The Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation has announced (received via email) its 2017 Talk Energy programme,
On behalf of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, I would like to cordially invite you to participate in Talk Energy Week, taking place February 18 to 25, 2017. This will be the fourth year for this national energy literacy awareness and outreach campaign organized by the Corporation’s Let’s Talk Energy initiative. Talk Energy Week—the biggest energy literacy campaign of its kind in the country—aims to encourage Canadians to talk in a balanced and fact-based way about the important topics of energy and climate change. Talk Energy Week 2016 reached more than three million Canadians.
Talk Energy Week events and programming will take place in schools in every province and territory. These sessions and learning opportunities will engage youth—the leaders of tomorrow—in conversations about energy, climate change, and the role that science and technology can play to create a prosperous and sustainable future for Canada. Events and programming in schools will include speakers’ series with experts from the energy, climate, and environment sectors, lesson plans for teachers, and energy and climate related programming from the Corporation’s partners.
Talk Energy Week programming will also be available in museums and science centres across the country. As well, there will be numerous online spaces for dialogue so that all Canadians will have the opportunity to engage in the important conversations about energy and climate that will take place throughout the week.
There are various ways in which you can take part in Talk Energy Week 2017. Aside from attending events, one of the best ways you can get involved is by promoting Talk Energy Week and joining the conversation on social media. This could be by tweeting throughout the week, or by including information about Talk Energy Week activities in your constituency newsletter. Possible tweets could include:
The first day of the fourth Talk Energy Week is February 18. What will you do to #talkenergy? http://ow.ly/i5lZ308agYN
How do you save energy in your home, work, or school? Tweet @enertweets your photos or ideas during #talkenergy week, feb 18-25
Why are discussions about #energy and #climatechange in #Canada important to you? @enertweets #talkenergy
Can’t make it to a #talkenergy week event? Watch @enertweets free webinar Feb 21 with @ec_minister and @gilwad http://ow.ly/leKJ308aht8 [you need a Facebook account]
We are happy to provide more prepared tweets and a newsletter blurbs for you. However, you can also join the conversation by simply tweeting your own content using #talkenergy or tagging @enertweets.
If you would like to participate or have any questions, comments, or concerns, please contact Caroline Boutin at cboutin@techno-science.ca or 613-410-5943.
Thank you.
Alex Benay
Benay is the president and CEO (chief executive officer) of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation.
I can’t find too much more information about this week but there is a FAQs (frequently asked questions) page, which answers such burning questions as “Why an energy awareness week?”
I was not able to find any details about the 2017 Talk Energy week at my local science center, Science World Telus World of Science, despite the fact that it’s mentioned as a partner.