Explore the quantum revolution during IQC's Open House

Monday, July 5, 2010

You’re invited to the Institute for Quantum Computing on Saturday, Sept. 18, for a rare opportunity to explore the science behind the next information revolution.

Visitors at an IQC open house
You’re invited to the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) on Saturday, September 18, for a rare opportunity to explore the science behind the next information revolution.

As a participating site of Doors Open Waterloo Region, IQC will welcome the public to explore the experimental laboratories at its current headquarters, the Research Advancement Centre (RAC) at the University of Waterloo (475 Wes Graham Way).

IQC’s doors will be open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., during which time IQC faculty and students will explain and demonstrate the quantum experiments that are revolutionizing information technology.
A public lecture by IQC’s newest faculty member, David Cory (Canada Excellence Research Chair in Quantum Information Processing) will be held at 2 p.m.

Throughout the day, visitors can drop into IQC’s lecture hall to watch clips from The Quantum Tamers, the award-winning documentary in which IQC faculty and other leading scientists explain how quantum mechanics is being transformed from “weird” to “wired.”

Come to IQC on September 18 armed with your curiosity and questions, and discover the amazing science that is shaping the future of computing and communications.

A limited number of seats are available for the public lecture portion of the Open House, so please visit the registration page to reserve your seat(s).



Founded in 2002, the mission of the Institute for Quantum Computing (IQC) is to aggressively explore and advance the application of quantum mechanical systems to a vast array of relevant information processing techniques.
A part of the University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont., Canada, IQC creates a truly unique environment fostering cutting-edge research and collaboration between researchers in the areas of computer, engineering, mathematical and physical sciences.

At the time of this release, IQC has 17 faculty members, 22 postdoctoral fellows and over 55 students and research assistants, as well as a support staff of 18.

The Institute for Quantum Computing acknowledges the support of the Government of Canada through Industry Canada and the Government of Ontario through the Ministry of Research and Innovation.