THE TechFest festival of STEM has gone global.
The festival, which has moved online for the first time, has attracted an international audience in just a week since launch.
Among the events popular with overseas participants was Deep Sea Research, a trio of linked talks on various aspects of deep sea, which brought in attendees from Argentina and Canada and several US states – Arizona, Michigan, Texas and California – including a school class joining in from Arizona, and Seeing Through Fossils which had participants from Canada.
Sarah Chew, Techfest managing director, said: “We’re absolutely thrilled with our reach across the globe.
“We knew that moving to the digital format this year had the advantage of opening up our events to a much wider audience that wasn’t restricted by location or distance, so bringing in attendees from anywhere in the world was always a possibility. The international response so far though has been absolutely fantastic.
“We’re very excited to see who will join us over the next two weeks.”
The annual TechFest festival of STEM is aiming to be the biggest and most ambitious digital science festival in Scotland this year.
With an eclectic mix of more than 30 events taking place over a three-week period, the festival has two main strands – the traditional public programme and a programme for schools.
