2012 Kavli Prize announcements

Event: 2012 Kavli Prize laureates announcements and program Date: May 31, 8:15-10:00am EDT Live webcast of the 2012 Kavli Prize laureate announcements by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters Oslo, Norway, and live coverage of a special Prize program from the World Science Festival in New York City. Program includes: * Opening remarks by Dr. John P. Holdren, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and President Barack Obama's senior science and technology advisor, Co-Chair of President Obama's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology. * Announcement of the 2012 Kavli Prize Laureates by the Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters, hosted from Oslo by scientist and science writer Adam Rutherford. * Panel discussion about the Prizes led by ABC news journalist Elizabeth Vargas with: Astrophysics - Claire Max (2012 Kavli Prize Committee for Astrophysics, UC Santa Cruz); Nanoscience - Angela Belcher (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Neuroscience - Thomas Jessell (2008 Kavli Prize Laureate; Columbia University). Note: During the panel discussion, questions can be submitted via the web for consideration by the moderator. Additional Information: www.kavliprize.no Webcast and program: http://www.kavlifoundation.org/kavli-prize This event is closed but will be webcast live for the public. Media interested in attending the program at the World Science Festival should contact James Cohen Read more