The Shaw Prize Award Presentation Ceremony will be held in Hong Kong on Wednesday, October 7, 2009. You or your representative(s) are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:
| Date: | October 7, 2009 (Wednesday) | |
| Time: | 6:00pm | Press Registration & Briefing |
| 6:15-7:25pm | Cocktail Reception (interview & photo-taking at press zone) | |
| 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 Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, People’s Republic of China, who will be accompanied by Mr Run Run Shaw, Founder of the Shaw Prize.
Speakers
| Professor Chen-Ning Yang | Council Member & Chairman of the Board of Adjudicators, The Shaw Prize Foundation |
| Professor Jiansheng Chen | 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 |
| Sir Michael Atiyah | Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences Selection Committee |
Shaw Laureates in Attendance
| Astronomy | Professor Frank H Shu |
| Life Science and Medicine | Professor Douglas L Coleman |
| Professor Jeffrey M Friedman | |
| Mathematical Sciences | Professor Simon K Donaldson |
| Professor Clifford H Taubes |
* 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 October 10 and 17, 2009 respectively).
For press enquiries, please contact Link-Work Communications (HK) Ltd.:
| Mandy Lam | Tel: +852-2918 0901 / 6086 5690 Email: mandy.lam@link-work.com.hk |
| Karen Sze | Tel: +852-2918 0907 / 9613 4164 Email: karen.sze@link-work.com.hk |
September 30, 2009 Hong Kong
