The Shaw Prize Award Presentation Ceremony 2012 Press Invitation

3 Sep 2012

The Shaw Prize Award Presentation Ceremony will be held in Hong Kong on Monday, 17 September 2012. You or your representative(s) are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:

Date: 17 September 2012 (Monday)
Time: 6:00pm Press Registration & Briefing
6:15-7:25pm Guests Reception & Registration (interview & photo-taking at press zone only)
7:25-8:30pm Award Presentation (* photo-taking at press zone only)
Venue: Grand Hall, New Wing, 3/F, Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

Officiating Guests

The Honourable C Y Leung, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, People’s Republic of China, will officiate the ceremony.

Speakers

Professor Chen-Ning Yang Council Member & Chairman of the Board of Adjudicators,
The Shaw Prize Foundation
Professor Peter Goldreich Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Astronomy Selection Committee
Professor Yuet-Wai Kan Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Life Science and Medicine Selection Committee
Professor Peter C Sarnak Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences Selection Committe

Shaw Laureates in Attendance

Astronomy Professor David C Jewitt
Professor Jane Luu
Life Science and Medicine Professor Franz-Ulrich Hartl
Professor Arthur L Horwich
Mathematical Sciences Professor Maxim Kontsevich

*         A press station for photo taking will be located in the Grand Hall, 45 meters (150 feet) away from the stage. Press members are advised to bring telephoto lenses and the necessary equipment.

*         The duration of the excerpt news footage cannot exceed 3 minutes (the Award Presentation Ceremony will be broadcast on HKTVB Jade and Pearl on 22 September at Hong Kong time 2300–2330 and on 24 September at Hong Kong time 1835-1900 respectively).

For press enquiries, please contact Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd:

Joanne Yik Tel: 2918 0901 / 9216 3710
Karen Sze Tel: 2918 0907 / 9613 4164

Invited by The Shaw Prize Foundation
Presented by Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd

3 September 2012  Hong Kong