Press release 2008-09-22

The Nobel Prizes in Physics and Chemistry and the Prize in Economic Sciences 2008

Welcome to press conferences with the announcements of this year’s Nobel Laureates in Physics and Chemistry, and for the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel.

Venue: the Session Hall of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm. How to get to the Academy

PHYSICS Tuesday 7 October 11:45 AM at the earliest (local time)

CHEMISTRY Wednesday 8 October 11:45 AM at the earliest (local time)

ECONOMIC SCIENCES Monday 13 October 1:00 PM at the earliest (local time)

NOTE! Press ID required.
NEWS THIS YEAR! Please register online at the links below.

The moment the Permanent Secretary General begins his announcement at the press conference, the following information material will become available at www.kva.se and at http://nobelprize.org:

• Webcast from the press conference
• Press release in English, Swedish and possible native languages of the Laureates
• An illustrated popular scientific presentation in English, Swedish and possible native
languages of the Laureates
• Scientific background in English
• Illustrations, web links and scientific articles

At the venue several experts will be available for interviews in Swedish or English, and hopefully through a telephone line a Laureate, who has just received the information about the Nobel Prize.

Contact person at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences:
Erik Huss, Press Officer, +46 8-6739544, +46 70-6739650, erik.huss@kva.se

Note! Please register online at the links below.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, founded in 1739, is an independent organization whose overall objective is to promote the sciences and strengthen their influence in society. The Academy takes special responsibility for the natural sciences and mathematics, but endeavours to promote the exchange of ideas between various disciplines.