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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 SEPTEMBER 2018 17 COMMERCIAL From big bangs to jazz bands CAN mathematics be funny? And does art follow any scien- tific rules? Malta's annual sci- ence and arts festival, Science in the City 2018, will prove the skeptics wrong. The activities will run on Friday 28 September from 6pm till midnight in Val- letta. Performance lovers will be spoilt for choice with maths concerts, jazz, dance and more. At Pjazza Teatru Rjal you can check out Zero to Ten, a story told through the medium of dance about how numbers re- shaped our world. German dancer Margit Kuffemann is creating an interdisciplinary piece in collaboration with a computer scientist. In the same theatre the jazz music performance, Jazzing the Golden Ratio will give a unique experience. This concert-lec- ture will use jazz together with the Golden Ratio to create an original composition by musi- cian Diccon Cooper. By work- ing with mathematician Prof. Cristiana Sebu (Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Sci- ence, University of Malta) the music will be based on the Fib- onacci Numbers seen in nature and arts. Prof. Sebu will de- scribe how these numbers are used by artists from Picasso to Leonardo Da Vinci. If you are interested in simply wondering around the festival, you will find our mini stages set up along Republic Street. There will be a variety of short 15-minute performances fusing science and arts by local and in- ternational performers. Magi- cian Gwilym Bugeja will show the science behind illusions, fire spinners will dance to the tune of scientific concepts, and FameLab scientists will give creative science performance speeches. Lara Agius will per- form the world's last radio show, the team is even bringing over to Malta the Polish science show Lost in Translation while Spanish comedian Professor Eduardo Sáenz de Cabezón and Maltese Motion acrobats will demonstrate the science of our human body through gravity defying acts. In front of the Law Courts will be On the Shoulders of Giants by local scientists trained to set the stage alight! This energy and explosive show will hold back no punches, but will high- light how humanity can learn from its past mistakes to im- prove our way of life. If you miss the Friday events, on Saturday (29th) there will be science theatre in Spazju Kreattiv and Piano Prodigies in Pjazza Teatru Rjal. Piano Prodi- gies sees neuroscientist Claude Bajada talk about how music effects the brain. This science talk will be supplemented by a concert of gifted pianists by the European Piano Teach- ers Association (EPTA) Malta. The pianists come from Malta, UK, Spain and Russia, cover- ing compositions from Bach to Chopin. The Science in the City fes- tival – European Researchers' Night is funded by the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions of the Horizon 2020 Program (H2020, 2014–2020) of the EU. The consortium is led by the University of Malta, Malta Chamber of Scientists and the University's Research Trust (RIDT), in partnership with Valletta 2018, Parliamentary Secretary for Financial Servic- es, Digital Economy and Inno- vation, MCAST, Esplora, JUGS Ltd, Studio 7, BPC Internation- al, GSD Marketing Ltd, Aqua- biotech Ltd, MEUSAC, PBS, Spazju Kreativ, Pjazza Teatru Rjal, Valletta Local Council, Notte Bianca, Melita, More or Less Theatre, Transport Malta and Arts Council Malta. The programme can be viewed on www.scienceinthecity.org. mt or follow the festival on Fa- cebook for regular updates. Workforce welfare at Famalco VIBRANT, dynamic and en- ergetic – these are just some of the words which may be used in order to describe the invaluable and essential personnel con- stituting Famalco Group. Ever since the founding years of Fa- malco Group, the directors have unceasingly recognised that its employees are the nucleus and fundamental building blocks contributing towards organisa- tional success. As a result of the invaluable nature of the work- force, Famalco has adopted the mantra that, happy employees are equal to a delighted, produc- tive, engaged and collaborative workforce as well as, corporate culture. To continually promote the principles of employee welfare and well-being, earlier this year Famalco Group implemented an attractive health and finan- cial incentive scheme known as FamiljaFund. FamiljaFund is an autonomous NGO operat- ing as an off-shoot of the group without the involvement of the company's directors. Follow- ing FamiljaFund's inauguration the Group's director's initiated altruistic donations through providing the Fund with a gener- ous financial donation. To date, the fund is comprised of a total of 120 members and counting. Essentially, FamiljaFund was aggregated to ensure that the workforce is provided with inval- uable and essential support dur- ing times of medical hardship – a circumstance which, unfor- tunately, might arises because of life events. Furthermore, Famil- jaFund members shall benefit from various discounts by com- mercial third-party outlets who have granted advantages to this group of potential clients. Consecutive to the inaugura- tion of FamiljaFund, Famalco Group embarked on a subse- quently ambitious benefits pack- age for its workforce. As a result, the organisation has established a far-reaching life benefits pack- age for its employees. The life- insurance policy perk includes coverage of up to the value of one hundred thousand Euro for each individual group employee and business associate. When questioned on the integral im- portance of employee welfare, Business Development Direc- tor and co-founder Hermann Mallia stated that these initia- tives are "an important step in the right direction. Our health, and the health of our loved ones is a priority, and something we take very seriously. As the saying goes, "health is the real wealth!" Life-long learning, flexibility and cultural diversity are essen- tial attributes which constitute a productive and healthy work- force. At Famalco Group, em- ployees are at the heart of every- thing and thus, Famalco Group shall strive to ensure that all employees are acquiring benefits and welfare packages which pro- mote an enhanced quality of life and well-being. For more information about Famalco Group, please call on (+356) 2339 2339 eCommerce game plan – ANCHOVY. and RSM workshop ANCHOVY. and RSM organ- ised an eCommerce work- shop, on Thursday 13th Sep- tember 2018. The workshop provided a game plan on how business- es can start selling online. From the right grants, to the technology and marketing plans, the 2-hour workshop delivered a forum for dia- logue between businesses, ANCHOVY. and RSM. Le- vantina catered the breakfast to 25 guests. eCommerce businesses reduce the barriers, when compared to running an ac- tual shop – with the click of a mouse, consumers can buy anything that they want and thus, overcome the geo- graphical limitations. Know- ing that eighty percent of the web population has made a purchase online, any busi- nesses has an open-door to take their business to the next level and make profit online. The second eCommerce workshop will be held in Gozo, on the 25th of Sep- tember.