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Science Slam
November 3, 2018 - 8:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Science Slam YVR is back with our first full slam of the 2018-2019 season! If you’re not in a Halloween candy hangover haze (or even if you are) come on out and learn something new!
For those of you who have never experienced the wonder of Science Slam, welcome! We are Vancouver’s most epic science showdown. Watch as our competitors battle to share science with their captive audience. What’s on the line? Pride, fame, eternal glory, and occasionally a prize or two.
What exactly is a science slam? Based on the format of a poetry slam, a science slam is a competition brings together researchers, students, educators, artists, and communicators to share their science with you – the audience. Competitors have five minutes to present on any science topic without the use of a slideshow and are judged based on communication skills, audience engagement, and scientific accuracy. Props and creative presentation styles are encouraged!
If you’re interested in competing, please apply using the following link: https://goo.gl/forms/HsnB2M3S6Z7zmUcU2 or email us at scislamYVR@gmail.com. If you’re not sure about an idea, just ask!
Doors open at 8pm, event begins at 8:30pm. Tickets available at the door $6-10 sliding scale. We’ll see you there!
Accessibility Notes:
Cafe Deux Soliels is has multiple single stall gender neutral washrooms
The space is not scent reduced, but attendees are encouraged to limit their use of perfumes, colognes, and other fragrances in respect for those with allergies and scent sensitivities.
Science Slam acknowledges that this event takes place on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Squamish, Sto:lo, Musqueam, and Tsleil Waututh Nation. Many of our attendees, Science Slam included, are are guests of these territories and must act accordingly.
Science Slam is an inclusive event, as a result hate speech and abuse will not be tolerated. This includes anti-blackness, anti-indigenous, transphobia, homophobia, biphobia, islamophobia, xenophobia, fatphobia, ableism, transmisogyny, misogyny, femmephobia, cissexism, and anti-immigrant attitudes.
