The Women in Physics Group of the Institute of Physics is delighted to announce that the third annual £1000 prize, sponsored by Shell, will be awarded to the winner of the Very Early Career Woman Physicist of the Year at a special event on the afternoon of Wednesday 27th May.

The event will be in the Rutherford Lecture theatre at the IOP 76 Portland Place London. There will be light refreshments from 12.30 with a workshop on outreach beginning at 2pm, with speakers Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, Dr Carolin Crawford and Dr Liz Ainsbury. Following a break for tea/coffee, the shortlisted candidates will present talks about their work at 4 pm, followed by the announcement of the winner and presentation of the prizes. The event will end by 5 pm.

The shortlisted candidates for the award have shown exceptional ability at both their research and outreach and are an inspiration.

The speakers for the workshop are all recognised for their outstanding work on outreach:

Carolin Crawford (Institute of Astronomy, Cambridge) was named as one of the Outstanding Women of Achievement this year, an honour also bestowed on Maggie Aderin-Pocock (founder and Managing Director of Science Innovation

Limited) in 2006, while Liz Ainsbury (Health Protection Agency) was the winner of the 2007 Very Early Career Woman Physicist. There will be opportunities to share in discussions on this important and multi-faceted topic and to share your views and experiences.

This event is open to all, whether members of IOP or not, whether physicists or not. It is not essential to register but it would be helpful if you would inform the WIPG Hon Treasurer, Carol Thompson, if you intend to come, in order to assist with estimates for refreshments (Email - carol.thompson@shell.com).