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Advance notice for media
16.2.2006

2006 Millennium Technology Prize - Announcement and Award ceremony

The winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize, the world's biggest technology award, will be announced in Helsinki this summer. The prize of one million euros is awarded every second year by the Millennium Prize Foundation, an independent fund established by Finnish industry and the Finnish state in partnership.

The winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize will be announced in June. The award ceremony will be organized in association with an ECOFIN meeting in September. Further details of the announcement and the award ceremony for media are provided below.

23-30 March 2006
The International Selection Committee convenes in Finland. In a series of meetings over a period of seven days, the eight members of the committee decide on their recommendation for the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize. More than 100 nominations in all fields of technology have been received from 32 countries.

Thursday 15 June 2006
Dipoli Congress Center, Espoo, Finland
- 11.30-13.00 Panel Discussion: The Impact of Technological Innovation on Society. Moderator: Esko Aho, President of SITRA, The Finnish National Fund for Research and Development.
- 13.00-13.45 Announcement of the winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize
- 13.45-14.30 Press conference

Friday 8 September 2006
Crowne Plaza Helsinki, Royal conference suite
- 10.00-11.00 Press event at which the prizewinner and representatives of the Millennium Technology Foundation will be present.
- 11.30-12.30 Lunch
- 12.30-14.00 Panel discussion: The Role of Technological Innovation in Meeting Global Challenges. Moderator: Professor Jorma Routti.

Helsinki Fair Centre (in association with an ECOFIN meeting)
- 16.00-17.15 Cocktails
- 17.30-18.15 Award ceremony for the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize
Please note! Official accreditation for the Helsinki Fair Centre ECOFIN meeting is compulsory if you wish to attend this event.

Saturday 9 September 2006
Heureka, The Finnish Science Centre, Vantaa, Finland
- 10.30-12.00 A Millennium Forum for young people. The prizewinner meets students from upper secondary schools.
- 14.00-15.30 Presentation by the winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize (open to the public)

Monday 11 September 2006
Dipoli Congress Centre, Espoo, Finland
- 9.30-11.30 Seminar for technologists and other professionals arranged by the winner of the 2006 Millennium Technology Prize

Further information for journalists:
The Millennium Prize Foundation
Ms. Tanja Ikonen
Communications Manager
Mobile phone: +358 40 701 5757
tanja.ikonen@millenniumprize.fi
www.millenniumprize.fi

The Millennium Technology Prize
The inaugural Millennium Technology Prize was presented to Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web, in June 2004. The prize of one million euros is the world's biggest technology award and is given by the Millennium Prize Foundation, an independent Finnish fund, every second year. Founded and funded by Finnish organizations, Finnish industry and the Finnish state in partnership, the objective of the Millennium Technology Prize is to promote technology's role in improving quality of life and enhance Finland's reputation as a high-technology country.

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