
November 2002 From American Geophysical Union AGU Fall Meeting - Media Advisory 3 Press Conferences, Gala Press Evening, Who's Coming, Registration FormContents of this message 1. Press Room 2. Press conferences 3. Gala Press Evening 4. Who's coming 5. Press registration information 6. AGU 2002 Fall Meeting Press Registration Form
****************************************************************************** Important note: This message should be read in conjunction with Media Advisory 2 of October 14, as it does not repeat important information in that message. See: http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/prrl/prrl0232.html
****************************************************************************** 1. Press Room The Fall Meeting Press Room is Room 111 of the Moscone Convention Center (same room as last year). Moscone is located at 747 Howard Street, San Francisco, California.. Room 111 is down the escalator from the main entrance on the north side of Howard Street. The phone number for incoming calls is +1-415-905-1007. The phone number for incoming faxes is +1-415-905-1008. Please provide the above numbers to anyone who may have to reach you at Fall Meeting. The Press Room is open daily during the meeting from 7:30 a.m. until at least 5:30 p.m. It will remain open as long as feasible to accommodate journalists who are writing and filing stories. The room is equipped with phones and phone lines for modem connections (no charge for business calls), a fax machine, a computer with Internet access and printer, and a photocopy machine. Breakfast will be provided in the Press Room from 7:30 a.m., and lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m., daily. Press releases relevant to the meeting will be available in the Press Room, as provided by participating scientists and their institutions. The Press Briefing Room is Room 112, adjacent to the Press Room. This is the venue for press conferences, with one exception. It is equipped with microphones and a mult box for recording sound directly from the room's microphones. When not in use for press conferences, the Briefing Room may be used for interviews. ****************************************************************************** 2. Press conferences The following press conferences are planned, as of the date of this advisory. They are still works in progress, and any of them may be rescheduled to a different time or day or may be canceled. Other press conferences may be added. This list will be updated in Media Advisory 4 in late November, which will include names of press conference participants and an explanatory statement about each topic. Any subsequent changes will be announced in the Press Room at the meeting. All press conferences take place in Room 112 Moscone, except one noted below. Day: Friday, December 6 Time: 8:00 a.m.
Day: Friday, December 6 Time: 9:00 a.m. (Note: This Press Conference takes place in the Visualization Theater in Hall C) Day: Friday, December 6 Time: 11:00 a.m.
Day: Friday, December 6 Time: 12:15 p.m.
Day: Friday, December 6 Time: 2:00 p.m.
Day: Friday, December 6 Time: 3:00 p.m.
Day: Saturday, December 7 Time: 9:00 a.m.
Day: Saturday, December 7 Time: 11:00 a.m.
Day: Saturday, December 7 Time: 2:00 p.m.
Day: Saturday, December 7 Time: 4:00 p.m.
Day: Sunday, December 8 Time: 10:00 a.m.
Day: Sunday, December 8 Time: 11:00 a.m.
Day: Sunday, December 8 Time: 2:00 p.m.
Day: Sunday, December 8 Time: 3:00 p.m.
Day: Monday, December 9 Time: 8:00 a.m.
Day: Monday, December 9 Time: 9:00 a.m.
Day: Monday, December 9 Time: 11:00 a.m.
Day: Monday, December 9 Time: 2:00 p.m.
Day: Monday, December 9 Time: 3:00 p.m.
