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They wouldn't make this kind of fuss if he wasn't coming to visit

by Paul Wells on Thursday, October 15, 2009 5:48pm - 6 Comments

From the Inkless emailbox, news of…of news of Stephen Hawking, who has been ill:

Waterloo, Ontario – October 15, 2009 –

On Saturday, October 17, at 4pm EDT, Canada’s Perimeter Institute will make special announcements that involve Prof. Stephen Hawking. Media are invited to attend and obtain interviews.

What: Announcements on Future Plans at Perimeter Institute with Significant News of Stephen Hawking

Who: The Honourable David C. Onley, Lieutenant Governor of Ontario

The Honourable Gary Goodyear, Minister of State, Science and Technology

The Honourable John Milloy, Minister of Research and Innovation and Minister of Training,

Colleges and Universities

Dr. Mike Lazaridis, PI Founder and Board Chair

Dr. Neil Turok, Director, Perimeter Institute

Prof. Stephen Hawking, PI Distinguished Research Chair and Emeritus Lucasian Professor,

Cambridge (appearing via multimedia)

Dr. Suzanne Fortier, President, NSERC

Tags: Perimeter Institute, Stephen Hawking

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He was supposed to visit earlier in the year but alas as you stated he was ill.
It's also Quantum to Cosmos time. Overlaps a few days with Oktoberfest!!
Dr. Neil Turok executive director at PI and Stephen Hawking are homies as they developed the Hawking-Turok instanton solutions, but you probably knew that.

If they take a picture holding a big cheque …….. to the moon Alice!
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Glad to see he's escaping the nefarious clutch of the NHS.
http://www.intensedebate.com/people/Harbles Harbles

He was supposed to visit earlier in the year but alas as you stated he was ill.
It's also Quantum to Cosmos time. Overlaps a few days with Oktoberfest!!
Dr. Neil Turok executive director at PI and Stephen Hawking are homies as they developed the Hawking-Turok instanton solutions, but you probably knew that.

If they take a picture holding a big cheque …….. to the moon Alice!
anon

He's appearing via multimedia. But surely re-announcing a future visit isn't the only possible newsworthy thing involving him.
Kyle

He just resigned as Lucasian Chair. Perhaps he is moving?
Greg

Paul, the rumor going around Waterloo for the last month is that Mike L. quietly has bought a place for Prof. Hawking at a retirement complex just down the street from Perimeter