CLSI Outreach Request

Canadian Light Source Inc is a publicly funded national research facility.  We welcome opportunities to help the public understand the research conducted here.  CLS has a small display in the reception area and informational brochures are available daily between 8 am and 4:30 pm.  Offices are closed on weekends and statutory holidays.

 

Educational Tours

CLS Educational tours are appropriate for grades six to twelve.  A presentation explaining what the synchrotron is, how it works and examples of research conducted with this technology is included with your tour.  A physics, chemistry, or life sciences focused presentation and tour is available upon request. Resources including a Teacher’s Guide and activities can be downloaded (http://www.lightsource.ca/education).

To request a tour, please fill out the form below with as much detail as possible or contact the Outreach Office by email at outreach@lightsource.ca or by phone at (306) 657-3644 or (306) 657-3525.

Public Tours

Tours of CLS are offered for generally interested individuals and small groups on Monday afternoons at 3:00 pm, except statutory holidays. Tours last between 30 and 60 minutes. There is no charge. If you would like to have a tour, please call 657-3500 or email outreach@lightsource.ca to let us know how many people are planning to attend so we can coordinate the necessary arrangements.

Scientific, Technical, or Business related Tours

CLS staff may be able to accommodate tours during regular business hours by special request. Please contact the Outreach Office by email at outreach@lightsource.ca or by phone at 657-3525 for details as early as possible.

Tour guidelines:

1. For safety and security reasons all guests must sign in and out of the building.  To facilitate this, please provide a list of the names and affiliation of all attendees prior to your visit, via either email outreach@lightsource.ca or fax (306) 657-3535.  Please allow a few minutes at the beginning of your tour to sign in.
2. The CLS is a large research facility.  Our tour involves a walk around the perimeter of the synchrotron.  Visitors are advised that there are no opportunities to rest during the walk.
3. If any of the members of your party are more than 10 minutes late, they will be escorted to join the group only if there is CLS staff available to do so.  We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
4. If you need to cancel your tour, please do so as early as possible by contacting the main reception desk at (306) 657-3500.
5. The Canadian Light Source is research facility.  While we appreciate the opportunity to share our enthusiasm for science, the research activities of the facility take precedence.  If we have to cancel a tour, we will let you know as soon as possible.

Answers to frequently asked questions regarding tours can be found here: http://www.lightsource.ca/education/tour_faq.php.

Presentations

Presentations can be tailored to suit the needs of several audiences including Middle Years and High School groups; Generally interested adults; or Scientific audiences.  Please fill the form below out with as much detail as possible or contact the Outreach Office so we can allocate the appropriate resources.  There is no charge for local presentations. Please arrange to have an LCD projector available if possible.

Conferences

CLS is pleased to be able to offer a presentation as part of your conference and/or tours of our facility for a few small groups.  Please contact CLS Outreach for details.

Request Form

Thank you for your interest in this national flagship innovation project!!

Please fill out this form with as much detail as possible so we can better meet your needs. Please allow one week for confirmation.

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Thank you for your interest in CLSI. For further information regarding our facility please visit other pages on our web site. If you have any questions concerning this or any other CLS Educational Outreach program, please contact the Outreach Coordinator, Tracy Walker at (306) 657-3525 or tracy.walker@lightsource.ca.

Last modified: 2008-09-03 16:09:29