Minister of Science to travel to Washington, D.C., to meet U.S. science officials

Ottawa, May 1, 2017—The Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science, will be in Washington, D.C., tomorrow through Thursday for meetings with top U.S. science officials.

While in Washington, Minister Duncan will also participate in an event at the Canadian embassy to honour Dr. Arthur McDonald, 2015 Nobel Laureate in Physics.

Trip

Date: May 2 to 4, 2017

Location: Washington, D.C.

Lecture by Dr. McDonald, open to media

Date: Tuesday, May 2, 2017

Time:
Guests arrive – 5:00 p.m.
Event – 5:30 p.m.

Location:
Embassy of Canada in Washington
Main Theatre
501 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington, D.C.

RSVP:
Hanna Wajda, Deputy Spokesperson
202-448-6339 or Hanna.Wajda@international.gc.ca
RSVP by 1:00 p.m. on May 2

Follow Minister Duncan on social media.
Twitter: @ScienceMin
Instagram: sciencemin

For further information, please contact:

Stéfanie Power
Press Secretary
Office of the Minister of Science
343-291-2600

Media Relations
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
343-291-1777
ic.mediarelations-mediasrelations.ic@canada.ca