- Canada's Perimeter Institute Shares Bold Plans for the Future 



    Canada's Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics (PI) has announced 
ambitious plans to strengthen its position as a leading research institute. 
The comprehensive advancement program, 'Expanding the Perimeter', will 
continue to bring together public and private sector partners with a 
passion for the transformative power of basic research, building on PI's 
celebrated and highly successful public-private funding model.


     "Perimeter Institute's successful first decade was made possible 
through a unique combination of personal philanthropy and public support, 
from sponsors including Mike Lazaridis and the Governments of Ontario and 
Canada," said PI Director Neil Turok, speaking at one of the Institute's 
10th Anniversary events. "This excellent start provides the base for our 
proposed expansion, and opportunities for the participation of additional 
partners. We welcome individuals and organizations that value the 
importance of basic research and wish to invest in PI". 


     First Investments 


     The 'Expanding the Perimeter' announcement included an update on the 
55,000 square foot expansion of the award-winning research facility. The 
new addition, already underway, will be known as the Stephen Hawking Centre 
at Perimeter Institute.


     "We are delighted that Stephen has allowed his name to be associated 
with this expansion," said Dr. Turok. "He is an inspirational figure, 
famous both for his cutting edge research into quantum theory and spacetime 
and for his excellent mentorship of young scientists. At the heart of the 
Stephen Hawking Centre at Perimeter Institute will be our world-class 
training program, Perimeter Scholars International, helping to prepare the 
next generation of brilliant theoretical physicists". 


     For More Information 


     Complete information and images from Perimeter Institute are available 
online at www.perimeterinstitute.ca and you can view the announcements, 
including comments from Professor Hawking, here at 'PI Past, Present and 
Future' (http://www.q2cfestival.com/play.php?lecture_id=8005).


     Additional details on PI initiatives can be reviewed in this article, 
'PI(at)10: Looking Ahead', by PI Director Neil Turok 
(http://www.perimeterinstitute.ca/News/In_The_Media/PI@Ten:_Looking_Ahead/) 



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Source: Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics

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