GP ADVISORY Schedule for news media: 2012 Green Party National Convention in Baltimore, July 12-15‏

GREEN PARTY OF THE UNITED STATES
http://www.gp.org
 
For Immediate Release:
Thursday, July 5, 2012
 
Contacts:
Scott McLarty, Media Coordinator, 202-904-7614, mclarty@greens.org
Starlene Rankin, Media Coordinator, 916-995-3805, starlene@gp.org
 
 
Schedule of events planned for news media at the Green Party's 2012
National Convention in Baltimore, Md., July 12-15
 
• Convention web site http://www.gpconvention2012.com
Media Credentialing page http://www.gpconvention2012.com/p/media.html
 
 
WASHINGTON, DC -- The Green Party of the United States will hold press
conferences and other events for news media during the party's 2012
Presidential Nominating Convention in Baltimore, from July 12 to 15.
Below is a schedule for news media.
 
Most of the convention will take place at the University of Baltimore,
but the nomination on July 14 will be held at the Holiday Inn Inner
Harbor in downtown Baltimore.
 
The Green Party invites and encourages journalists from all media to
cover the convention. Bloggers are invited too. We urge journalists to
let us know that they plan to attend and cover the convention by
registering on our Media Credentialing page
(http://www.gpconvention2012.com/p/media.html), so that we can prepare
for their participation and better accommodate them. Journalists can
also register on site at the convention.
 
The convention Media Office will be in the University of Baltimore
Business Center, room BC 131 on the first floor. The Business Center
is across the street (West Mt. Royal Avenue) from the Law Center,
where most of the convention will take place.
 
For more details about the convention, see "Green Party FAQ: What the
media should know about the race for the Green presidential
nomination, Green ballot lines, and the 2012 Green National
Convention," Green Party news advisory, May 30, 2012
(http://www.gp.org/press/pr-national.php?ID=517).
 
 
Schedule of Events for News Media
 
THURSDAY, JULY 12
Location: University of Baltimore, William H. Thumel Sr. Business
Center, 11 West Mt. Royal Avenue
Campus map: http://www.ubalt.edu/map
 
• 10 am: The Media Check-in Desk opens in the lobby of the Business
Center. Members of the media are also encouraged to stop by the Media
Office if they have questions, want to arrange interviews, etc. The
Media Office is in room BC 131 of the Business Center.
 
• 4 pm: Introductory news conference featuring Green Party Steering
Committee members, Maryland Green Party leaders, and convention
organizers. Location: Press Conference Room, Business Center room BC
135.
 
• 7-8:30 pm: Reception with International Greens featuring Dr. Joachim
Denkinger, Deputy Secretary General of the GREENS/EFA Group (Greens in
the European Parliament); Toussaint Hinvi, Benin; Rick Leckinger, New
Zealand; and Keli Yen, Taiwan. Location: Law School Lobby.
 
FRIDAY, JULY 13
Location: University of Baltimore, William H. Thumel Sr. Business
Center, 11 West Mt. Royal Avenue
Campus map: http://www.ubalt.edu/map
 
• 9 am: Media check-in continues in the lobby of the Business Center.
Media Office: Business Center room BC 131.
 
• 9 am: News conference featuring Green candidates for state and local
office, elected Greens (names to be announced)
Location: Press Conference Room, Business Center room BC 135.
 
• 11 am: News conference featuring Green candidates for state and
local office, elected Greens (names to be announced)
Location: Press Conference Room, Business Center room BC 135.
 
• Afternoon: Rooms available for interviews and video recording.
Inquire in the Media Office, room BC 131.
 
SATURDAY, JULY 14
Nomination Day
Location: Holiday Inn Inner Harbor, 301 West Lombard Street, 410-685-3500
http://www.innerharborhi.com
Floor plan: http://www.innerharborhi.com/pdf/doc-floor-plans-1307996293.pdf
 
• 8 am: Media check-in. Location: Holiday Inn lobby.
 
• 9 am: Press briefing and news conference with Green presidential
candidates Roseanne Barr and Jill Stein. Location: 12th Floor, Harbor
II Room.
 
• 9 am: The on-stage Nomination Day program begins. Location for all
nomination events: Chesapeake Room on the first floor.
 
• 10:15 am: Platform Approval
 
• 11:15 am:  Speeches by Presidential Candidates.
 
• 12 noon: Lunch
 
• 1 pm: Keynote speakers.
 
• 3 pm: State roll call and voting for the nomination, followed by
speeches by the vice-presidential and presidential nominees. Times for
events after this are tentative, depending on how long it takes to
complete the nomination process.
 
• 8-11 pm: Fundraiser for Jill Stein in the Chesapeake Room. Media invited.
 
 
SUNDAY, JULY 15
No media events are scheduled.
 
 
Public Transportation:
 
• The University of Baltimore is across the street from Penn Station
(Amtrak, Maryland Transit trains) and a few blocks to the west on Mt.
Royal Avenue from the University of Baltimore - Mt. Royal Light Rail
station.
 
• The Holiday Inn Inner Harbor is a short half block from the
University Center-Baltimore Street Light Rail station.
 
• Baltimore Light Rail: http://mta.maryland.gov/light-rail
Map: http://mta.maryland.gov/sites/default/files/light-rail.jpg
 
 
Presidential candidates' web sites:
 
• Jill Stein http://www.jillstein.org
 
• Roseanne Barr http://www.roseanneforpresident2012.org
 
 
MORE INFORMATION
 
Green Party of the United States http://www.gp.org
202-319-7191
• 2012 Green Party Presidential Nominating Convention, July 12-15 in
Baltimore, Md. http://www.gpconvention2012.com
• Green candidate database and campaign information:
http://www.gp.org/elections.shtml
• News Center http://www.gp.org/newscenter.shtml
• Speakers Bureau http://www.gp.org/speakers
• Ballot Access Page http://www.gp.org/2012/ballot-access.html
• Video Page http://www.gp.org/video/index.php
• Green Papers http://www.greenpapers.net
• Google+ http://www.gp.org/google
• Twitter http://twitter.com/gpus
• Livestream Channel http://www.livestream.com/greenpartyus
• GP-TV Twitter page http://www.gp.org/twitter
• Facebook page http://www.gp.org/facebook
 
Green Pages: The official publication of record of the Green Party of
the United States
http://gp.org/greenpages-blog
 
 
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