On the 8th and 9th of May, the Macao Science Center, together with the University of Saint

Joseph, is hosting “The Earth’s Last Frontier – Mysteries of the Deep Sea” Exhibition Opening

and Public lectures.

“The Earth’s Last Frontier Exhibition – Mysteries of the Deep Sea” shall be exhibited at the

Center’s Lobby Exhibition Gallery from the 8th to the 31st of May. During the opening of the

exhibition, besides being able to observe photographs with fauna, flora and resources

available on the deep ocean floor, the public will be able to enjoy a live Mini-ROV workshop

which simulates the exploration of the deep sea with a mini remotely operated vehicle (ROV),

brought directly from Portugal, inside a temporary water pool set up at the Lobby Exhibition

Gallery. The officiating guests for the opening ceremony are Mr. Sylvester Cheong,

Vice-curator of the Macao Science Center; Prof. Peter Stilwell, Rector of the University of Saint

Joseph; Prof. Fernando Barriga, Emeritus Professor of the Faculty of Science of the University

of Lisbon and Former Director of the Portuguese National Museum of Natural History; Prof.

Aldino de Campos, Head of the Task Group for the Portuguese Continental Shelf Extension

(EMEPC); and Prof. Liu Feng, Secretary-General of China’s Ocean Mineral Resources Research

and Development Association (COMRA).

The set of 4 public lectures are part of the main attraction of this event, since they will bring

local, Portuguese and Chinese professionals to talk about themes such as, why the deep sea is

considered to be Earth’s Last Frontier, the economic significance of hydrothermal systems as

an important source of metallic resources and what are the current most important

Portuguese and Chinese deep sea exploration research projects and new discoveries.

So don’t miss out on these great events. Join us on the 8th of May at 17h00 for the Exhibition

Opening, followed by two public lectures from 18h00 to 20h00 and then again on the 9th of

May for the remaining 2 deep sea public lectures, from 17h00 to 19h00.

Don’t forget, this weekend, the Mini-ROV workshop will be available on Saturday, the 9th of

May, from 15h00-17h00, and on Sunday, the 10th of May, from 16h30-18h00. Visitors of all

ages are welcome to join this one-of-a-kind workshop with professionals specially brought

from Portugal. For details, please visit our website at www.msc.org.mo.

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Macao Science Center Limited                                                                                                 07-PR-PUB-15

8 May 2015