the-BA : Meet the Robinsons Competition

Meet the Robinsons (Image copyright: Disney/Buena Vista International)

On the 30th March 2007, Disney is releasing a fantastic new animated adventure, ‘Meet the Robinsons’, about a young inventor named Lewis who embarks on an amazing and hilarious adventure in an extraordinary city of the future. To celebrate the film’s release and National Science and Engineering Week, the BA is launching an exciting nationwide competition asking children aged 5-14 to design an eco-friendly city of the future.

From amazing gadgets such as handheld computers and mobile phones that were once the sole prerogative of the likes of James Bond, to the water, gas and electricity that we take for granted, it is almost impossible to consider our lives and the world around us without engineering and technology. And when imagining a city of the future, the sky’s the limit! But how can scientists and engineers now help us live in a way that ensures our planet stays healthy?

Minister for Science and Innovation, Malcolm Wicks, said: ‘As part of National Science and Engineering Week 2007, this competition will help school children understand the huge impact that science, technology and engineering has on all areas of our everyday lives.

‘Climate change will have dramatic impacts during their lifetimes. This competition will enable children to think about how our way of life affects the planet and the solutions that engineering, technology and science could provide. What alternative and sustainable ways could there be to heat and light our homes in the future, for example? How will we cope with rising sea levels? And will transport as we know it change beyond all recognition?’

The most imaginative and innovative future city designs in each age group will win a private screening of ‘Meet The Robinsons’ for their class and the overall winner will win a trip of a lifetime to Disneyland Resort Paris.

Entries must be submitted by Friday 16 February and the winners will be announced during National Science and Engineering Week which will take place between 9-18 March.

National Science and Engineering Week is coordinated by the BA in partnership with the Engineering and Technology Board. It is funded by the Government through the Department of Trade and Industry. Over 660,000 participants are expected to take part in more than 2,000 events throughout the UK.

The BA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of Disney and Buena Vista International for this competition.

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