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POOL FOR TV COVERAGE OF THE ASSUMPTION OF OFFICE
BY OAS SECRETARY GENERAL MIGUEL ANGEL RODRÍGUEZ

  September 20, 2004

The Special Meeting of the OAS Permanent Council on the occasion of the assumption of office by Secretary General Miguel Angel Rodríguez will be held at OAS headquarters in Washington, D.C. on Thursday, September 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. The building will be open exclusively to persons who are invited or accredited media. TV crews must use the C Street entrance.

Pool coverage

TV coverage of the event will be done by a media pool. Owing to logistics and space considerations, the plenary room (Hall of the Americas) will be closed to TV cameras. The pool is provided by OAS Television as host broadcaster and will be drawn up by the OAS Department of Public Information Multimedia Unit. For further information please call phone:1 (202) 458 3508; Fax: 1 (202) 458 3928.

TV Pool Feed
A free pool feed will be available in the Multimedia Studio at the OAS Department of Public Information (OAS headquarters, Main Building, 17th Street & Constitution Avenue). This will include coverage of: a) the arrival of authorities; and the plenary session.

Audio and video feeds will be available at plug in points in the Multimedia Studio at the OAS Department of Public Information, free of charge. For the plenary room, audio feeds to the plug-ins will be in the floor audio plus 4 languages (English, Spanish, French and Portuguese). On the other pool feed, only floor audio channel will be available.

Recordings can be made if booked in advance. Additional details are available upon request. All video material will be provided in NTSC format (Beta SP standard, DVC Pro, and Mini-DV on advance request). Pool feeds will be available in recorded format afterwards, for a handling charge.
Broadcaster Support
TV organizations can activate direct fiber optics cable feeds from OAS headquarters, which may be telecast live or videotaped for deferred telecast. Upon request, OAS TV provides video highlight packages to TV organizations and news agencies.
News Coverage
OAS TV provides pool coverage of the OAS Permanent Council meetings in Washington. The coverage is intended for use by broadcasters and is made available in a neutral form for shared pool use.

Reference: AVI-075/04