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The Media Room is located on the 3rd floor of the Broward County Convention Center, rooms 301 & 302. The Press Conference Room is on the 2nd floor, listed as the “Teleconference Suite”.
Media Room Hours of Operation:
- Thursday, May 14 - 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
- Friday, May 15 - 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
GHC Media Room staff will provide journalists:
- workspace areas
- access to Wi-Fi (VPN card needed for internet access) to file stories
- fax / copier machine
GHC is providing the Internet Café (2nd floor, rooms 209 / 210) again to allow access to email and Internet services. The computers are loaded with Microsoft Office, if you need to compose correspondence or tweak a PowerPoint presentation. A printer will be part of the network. Also, the Convention Center’s Cyber Café, located on the 1st floor, will offer Wi-Fi service (hourly and daily rates apply).
All current information about conference training sessions, workshops, roundtable discussions and general sessions are available via the Program page of this site.
Information on press conferences and Q & A sessions with conference speakers and other entities will be provided via this Web page, as they become available.
Those speakers listed below have set aside days/times for individual interviews which must be pre-reserved. Additional interviews are subject to availability.
Interviews are being held in the Media Room's interview area (again, 3rd floor of
the convention center - rooms 301 & 302), a designated quiet area near the Media Room or an external location w/backdrop of the convention center.
Bill Read, Director, National Hurricane Center
Wednesday - May 13, 2009 - some interview times available
Please contact Dennis Feltgen, NHC Public Affairs 305-229-4404 or 305-433-1933 to schedule an interview at the GHC with Director Read, and other NOAA specialists listed below: Jack Beven, Mike Brennan, Richard Pasch, Eric Blake, Dan Brown, Robbie Berg, Todd Kimberlain, and Chris Landsea.
Contact Ann Rowe-McMullen at annrowe64@hotmail.com or 850.933.0161 cell to schedule interviews with the following speakers:
Dr. William Gray, Colorado State University
Wednesday - May 13, 2009 - 9am to 12n; anytime after 5pm (General Session runs 1:30pm to 5pm)
Thursday - May 14, 2009 - 10:30am to 12n; 1pm to 5pm
Phil Klotsbach, Colorado State University
Wednesday - May 13, 2009 - 9am to 12n; anytime after 5pm
Ben Nelson, State Meteorologist, Florida Division of Emergency Management
Wednesday - May 13, 2009 - 1pm to 5pm (This is during the General Session, yet we are happy to schedule interviews if needed).
We will try our very best to honor all interview requests.
Lastly, and most importantly, media representatives must carry media credentials, a government issued I.D. (driver's license, etc.) and business cards when entering the Port Everglades area / Convention Center. Upon arrival at the convention center, please proceed to the 3rd floor Media Room (one more time - rooms 301 & 302) to register and be issued a conference MEDIA badge for access to all public conference venues.
Thank you for taking the time to help in this effort, I look forward to seeing you next week!
Best Regards,
Ann Rowe-McMullen, Media Coordinator
Governor’s Hurricane Conference
(850) 933-0161 cell
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