Contents
1. Press Room
2. Press Conferences
3. Special Events
4. Field Trip
5. Press Releases -- Attention PIOs
6. Who's Coming
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1. Press Room
Press Room: Room 3 Briefing Room: Room 2 (Note: this is a change from our previous advisory)
Press Room Phone: +1 (202) 371-5087
Press Room Fax: +1 (202) 371-5093
Please give these numbers to anyone who might have to reach you during the meeting. There will be up to ten phone lines in the room for use by press registrants, including long distance business calls.
Press Room Hours
Tuesday, May 30 to Friday, June 2 -- 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM
Saturday, June 3 -- 8:00 AM to 12:00 noon
Continental breakfast and lunch will be served daily in the Press Room.
The Washington Convention Center is located at 900 Ninth Street, N.W. The nearest Metro stations are Metro Center (Red, Blue, Orange Lines) and Gallery Place (Red, Green, Yellow Lines). The Red Line serves Union Station, and the Blue and Yellow Lines serve National Airport (DCA).
Reminder: you will save time by preregistering for Spring Meeting. For a press registration form that can be returned online, or by fax, email, or mail, visit the AGU web site: [http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/sm00pressreg.html]. Eligibility requirements for press registration and other important information are contained in Media Advisory 1 (see Note at top of this message).
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2. Press Conferences
Following are the currently planned press conferences at Spring Meeting, subject to change. Any modifications to this schedule will be announced in the Press Room. All press conferences take place in the Briefing Room, Room 2 of the Washington Convention Center.
TUESDAY, MAY 30
8:00 AM
Overview of Spring Meeting
You will probably want some help in navigating through the hundreds of sessions, comprising thousands of oral and poster presentations, that constitute Spring Meeting. The person with
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Contact: Harvey Leifert
hleifert@agu.org
202-777-7507
American Geophysical Union
18-May-2000