I gave this talk to the Royal Society of New Zealand Wellington Branch at their AGM on 21st October 2020 (so forgive me if the context, particularly in relation to the pandemic, is already out of date - I've just been exceptionally lazy in getting around to sharing it!) Below is the story of how the NIWA Wellington Regional Science Fair (a competition open to all students from years 7 to 13 in the Wellington region) went virtual for the first time in it's nearly 60-year history.
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