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, photo by Patricia Thomas


Science & Technology
July 20-22, 2007
Take a wonder-filled trek into sci-tech territory! Travel with us for a view of what's already here and what's ahead.

Fun & Games
Bend your mind! Test your skills! Get into wayfinding or laugh as you learn with sci-tech contests, demos, and entertainment.

a robot competing in the FIRST competition  FIRST Robotics Exhibition
OSU Lower Campus
Saturday: 1-4pm
Get ready to Rack 'n Roll at this exhibition match of the 2007 Pacific Northwest Regional FIRST Robotics Competition. Local teams put their award-winning robots to the test.

Garmin's eTrex, one of many available GPS units for geocachers  GPS & Geocaching
N 44' 33.952 W 123' 16.322
Friday: 5-8pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 10am-4pm (Geocaching only)
Position yourself! Talk to the experts to get your bearings on GIS and GPS. On Sunday, try your hand at geocaching, a satellite-guided treasure hunt.

looking some 30,000 light-years away into the Milky Way as it would appear overhead during our late summer and early fall  Astronomy & Stargazing
OSU Lower Campus
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-5pm
Central Park, Saturday: 10:30pm
Have a stellar time at the Heart of the Valley Astronomers day-time exhibit. Search the night sky for planets and constellations at the evening stargazing party.

a wall of water makes an ocean wave  O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory Tours
35th & Jefferson
Saturday: 12-4 pm
45-minute tours start every 10 minutes
Visit this hi-tech facility where OSU researchers investigate waves, tsunamis, and coastal activities.

Sci-Tech Highlights

2008 Keynote Speaker
Corvallis High School Auditorium
Thursday, July 17: 7:30-8:30pm
Biographer of Linus Pauling, Tom Hager kicks off the festival with reflections on scientists and science in society.

Science writer and biographer Tom Hager, the da Vinci Days 2008 Keynote Speaker


Green Town
OSU Lower Campus
Friday: 5-8pm
Saturday & Sunday: 12pm-5pm
Go green with the latest in energy alternatives, transport, sustainability, and much more

checking out the solar panels for solar roasted coffee at the 2006 Festival, photo by Patricia Thomas


Discover OSU!
OSU Lower Campus
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Sunday: 12-5pm
Check out the latest in OSU science and engineering. Demos and activities for all ages.

getting up close to the science and technology in fuel cells, photo by Patricia Thomas


Leonardo's Workshop
OSU Lower Campus
Friday: 5-8 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10am-12pm
Get 3D geeky! Make a 3D hexagon—simple and fun! View a 3D slideshow on plasma screens of historic buildings in Corvallis to celebrate it's 150th birthday.

6 levels and 20,000 hexagons form this simple cardboard cutout hexagon

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