Foreword by Graham Sutherland
BT Business of Science and Technology Programme 2011 Based on the successes of the program 's maiden voyage , BT is delighted to announce a new and improved programme for 2011. BT Ireland, is preparing the country's future business leaders by introducing them to entrepreneurial thinking. 30 Intermediate and Senior award winners from the competition will be selected to experience first-hand the world of technology commercialization and entrepreneurship. iese brightest-of-bright students after the scier
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Rimhra Euireann se rimes orm fallttl romhaibh chujg an Taispeantas Eolai Gg agus.Teicneola ochta BT 2011, an ceiliuradh bjiantuil at an talann ata le sonrj sna scoileanna at fud na tire ar fad, 6 thuaidh agus 6 dheas.
I am delighted to welcome you to the 2011 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition, the annual celebration of the talent that exists in schools across the island of Ireland. At the core of the exhibition is the competition to crown the
'Se an iomaiocht chun Eolaf bg agus Teicneolai na bliana a roghnti croi-Iar an taispeantais , agus i mbliana cuireadh iontas orainr arts leis an lion mor iontralaithe as bhi ann, an lion ba mh6 le 47 bliana 6 thosaigh an taispeantas ar dais. Roghnaiodh 520 togral nualacha don gearrliosta agus to siad san le feiceail anois . Taim cinnte go mbeidh sibh t6gtha go h-iomlan leis na smaointe agus na torthaf ata aaeiriO.
overall BT Young Scientist & Technologist of Year, and we were overwhelmed with entries this year, recording the highest number in the 47 year history of this event. 520
We have created a program to provide the missing link in the innovation process - being the steps required in moving a scientific idea toward commercial reality. We also want to provide our young scientists with commercialization skills to carry forward into their careers and lives. The talent that exists in schools across the island is evident each year in the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. We want to take that one step further and arm these students with the business skills they need to turn good ideas into potential commercial opportunities.
innovative projects have been shortlisted and are on display for you to view. I have no doubt that you'll be amazed by the ingenious ideas and the findings.
Chomh maith leis an gcom6rtas fein, to feileeolaiochta agus teicneolaiochta le braith anseo san RDS, agus to neart eachtrai, spraoi agus seastain eolais le cuairt a thabhairt orthu , agus iad curtha ar fail ag roinnt de na h -eagrais is iomraiti inirinn.
Wrapped around the competition is a festival of science and technology, and you'll find lots to see and do throughout the RDS halls including special acts, entertainment and informative exhibits by many of the leading organisations on
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This year, BT has partnered with NovaUCD, the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at University College Dublin. NovaUCD has a very strong and successful track record in commercialising technology and supporting entrepreneurs and innovators. We are delighted that Restored Hearing, www.restoredhearing. com, joint runner up at the 2009 YSTE awards, won a major prize at the NovaUCD enterprise awards in November 2010, in their Campus Company Development Programme.
Ba mhaith liom mo bhuiochas a chroi a ghabhail he gach einne a chuidionn linn an taispeantas sea a sholathair ar chaghdan chomh h-ard sin. Ba mhaith liom bulochas ar leith a ghabhail leis an Roinn Oideachais agus Scileanna o dheas , agus leis an Roinn Oideachais 6 thuaidh. Gabhaim bulochas freisin len ar bpairtneiri d lse, lucht na seastan , na breithiuna, na muinteoiri, na tuismitheoiri agus foireann BT a bhfonn ag obair go deonach ag an taispeantas `chuile bhliain. Ta comhluadar cruthaithe againn a spreagann speis san eolafocht, sa teicneolaiocht, in innealt6ireacht agus sa mhatamaitic, agus a nochtann smaointe sna mic leinn gur feidir leo a fhorbairt i gcCrsai gn6 agus trachtala
I would like to thank all those who assist BT in delivering this world-class exhibition, in particular the Department of Education & Skills in the Republic of Ireland and the Department of Education in Northern Ireland. I would also like to thank our valued partners, exhibitors, judges, teachers, parents and the BT employees who volunteer their time to run the exhibition each year. Together we have
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created an eco-system that successfully promotes the key subjects of science, technology, engineering and maths, and unveils ideas that can be developed by students into very real commercial opportunities.
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I would like to thank all the students that entered the contest this year, and congratulate those that made it
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Ba maithaiom buiochas a ghabhail leis na mic leinn go lefr a chuir isteach ar an gcom6rtas i mbliana agus treaslaim leo si(id ar eirigh leo teacht chomh fada leis an RDS. Gufm gach rath orthu an tseachtain seo agus sa todhchall
through to the RDS. I wish them every success for this week and in the future.
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Graham Sutherland Chief Executive Officer, BT in Ireland
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