OPEN DAY FOR PROMOTION OF NATURAL SCIENCES IN THE BOTANICAL GARDEN
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On 12 July, from 15:00 to 18:00, Ilia State University will hold an open day to promote natural sciences at the Botanical Garden event square. This event, which marks the 90th anniversary of the Niko Ketskhoveli Institute of Botany, is organized in cooperation with the National Botanical Garden of Georgia and supported by the Shota Rustaveli National Science Foundation (SPG-23-1618).
Founded in 1933, the Niko Ketskhoveli Institute of Botany plays a leading role in researching and inventorying Georgia's flora and vegetation.
Research groups from the Faculty of Natural Sciences at Ilia State University will host engaging activities and conduct experiments at the event. They will showcase significant projects, achievements, and processes involving modern technology used in scientific research to advance and promote natural sciences.
Guests will have the opportunity to visit several tents featuring different attractions:
- Niko Ketskhoveli Institute of Botany tent - herbarium exhibition;
- Space Research Center tent - planetarium and solar observation with a telescope;
- Institute of Applied Physics tent;
- Institute of Ecology tent;
- Institute of Chemical Biology tent;
- Tent of the Centre for Technological Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development;
- Institute of Earth Sciences tent;
- Tent of the SALiS Laboratory and Young Scientists Clubs;
- Tent of the Institute of Zoology;
- and more.
A Botanical Character Illustration Workshop will also be conducted during the event.
Participants will be able to invent and illustrate a character using botanical forms, learn how to find examples, distinguish, outline, simplify, and integrate forms, and grasp fundamental principles of character illustration, such as silhouette, color, and accentuation. This workshop will enable you to bring to life a fictional botanical character of your own creation.
Age limit: 15+
Skill level: Any
Duration: 2 hours with a 10-minute break
Participants will receive all necessary materials, including sheets of paper, a simple pencil, a black ink pen, parchment paper, and coloring tools like markers and colored pencils.
You may bring your graphic tablet or laptop with drawing applications (Procreate App, Photoshop, Sketch).
To register for the workshop, use the following link: https://forms.gle/XvvsFcWxiCuXGAeh9
Please note that due to limited space, attendance is limited to the first 20 registrants.
Registration deadline: July 10, 18:00
Date and Time: July 12, 15:00
Location: Botanical Garden Event Square
Everyone interested is welcome.
Guests at the event will be able to visit the National Herbarium of Georgia.
The importance of the herbarium as a national treasure is determined by the following:
The herbarium collections, totaling over 1,000,000 plants and fungi, serve as the cornerstone for all ongoing and future research and study projects on utilizing the plant resources of Georgia and the Caucasus. This includes studying habitats and the distribution areas of individual species.
It stands as a unique historical documentation of Georgia's plant resources, compiled by renowned researchers who specialize in the flora of the Caucasus and Georgia.
To join the tour, please register at the following link: https://shorturl.at/CgFwO
Registration Deadline: July 10, 18:00
Date and Time: July 12, 16:00 and 17:00
Location: Niko Ketskhoveli Institute of Botany
2024