NovaUCD, the Innovation and Technology Transfer Centre at UCD and Venturepoint, the Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Enterprise Board, is hosting a series of lunchtime seminars in UCD. Aimed primarily at undergraduate and postgraduate students, but open to all, the seminars involve well-known entrepreneurs who talk about their experiences of setting-up and running a business.
The seminar series runs each Tuesday from 1 p.m. to 1.50 p.m. until March 8th in the University Industry Centre, UCD, Belfield, Dublin 4. Refreshments are available from 12.30 p.m.
Today's seminar will be given byJack Donaghy, founder and managing director, Webtrade. The remaining speakers are Gerry McGaughey, founder and chairman, Century Homes (March 1st) and Sean Melly, founder and managing director, eTel (March 8th). Website: www.ucd.ie/nova
NUI Maynooth Chain Reaction Lecture Series
"Chain Reaction" is a series of science lectures aimed at a broad audience, but particularly at students studying science subjects for Leaving Certificate.
The next lecture titled "What is Cancer?" by Dr Bernard Mahon will be held at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday February 24th in Lecture Theatre 2, John Hume Building, NUI Maynooth North Campus on the Maynooth-Kilcock Road.
Admission is free and all are welcome. For further details contact the Science Faculty Office, tel: (01) 708 3638 or go to www.nuim.ie/admissions
UCD Sinfonia at the National Concert Hall
The UCD Sinfonia perform in the National Concert Hall tomorrow with the internationally renowned pianist Philip Martin as soloist. The programme includes - Ravel's Fanfare and Bolero and Gerswhin's Rhapsody in Blue.
Tickets are €15 (€8 concession) and are available from www.nch.ie or tel: (01) 417 0000
Schools Against Racism Poetry Competition
To mark the International Day Against Racism on March 21st, the National Consultative Committee on Racism and Interculturalism (NCCRI) and the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland (ECNI) in association with Poetry Ireland are holding a schools' poetry competition on the theme of anti-racism and/or interculturalism. The competition is open to the pupils of all secondary schools and the deadline for receipt of entries is Monday, March 14th.
For further information contact Jacqueline Healy, NCCRI jacqueline@nccri.ie or Jim Glackin, ECNI on jglackin@equalityni.org or Anna Boner, Poetry Ireland. Tel: (01) 475 8601.
Schools' History Prize
The annual all-Ireland project essay competition for secondary- school history students is inviting applications in the junior, middle and senior categories in areas of Irish, European and local history. For information on entering see www.tcd.ie/Modern_History/ Events/schools.php or send e-mail queries to historyprize@tcd.ie
Theology Conference at Milltown Institute
"Love Alone", a conference celebrating the theology of Hans Urs von Balthasar, takes place at the Milltown Institute of Theology and Philosophy on Friday, February 25th and Saturday, February 26th. For further information or to receive a programme and booking form contact the Milltown Institute. tel: (01) 269 8388, ext.215. E-mail: gflynn@milltown-institute.ie
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