GEORGE TOWN, Nov 15 – The 2015 Penang International Science Fair (PISF) is officially open at SPICE center here with the Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng on Saturday morning. Also present were opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, Pulau Tikus assemblyman YB Yap Soo Huey and Paya Terubong assemblyman YB Yeoh Soon Hin.
PISF is an integral part of the Penang Science Cluster’s (PSC) mission of “Inspiring Innovation”, which focuses on developing young minds and exposing them to science and engineering through a unique, stimulating and innovative experience. This event is a collaboration between the Penang State Government and technology industries that form the backbone of the PSC as part of Public, Private and People’s Partnership (PPP).
The inaugural first fair, held at the Subterranean Penang International Conference & Exhibition Centre (SPICE), attracted 12,000 visitors in 2011 while the second fair, at Straits Quay also attracted 35,000 visitors and the last year, the 3rd Penang International Science Fair had also been attracted 52,000 visitors. For this year, the 4th Penang International Science Fair had returned again at SPICE, from 14 to 15 November 2015 with the target of 60,000 visitors to turn up for this two days event.
“The Penang International Science Fair is truly a very unique event with active support from every segment of the community ranging from industry, government, universities to individuals. In the meantime, we also proud that PISF is the largest science fair in the country – so large that we had to hold it in a sport stadium. Meanwhile, the PSIF also costs RM450k while the state had also contributed RM141k,” said Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng.
In additional, PSC has 5 pillars and each heads take turns organising the PISF. Last year was B.Braun and was also the superbly organised. While this year Motorola Solutions as the chair person of the organising committee. Besides that, there were also be a total of 45 different exhibitors, hand-on workshops with 4,000 slot to choose from, various competitions such as Lego Robotics, Kung Fu Robot, Soccer Robot and Space War, and the National finals of Young Innovate Malaysia.