***************************************************************************** 3. Gala Press Evening Day: Friday, December 6 Time: 5:00-10:00 p.m. Whether you live in the Bay Area or are attending Fall Meeting from afar, keep Friday evening open. We have organized, in cooperation with Northern California Science Writers Association, an evening of fun, information, and camaraderie, not to mention good food and drink. ***** Press Reception Time: 5:00 p.m. Place: Press Room, Room 111 Moscone Put down your quill, turn off your modem, and relax with your science writing colleagues at the end of Fall Meeting's long first day. Greet your old friends and meet new ones at our annual wine and cheese reception. As usual, we have invited members of NCSWA who are not otherwise covering Fall Meeting to join us. ***** Book and Author Program for Science Writers Time: 5:45 p.m. Place: Press Briefing Room, Room 112 Two authors who regularly attend Fall Meeting will discuss their new books in this program, which is designed specifically for science writers. Richard Anthes, President of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), is co-editor of Hurricane! Coping with Disaster (AGU). Hurricane research implies something more than science. It is the key to saving lives and mitigating economic damage. From the Galveston catastrophe of 1900, where more than 8,000 people died, to the economic devastation wrought by Hurricane Andrew in 1992, scientists have striven to understand and track hurricanes, while charting their societal effects. Hurricane! Coping with Disaster tells the dramatic history of that effort by leading meteorologists, the men and women who brought hurricane science into the 21st century, and those who sustain it today. Although not a trade book, it is intended for both scientists and lay readers interested in climatology and hurricane research. Nigel Hey, freelance writer and former public information officer at Sandia National Laboratory, will discuss Solar System (Weidenfeld & Nicolson , London.; Sterling Publishing, New York). Solar System is a general-readership book about the planets and other bodies of the solar system and the technologies (i.e. telescopes, spacecraft, launch vehicles, sensors/imagery, telemetry, guidance and control) that are employed in their exploration. Solar System is described as "a laptop coffee-table book," because of its attractive layout, copious illustrations, including original paintings by Malcolm Godwin, and high quality production. It includes twelve essays by experts including Arthur C. Clarke and Freeman Dyson, who take on topics ranging from space navigation to the peculiarities of Uranus and Venus. Hey describes it as a "nonfiction adventure story," designed for readers new to planetary science as well as college students seeking supplementary material to their textbooks. ***** NCSWA Holiday Party Time: 7:00 p.m. Place: Jillian's, in the Sony Metreon, 101 Fourth Street (next door to Moscone Convention Center) (The following information was provided by NCSWA. This is not an AGU event.) Chalk up your pool cue and break out the dancing shoes for NCSWA's holiday bash at Jillian's, a restaurant and late-night dance club in San Francisco's bustling Sony Metreon entertainment complex. Join us for hors d'oeuvres - enough to satisfy a hearty dinner appetite - and schmoozing in Jillian's billiard room. The 10 pool tables are free, courtesy of NCSWA, and we have the room for mixing and partying until 10 p.m. At 9, Jillian's turns into a dance club, which attendees are welcome to join. But the Metreon offers many other options, ranging from virtual bowling and video games to an IMAX movie or a trip through Where the Wild Things Are. Jillian's is creating a spread that includes a variety of finger foods, passed around by butlers and laid out at table stations. We've planned for about 10 pieces per person. The hors d'oeuvres include: Chicken skewers with satay Filet mignon with teriyaki glaze Vegetable spring rolls Mushroom and goat cheese wrapped in phyllo Seared ahi tuna with sesame and potato Beef skewers with pineapple Roasted vegetable pizzas Pepperoni pizzas Boneless buffalo wings Chicken quesadillas with salsa Chips and salsa Assorted cheese platter Vegetable trays Assorted treats and desserts No-host bar Cost: $30 per person for NCSWA members. Because NCSWA is partly subsidizing the food, each member may bring only one guest at the price of $30. All other guests, including AGU attendees, are $35 each. Students are $25. Send checks made out to "NCSWA" to: Bob Sanders 1512 Holly St. Berkeley, CA 94703 (Note: Do not make or send checks to AGU!) Deadline: Jillian's needs a final count 5 days before the event. If you want to attend, get your check in the mail today! ***************************************************************************** 4. Who's coming Following is the list of press registrants as of the date of this advisory. If you believe you have registered, but your name does not appear below, please resubmit the form (in Section 6, below). If your name is misspelled or your affiliation is incorrect, please notify Harvey Leifert asap, as this list will be copied onto the badges. Robert Adler, Freelance Mario Aguilera, Scripps Institution of Oceanography Anatta, Univ. Corporation for Atmospheric Research David Appell, Freelance Kelly Beatty, Sky & Telescope Henry Bortman, Astrobiology Magazine Andrew Bridges, Associated Press Alan Cameron, GPS World Koren Capozza, UPI Mike Carlowicz, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. David Chandler, Freelance Tom Clarke, Nature News Service Robert Cowen, Christian Science Monitor John Cox, Freelance Kathy Ellins, Univ. of Texas Institute for Geophysics Britt Erickson, Environmental Science & Technology Timothy Ferris, Clockdrive Productions Matthew Fordahl, Associated