MONTREAL/March 19, 2007—
On Thursday, March 22nd Concordia University will bestow an honorary doctorate on former American Vice-President, Al Gore. The doctorate will be awarded at the Palais des CongrËs (1001, place Jean-Paul-Riopelle, room 517), at approximately 6:45 p.m. Gore is in Montreal to present the keynote speech at Youth Action Montreal's first Youth Summit on Climate Change. The honorary doctorate will be presented immediately following his talk, which begins at approximately 4:45 p.m.
Since the 2000 election, the former Vice-President has re-channeled his energy to focus on an all-out effort to help save the planet from irrevocable change. His film, An Inconvenient Truth, based on his best-selling book of the same title, was recognized as the best documentary of 2006 at last month's Academy Awards ceremony. He is also considered a strong contender for the next Nobel Peace Prize thanks to his work on the environment.
No working media will be permitted in the hall during his keynote address or during the honorary doctorate ceremony. If you would like photos of the honorary doctorate ceremony, a pool photographer, provided by Concordia, will be able to offer you photos in print quality jpegs immediately following the ceremony.
For more information, please contact Tanya Churchmuch at (514)848-2424 ex. 2518 or Tanya.churchmuch@concordia.ca.
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Tanya Churchmuch
Senior Media Relations Advisor
Concordia University
