The 2009 Macao Science and Technology Week and Exhibition themed  “science is all around you” , was held from July 10 to July 14 in Macao. Supported by MOST, the event was sponsored by the Science & Technology Council of the Macao Special Administrative Region (MSAR) Government, and organized by the Science Popularization Working Group of Macao Science & Technology Council, Macao Science & Technology Development Fund, China Science and Technology Exchange Center, Shanghai Association for Science & Technology, and Communications Museum / Macao Post.