What: The only opportunity to hear from Andrew Tan of Byron, who turned 13 in August and began classes as a junior at the University of California, Davis, last week. The electrical engineering major will be introduced to media on the morning of Tuesday, Oct. 5. Also participating in the media availability will be: * Henry House of Davis, who graduated from UC Davis this spring at age 17 * Billy Sanders, assistant dean for academic affairs, College of Engineering * Gary Tudor, director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Services When: 10:15 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5 Where: Room 1065, Engineering II (Design Briefing Room) Visuals: * Andrew riding his bike on campus * Copies of "B" roll of Andrew in a UC Davis engineering lab. The tapes will be in Beta format. * A digitized photo of Andrew in the lab will be available via email. Request the photo by contacting Amy Rafferty of Public Communications at (530) 752-9836 or aerafferty@ucdavis.edu. Sound: A splitter or media box will be used at the media availability. It has eight XLR male outputs at -56DB mike level. Note: This is the only occasion on which Andrew Tan will make himself available to the media, and following today's event, Andrew and his parents ask that members of the media respect their wishes for him to pursue his studies without further media attention. Although Andrew's father and mother, John and Vicky Tan, will be at the media availability, they will not participate and request that they not be taped, photographed or interviewed. Background: Schooled at home since age six, Andrew passed the California High School Proficiency Exam when he was 9 years old. At 10, he began three years of studies at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg. Although he was planning to become a doctor, a physics professor at the college got him interested in engineering. Andrew says he chose to transfer to UC Davis because of the reputation of the College of Engineering and the university's proximity to his East Bay Area home. After earning a bachelor's degree in engineering, Andrew says, he hopes to earn two master's degrees, one in engineering and the other in business administration. Henry House of Davis was schooled at home since age 7, and at age 8, began auditing courses at UC Davis. By age 11, he was taking courses for credit through the university's Open Campus. At 16, he was admitted to UC Davis as a senior, studying full time in the spring 1998 quarter, part time in fall 1998 and winter 1999, and then full time again in spring 1999. In June at age 17, he was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in natural history from UC Davis. Now 18, he works at his family's business, House Agricultural Consultants. Directions and Parking: From Interstate 80, take the UC Davis exit. Turn right and go north on Old Davis Road. Proceed through the stop sign and cross a small bridge. Turn left at La Rue Road then right on Bioletti Way. Park in Lot 44, at the corner of Bioletti Way and Bainer Hall Drive, or Lot 47, at the corner of La Rue Road and Bioletti Way. Members of the media may park in any parking space except handicapped zones and those reserved for specific individuals or marked for emergency uses. Those in unmarked vehicles should place a business card on the dashboard. Limited space for television trucks has been reserved near Engineering II. From Bioletti Way, turn right on Bainer Hall Drive. Engineering II will be on the left. Turn left again to park along the curb closest to the east side of Engineering II. Please watch for bicycles.