Closing date for the 1999 Esat Telecom Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition is Friday, October 9th. The exhibition, now in its 35th year, will be at Dublin's RDS from Tuesday, January 5th, to Sunday, January 10th. Last year's event, sponsored by Esat Telecom for the first time, attracted 690 students from more than 200 schools.

Students can get more information at the www.esat.ie/young scientists website or on freephone 1800 724 362. A video has been sent to all second-level schools giving students a taste of what to expect during the week and details of how to enter.