Astroparty 16.9.2023 – schedule

NOESIS invites you to Astroparty 2023
on Saturday 16 September, from 11:00 to 20:00
General admission 3€ (from 4 years old). Presale general admission tickets here.

By showing your Astroparty ticket you get free entrance
at the STEAMLAND event, which will take place
on Sunday, September 24 at NOESIS. For more information click here.

Free entrance for A.M.E.A.

The activities that will take place, both indoors and outdoors of NOESIS, include:

Activities with the general admission ticket
Space Infopoint space information station.

Educational workshops for children.

Interactive robotics installations.

Physics experiments and games for everyone.

Room for “scientific” selfies.

Scientific knowledge game with commemorative gifts.

Photography workshops for children.

Competition/treasure hunt, with a telescope as the prize.

Exhibition and demonstration of ancient and traditional games.

Toy manufacturing workshops.

Impressive demonstration experiments in the main lobby.

Shuttle flying competition with commemorative prizes.

Exhibition of illusions and puzzles “Games of the mind”.

Talks and discussion with scientists:
– Star-Government-Biosafety
Athanasios Bozinis, International Relations Specialist, Assist. Professor, University of Macedonia
Time 13:30. Entrance with vouchers available at the Box Office from 11:00.
-Misinformation: Risks and Response. What do we need to know?
Dr. Ioannis Kobatsiaris, ITI Director of CERTH.
At 17:00. Entrance with vouchers available at the Box Office from 14:00.
– Philosophy of Artificial Intelligence: Who owns the future?
Dr. George Hadjivassiliou, Dr. Philosophy of Technology (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki).
Time 18:30. Entrance with vouchers available at the Box Office from 16:00.
To watch the speeches live click here.

Observation with telescopes of the sun and night sky.

Virtual reality installations.

Presentation of the student team of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, iGEM Thessaloniki.

Tribute to our life with the Internet.

Presentations by radio amateurs.

Exhibitions of Ancient Greek Technology and Classic Cars.

Demonstration of the operation of the Virtual Reality Simulator.

Street performers in action all day.

Percussion parade and fireworks.

Reduced ticket activities
Constellations and Myths, in the Planetarium.
Hours: 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00.
Ticket price 3€. Free entrance invitations are not valid.
Entrance from 5 years old.

Super Speedway, at the Cosmotheater.
Hours: 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00.
Ticket price 3€. Free entrance invitations are not valid.
Entrance from 5 years old.

Technopark, at the Museum of Technology. Duration of visit 45′.
Hours: 12:00, 13:00, 14:00, 15:00, 16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00.
Ticket price 3€. Free entrance invitations are not valid.

Part of the proceeds will go to:
– The aims of the Down Syndrome Association of Greece.
– The support of flood victims in Thessaly.

Come to Astroparty, the great celebration of science for everyone!

Entrance from 11.00.

We are waiting for you!

“What you can see at Astroparty 2023” (pivot table) here.

Supporters
Actions (alphabetical order)
– Ago – Agrogreece.com
– EKFE Thessaloniki, experiments in Physics, Chemistry, Biology
– Museum of the Human Body
– Group of volunteers “Friends of the GREEN WATERS Network”
– Children’s Museum of Thessaloniki
– Planetarium of Thessaloniki – D. Tsampouras
– Astromaniacs, experiments with a background of Astronomy (graduates of the Department of Education, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)
– iGEM Thessaloniki, student interdisciplinary team of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
– Robotix Lab
– SISTRON-Center for research and construction of Ancient Greek and Traditional games
– The Little Crafty Box

Speeches
– Kompatsiaris Ioannis Dr., Director of ITI of CERTH.
– Bozinis Athanasios, International Relations Specialist, Assist. Professor of New Technologies & Biosafety, Department of International and European Studies, University of Macedonia
– Hadjivassiliou Georgios, Dr. Philosophy of Technology (Aristotle University of Thessaloniki), journalist-documentary producer.

Partners
– KIRKO Circus for all
– Paranaue
– Planetarium Barestau

Donors
– Noesis Shop (competition prizes)

Health event coverage
– Greek Rescuers

Sponsors