Institute of Imagination ELM Science Fair · timetable
29 August 2026

Timetable

Delivery on Friday, the day itself on Saturday, collection on Tuesday.

Fri 28
delivery
8:30
on site
setup to 9:00
9:00–17:30
public day
8h 30m
Tue 1 Sep
collection
stored at the venue until then

Before the day

Before the day
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ELM volunteers trained If East London Mosque supplies volunteers, whether they are trained before the day or on it.
Courier delivers
to ELM
Addison Lee booked. Materials are stored at the venue over the bank holiday weekend. Fri 28 Aug

Saturday 29 August

Saturday 29 August
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iOi arrives
and sets up

Check the delivered materials are all present before unpacking.

Set the tool area first, it takes the mains socket. Then the signs, one per station.

Check the first aid pack is the medical one, and that the fan repair kit has travelled with the wind tunnel.

8:30 – 9:00
Volunteers briefed
on their station
During setup, at the station they are on. The volunteer guide is what the briefing follows. 8:30 – 9:00
Volunteers inducted
on the tools
Volunteers use the tools, and they are inducted on each one before they do. Every station with a tool on it needs this, not only the tool area. The 8:30 window already holds the station briefings.
Doors open 9:00
Stations open Drop-in, continuous arrival. All seven stations. 9:00 – 17:30
Sounds of the Universe
Tool area staffed Drill, chompsaws, glue guns, rotary tool. Mains power. A facilitator on the station whenever it is open. 9:00 – 17:30
The midday prayer
(Dhuhr)
The building gets busier, and some staff and some visitors step away. 15 to 25 minutes with people gathering and leaving. ~13:00
Staff breaks
The afternoon prayer
(Asr)
Sometimes later, occasionally close to 6:00pm. ELM's own timetable is the figure to plan against. ~16:45
Public day ends 17:30
Pack down

Tools counted back in individually: drill, chompsaws, glue guns, rotary tool. Tablets and charging cables counted against what went out.

Feedback forms kept together. The wind tunnel and the display boards travel as assemblies. T-shirts go for washing.

Everything is left packed and labelled for Tuesday's collection.

After the day

Tuesday 1 September
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Courier collects
from ELM
Addison Lee's second booking. Nothing is carried home on Saturday, so the venue holds everything from Friday to Tuesday, across the bank holiday weekend. Tue 1 Sep