Scripps Institution of Oceanography to Honor Nature Filmmaker
 

Contacts: Dora Dalton or Jessica Demian
858/534-3624; scrippsnews@ucsd.edu
April 12, 2005

Scripps Institution of Oceanography to Honor Nature Filmmaker Sir
David Attenborough
Special presentation to be held at Birch Aquarium at Scripps

Scripps Institution of Oceanography's fifth annual Nierenberg Prize
for Science in the Public Interest will be awarded to celebrated
nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough at the Birch Aquarium at
Scripps, June 5. Attenborough has been making acclaimed nature
programs, such as Life on Earth and Trials of Life, for BBC
television for more than 50 years.

Nierenberg Prize Award Ceremony and Free Public Presentation
Sunday, June 5, 1 p.m.
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
Scripps Institution of Oceanography will present celebrated BBC
nature filmmaker Sir David Attenborough with the 2005 Nierenberg
Prize for Science in the Public Interest during a ceremony at the
Birch Aquarium. The brief award ceremony will be followed by a free
public presentation from Attenborough, which will include clips from
his outstanding nature films.
Admission to the presentation is free; Birch Aquarium admission is
NOT included.
Reservations are not necessary, but seating and parking are limited.
For more information, call: 858/534-3624

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