2/2/2009 - Austin Children's Museum to Celebrate National Engineers Week

Austin Children's Museum is teaming up with local partners to kickoff National Engineers Week (February 15-21), a week that cultivates and celebrates the engineering profession.

Austin Children's Museum to Celebrate National Engineers Week

Austin, Texas (February 2, 2009) - Austin Children's Museum is teaming
up with local partners to kickoff National Engineers Week (February
15-21), a week that cultivates and celebrates the engineering
profession. On Saturday, February 14 and Sunday, February 15, children
and families can come to the Museum and find an ongoing festival of
engineering activities for the youngest, emerging engineering minds.

Saturday, February 14, 10am-5pm
Engineering Saturday
The University of Texas Student Engineering Council will host eight
stations with fun, engineering activities all day long!

All activities are included with Museum admission on Saturday, February
14. $6.50 per person. $4.50 per child 12-23 months. Children under 12
months free.

Sunday, February 15, 12pm-5pm
Engineers Day
See what civil engineering is all about! Join the Austin Branch of the
American Society of Civil Engineers and the Greater Austin Contractors
and Engineers Association and try your hand at activities like:

* Spaghetti Bridges
* Hoop Gliders
* Balloon Cars
* Paper Helicopters
* Newspaper Towers and more.

Other Engineers Day sponsors include: Alliance Transportation Group;
Baer Engineering and Environmental Consulting, Inc.; Binkley & Barfield;
Duke's Root Control; Encotech Engineering Consultants, Inc.; HVJ
Associates; KBR; Kurkjian Engineering Corporation; MWM Design Group.

On Sunday, February 15, the first 400 kids receive FREE admission,
thanks to ASCE & ACEA. Museum admission is also FREE from 4-5pm on
Sundays.

ABOUT ACM

The mission of the Austin Children's Museum is to create innovative
learning experiences for children and families that equip and inspire
the next generation of creative problem solvers. Located at the Dell
Discovery Center downtown at the corner of 2nd Street and Colorado, the
Austin Children's Museum is one of the city's popular cultural
attractions with 210,000 visitors annually. Founded in 1983 as a
non-profit organization, the Austin Children's Museum delivers its
mission through a variety of exhibits, programs and outreach activities.
For more information, please visit www.austinkids.org.

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