Please see attached a media release for an upcoming special event in Toronto that will feature Bill Nye the Science Guy™ and Gordon Osinski, Associate Director of Western University’s Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX).

Titled “We See Thee Rise: The Canadian Space Program Today and Tomorrow,” the two-hour event will feature a special presentation by Mr. Nye, followed by a panel discussion for the Society’s weekly radio and podcast series, “Planetary Radio.” Mr. Nye and the Planetary Society are also coming to Toronto to attend the annual meeting of the International Astronautical Congress.

For more information or to arrange interviews with Dr. Osinski, please contact Jeff Renaud, Senior Media Relations Officer, Western University at 519-661-2111, ext. 85165, jrenaud9@uwo.ca or @jeffrenaud99

EVENT REPORTING OPPORTUNITIES: The Planetary Society welcomes attendance at this exciting event by credentialed journalists, photographers and videographers. Media representatives must register on the Planetary Society website. Interviews and media resources, including photography and multimedia, are available upon request.

CONTACT:
Mat Kaplan
Email: mat.kaplan@planetary.org
Mobile: 562-760-4152

Download The Planetary Society release (PDF).

 

Bill Nye the Science Guy™ and The Planetary Society to Host Canadian Space Program Celebration