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One definition of seminar is "any group or meeting for holding discussions or exchanging information."
If you wanted to attend a seminar in the UK you would want to know the following information:
1. the date
2. the place
3. who the seminar is for
4. how much it costs
5. the subject in brief
6. the subject in detail
7. why it is happening at this time
8. who will be speaking
9. who is in charge of the event
10. which activities and events are happening at what time
Can you think of any other information you would want to know?
Now read the following pages to find out which of the information referred to in the pre-reading task is given on each page
Communicating Climate ChangeThen return here to record your answers.
Now read the text on the page entitled "Communicating climate change: innovations at city level" in more detail and return here to do an activity about the aims of the seminar.
Have a look at the list of past science seminars
Which of these events would interest you?
Email us and tell us what subjects you would like to see in future science seminars.
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