Khwarizmi Science Society (KSS) is a non-profit organization founded in 1997. It aims to further the science culture in Pakistan's educational institutions and the public. The ideology of KSS is "Science is for all."
The largest public gathering of KSS is the Lahore Science Mela (LSM), the fourth edition of which will take place this year at the pavilion of Division Public School & Intermediate College, Model Town, Lahore.
It is set to run its course on October 29 and 30 2022 from 9 am to 6 pm.
The Lahore Science Mela represent a unique effort to spread passion for science and technology among Pakistani students, both boys and girls. To date, we have organized three LSMs in which more than 60,000 people participated, with wide coverage in media: Dawn, The Express Tribune, and The News. The Melas are open-to-all and completely free of cost.
This year’s Mela’s welcomes everyone to explore this temporary science museum of sorts and the scientific discoveries and milestones around us. Another highlight of this year's Lahore Science Mela is another version of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and a Planetarium which not only takes people on a journey towards the stars but also narrows down to the earth and its nature.
International guests to become a part of this mela include Joao Pequenão, Head of the CERN Media Lab (world’s largest physics laboratory), a team of pioneering soft robotics scientists from the BioRobotics Institute - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Italy, and Dr. Nidhal Guessoum, a leading astrophysicist and the Arab world's most celebrated public science activist.
The festival will also include a remote talk by Dr. Paul Davies, world-renowned cosmologist from the Arizona State University and live observatory sessions from one of the most powerful telescopes of KECK-II Observatory.
With a lineup of around 200 performers from Pakistan, including the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission to the school-going children, the Lahore Science Mela aims to provide a platform to everyone, regardless of age or background. The exhibitors, include schools, organisations, government, inventors, and hobbyists covering diverse themes such as wildlife, flying machines, space arts, microbes, exotic birds, crops, architectural symmetry and patterns, lasers, minerals, and rocks.
The largest public gathering of KSS is the Lahore Science Mela (LSM), the fourth edition of which will take place this year at the pavilion of Division Public School & Intermediate College, Model Town, Lahore.
It is set to run its course on October 29 and 30 2022 from 9 am to 6 pm.
The Lahore Science Mela represent a unique effort to spread passion for science and technology among Pakistani students, both boys and girls. To date, we have organized three LSMs in which more than 60,000 people participated, with wide coverage in media: Dawn, The Express Tribune, and The News. The Melas are open-to-all and completely free of cost.
This year’s Mela’s welcomes everyone to explore this temporary science museum of sorts and the scientific discoveries and milestones around us. Another highlight of this year's Lahore Science Mela is another version of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) and a Planetarium which not only takes people on a journey towards the stars but also narrows down to the earth and its nature.
International guests to become a part of this mela include Joao Pequenão, Head of the CERN Media Lab (world’s largest physics laboratory), a team of pioneering soft robotics scientists from the BioRobotics Institute - Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna of Italy, and Dr. Nidhal Guessoum, a leading astrophysicist and the Arab world's most celebrated public science activist.
The festival will also include a remote talk by Dr. Paul Davies, world-renowned cosmologist from the Arizona State University and live observatory sessions from one of the most powerful telescopes of KECK-II Observatory.
With a lineup of around 200 performers from Pakistan, including the Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission to the school-going children, the Lahore Science Mela aims to provide a platform to everyone, regardless of age or background. The exhibitors, include schools, organisations, government, inventors, and hobbyists covering diverse themes such as wildlife, flying machines, space arts, microbes, exotic birds, crops, architectural symmetry and patterns, lasers, minerals, and rocks.