CEO’s speaking notes for the official opening ofLife in Orbit: The International Space Station

DATE: Tuesday, June 2, 2015TIME: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. (see below for scenario)LOCATION: Canada Aviation and Space Museum

Speakers The Honourable James Moore, Minister of

Industry David Saint-Jacques, CSA Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, CSA Astronaut Alex Benay, President and CEO of the

Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation

Chris Hadfield, Former CSA Astronaut and SAB member

Photographer and videographer Photographer: Matt Zambonin

(613.818.2661) Videographer: To be provided by Eclipse

Other Participants Senior CSA staff CSTMC Board Trustees Senior CSTMC executives

Other Participants Grade 5 students from École élémentaire

publique Carrefour Jeunesse, Clarence-Rockland, Ont.

Media representatives.

June 1, 2015 - Set up

June 2, 2015 – Day of Event Time Description9:00 a.m. Final set up of the room.

9:30 DSJ and JH arrive at the Museum.

9:40 DSJ and JH record a short video for the museum TBC.

10:00 CH arrives at the Museum.

10:00 Astronauts are given a tour of the exhibition by Erin Poulton, Exhibition Interpretive Planner.

11:00 VIPs, including Alex Benay, arrive. They are greeted by Stephen Quick, the museum's Director General, and are escorted to the meet and greet location.

11:00 VIPs meet and greet.

11:15 Photographer arrives.

27 grade 5 students from École élémentaire publique Carrefour Jeunesse (the majority of whom are fluently bilingual) arrive and are briefed on the event.

Media arrive.Museum staff registers media, and escorts them to the event location.

11:30 Selected children are escorted to the exhibition (videographer and photographer to witness their reactions).

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11:30 Minister Moore arrives and is greeted by CSA President, Sylvain Laporte and Alex Benay, President and CEO of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation. Minister Moore is escorted to the green room for a pre-event briefing with Jessica Fletcher, Director of Communications; David Saint-Jacques; Jeremy Hansen; Chris Hadfield; Alex Benay; Anna Kapiniari (CSA A/ Dir. of Communications);

11:40 Minister Moore and astronauts are escorted to the exhibition to meet with the children for photo-op and footage with media.

11:50 Children are escorted to the event location and seated for the event.

11:55 Minister and astronauts are escorted to the event location.

12:00 Event begins. MCs, Astronauts David Saint-Jacques and Jeremy Hansen, welcome guests and introduce the Minister.

12:02 Minister Moore speaks of the significance of the Budget announcement, the extension of the ISS and what it means for Canadians.

12:10 MC Astronauts introduce Alex Benay, President and CEO of the Canada Science and Technology Museums Corporation, and invite him to the podium.

12:12 Alex Benay makes remarks on the exhibit opening and the importance of inspiring children.

12:16 MCs thank Alex Benay and invite Chris Hadfield to the podium.

12:17 Chris Hadfield talks about his Sokol suit and what it represents.

12:22 MCs thank everybody and invite Minister, Alex Benay, Chris Hadfield and the children for a photo-op.

MCs invite the VIPs and the children to visit the exhibit.

12:25 Media scrum with Minister, Hadfield, Saint-Jacques, and Hansen.

12:30 Minister departs.

Children depart or have an activity with the Museum tbc

13:00 VIPs depart

Thank you, David and Jeremy.

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Minister Moore, Mr Laporte, distinguished

guests, ladies and gentlemen, boys and

girls.

Good afternoon. Bon après-midi. Il me fait

grand plaisir de vous souhaiter la bienvenue

au Musée de l’aviation et de l’espace du

Canada.

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It’s not every day that I can use the word

“launch” in the presence of honest-to-

goodness Canadian astronauts.

But that’s exactly why we are here today:

to officially launch the Life in Orbit: The International Space Station exhibition that

was developed by the Canada Aviation and

Space Museum for the Canadian Space

Agency.

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I want to begin by emphasizing the

importance of the Museum’s fruitful

relationship with the Canadian Space

Agency.

This Life in Orbit exhibition, which expands

and improves its predecessor exhibition, is

another significant step forward in our

partnership.

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Our partnership also includes at the

exhibition entrance the display of the

Canadarm that flew aboard the Space

Shuttle Endeavour. And there is the Space

Discovery Centre on the Museum’s

mezzanine level.

When you visit Life in Orbit: The International Space Station you will see,

experience, and better understand the

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important work Canada does and

contributes to Space research and

exploration.

