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The World Science Festival, an annual science festival, is a production of the Science Festival Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization headquartered in New York City.〔Non-profit status and chairman position from the foundation's 990-EZ form for 2006, accessible online via . Current board of directors from 〕 The Foundation’s mission is to cultivate a general public informed by science, inspired by its wonder, convinced of its value, and prepared to engage with its implications for the future. == History and background == The World Science Festival was founded and created by Brian Greene, professor of mathematics & physics at Columbia University and author of several science books (including ''The Elegant Universe'', and ''The Hidden Reality''); and Tracy Day, a four-time National News Emmy Award-winning journalist, who has produced live and documentary programming for the nation’s preeminent television news divisions. Greene now serves as Chairman of the Science Festival Foundation, and Day is CEO of the World Science Festival.〔Cf. 〕 The events at the World Science Festival are rooted in science, but also conform to the production standards of professional TV and live theatrical events. The inaugural World Science Festival took place from May 28 to June 1, 2008, at 22 venues throughout New York City. Hailed a “new cultural institution,” by The New York Times, the Festival included 46 events, a street fair and, on its first day, the one-day World Science Summit at Columbia University. The Festival was attended by 120,000 people. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「World Science Festival」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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