[News-releases] Advisory: Celebrating National Science and Technology Week at TRIUMF on Oct 21

[Tim Meyer]

MEDIA ADVISORY -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

* TRIUMF Celebrates National Science and Technology Week 
	with "Science on the World Stage" *

(Vancouver, B.C.) - TRIUMF will open its doors to students and the 
public for a special event on Tuesday, October 21, as part of Canada's 
National Science and Technology Week (NSTW). NSTW is an annual event 
that celebrates science and technology in everyday life. TRIUMF is 
holding its "Science on the World Stage" event as part of its 
contribution to the week.

For the event, TRIUMF will take part in the global celebration of the 
official inauguration of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at CERN and 
host a scientific career panel for university and high school students. 
The day will serve the dual purpose of informing the public of the 
importance of the LHC while also encouraging students to consider 
careers in science.

* Formal inauguration of the LHC *
TRIUMF will host a morning reception beginning at 9 a.m. to celebrate 
the official inauguration of the Large Hadron Collider. The event will 
include coverage of the inauguration ceremony at CERN from Marcello 
Pavan, a Canadian representative for TRIUMF. At TRIUMF, in addition to 
observations from invited guests, Isabel Trigger, a research scientist 
with TRIUMF and ATLAS-Canada, will deliver a talk about the significance 
of the LHC for the future of physics.

* "Choose Your Future" science career panel *
 From 12:00-2:00 p.m. TRIUMF will hold a career panel for high school 
and university students. The three outstanding scientists, representing 
the diverse fields of particle physics (Isabel Trigger from TRIUMF), 
fuel cell technology (Lars Rose from the NRC Institute for Fuel-Cell 
Innovation), and marine chemistry (Andrew Ross from the Aquatic Chemical 
Analysis Laboratory), will discuss the potentials of careers in science. 
The panel will be followed by a question and answer period and an 
exclusive laboratory and facility tour of the world class TRIUMF 
particle accelerator.

For further details on the above events, the LHC project, or to arrange 
advance interviews, please contact Tim Meyer, TRIUMF at 604-222-7674 or 
via e-mail at communications at triumf.ca.

-- 
Kaitlan Huckabone
Communications Assistant
TRIUMF
4004 Wesbrook Mall
Vancouver, BC V6T 2A3

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