Barry Barish

Alternatively, I am asked how the ILC site will be determined. That is a better question, but unfortunately, I must again give you a disappointingly simple answer that no process has yet been defined. However, we can foresee how to approach that question. Although no details have yet been worked out, it is generally expected that GDE and its parent oversight committees will soon begin to work out how and when "bids to host" will be solicited, what kind of guidelines will be set and how the decision will be made. Clearly, this is a very challenging task. One need only look at the process of making the final site choice for ITER.

I will undoubtedly return to the crucial question of where the ILC will be sited, as the plans for soliciting "bids to host" become clearer, or when some country or region comes forward with an offer. In the meanwhile, it is probably useful for me to outline for you how I envision approaching site issues in the GDE process and to mention a few illustrative design questions. It became apparent to me while I was contemplating whether to accept the GDE directorship that to make a realistic design we will need to face up to a set of issues that are site specific, even before we have a site.
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The Trinity Irish Dance Company and Trinity II are the world's only nonprofit professional Irish Dance Companies that perform and tour nationally and internationally. A majority of the virtuosic dancers came through the ranks of the prestigious Trinity Academy of Irish dance, and the Chicago/Milwaukee-based school has seized an unprecedented number of gold medals for the U.S. at the annual World Championships of Irish Dance.

The Ukrainian Dance Ensemble Hromovytsia is a talented group of young men and women ranging in age from 15 to 35. The group is known for its unique style of dance, and its wide repertoire draws from various regions of the Ukraine. The choreography displays the grace of classical ballet, bold physical strength and intricate steps that have been created by the choreographer's imagination and influenced by folkloric origins.

Kalapriya Dance portrays mythological stories and poetry through the East Indian Classical dance form of Bharantanatyam. Tales are portrayed through complicated footwork, stylized hand gestures and facial expressions. Kalapriya has performed at the Olympic Games in Salt Lake City, the grand opening for Chicago's Millennium Park, at colleges and universities across the country, and at Dance Chicago.
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