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What:

Science Festival
Expo and Book Fair

When:

Sat, April 28, 2012, 10am-6pm
Sun, April 29, 2012, 10am-4pm

Where:

Washington, D.C.
Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Mount Vernon Place, NW
Washington, DC 20001

Closest Metro Stop:

Mt. Vernon Sq/7th St-Convention Center

Open to all ages
Free of charge
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Not An Ordinary Book Fair at USA Science & Engineering Festival

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The first Science, Technology, Education & Mathematics Book Fair will be held at the USA Science & Engineering Festival April 28-29, 2012. The USA Science & Engineering Festival Book Fair will include explosive science experiments, hands-on demonstrations, and explanations of real-life science within the Festival.  The Book Fair merges excellent written works from best-selling authors with the actual hands-on science of the Festival. Thirty-six Featured Authors will discuss their books covering a full range of science, math, engineering and technology topics for students grades K-12. Authors will be divided i nto the following Festival Stages: Family Science, Teen Fiction, Teen Non-Fiction, High School Stories of Science, High School Discoveries in Science, and Hands On Science.

USESEF_book_fair_logo_FALearn about our Featured Authors

Each Featured Author will give a 45 minute presentation to include 15 minutes of Q&A as well as a Book Signing. Check our author biographies to see a complete lineup of award winning Featured Authors. Recent Books from Featured Authors will be sold through a New York Times Reporting Bookseller at the EXPO. Download and Print ALL Featured Author Biographies and then Schedule your Featured Author times through our online scheduler.
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Buy Books at the Book Fair

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We have a fantastic array of independent publishers, scientific organizations, and authors selling and distributing books in all areas of science & engineering for youth and young adults.  Click here to see a list of currently registered Bookselling Exhibitors. We also have Scholastics Magic School Bus at the Book Fair.

Book Fair Online Store

Shop our online Book Fair Store and see all the fabulous Book Fair Featured Authors and Festival Authors.  The author categories are the same as the Book Fair Stages.

Sell your Books

Bookselling exhibits are available for independent authors, publishers, scientific organizations & fooksellers. Educational materials can be sold at the Book Fair as long as the number of Books is greater than the number of educational products. Click here for more information about exhibiting at Book Fair.
Questions about the Book Fair - contact Laura at bluebonnetpath@gmail.com.

Complete list of Author Presentations:

Use the Author Schedules to plan out your day.  Through the Author Biography Page you can schedule the Author Presentations with the Festival Performances you want to see.

Saturday April 28th, 2012

Start Time

Teen Non Fiction

High School
- Stories of Science

Family Science

10:00 AM

Joy Hakim

Walter Lewin

Seymour Simon

10:55 AM

Carl Zimmer

Thea Cooper

Bruce Degen

11:50 AM

Theodore Gray

Alfredo Quinones-Hinojosa

Jeff Bennett

12:45 PM

Sean Connolly

Joel Achenbach

Jenny Offill

1:40 PM

Steve Wolf

Robert Crease

Dawn Cusik

2:35 PM

Fred Bortz

Robin Cook

Rebecca Klemm

3:30 PM

Celeste Baine

Holly Tucker

Dia Michels

4:25 PM

 

Loree Griffin Burns

Sunday, April 29th:

Start Time

Teen Fiction

High School
- Discovery in Science

Hands On Science

10:00 AM

Pendred Noyce

Lisa Randall

Ken Denmead

10:55 AM

Homer Hickam

Joe Palca

William Gurstelle

11:50 AM

Benedict Carey

Sheril Kirshenbaum

Ed Sobey

12:45 PM

Julie Chibarro

Curt Stager

Allen Kurzweil

1:40 PM

Susan Beth Pfeffer

 

Dustyn Roberts

 
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