSK and Mad Science
Royal Institution 12.15 – 12.45
Engineering: simple solutions, Think Tank
13:00 – 13:40
Weirdology, The Gastronaut 13.15 – 13.45
Wild adaptations, Lizzie Daly
14.15 – 14.55
(Wednesday, Friday and Saturday only) 14.15 – 14.45
The best experiment of all time... ever! Deadly diseases, GSK and Mad Science
Royal Institution 15.00 – 15.30
Engineering: simple solutions, Think Tank
The Air Products Stage Careers Cabin
10.45 – 11.15 10.15 – 10.35
Invisible worlds, Marty Jopson Meet the future you – live on stage
11.45 – 12.15 11.00 – 11.20
Cook with our robot chef! Foxdog Studios Meet the future you – live on stage
11.45 – 12.05
12.45 – 13.15
Meet the future you – live on stage
(Wednesday, Thursday and Friday only)
Dangerous equations, Marty Jopson 12.30 – 12.50
Meet the future you – live on stage
12.45 – 13.15 (Saturday only)
Careers talk, Air Products 13.45 – 14.05
Meet the future you – live on stage
13.45 – 14.15
Cook with our robot chef! Foxdog Studios 14.30 – 14.50
Meet the future you – live on stage
14.45 – 15.15
Invisible worlds, Marty Jopson 15.15 – 15.35 (Saturday only)
Meet the future you – live on stage
Places for stage shows and workshops are operated on a first-come, first-served basis,
so it’s advisable to arrive early to avoid disappointment. Queuing at The National Geographic
Stage will open 20 minutes before the start of the show.
The Big Bang Fair returns to the NEC 11-14 March 2020.
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