Media advisory: World Food Prize Laureates at UI

WHAT: Media availability featuring 2013 World Food Prize Laureates

WHERE: Supreme Court Chamber, Old Capitol, University of Iowa Pentacrest

WHEN: 1 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15

WHO: Marc Van Montagu of the Institute for Plant Biotechnology Outreach; Mary-Dell Chilton of Sygenta Biotechnology Inc.; and Robert T. Fraley of Monsanto

The three recipients of the 2013 World Food Prize will be available to meet the media prior to delivering a public lecture at the UI.

The World Food Prize Laureates will visit the university in advance of the Borlaug Dialogue—a major international conference on global agriculture in Des Moines. The UI public program and reception will begin at 1:30 p.m.

Present for the media availability and public event will be:

• Marc Van Montagu, founder and chairman of the Institute for Plant Biotechnology Outreach in Ghent, Belgium
• Mary-Dell Chilton, founder and Distinguished Science Fellow for Sygenta Biotechnology Inc.
• Robert T. Fraley, executive vice president and chief technology officer for Monsanto