The John Innes Centre receives strategic funding from BBSRC
The John Innes Centre receives strategic funding from BBSRC
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Useful linksEvents CalendarThe JIC organises a large number of events, some of which are organised by JIC and others by external users of our Conference Centre facilities. 
14 February 2012: 18:30 Flowers in FebruaryOpen to the PublicVenue: JIC Conference Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett Flowers in February Tuesday 14th February 2012 JIC Conference Centre Doors open 18:30 for 19:00 start This winter has been so mild we wouldn't be surprised if plants were blooming in February! But what happens in a normal season? Just how do plants control when and how they flower? Find out in an evening devoted to one of natures most magnificent events - flowering - and how research at John Innes on flowering in weeds contributes to food security. This event is free to attend but please register with dawn.barrett@nbi.ac.uk Tel: 01603 255328 by Friday 10th February Programme Attendance is FREE but places must be reserved Contact Dawn Barrett Tel: 01603 255328 or Email: dawn.barrett@nbi.ac.uk
17 February 2012: 13:00
Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand - Suspended Between Two WorldsOpen to the PublicVenue: Friends Meeting House, Upper Goat Lane, Norwich Hosted/Organised by United Nations Association The title of the talk will be: "Burmese Migrant Workers in Thailand - Suspended Between Two Worlds" and it is very timely given the current interest in Burma's tentative moves towards democracy. The two million plus Burmese migrant workers in Thailand remain hidden from the Western gaze, unlike the 150,000 plus people in displaced persons camps at the border. For over a decade migrant factory workers, in the main young women, have acted as a hidden workforce in a number of export factories, particularly in the garment, jewellery and footwear sectors. This talk unravels some of the complexities of this situation, and looks at the challenges facing these women as they move through their life stages and have families and children of their own. Although Burma is taking tentative steps towards the restoration of democratic intuitions, much to the delight of would be Western foreign investors, it will take decades to restore economic opportunities for the bulk of its population - and mean while migrant women remain suspended between two worlds. The talk will be given by Professor Ruth Pearson. Ruth Pearson is Professor of International Development at the University of Leeds, having moved there after establishing the thriving programmes in Gender and Development at the University of East Anglia. She is an economist by training, and has undertaken widespread research on issues of women, work and employment in the global economy, mainly in Latin America, though more recently in South East Asia and Europe, including the UK. She is a board member of a number of organisations including WEETU, HomeworkersWorldwide, the Women's Budget Group and Rosa, the UK Women's Fund. She has also been a consultant and advisor on gender issues to UNDP, UNWomen, Oxfam, DfID , CIDA and the EU.
22 February 2012: 19:30
Cold beansprouts, cucumbers, crowds and coli; the story of an outbreakOpen to the PublicVenue: The Maddermarket Theatre Bar
Cold beansprouts, cucumbers, crowds and coli; the story of an outbreak Norwich, Norfolk 02/02/2012 Every month The Norwich Science Cafe heads to The Maddermarket Theatre where there is the chance to hear scientists and speakers explain all about scientific topics which affect us all. The cafe is back for another full year and the first session of the year will take place on February 22nd at 7.30pm in the bar and is completely free, just turn up and grab a seat. Lisa Crossman is Microbial Genomes Project Leader at the Genome Analysis Centre on the Norwich Research Park. She has substantial lab and DNA sequence analysis experience, having previously worked at UEA, Norwich, and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge where she was involved in several key bacterial sequencing projects. She will be talking about the E.Coli outbreak that hit Germany in May 2011. The outbreak was severe and infected adults with increased numbers of women affected. Initial attempts to identify the disease source proved difficult. The new speed and lower costs of DNA sequencing suggested a radical new approach to disease source identification. Several sequencing centres sequenced and released outbreak E.coli data to the public for CrowdSourcing analysis. An unprecedented level of global cooperation resulted in scientists sharing data over the internet. CrowdSourcing analysis identified the closest sequenced relative as E.coli 55989, isolated in Central Africa several years previously. The