Julie Payette, astronaut of the Canadian Space Agency, will deliver a public lecture, "Working in Space: A Challenge and a Privilege," in the ICTP Main Lecture Hall on Monday 2 April at 18:00. The event is organised by the United World College of the Adriatic located in Duino, near Trieste. In 1982, Payette earned an international baccalaureate at the United World College of the Atlantic in South Wales, UK. In spring 1999, she spent 10 days on the space shuttle Discovery, delivering logistical supplies to the International Space Station in preparation for the arrival of its first crew.