NEWS RELEASE

Perimeter Institute's Quantum to Cosmos Festival Grows Online Community

Waterloo, Ontario, Canada, June 12, 2009 The Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future (Q2C) website is now live. Expected to be one of the most innovative science festival in the world, Q2C will transcend traditional festivals by streaming events live and on demand, facilitating virtual interaction with exhibits and growing a worldwide online community that connects people to science through networking sites, blogs, and other leading-edge social media. On this interactive and engaging site you can:

 

Join us as a PI-o-neer

• Volunteer your time to help shape the website
• Submit your question for a chance to come to Q2C and get an answer
• Share this site via Facebook, My Space, Twitter and FriendFeed

Create your own profile page

• Interact with speakers and exhibits
• Discuss events and share resources

Be the first to know

• Subscribe to our blog
• View media releases on the site as soon as they are made public

Mark your calendar

• View the latest program information, speakers and exhibit details
• Plan to attend on-site and online events

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About the Quantum to Cosmos Festival

For 10 exciting days this October, Perimeter Institute’s Quantum to Cosmos: Ideas for the Future (Q2C) will take a global audience from the strange world of subatomic particles to the outer frontiers of the universe. Q2C's extensive program features more than 50 events — including panel discussions, keynote presentations, special screenings, exhibits including the full-scale model of the next Mars Rover (named Curiousity), and recorded sessions with Honorary Festival President Professor Stephen Hawking. Check out our speakers page to see who's coming! Q2C will transcend traditional festivals by streaming events live and on demand, offering virtual interaction with exhibits, and providing special opportunities for students and teachers.

About Perimeter Institute

Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics is an independent, non-profit, scientific research and educational outreach organization where international scientists cluster to push the limits of our understanding of physical laws and develop new ideas about the very essence of space, time, matter and information. The centre provides a multi-disciplinary environment to foster scientific collaboration in research areas of cosmology, particle physics, quantum foundations, quantum gravity, quantum information, superstring theory, and related disciplines. PI also provides a wide array of award winning outreach resources and public lectures for students, teachers and the general public to share the joy of research, discovery and innovation. In partnership with the Governments of Ontario and Canada, PI continues to be a successful example of private and public collaboration in science research and education.