Bulgaria 1: KEO à la Foire Internationale de Plovdiv

India 1: Mr. Bernard de Montferrant, ambassador of France in India speaking at the KEO Press Conference in New Delhi, 3th September

India 2: Pupils of the Father Agnell School waiting for the beginning of the KEO conference in New Dehli, 3th September

India 3: Jean-Marc Philippe, the Director of the Planetarium and the pupils of the ONG Deepalayat who attended the KEO conference in New Dehli, 4^th September

India 4: Mr. Sudershan Banerjee and the KEO team, Press Conference in New Dehli, 3th September

India 5: Press Conference at the Taj President Hotel in Kolkatta, 5^th September

India 6: Conference at the Alliance Française of Kolkatta with its students, 6^th September

India 7: Jean-Marc Philippe signing autographs at the Xavier’s School in Kolkatta, 6^th September

India  8: Conference at the Birla Planetarium in Kolkatta, 6^th September

India 9: V.Sriram, President of the Alliance Française and Jean-Marc Philippe in Chennai, 8^th September

India 10: KEO conference at the Alliance Française of Chennai, 8^th September

India 11: Pupils of SOS Village reading the Tamil language KEO presentation in Chennai,10^th September

India 12: KEO Team with Mr. V.Sriram the President of the Alliance Française (left) and the Director of the Tamil Nadu Technology and Science Center in Chennai, 9^th September

India 13: KEO Team with the Alliance Française Director and the students who create a show on KEO in Bangalore, 11^th September

India 14: Jean-Marc Philippe speaking in Bangalore, 11^th September

India 15: Lunch at the Alliance Française of Bangalore with French Senators, 11^th September

India 16: Art of living representatives in their Ashram in Bangalore, 13^th September

India 17: KEO Billboard provided by Hutch’s advertising campaign in Hyderabad, 14^th September

India 18: Press Conference at the Hotel Tulip Manohar in Hyderabad, 16^th September

India 19: Mr. Faucher, Alliance Française Director, Mr. Babukan Alliance Française President, Mr. Gouvernor of Hyderabad State, and KEO Team at the Governor Building in Hyderabad, 14^th September

India 20: Press Conference at the Governor Building in Hyderabad, 14^th September

India 21: KEO Billboard provided by Hutch’s advertising campaign in Mumbay, 17^th September

India 22: Press Conference at the Taj President Hotel Miss Sejal Gupta, KEO team, Mr. Yves Charpentier, General French Consul of Mumbay, Mrs. Shabhna Azmi, Actress and honorable member of India Mumbay Parlment, Mr. Jean-Marc Philippe, creator of KEO, Miss Florence Bazenet, KEO communication manager, Mr. Sanjeev Vohra , Vice President Sales & Marketing and Mr. Patrick Deyvant, Director of the Alliance Française of Mumbay, 7^th September

India 23: Yes for sending our messages to KEO in Mumbay, 18^th September

India 24: Jean-Marc Philippe, Vice-chancelor of Mumbay University, Mr. Charpentier, General French Consul of Mumbay, 18^th September

India 25: KEO Billboard provided by Hutch’s advertising campaign in Mumbay, 18^th September

India 26: KEO team with pupils at the end of the KEO Conference at the Nehru Science center in Mumbay, 18^th September

The exhibition " KEO Prelude to its flight " is presented at the Civilization Museum in Quebec city (Canada) from the 8th septembre 2001 to the 9th January 2003 as part of the French Season in Quebec.

(copyright of the photographs of the KEO's exhibition : Jacques LESSARD)

This prestigious exhibition has been made possible thank to the town of the Ulis (France), the Museum of Civilization, the Museum of Louvre, France/Quebec Organization Comitte, Snecma Motor, Arianespace and The General Council of Essonne (France).

7 different rooms can be seen : 1) The entrance that present the concept of KEO, 2) The technical room which shows the technical tools that allow KEO to be launched, 3) The main KEO room which explains the whole project and remind us the beauty of the human specie, 4) The historical room that remind us that our ancestors left us trace of their writing, 5) The room to send messages to KEO throught its website, 6) The room dedicated to the partners that made this incredible adventure possible, 7) The exit that thanks our partners.

Canada 1: The entrance of the exhibition presenting the concept of KEO in the foreground and the sphere of KEO in the background in front of the Vulcain motor of the Ariane rocket that will launch KEO produced by Snecma. This motor assures the high performance of Arinane 5's Principal Floor of Cryotechnique.

Canada 2 : At the foreground, a model of KEO at its return on the Earth and in the background the room that shows the technical tools which will permit to launch KEO.

Canada 3 : Motor Vulcain in the foreground with the family of the Ariane Rocket that will launch KEO.

Canada 4 : View of the main KEO room with a foreground showing the Vulcain Motor, of the Ariane rocket.

Canada 5 : General view of the main KEO room with in the foreground the model of KEO scaled 1/3.

Canada 6 : Other view of the main KEO room. In the background, blend photographs of views of the infinitely great to infinitesial in order to place to man in the center of those both infinities in the universe

Canada 7 : General view of the main KEO room with in the foreground the model of KEO scaled 1/3.

Canada 8 : General view of the main KEO room with in the foreground the model of KEO scaled 1/3.

Canada 9 : Exit from the main KEO room to the historical room dedicated to the original pieces of Art which has been lend by the Louvre Museum. The Statue of a scribe sitting in a crossed-legged position (13th - 12 th century B.C) can be seen on the left.

Canada 10 : In the background, the origin of writing (Circa, 3300 B.C) - Near Eastern Antiquities with other pre-cuneiform administrative tablets. In the foreground, the statue representing Goudea, the Prince of the Sumerian State of Lagash (22th B.C. The legend says that he was the creator of the writing.

Canada 11 : General view of the Egyptian Antiquities space. Statue of the Vizier User (14079-1425 B.C)

Canada 12 : Left view the sarcophage of Udjahor (3rd century B.C). Its massive size, the enormous face sunk between the shoulders along with the finesses of the decorative engraving are typical of this period.

Canada 13 : Foreground view of the lid of the Sarcophagus of Pami. He was priest of the god Amon in Thebes during the 22nd dynasty. Only the lid of this sarcophagus remains, decorated with the usual scenes found on coffins during this area.

Canada 14 : Jean-Marc Philippe, creator of KEO, in the computer room that permits to send messages to KEO through the KEO website.

Canada 15 : Jean-Marc Philippe, creator of KEO and Jean-Marc Saligné, General Councellor of the General Council of Essonnes (France)

Canada 16 : General public at the opening of the exhibition the 8th September 2001

Canada 17 : Jean-Marc Philippe, creator of KEO with the Mrs. Diane Lemieux, Canadian Minister of State for Cultures and Communication, Mrs. Louise Beaudouin, Minister of State for the International Relations and Mrs. Catherine Tasca, French Minister of the Art and the Culture.

Canada 18 : outside view of the Civilization Museum of Quebec (Canada)