[News-releases] Hear About the Higgs: Experts Available for Comment ... Higgs Open House at TRIUMF

[Tim Meyer]

Media Advisory | For Immediate Release | July 3, 2012

** HEAR ABOUT THE HIGGS! **
Participating Canadian Scientists Ready to Comment  | “Higgs Open House” at
TRIUMF: Wed, July 4, 9-11am

(Vancouver, BC) --- A new chapter in the global hunt for the Higgs boson, a
nearly legendary particle nicknamed the “God particle,” begins tonight.
More than 150 Canadian scientists and students are involved in the ATLAS
experiment based at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider in Geneva, Switzerland.
The international teams of scientists will reveal their findings in a press
conference simulcast around the world at midnight Pacific Daylight Time on
Wednesday morning, July 4.

Several resources are being made available to share explain the
breakthrough. 

+ Canadian experts at home and abroad at CERN are ready to provide
commentary, interpretation, and guidance on the announcement.  Media are
invited and encouraged to direct questions and inquiries to the list of
experts below (see attached file).

+ In addition, TRIUMF is hosting a “Higgs Open House” on Wednesday morning,
July 4, from 9:00 a.m. to 11 a.m. in the main auditorium.  Particle physics
scientists and students from SFU, TRIUMF, UBC, and UVic will be on hand to
discuss what the results mean and what’s next.  Interactive displays will
help visitors learn about the Higgs and understand the key role that
Canadians have played in this important milestone.  The general public
including students and the media are all invited.  Advance registration is
not required and there will be professional support to assist with on-site
interviews. 

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TRIUMF								LHC and
ATLAS CANADA
Dr. Tim Meyer							Professor
Robert McPherson
Head of Strategic Planning & Communication		ATLAS-Canada
Spokesperson
TRIUMF								University
of Victoria / IPP
Phone: +1 604.222.7674					Phone: +1
604.222.7654
Cell: +1 650.464.8955					Cell: +1
604.723.2294
E-mail: tmeyer at triumf.ca					E-mail:
rmcphers at uvic.ca


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Timothy I. Meyer, Ph.D.
Head, Strategic Planning & Communications
TRIUMF -- Accelerating Science for Canada |
    Un accélérateur de la démarche scientifique canadienne
4004 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC  V6T 2A3  CANADA
Tel: 604-222-7674
Fax: 604-222-3791
Cell: 650-464-8955
E-mail: tmeyer at triumf.ca
WWW: http://www.triumf.ca
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