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Getty Center Event Honors California Nobel Laureates and State's Next Generation of Promising Scientists

Marg Helgenberger of 'CSI,' UC President Mark Yudof and Former First Lady Gayle Wilson Among Speakers

On Monday, November 10, the Consulate General of Sweden in Los Angeles and the University of California Office the President will host the 7th Annual California Nobel Laureate Dinner at the Getty Center in Los Angeles. News media are invited to this event, which brings together California winners of the Nobel Prize, the world's highest scientific honor, with California high school students who have excelled in a UC program for math and science students. Ten Nobel laureates will attend.

California and Sweden, the home of the Nobel Prize, are global leaders in research and innovation. Researchers in California universities contribute richly to the economy, health and quality of life of the state. This event recognizes some of California's highest achievers in scientific research and connects them with high-achieving high school students who represent California's future promise to the world.

WHAT:    California Nobel Laureate Dinner

WHEN:    Monday, November 10, 2008, 6:30-10 p.m.

WHERE:   The Getty Center, Los Angeles

WHY:     To honor California Nobel laureates and high school students
         who have excelled in the UC-sponsored COSMOS program (California
         Summer School for Mathematics and Science)

WHO:     Keynote speaker Kary Mullis, a Nobel Laureate, will be introduced
         by Emmy award-winning actress Marg Helgenberger of 'CSI.'  UC
         President Mark Yudof and former California First Lady Gayle
         Wilson will speak, as well as the consul General of Sweden, Nina
         Ersman.  NPR's Judy Muller will emcee the evening.  Ten
         California winners of the Nobel Prize and 20 California high
         school students from the COSMOS program will attend the event.

VISUALS: Nobel Prize winners and dinner speakers interacting with high
         school students who will be showcasing displays of their
         scientific work; procession of California Nobel Prize winners
         down a staircase to a trumpet fanfare; remarks of speakers named
         above.  Estimated times provided below.

DETAILS: Media wishing to cover the event should register in advance with
         Mardi deVeuve Alexis at (310) 444-3194, cell (310) 460-8321 or
         mardi.de-veuve@foreign.ministry.se to obtain specific instructions
         for gaining access to The Getty Center.  Media will be encouraged
         to arrive by 6:45 p.m.  Abbreviated schedule for the evening:

         6:30-7:30 p.m.:  Reception featuring Nobel Prize winners and
         dinner speakers interacting with high school students who will be
         showcasing displays of science projects they have developed
         through UC's COSMOS program

         7:45 p.m.:  Ten California winners of the Nobel Prize are
         announced with a trumpet fanfare and escorted down a staircase to
         their tables

         8:00 p.m.:  UC President Mark Yudof speaks

         8:40 p.m.:  Former California First Lady Gayle Wilson speaks

         9:30 p.m.:  Actress Marg Helgenberger introduces Nobel Laureate
         Kary Mullis for keynote address