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PRESS RELEASE – 05/04/2006
DUNDEE WELCOMES ONE OF ITS MOST RECOGNISED SONS

You are invited to send a reporter/photographer to the City of Discovery Tartan Day Business Lunch with Guest Speaker Brian Cox:

Following the event an interview/ photo opportunity will be held at 2.00pm.

Please RSVP to confirm your attendance at this event. Please indicate if you will be present for the lunch commencing at 12.30pm.

The City of Discovery welcomes back one of its most recognized, prolific and talented sons to celebrate Scotland’s position on the worldwide stage.

Brian Cox recipient of the first ever international Tartan Day Ambassador award, will today (5^th April) returned to Dundee to speak about his role as promoter of all things Scottish.

Joining the ranks of great Scottish advocates such as Sean Connery, Brian Cox will speak about why Tartan Day (6^th April) is such an important occasion for him and the rest of Scotland and what it means to him taking a leading part in a day when American Scots take time to remember their Scottish roots.

PRESS RELEASE – 26/04/2006
CAMPAIGN HELPS DUNDEE CHILDREN DISCOVER WORLD OF ROBOTS

The City of Discovery Campaign has announced its sponsorship of the City of Discovery Robolab Challenge.

Local primary schools have been invited to enter teams of four youngsters who will be asked to build and programme a robot using the Lego Mindstorms equipment and Robolab software.

Teams have been invited to a short “practice” session, before three zonal finals are held on April 27^th at Craigie High, May 18^th at Baldragon Academy and May 25^th at Menzieshill High.

Two teams from each zonal final will qualify for the city final, to be held at Sensation on June 7^th. The winners will receive the City of Discovery Robolab Challenge Trophy .

Lord Provost John Letford, Chairman of the City of Discovery Campaign, said: “Working with new technologies, inspiring the imagination of our young people and encouraging them to work together towards a common goal, the Challenge is an event we are delighted to be involved with.”

“Alongside the City of Discovery Picture Book Award , and the Campaign’s work in attracting Radio 1’s One Big Weekend, it shows that we are working hard to ensure that the young people of our city are involved in the Campaign.”

Councillor Kevin Keenan, Convener of Education said: “This programme helps children understand ‘control technology’ which in turn leads to discussion about how this is a part of our everyday lives, through things like traffic lights, ATMs, and hospital equipment.”

“The Robolab Challenge is excellent for promoting logical thinking, trial and error testing, and encouraging social skills such as discussion, compromise and team working and it fits in perfectly with the 5–14 curriculum.”