Fox Valley Robotics offers summer camps in Batavia to students in grades 1-12 interested in learning how to build and program robots. Camps for 1st – 3rd graders start June 21, and camps for older students will be held in July. See the attached flyer, visit the Fox Valley Robotics website, and email info@foxvalleyrobotics.com for more information and to sign up! 2017-06-13_5940525360352_Fox_Valley_Robotics_Camp_Poster_with_text_1342075890
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TriCity Family Services is seeking Fermilab employees and friends who would like to become engaged with the organization’s mission to provide quality, affordable and compassionate mental health services to kids, teens and their families in the Fox Valley area. The Ambassador Council is a group of dedicated volunteers that meets four times a year. The Council’s goal is develop closer ties between members and the agency, support the TriCity Family Services’ mission to the extent possible, and get to know the various programs…
Urban Sketchers holds monthly sketch crawls, as they’re called. Their mission is to “show the world, one drawing at a time.”
PechaKucha Night Batavia 6 took place at Fermilab, and a few laboratory folks joined in on the fun.
Nearly 200 local luminaries came to Fermilab to hear from laboratory leadership and, at 2017’s first Arts and Lecture Series talk, from scientist Chris Quigg about Fermilab’s greatest hits.
This free event will include talks on the science behind the Star Wars films and the premiere screening of unofficial fan film “Star Wars: Forgotten Realm,” written and directed by Fermilab’s Darren Crawford.
Looking to expand your mind? Not one for long public lectures? Hear 9 speakers on a variety of topics — all of whom will talk for exactly 400 seconds each. Volume 5 of PechaKucha Batavia takes place on Thursday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. in the Island View Banquets (at the Batavia VFW). Only $5 gets you in! Rhymes with Orange Island View Banquets (at Batavia VFW) 645 South River Street (Illinois Route 25) General Admission: $5.00 (cash only) Doors open at…
Ten new members joined Fermilab’s Community Advisory Board in 2015, bringing with them fresh insight on lab activities and projects for the new year.
On Sept. 10, more than 100 people came to Fermilab for the annual Future of Fermilab Address and Reception. Forty-five Fermilab staff members also attended the event.
Fermilab’s Community Advisory Board seeks local citizens interested in participating in the future of the laboratory to join its ranks.