PLAN AHEAD

Abu Dhabi, UAE March 2-March 31 Abu Dhabi Festival 2014

This month-long arts and culture festival features Grammy-award winning musicians, including US soprano Renée Fleming, US jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, Russian-Icelandic conductor and pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. The Dresden Philharmonic will also perform, and Lebanese pianist Michel Fadel will make his UAE debut on the final evening of the festival.

www.abudhabifestival.ae/en

Washington DC, US April 26, 27 USA Science & Engineering Festival

The country’s only national science event hopes to increase public awareness about the importance of science and to encourage students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Subjects including space exploration, storm chasing, oceanography, the science of social networks are all up for discussion.

www.usasciencefestival.org

Berlin, Germany May 20-25 ILA Berlin Air Show

This international exhibition on aviation and space travel will host more than 1,000 exhibitors from over 47 countries showcasing planes and aerospace technologies. The world’s oldest air show – it was established in 1909 – will look at the security situation 25 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall as part of its 2014 programme.

www.ila-berlin.de