New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord will join Canadian Space Agency Astronaut Dr. Bob Thirsk and Dr. Mike Dixon from the University of Guelph in a meeting with students from Park Street Elementary School to talk about "Tomatosphere," a national hands-on learning program reaching more than 140 000 students, sponsored by The Canadian Space Agency, Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Heinz Canada, the Centre for Research in Earth and Space Technology (CRESTech), and the University of Guelph. Drs. Thirsk and Dixon will explore the value of plant life to life support as we prepare for manned missions to Mars. DATE: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 TIME: 10:30 - 11:30 THEME: Tomatosphere - Mission to Mars SPEAKERS: Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick Dr. Bob Thirsk, CSA Astronaut Dr. Mike Dixon, Director, Controlled Environment Research Facility & Chair, Environmental Biology, University of Guelph AUDIENCE: 120 grade 5/6 students from Park Street Elementary School LOCATION: 111 Park Street Fredericton DATE: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 TIME: 14:15 - 15:20 THEME: Tomatosphere - Mission to Mars SPEAKERS: Dr. Bob Thirsk, CSA Astronaut Dr. Bob Thirsk, CSA Astronaut Dr. Mike Dixon, Director, Controlled Environment Research Facility & Chair, Environmental Biology, University of Guelph AUDIENCE: 400 grade 9/10 students from Leo Hayes High School LOCATION: 499 Cliffe Street Fredericton
