NAMES general assembly at Bursa Science Centre

The North Africa and Middle East Science centers network (NAMES) held its 4th General Assembly Meeting at the Bursa Science and Technology Center (Turkey) on 7-9 November 2014. The theme of the conference was “Innovation: Revisiting your Mind!”. Sub-themes tackled in parallel sessions and workshops were “Innovate to Educate”, “Innovate to Reach”, “Science behind Innovation”, and “Innovation and Society” or “Innovation and Social Change”.

Invited keynote speakers include Dr. Essam Heggy , PhD, California Intitute of Technology, Geophysical and Planetary Sciences Diversity; and Mr. Mehmet Arik, Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Director for EVATEG Center, Ozyegin University.

60 foreign participants from 4 continents and 14 different countries attended this symposium.

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Bursa Science and Technology Center

Bursa Science and Technology Center is Turkey’s the most comprehensive science center, offering nearly 150 specially designed galleries, testing exhibits and robotic, electric and electronic workshops.

The center inaugurated on 21st of October 2012 where presents scientific principles in an easy, understandable and entertaining way. The center is open for creativity and gets young people's attention to science and technology.