Press Kim Fulton-Bennett, MBARI Ismael Gaona, Diario de Sevilla Virginia Gewin, Freelance Helen Gillespie, Today's Chemist Donald Goldsmith, Interstellar Media Leslie Gordon, U.S. Geological Survey Katie Greene, Earth and Sky Radio Rob Gutro, NASA Earth Science News Team Geoffrey Haines-Stiles, Passport to Knowledge Carl Hall, San Francisco Chronicle Stephanie Hanna, U.S. Geological Survey Brooks Hanson, Science Mary Hardin, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Bob Henson, UCAR Quarterly Nigel Hey, Freelance Tara Hicks, SOEST - University of Hawaii Deborah Hill, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Jacqueline Hollister, Woods Hole Oceanographic Inst. Robert Irion, ScienceNOW Dick Kerr, Science Heike Langenberg, Nature Edie Lau, Sacramento Bee Barbara Goss Levi, Physics Today Dawn Levy, Stanford University Emilie Lorditch, Discoveries & Breakthroughs April Love, Library Hi-Tech News Rick Lovett, Freelance Naomi Lubick, Freelance Betsy Mason, New Scientist Barbara McConnell, National Geographic Magazine Usha Lee McFarling, Los Angeles Times Robin Mejia, Center for Investigative Journalism Debbie Meyer, MBARI Ryder Miller, Freelance Richard Monastersky, Chronicle of Higher Education Robert Naeye, Mercury Magazine Jan Null, San Jose Mercury News Larry O'Hanlon, Discovery News Sid Perkins, Science News David Perlman, San Francisco Chronicle Charles Petit, U.S. News & World Report Lisa Pinsker, Geotimes Catherine Puckett, U.S. Geological Survey Horst Rademacher, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Krishna Ramanujan, NASA Earth Science News Team Cristina Rumbaitis-del Rio, AGU Mass Media Fellow Jorge Salazar, Earth & Sky Radio Series Bob Sanders, University of California, Berkeley Laurie Schmidt, NASA Nat'l. Snow & Ice Data Center Mark Shwartz, Stanford University Craig Smith, American Institute of Physics Alan Stahler, KVMR-FM Bill Steigerwald, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Sally Stephens, Freelance Kathy Svitil, Discover Keli Tarp, NOAA Elvia Thompson, NASA Headquarters Ernie Tretkoff, Stanford University News Service Marijke Unger, University of Colorado John VanDecar, Nature Annette Varani, CIRES Tom Vasich, University of California, Irvine Jennifer Vaughn, The Planetary Report Lydia Wasowicz, UPI Krista West, Freelance Andrea Widener, Contra Costa Times Alexandra Witze, Dallas Morning News David Wolman, Freelance Byron Young, KVMR-FM Robert Zimmerman, Freelance ***************************************************************************** 5. Press Registration (This information is repeated from previous advisories.) Press registrants receive a badge that provides access to any of the scientific sessions of the meeting, as well as to the Press Room and Briefing Room. No one will be admitted without a valid badge. A press registration form will be found at the end of this message. Eligibility for press registration is limited to the following persons: * Working press employed by bona fide news media: must present a press card, business card, or letter of introduction from an editor of the publication. * Freelance science writers: must present a current membership card from NASW, NCSWA (or other regional affiliate of NASW), CSWA, ISWA, or SEJ, evidence of by-lined work pertaining to science intended for the general public and published in 2001 or 2002, or a letter of introduction from an editor of a recognized publication. * Public information officers of scientific societies, educational institutions, and government agencies: must present a business card. Note: Representatives of publishing houses, for-profit corporations, and the business side of news media must pre-register through the AGU web site or register at the main registration desk at the meeting and pay the appropriate fees. ***************************************************************************** 6. Press Registration Form An online version of this form is available at http://www.agu.org/sci_soc/fm02pressreg_cgi.html The version below may be copied and returned (please, do not send back this entire zpmedia advisory!) to Harvey Leifert by email or by fax (202-328-0566).Once the Abstracts are available in CD-ROM and/or book form, and while supplies last, they will be sent to registrants, upon request, below. (Others will receive a copy in the Press Room.) The press pre-registration deadline is Friday, November 29, 2002. The form must be received at AGU by that date for your badge to be available upon arrival, avoiding delay. You may, of course, also register in the Press Room. Fax to: Harvey Leifert +1-202-328-0566 Mail to: Harvey Leifert AGU 2000 Florida Avenue N.W. Washington, DC 20009, USA Or, take the completed form to Fall Meeting Press Room. *** 2002 Fall Meeting Press Registration Form *** Name (to be printed on badge): Mailing Address: Telephone: Fax: Email Address: Media or organizational affiliation: If freelance: Check below one basis of your eligibility below and bring relevant proof to meeting. _____ Member of NASW _____ Regional affiliate of NASW _____ CSWA _____ ISWA _____ Letter from recognized publication assigning you to cover this meeting _____ Evidence of bylined science story published in 2001 or 2002 Abstracts: Indicate preference for book or CD-ROM version (Check one box below) ____ I prefer a CD-ROM in advance of the meeting. ____ I prefer a bound volume in advance of the meeting. How shall we send the abstracts? ____ Send Abstracts to me at the above address by USPS First Class mail. ____ Send Abstracts to me at the above address (no P.O. Boxes!) via express service Name of express service (e.g. FedEx, UPS, etc.): Class of service (e.g. next day, 2nd day, etc.): My Account Number: ____ Do not send Abstracts in advance; hold for me in the Press Room.
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