Advisory: Final Town Meeting Arrangements

ADVISORY: FINAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL TOWN MEETING

Media are advised to arrive at the French Field House filing 
center between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Wednesday (2/18).  The town 
meeting runs from 2 to 3:30 p.m. at St. John Arena at The Ohio State 
University.

Media who wish to enter the arena press section or participate in 
the photo opportunity before the program must arrive by 12:30 p.m.  
Reporters will be required to remain seated in a special area.  No 
cameras, tape recorders or video cameras are allowed in the arena 
during the town meeting.

Reporters planning to stay in the filing center during the event 
may arrive at any time.  The program will be aired on large screens in 
the filing center.

Credentialing will be done on site on Wednesday, beginning at 11 
a.m. at the French Field House entrance on Woody Hayes Drive.  Media 
representatives will be required to present a media employee press 
pass or a photo identification with letterhead proof of affiliation 
with a media organization.

Still AND video photographers will have one brief photo 
opportunity immediately before the program begins.  All photographers 
wishing to take part must be at the filing center (French Field House) 
no later than 12:30 p.m. for a security check and escort to the arena.  
Secretary Albright, Secretary Cohen, Mr. Berger and the CNN anchors 
will be on stage during the photo op, participating in final 
preparations for the broadcast.  TV videography will be on tape only, 
and available studio light must be used.

Broadcast
CNN has exclusive broadcast rights but will provide a full feed 
to Columbus TV stations.  No feed will be provided for radio.

TV: No live shots will be permitted inside St. John Arena before 
or during the event.


Airport reminder
Open press photography opportunities will take place at Port 
Columbus International Airport Wednesday during the arrival and 
departure of Secretary Albright, Secretary Cohen and Mr. Berger. The 
photo ops take place at Gate 44 of the Fifth Avenue Air Cargo 
Entrance, Building 58, at Port Columbus.  No interviews will be 
permitted.

The media must be in place by 11 a.m. for the 12:40 p.m. arrival.  
Credentialing (same requirements as above) will be done on-site. For 
the 5:30 p.m. departure, the media must be in place by 4:30 p.m. at 
the same location.  Credentialing procedures will be the same as for 
the arrival.

Media Parking
The only parking for TV satellite trucks will be at the east 
entrance of the lot north of the skating rink.  Trucks must be on site 
between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.  Other media and VIP parking will be in the 
lot south of the French Field House off Woody Hayes Drive.  This lot 
is adjacent to the filing center in French Field House and is 
available on a first-come, first-served basis.  Media also may use 
regular university media permits to park in any surface lot.

Ticket update
The number of general admission tickets was decided upon 
primarily for security purposes.  It was determined that 5,000 guests 
could be admitted in the time available before the event.  All guests 
will be required to pass through metal detectors.  No additional 
tickets will be printed.

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Contact: University Communications, (614) 292-2711