The Shaw Prize Award Presentation Ceremony will be held in Hong Kong on Wednesday, 28 September 2011. You or your representative(s) are cordially invited to attend the event. Details are as follows:
| Date: | 28 September 2011 (Wednesday) | |
| 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 Donald Tsang, Chief Executive of the HKSAR, People’s Republic of China, in the presence of Mr Run Run Shaw, Patron of the Prize, will officiate the ceremony.
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 |
| Professor Peter C Sarnak | Chairman of the Shaw Prize in Mathematical Sciences Selection Committe |
Shaw Laureates in Attendance
| Astronomy | Dr Enrico Costa |
| Dr Gerald J Fishman | |
| Life Science and Medicine | Professor Jules A Hoffmann |
| Professor Ruslan M Medzhitov | |
| Professor Bruce A Beutler | |
| Mathematical Sciences | Professor Demetrios Christodoulou |
| Professor Richard S Hamilton |
* 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 1 October at Hong Kong time 2300 -2330 and on 8 October at Hong Kong time 1850 -1920 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
14 September 2011 Hong Kong
