Editor's Note: To confirm your attendance, please call Julia Ann Easley of the News Service at (530) 752-8248 or (530) 304-8700. What: The only opportunity to hear from Nicole Tan of Byron, believed to be the youngest student to enroll full time at the University of California, Davis. She turned 12 in July and is starting classes as a junior transfer student. The biological sciences major will be introduced to media on the morning of Thursday, Sept. 28, the first day of classes at UC Davis. Also participating in the media availability will be: * Andrew Tan, her 14-year-old brother and a senior at UC Davis * Mark McNamee, dean of the Division of Biological Sciences * Gary Tudor, director of Undergraduate Admissions and Outreach Services When: 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 28 Where: Room 1022, Life Sciences Addition Visuals: * Nicole riding her bicycle on campus * Nicole and Andrew walking together Sound: Members of the broadcast media should come prepared to put their own mike on the table in front of Nicole. No participant in the availability will be miked, and no media box will be available. Note: This is the only occasion on which Nicole will make herself available to the media. Following this event, the Tan family asks that members of the media respect its wishes for Nicole and Andrew to pursue their 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, Nicole passed the California High School Proficiency Exam in 1997 at age 9. She began taking courses at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg in the spring of 1997 and enrolled full time in the fall of 1998. Transferring to UC Davis as a junior, Nicole wants to become a doctor and is intent on helping the poor in Vietnam, Africa and Asia. Her classes this fall include studies in physiology, organic chemistry and the Mandarin language. Schooled at home since age 6, Andrew also passed the California High School Proficiency Exam at age 9. At 10, he began three years of studies at Los Medanos College. At age 13 last fall, Andrew transferred to UC Davis as a junior. Now a senior, he is working toward a bachelor's degree in engineering. Later, he hopes to earn two master's degrees, one in engineering and the other in business administration. Directions and Parking: The Life Sciences Addition is at the corner of Hutchison and Kleiber Hall drives. From I-80, take Highway 113 North. Exit at Hutchison Drive, turn right onto the drive and proceed east through the stoplight at La Rue Road. Turn left onto Kleiber Hall Drive. Several parking spots have been reserved for the media in the lot at the northwest corner of the intersection of Kleiber Hall and Hutchison Drive. 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.