Former United States President Jimmy Carter will be the first speaker in the “Lecture Series of the Americas,” a new initiative sponsored by the Organization of American States (OAS).

The Lecture Series of the Americas was created by the OAS Permanent Council, acting on an initiative of the Peruvian government, with the goal of promoting democratic principles and values in the countries of the hemisphere. The monthly conferences will feature internationally known speakers who will address key issues of the hemispheric agenda, such as the strengthening of democracy, human rights, social development, hemispheric security and the fight against poverty.

The 12 conferences scheduled for 2005 are being held thanks to a financial contribution of $240,000 from Peru’s San Martín de Porres University.

At the inaugural conference, former President Carter will offer his views on “The Promise and Peril of Democracy.” The conference will be transmitted live by Internet, radio and television.*

What: Opening conference of the Lecture Series of the Americas

Who: Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter

When: Tuesday, January 25
3 p.m. EST

Where: Hall of the Americas
OAS Headquarters
17th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC


*For technical details about satellite transmission of this event, please consult the OAS Web page (www.oas.org) or contact Mario Martínez (202-458-3984, mmartinez@oas.org) or Gabriel Gross (202-458-3752, ggross@oas.org).

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LECTURE SERIES OF THE AMERICAS - Téchnical Information

The Department of Communications and External Relations of the Organization of American States (OAS) would like to inform that the Lecture Series of the Americas will begin on January 25th 2005. The Lecture Series of the Americas was created by the OAS Permanent Council, acting on an initiative of the Peruvian government, with the goal of promoting democratic principles and values in the countries of the hemisphere. The monthly conferences will feature internationally known speakers who will address key issues of the hemispheric agenda, such as the strengthening of democracy, human rights, social development, hemispheric security and the fight against poverty. Former United States President Jimmy Carter will be the first speaker in the series and will offer his views on “The Promise and Peril of Democracy.” The conference will be broadcast live by Internet, radio and television.


TELEVISION

To down-link the signal from satellite:
NEWSKIES 806
319.5 Degrees East
DL Freq: 4123.25 Mhz
L Band DL Freq: 1026.75 MHz
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 8.90 MS/sNetwork ID: 2

The National Cable Network HITN-TV (on a delay basis)

Is available nationwide in the United States on cable and satellite:
DISH Network – Channels 843 y 9401
DIRECTV – Canal 438
dTV en español
Time Warner Cable

RADIO

To down-link the signal from satellite:
NEWSKIES
40.5 deg W, 319.5 deg E. LA NET, WHA Region
Band: C/Downlink Freq. Network ID: 2
FEC Rate: ¾ Video Standard:
525, NTSC
Symbol Rate: 8.90 ms/S C Band L.O. 5150 mHZ
Polarity H, Receive polarity is RHC.

WEBCAST

The Organization of American States website will provide a live webcast of the Lecture Series of the Americas at www.oas.org by clicking at Live Transmission.

The webcast will be provided in the four official OAS languages (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish).

The webcast will be also available through B-SPAN, the World Bank webcast station at www.worldbank.org and clicking at Webcast

VIDEOS (on demand) through: Lecture Series of the Americas at:
http://www.oas.org/OASpage/videosondemand/home_spa/videos.asp

For more information please contact:
Mario Martinez y Palacios Mmartinez@oas.org Tel. (202) 458-3984
Gabriel Gross GGross@oas.org Tel. (202) 458-3752

Reference: AVI-006/05