May 20, 2010 Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington 202-358-4997 stephanie.schierholz@xxxxxxxx Sid Dinsay/CeCe Cheng Dan Klores Communications for World Science Festival, New York 212-685-4300/917-370-8631 sid.dinsay@xxxxxxxxxxx; cece_cheng@xxxxxxxxxxx MEDIA ADVISORY: M10-078 NASA AND WORLD SCIENCE FESTIVAL HOST SPECIAL TWEETUP IN NEW YORK WASHINGTON -- NASA and the World Science Festival are inviting Twitter followers to a unique behind-the-scenes Tweetup at 2 p.m. EDT on Saturday, June 5, in New York City. The event will bring together 100 Twitter users with some of the world's best and brightest scientific minds. Tweetup attendees will have the opportunity to speak with festival co-founder Brian Greene, Nobel-prize winning NASA astrophysicist John C. Mather, and astronaut Leland Melvin, known as @Astro_Flow on Twitter. Registration is open from 10 a.m. EDT, Friday, May 21, to 10 a.m., Monday, May 24. NASA and the World Science Festival will randomly select 100 participants from Web registrants. Additional applicants will be placed on a waiting list. For more Tweetup and sign up information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/tweetup The Tweetup is just one of 40 special programs scheduled during the third annual World Science Festival, which runs from June 2-6. The Tweetup also will include a social session for participants to mingle with fellow tweeps and the staff behind the tweets on @NASA and @WorldSciFest. To follow NASA programs on Twitter, visit: http://www.twitter.com/NASA To follow the World Science Festival on Twitter, visit: http://www.twitter.com/WorldSciFest -end- To subscribe to the list, send a message to: hqnews-subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To remove your address from the list, send a message to: hqnews-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