One of our goals at the Museum is to tell the

human stories of innovation. This exhibition

shows, demonstrates, and lets you

experience what it’s like to live and work in

Space.

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Cette exposition déborde d’occasions

d’apprentissage concrètes.[This exhibition features many hands-on learning opportunities.]

Vous pourrez ressentir l’effet produit

lorsqu’on entre dans la station spatiale par

l’écoutille principale.[You will feel what it is like to enter the ISS by the entry hatch.]

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Ou voir la Terre à partir de la Coupole, le

module comportant des fenêtres

panoramiques.[Or view the Earth through the panoramic windows of the Cupola.]

You will experience what it’s like working

with your hands while wearing pressurized

spacewalk gloves.

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Or you can manipulate the Canadarm2

robotic arm through a training simulator.

The exhibition even has a number of Space

Station items on loan from the personal

collection of Canadian Astronaut Robert

Thirsk, for which we are grateful.

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Je tiens à remercier tous ceux qui ont

travaillé sur l'exposition, et j’aimerais

mentionner les membres principaux de

l’équipe de développement de l’exposition.[I’d like to thank everyone who worked on the exhibition, and I would like to

mention by name the Core Project Team.]

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• Shelley Boudreau and André Dessaint

for managing the project

• Rénald Fortier and Erin Gregory for their

curatorial input

• Erin Poulton for Interpretive Planning

• And Gabrielle Trépanier for accessibility

and testing.

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Creating this exhibition shows the power of

collaboration. The other individuals and

companies that made this exhibition a

reality are mentioned on the credit panel at

the exhibition entrance.

Et j’aimerais vous signaler aussi que le

travail du musée, y compris cette

exposition, est rendu possible en partie

grâce au soutien financier du gouvernement

du Canada.[I also would like to mention that the work of this museum, including this

exhibition, is made possible in part through financial support of the Government

of Canada.]

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Our Museums are places where the past

meets the future, and I am very pleased that

school children are with us today.

I am sure that the astronauts are reminded

of their youth and are wondering who

among you will carry into the future

Canada’s proud tradition of Space

exploration and achievement.

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One of our goals for this exhibition—Life in Orbit: The International Space Station—

is to launch the dreams of Canadian youth

to one day travel in Space.

Merci. / Thank you.

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Biography

The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Industry

Constituency: Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam (British Columbia)

James Moore was first elected to the House of Commons in 2000 and re-elected in 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2011.

In July 2013, Mr. Moore was appointed Minister of Industry. Previously, he was appointed Secretary of State (Asia-Pacific Gateway) (2010 Olympics) (Official Languages) in June 2008 and Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages in October 2008.

Mr. Moore had previously been appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Public Works and Government Services in February 2006, and was additionally named Parliamentary Secretary for the Pacific Gateway and the Vancouver-Whistler Olympics in April 2006. Prior to his appointment to the Ministry, Mr. Moore served as a member of the standing committees on Government Operations and Estimates, on Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development, on Transport, and on Environment and Sustainable Development.

In addition to his community and political work, Mr. Moore also has extensive experience in broadcasting, including once launching his own talk show.

Mr. Moore is a graduate of the University of Northern British Columbia, and holds a Masters of Arts degree in political studies from the University of Saskatchewan.

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Biography

Sylvain LaportePresident, Canadian Space Agency

Before being appointed as President of the Canadian Space Agency, Sylvain Laporte was the Chief Executive Officer of the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) effective April 2011. CIPO is a federal organization responsible for enforcing the Patent Act and managing requests related to trademarks, copyright, industrial design protection and patents. As CEO of CIPO, Mr. Laporte was also Commissioner of Patents and Registrar of Trademarks.

Previously, he held the position of Executive Director, Industrial Technologies Office (ITO) at Industry Canada, where he was responsible for managing financial contribution programs in research and development for the aerospace, defence, security and space industries.

Mr. Laporte joined Industry Canada in March 2007 as the Chief Informatics Officer (CIO).

Before joining the public service, he worked for the Canada Post Corporation in various sectors, such as marketing, retail, logistics and information technology.

Our new President gained extensive experience as an aerospace engineer over the course of his 20 year career with the Canadian Forces. He held various positions in such fields as engineering, maintenance, and human resource management.

He earned a bachelor's degree in computer science from the Collège militaire royal de Saint-Jean, and a master's degree in computer engineering from the Royal Military College in Kingston.

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