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NOBEL LAUREATE DEREK WALCOTT HEADLINES LECTURES SERIES OF
THE AMERICAS APRIL 12—“AN INTEGRATED AMERICAS: A CARIBBEAN VIEW”

The 1992 Nobel Laureate for Literature, Derek Walcott of Saint Lucia, will be the keynote lecturer next Tuesday, April 12, for the fourth monthly conference in the Lecture Series of the Americas. He will speak on the topic, “An Integrated Americas: A Caribbean View.”
Acclaimed for his body of work that blends Caribbean, English, and African traditions, Derek Walcott published his first poems at the age of 18. He has published 17 volumes of poetry, including In a Green Night (1962), Another Life (1973), The Star-Apple Kingdom (1979), Collected Poems, 1948-1984 (1986), The Arkansas Testament (1987), and Omeros (1990). His plays include Dream on Monkey Mountain (1970), Ti-Jean and His Brothers (1958), The Last Carnival, and The Odyssey: A Stage Version (1993). Walcott wrote the story and lyrics for Paul Simon's musical The Capeman which opened on Broadway January 28, 1998.
The Lecture Series of the Americas was created by the OAS Permanent Council, on an initiative of the Peruvian government, to promote democratic principles and values in the countries of the hemisphere. The monthly conferences feature internationally known speakers who 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 US President Jimmy Carter, Inter-American Development Bank President Enrique Iglesias and International Criminal Court President Phillipe Kirsch have been keynote speakers for the first three lectures, respectively. The 12 conferences scheduled for 2005 are being held thanks to a financial contribution from Peru’s San Martín de Porres University.

WHAT: Derek Walcott headlines Lecture Series of the Americas

WHEN: 3:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2005

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

There will be a photo opportunity immediately before the start of the program.

The conference will be transmitted live by Internet, radio and television. For technical details about satellite transmission of this event, please see attached details, and consult the OAS Web page (www.oas.org) or contact Mario Martínez y Palacios (202-458-3984, [email protected]) or Gabriel Gross (202-458-3752, [email protected]).


TECHNICAL INFORMATION BULLETIN

A) LIVE BROADCAST

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
Virtual Channel 322
* Satellite feed provided by Voice of America Television

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 OAS 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).

VIDEOS (on demand) will also be available through: http://www.oas.org/OASpage/videosondemand/home_spa/videos.asp

B) RE-BROADCAST

At a later date, the lecture will be re-broadcast through a number of cable and satellite networks, among them Hispanic International Television Network (HITN-TV) and EDUSAT.

For more information please contact:
Mario Martinez y Palacios [email protected], Tel. (202) 458-3984

Gabriel Gross [email protected], Tel. (202) 458-3752

Reference: AVI-040/05