ITAS Day at The Works: TechFest 2007

Saturday, February 24
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
The Works, Edina Community Center
Free

The Works, a hands-on science and technology museum, is celebrating its 12th anniversary with TechFest, a special event for the whole family. The IT Alumni Society is partnering with the Society of Women Engineers, The Works, and corporate sponsors to provide free admission to this fun-filled day of activities. The celebration also marks National Engineers Week.

The day's activities are centered around an electrical engineering theme. There will be many hands-on activities exploring circuits plus cool demonstrations by young FIRST LEGO League Robotics teams, Future City teams, and University of Minnesota student robot projects. You also can explore the world of science and technology in the museum's ongoing exhibits. Play a harp with strings of laser light, distort your own image with the hilarious Face Warp machine, and race a car of your own design (timed to the millisecond). You'll find much more in The Works' gallery of unique and intriguing hands-on exhibits.

Special guest Goldy Gopher will stop by between noon and 2 p.m. to greet visitors and pose for photos.

The Works is located in the Edina Community Center at 5701 Normandale Road, Edina, Minnesota. For more information call 952-848-4848 or visit www.theworks.org .

This event is made possible through generous contributions from Digital River, Faegre and Benson, General Mills, Hutchinson Technology, the Institute of Technology, and Malt-O Meal Company.