The Estonian Association of Science Journalists has organized a science debate in the upcoming Estonian national elections. Teadusdebatt 2011 will occur Monday February 14, 2011 at 6 PM EET (5 PM CET, 4 PM UTC).
The debate will be held at the National Library in Tallinn at a time which is used each Monday for popular lectures on nature. These lectures have a well-established audience, many of whom are probably interested in science topics and will probably be attending the debate.
The Estonian association is spreading the word among scientists and in universities, and Eesti Päevaleht, a major Estonian daily on Thursday covered the announcement of the debate. The debate will be interspersed with the performance of a singer. Including some live music is already a tradition in the nature lectures each Monday.
Video of the debate will be streamed live on Estonian Public Broadcasting’s science web site http://teadus.err.ee/ and on the nature lectures web site http://www.looduseomnibuss.ee/.
Electronic voting starts from February 24 and from February 28, advance voting in all polling stations takes place for three days. The elections day is March 6.
Tags: Estonia, Priit Ennet, Science Debate
