MEDIA ADVISORY - Heading Towards a Global Energy Roadmap: Preliminary Outcomes of the Global Energy Meet to be Released at 2 pm ET on June 9, 2011

WATERLOO, Ontario, June 8, 2011 -

In 2030, when you plug in your toaster, car or smart phone, where will
the electricity come from? Or, will the electrons be there at all?

At 2 pm ET on June 9th, 2011 - following four days of closed-door working
sessions and over a dozen public events - the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030
will conclude with the presentation of its major outcomes.

This presentation, known as the Equinox Communiqué, will summarize the
results of the private working sessions involving pioneering scientific
experts, next-generation leaders from around the globe, and seasoned advisors
from science, engineering, public policy, and industry.

Specifically, the presentation will discuss key technologies and
implementation strategies relating to electricity production, distribution
and storage that could transform the current carbon-heavy scenario.

    Date:   June 9, 2011
    Time:   2:00pm to 3:30pm
    Place:  Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
            31 Caroline St N
            Waterloo, ON N2L 2Y5

Cover in-person

- Please contact the Equinox Summit Media Centre newsroom@wgsi.org
regarding media seats, your camera requirements, booking of pool feed (if
needed) and other logistics. Media must arrive onsite no later than 1:15pm to
ensure seating and feeds as required.

Cover online

- Watch the Equinox Summit's concluding session livestream at 2 pm ET at
wgsi.org/video. This presentation will also be archived online for
on-demand viewing at a later date.

- The Equinox Communiqué document will be published online following the
Summit's closing session and available at wgsi.org/content/newsroom.

- Contact the Equinox Summit's dedicated media room at newsroom@wgsi.org
for help arranging interviews with Summit participants, or for any other
media enquiries.

- Visit wgsi.org and sign up for the Equinox Summit mailing list
to receive updates.

About the Equinox Summit: Energy 2030

Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 (wgsi.org) examines the world's energy
concerns and the need for cleaner and more sustainable generation,
distribution and storage of electricity. The Summit is unique in that it
brings together pioneering scientific experts with next-generation leaders
from around the globe, all of whom are supported by the mentorship of
seasoned advisors from science, engineering, public policy, and industry. The
Summit is focused around the cooperative creation of a blueprint document
that shortlists a set of key technologies that could transform the current
carbon-heavy scenario, as well as providing a roadmap on how to implement
these innovations by 2030. TVO is the presenting media partner for the
Equinox Summit: Energy 2030. For more information about the Summit, visit
wgsi.org.

About Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI)

Waterloo Global Science Initiative (WGSI) is a non-profit partnership,
founded in October 2009, between Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
(perimeterinstitute.ca/) and the University of Waterloo
(www.uwaterloo.ca/). WGSI's mandate is to catalyze long term thinking
and solutions to the world's most fundamental social, environmental and
economic challenges using science and technology. WGSI provides a rare
opportunity for great minds to come together, share new ideas and
collectively work towards a better future. For more information, visit
wgsi.org.

For further information:

Media information:

    Equinox Summit: Energy 2030 Media Centre
    +1-519-569-7600 ext. 7506
    newsroom@wgsi.org

    RJ Taylor
    Waterloo Global Science Initiative
    +1-519-569-7600, ext. 5371
    +1-226-220-8387 (cell)
    rtaylor@perimeterinstitute.ca

    Michael Strickland
    University of Waterloo
    +1-519-888-4777, ext. 84777
    +1-519-573-1663 (cell)
    mstrickl@uwaterloo.ca

    Lisa Lambert
    Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics
    +1-519-569-7600, ext. 5051
    llambert@perimeterinstitute.ca

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