Where: Technical Area 3, Los Alamos National Laboratory
When: 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday (May 20)
Attention Editors: Attendees will include Ambassador Linton Brooks, Administrator, National Nuclear Security Administration; Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM); Congressman Tom Udall (D-NM), New Mexico State Governor Bill Richardson; San Ildefonso Pueblo Governor James Mountain; Santa Clara Pueblo Governor Mike Chavarria; Jemez Pueblo Governor Roger Madalena; Director of the Cochiti Department of Natural Resources and Conservation Jacob Pecos; Espanola Mayor Joseph Maestas; University of California Board of Regents member Norman Pattiz; University of California Vice President for Laboratory Management Bob Van Ness and University of California Vice President for Laboratory Management John Birely.
Helen Maestas will be representing Senator Jeff Bingaman (D-NM).
Members of the New Mexico State Legislature attending include: Speaker Ben Lujan, State Representative Jeannette Wallace, State Representative Nick Salazar, State Senator Phil Griego, State Senator Richard Martinez and State Representative Debbie Rodella.
Council Chair Michael Wheeler will be representing the Los Alamos County Council.
Special arrangements have been made for members of the media to join visiting dignitaries in touring the NSSB. A general media availability will be conducted following completion of the NSSB dedication ceremony. There will also be an opportunity to cover the 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Monument ceremony along with other various exhibits and displays.
All members of the media should arrive at the Los Alamos Public Affairs Office no later than 9:30 a.m. on Saturday. To RSVP and/or for more information contact Jim Fallin at (505) 667-1455.
Los Alamos National Laboratory, a multidisciplinary research institution engaged in strategic science on behalf of national security, is operated by Los Alamos National Security, LLC, a team composed of Bechtel National, the University of California, The Babcock & Wilcox Company, and Washington Group International for the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration.
Los Alamos enhances national security by ensuring the safety and reliability of the U.S. nuclear stockpile, developing technologies to reduce threats from weapons of mass destruction, and solving problems related to energy, environment, infrastructure, health, and global security concerns.