DINNER & QUIZ. GUEST SPEAKER FIRST CANADIAN COMMANDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Colonel Chris Hadfield

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1 DINNER & QUIZ GUEST SPEAKER FIRST CANADIAN COMMANDER OF THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION Colonel Chris Hadfield

2 SPACE, TIME Unique as a fantastic night out, for client entertaining and networking, or as a reward for efforts, the Question of Science dinner and quiz has a reputation as one of the best occasions in Scotland s events calendar. There s really nothing else quite like it. Pool your brainpower and general knowledge with the others on your table and work as a team to strive to win the Question of Science quiz and trophy. The ice is well and truly broken in the heat of good natured competition. Between quiz rounds we ll serve you a superb dinner, let you mentally catch your breath and enjoy good wines and company. You re in the capable and very entertaining hands of Fred MacAulay who is our compère for the night. This year there is a unique opportunity in Scotland to hear from and ask questions of Colonel Chris Hadfield our guest of honour and speaker as he recounts his adventures on the International Space Station and gives us insights into his physical, emotional and intellectual experiences during his mission.

3 Dr Stephen Breslin Chief Executive Glasgow Science Centre Our annual Question of Science dinners have proved very successful. Over the years we ve created a unique event, combining the fun, informality and interaction of a science quiz, a stylish and luxurious dinner, a talented compére and an exceptional guest speaker has been about adventures in space. The International Space Station continues to drive advancement in space science, astronomy, physics and a wide range of other STEM subjects, as well as inspiring us and setting an example of what we can achieve as a race. And in Glasgow we ve played a part too with the opening of our state of the art digital planetarium, letting thousands of visitors and school children learn about space like never before. An elite group of men and women return to Earth from the ISS with fascinating and inspiring accounts of experiences the vast majority of us can never dream to have. This year I am enormously proud to host one of them at Glasgow Science Centre. Colonel Chris Hadfield, NASA astronaut and Canadian Airforce test pilot, is our guest speaker at Question of Science 2016.

4 THE EVENING Wednesday 12 th October 2016 Tables of 10 are 1,000 (inc VAT) Individual tickets are 100 (inc VAT) Ticket includes champagne reception, 3 course meal and entry to quiz Dress code is lounge suit Drinks reception will start at 6pm with carriages at 11pm. HOSTED BY SCOTTISH COMEDIAN fred macaulay I thought the Quiz was highly entertaining as well as a learning experience. I ve never been pelted with ping pong balls! I have two of them as souvenirs! Baillie Liz Cameron Glasgow City Council Thoroughly entertaining evening. The Herald

5 Meeta Starman Called the most famous astronaut since Neil Armstrong, Colonel Hadfield continues to bring the marvels of science and space travel to everyone he encounters. Colonel Hadfield is a pioneer of many historic firsts. In 1992, he was selected by the Canadian Space Agency as a NASA Mission Specialist Canada s first fullyqualified Space Shuttle crew member. Three years later, aboard Shuttle Atlantis, he was the first Canadian to operate the Canadarm in space, and the first Canadian to board a Russian spacecraft as he helped build space station Mir. In 2001, aboard Shuttle Endeavour, Colonel Hadfield performed two spacewalks the first Canadian to do so and, in 2013, he was Commander of the International Space Station the first and only Canadian to ever command a spaceship so far. During his multi-faceted career, Colonel Hadfield has intercepted Soviet bombers in Canadian airspace, lived on the ocean floor, been NASA s Director of Operations in Russia, and recorded science and music videos seen by hundreds of millions. All Colonel Hadfield images courtesy Le Journal de Montréal

6 For more information or to book a table please call Caitlin McCusker on or caitlin.mccusker@glasgowsciencecentre.org To book online visit glasgowsciencecentre.org/bookqos Glasgow Science Centre 50 Pacific Quay Glasgow G51 1EA SC030809