Supporters

The World Science Festival has been made possible with the generous support of The Simons Foundation, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, John Templeton Foundation, and the Lewis B. and Dorothy Cullman Foundation.

The World Science Festival gratefully acknowledges the support of its Principal Sponsor, Credit Suisse; its Major Sponsor, Con Edison; and its Media Partners, ABC News, Scientific American, Scholastic, and Science Channel.

Major program funding has been provided by the Rockefeller Foundation NYC Cultural Innovation Fund and The Kavli Foundation. Additional program funding has been provided by the William A. Haseltine Foundation for Medical Sciences and the Arts, The Week magazine, WNYC, WABC-TV, NYSERDA, and The Dana Foundation.

Special thanks to Walt Disney Imagineering, NOVA, NOVA scienceNOW, Ryan Partnership, and the Boston Consulting Group.

Research Foundation of CUNY/GrantsPlus is the official Administrative Partner of the World Science Festival.

The World Science Festival is deeply grateful for the support and participation of these supporters and the additional corporations, foundations, individuals and government agencies listed below.

Corporate Sponsors

Principal Sponsor

Credit Suisse has for many years been an active sponsor of events and programs in the communities where its employees and clients live and work. Credit Suisse is delighted to participate as the Principal Sponsor of the inaugural World Science Festival in New York, bringing to the public an impressive array of new ideas and innovations, presented by some of the leading scholars and practitioners of our time.

Major Sponsor

In the tradition of Thomas A. Edison, 1,000 Con Edison engineers work 24-7 to safely deliver electricity, natural gas and steam to New Yorkers. Con Edison’s sponsorship of the first World Science Festival complements the company’s commitment to the region where our engineers are leaders in applied physics, chemistry and environmentalism. To learn more, visit www.ConEd.com/EnergyNY.