Connecticut Academy of Science & Engineering to Host 32nd Annual Meeting and Dinner

Evening To Feature Keynote Address by Dr. Robert D. Ballard, Student Award Presentations

What: 32nd Annual Meeting and Student Awards Presentations Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering

When: Tuesday, May 22, 2007, 6 pm to 9:30 pm

Where: Hilton Mystic Hotel, Mystic, Connecticut
***Reception will be held at the Mystic Aquarium (across the street) from 6pm – 7pm

Who: Dr. Robert D. Ballard, Keynote Speaker
President, Institute for Exploration

Why: To highlight advances in science and technology in Connecticut and to honor the state’s most talented young scientists and engineers. Winners of the 2007 Connecticut Science Fair, the 2007 Connecticut Science Challenge, the 2007 Connecticut Junior Science and Humanities Symposium, and the 2007 Connecticut Invention Convention will be recognized during the evening ceremonies. The H. Joseph Gerber Medal of Excellence, established by the Academy and sponsored by Gerber Scientific, Inc., will be awarded to the two first place winners of the Connecticut Science Fair and the first place winner of the Connecticut Science Challenge.

Twenty-six newly elected members of the Academy also will be introduced.

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The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering was chartered by the General Assembly in 1976 to provide expert guidance on science and technology to the people and to the state of Connecticut, and to promote the application of science and technology to human welfare and economic well being. For more information about the Academy, please see www.ctcase.org.