Courtesy of AAPT, AIP, and APS four former members of the U.S. Physics Team will attend the kick-off for the International Year of Physics 2005 "Physics for Tomorrow" at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France. More than 1000 scientists, including Nobel Laureates, and students representing more than 60 countries also are expected to attend this launch conference. 

Find out more information about the Paris Conference and the attendees. 
 
The former U.S. Physics Team members attending are:
 
1. Natalia Toro: While a student at Fairview High School in Colorado, Natalia participated in the Physics Olympiad competition in 1998 and 1999 in Padua, Italy. As one of the youngest female students to serve on the U.S. team, she brough home the silver medal. Natalia graduated from MIT in 2003, and is currently a Ph.D. candidate in physics at Harvard University.
 
2. Benjamin Schwartz: Ben was a student at Staples High School in Connecticut when he participated in the Physics Olympiad competition in 2001 and 2002. He was awarded a $2000 scholarship for outstanding performance at the Physics Team Training Camp. In 2006 Ben expects to graduate from MIT with bachelor's degrees in physics with electrical engineering and math. He will be spending this year at Cambridge University's Fitzwilliam College in Cambridge, UK. 

3. Sean Markan: Sean attended Roxbury Latin School in Massachusetts when he participated in the Physics Olympiad competition in 2002. He was awarded a $2000 scholarship for outstanding performance at the Physics Team Training Camp. Sean is enrolled at MIT pursuing studies in physics, math, and computer science. This past summer, Sean worked at CERN helping build the data acquisition system of CMS (one of the detectors that will be part of the Large Hadron Collider).
 
4. Chintan Hossain: Chintan attended The Charter School of Wilmington in Delaware when he participated in the 2002 and 2003 Physics Olympiad competition in Taipei, Taiwan. He received a gold medal, and ranked 19th among all the students as a member of a U.S. team that ranked "top" team among all participating countries. Chintan is pursuing a double major at MIT in physics and brain and cognitive science.