October 2005
Perimeter Institute public events continue this fall
Lectures by Simon Singh and Clifford Will
Following Canada's successful EinsteinFest celebrations at Perimeter Institute – with attendance topping 28,000 – public and scientific events continue.
Public Lectures include:
Simon Singh – British author, journalist and TV producer speaking about "The Big Bang". This lecture will take place on Wednesday, November 2nd, at 7:00 p.m. in Waterloo, Ontario
Clifford Will, Washington University, speaking to audiences across Canada on the topic "Was Einstein Right?" This coast to coast lecture series continues through November and is presented by Perimeter Institute in association with the Canadian Association of Physicists.
Scientific events continue and, though not open to the public, include:
- "Cosmological Frontiers in Fundamental Physics" – October 24 to 28, 2005. This event, for scientists only, is presented by Perimeter Institute and Laboratoire AstroParticule et Cosmologie (Paris).
- "Quantum Materials Program Meeting" - November 17-20, 2005.
- "Workshop on Emergence of Spacetime" – November 18-20, 2005. This workshop is part of the Frontiers of Fundamental Physics series of conferences.
About Perimeter Institute:
Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is a non-profit scientific research and educational outreach organization located in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada – just outside Toronto. The award-winning centre is home to a diverse group of international scientists who contemplate new and profound ideas about the ultimate nature of space, time and matter. The events above follow EinsteinFest, Canada's most comprehensive contribution to the "World Year of Physics" which attracted over 28,000. Other activities include the successful "International Summer School for Young Physicists", "Einstein Plus National Teachers' Workshop", "Physica Phantastica" in-school lectures and teacher workshops held across the country. With strong support from both passionate philanthropists and the Governments of Ontario and Canada, Perimeter Institute is an innovative and successful example of private-public partnerships in science research and education.
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