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Reporters
are invited to attend the e-summit@virginia -- a conference about
the Internet, and on the Internet, that will be led by a panel of University
of Virginia alumni who have helped pioneer the Digital Age, and are virtually
directing its future. The conference will be held Nov. 12 and 13, 1999
on the historic grounds of the University of Virginia in Charlottesville.
Press
Passes: To ensure seating in conference sessions, please pick up a
press pass in advance, either at the Office of University Relations, Booker
House, 1709 University Ave., or at the media table in the Old Cabell Hall
Auditorium lobby. The University Relations office and Cabell Hall will
both open at 8 a.m. Nov. 12. Press passes may also be mailed to you or
picked up at the University Relations office any time before the conference.
To have a pass mailed please call Penney Catlett at (804) 924-7620 or
924-1400.
Press Packets: For a copy of the University's press packet or to preregister
and obtain a Press Pass for e-summit, please contact Fariss Samarrai at
(804) 924-3778, (804) 924-7116 or email samarrai@virginia.edu.
Auditorium Press Section: A press section for print, radio and
TV reporters will be located near the middle of Old Cabell Hall Auditorium
at the rear of the lower section. A mult box for taping will be available
there. Coffee and other refreshments for reporters and conference participants
will be available in the basement of Cabell Hall.
Seating in Other Conference Sessions: Please try to arrive early
for all sessions. Please note on the program that some concurrent sessions
will be telecast to other locations around Grounds. Friday and Saturday
plenary sessions will be shown in Newcomb Hall Theater.
Press Room: A press room with phones and phone lines for filing
stories electronically, courtesy of the Cavalier Daily, will be available
in the student newspaper's newsroom, located in the basement of Newcomb
Hall.
Press Conference: A press conference with conference participants
will be held noon-12:30 p.m. Nov. 12 in Cabell Hall Auditorium immediately
following the first morning's sessions.
Group Photo Opportunity: E-Summit participants will gather for
a U.Va. alumni reunion photo on the Lawn steps of the Rotunda at 12:30
p.m. Nov. 12 following the press conference.
Photography and TV Guidelines: TV reporters should set up equipment
in the auditorium press section. Photographers may shoot from any location
that doesn't block audience views. We ask that no flash be used.
Mult Box: A mult box for taping the plenary sessions will be available
in the Old Cabell Hall Auditorium press section. There will also be a
mult box at each other session.
Press Parking: Nearby pay lots include the University Central Grounds
Parking Garage on Emmet Street (located beneath the University Book Store)
and parking lots on Elliewood Avenue and Chancellor Street. For special
parking arrangements for television crews, please contact the U.Va. TV
News Office at (804) 924-7550.
Interviews: Most conference participants should be accessible for
questions following any session. To
arrange an interview with one of the participants, please contact Fariss
Samarrai at (804) 924-3778, (804) 924-7116 or email samarrai@virginia.edu.
Television reporters should contact the TV News Office at (804) 924-7550.
E-SUMMIT
SATELLITE COORDINATES:
Forecasting
the Future/Jeffersonian Principles in the Internet Age
Friday, November 12 Plenary Session (8:45 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.)
Satellite:
GE2
Transponder: C/18
Audio: 6.2/6.8
Reconceptualizing
Commerce
Friday, November 12 Concurrent, Breakout Sessions (2 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.)
Satellite:
GE2
Transponder: C/6
Audio: 6.2/6.8
Privacy, Security and Society
Friday, November 12 Concurrent, Breakout Sessions (3:30 p.m. - 5:15
p.m.)
Satellite:
GE2
Transponder: C/3
Audio: 6.2/6.8
Entrepreneurship and Wealth Creation -- Session 2
Friday, November 12 Concurrent, Breakout Sessions (3:45 p.m. - 5:15
p.m.)
Satellite:
GE2
Transponder: C/6
Audio: 6.2/6.8
The Academical Village in the Internet Age
Saturday, November 13 Plenary Session (8:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.)
Satellite:
GE1
Transponder: C/1
Audio: 6.2/6.8
For more
information, please see our Top News Press
Release.
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