European epidemiology investigation reached its conclusion in July 2011. The outbreak strain may have been carried on beansprout seeds imported to Germany in 2009. The suggestion is that the organisms survived until 2011 on or in seeds. However, no outbreak E. coli bacteria have yet been found in the seedlot in question. The cafe gives the public the chance to hear the science behind the outbreak, before asking questions and debating the subject with those in the know, letting people get the answers they might not normally have access to. The cafe is open to anyone who is interested and after the presentation there will be a group debate and question session to get everyone talking about the information they have just heard. For more information on the cafe or to be added to the mailing list please contact alexatinspire@yahoo.co.uk
13 March 2012: 18:30 Showcase of Young ScienceOpen to the PublicVenue: IFR Lecture Theatre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
21 March 2012: 19:30
Why do I study plant pathogens?Open to the PublicVenue: The Maddermarket Theatre Bar The Science cafe gives the public the chance to hear about science topics, ask questions and debate the subject in an informal environment. The cafe is aimed to adults and is open to anyone who is interested. After the presentation there will be a group debate and question session to get everyone talking about the information they have just heard. For more information on the cafe please contact alexatinspire@yahoo.co.uk
Contact: Alexandra Minns Twitter @SciCafeNorwich
24 March 2012: 10:00
Science in Norwich DayOpen to the PublicVenue: The Forum, Millennium Plain, Norwich Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
16 April 2012: 18:30 Inside Genome AnalysisOpen to the PublicVenue: John Innes Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
18 April 2012: 19:30
Deuterium: The Lighter Side of Heavy HydrogenOpen to the PublicVenue: The Maddermarket Theatre Bar
The Science cafe gives the public the chance to hear about science topics, ask questions and debate the subject in an informal environment. The cafe is aimed to adults and is open to anyone who is interested. After the presentation there will be a group debate and question session to get everyone talking about the information they have just heard. For more information on the cafe please contact alexatinspire@yahoo.co.uk Contact: Alexandra Minns Twitter @SciCafeNorwich
17 May 2012: 18:30 An evening with plant scientistsOpen to the PublicVenue: JIC Conference Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
23 May 2012: 19:30
Title TBCOpen to the PublicVenue: The Maddermarket Theatre Bar
The Science cafe gives the public the chance to hear about science topics, ask questions and debate the subject in an informal environment. The cafe is aimed to adults and is open to anyone who is interested. After the presentation there will be a group debate and question session to get everyone talking about the information they have just heard. For more information on the cafe please contact alexatinspire@yahoo.co.uk Contact: Alexandra Minns Twitter @SciCafeNorwich
20 June 2012: 09:30
PBI 100 MeetingFurther detailsOpen to the Registered Delegates Venue: JIC Conference Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett A one day confeence to celebrate the founding of The Plant Breeding Institute Wednesday 20th June 2012 Conference Centre, JIC For further information and to register please visit the webpage at: www.jic.ac.uk/events/pbi
20 June 2012: 19:30
Proteins: why shape mattersOpen to the PublicVenue: The Maddermarket Theatre Bar
The Science cafe gives the public the chance to hear about science topics, ask questions and debate the subject in an informal environment. The cafe is aimed to adults and is open to anyone who is interested. After the presentation there will be a group debate and question session to get everyone talking about the information they have just heard. For more information on the cafe please contact alexatinspire@yahoo.co.uk Contact: Alexandra Minns Twitter @SciCafeNorwich
21 June 2012: 18:30 Pimms and picnic in the plotsOpen to the PublicVenue: John Innes Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
17 July 2012: 18:30 Speed dating with scientistsOpen to the PublicVenue: JIC Conference Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
08 October 2012: 18:30 National treasures in NorwichOpen to the PublicVenue: JIC Conference Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
06 November 2012: 18:30 Nature's chemical toolkitOpen to the PublicVenue: JIC Conference Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
03 December 2012: 18:30 10th FoJIC Annual LectureOpen to the PublicVenue: JIC Conference Centre Hosted/Organised by Dawn Barrett
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