BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 X-WR-CALNAME:www.indybay.org PRODID:-//indybay/ical// v1.0//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:Indybay-41573 SEQUENCE:41573 CREATED:20040630T190700Z DESCRIPTION:Welcome to the "Declarations of Media Independence!" Summit. The Summit promises to be inspiring, informative, constructive, interactive, historic...and even fun! This letter confirms that you are registered to attend and reviews a few of the logistics for the event. GENERAL SUMMIT INFO: If you have not done so lately, you should visit the Summit pages on our site at: http://www.acmecoalition.org/summitinfo.html Keep looking here for the latest information. In particular, I suggest that you visit our "Program" link to see a description of the events, the "Schedule" link to start planning what to attend, and the "Speakers Bios" link to see what a great line-up of presenters we have! There will also be copies of this information given to you when you check in at the Summit. CELEBRATION DINNER: The Celebration Dinner on Saturday, July 3 is not included as part of the registration fee. If you would like to join us for the celebration dinner, be sure to reserve your space NOW! I will have to give a final count to the caterers by Wednesday, June 30. The dinner will be a lot of fun with food, raffle, an awards ceremony, a performance piece, the West Coast premiere screening of "Hijacking Catastrophe," and a talk by Sut Jhally of the Media Education Foundation. Cost is just $28. For more info visit: http://www.acmecoalition.org/summit/dinner.htm TRANSPORT AND DIRECTIONS TO SUMMIT: Although we will be providing maps and directions in your welcome packet when you check in at the Summit, you may want to have them on hand for your arrival. You will find very precise travel directions for arriving at the Summit from either the Hilton or the dormitories - along with directions from the airport - on our Web site. I suggest that you print out this page before you leave for your trip and have it on hand for reference. Everyone is responsible for finding their own way to the Summit on Thursday for check-in. After that, we will be arranging taxi carpools back and forth to the Summit. The check-in/info table will be the meeting place for leaving the Summit. At the Hilton, the meeting place will be at the O'Farrell entrance to the hotel at 8:30 a.m. Taxis are plentiful in front of the hotel and the doorperson there will call if more are needed. Taxis will accept five people per vehicle and you shouldn't pay more than $2.50 per person per ride including tip. You will also find on our site a copy of the University of San Francisco map where the Summit is being held. Note that it shows you precisely where the bus stops are and where the check-in site is at. PAGES TO PRINT BEFORE YOU LEAVE: Transportation and directions page - http://www.acmecoalition.org/summit/localtransport.htm University of San Francisco map - http://www.acmecoalition.org/summit/usf.htm CHECK-IN: Check-in begins 4-7:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 1 at the McLaren Center on the USF campus. CLOTHING: Be sure to bring warm clothing! There is a reason why Mark Twain said that the coldest winter he ever spent was his summer in San Francisco. USF, where the Summit will be held, is a beautiful campus within walking distance of both Golden Gate Park and the Haight Ashbury district. It is also in the fog belt. Summer is fog season here until about August. We might very well have beautiful sunny days, but we cannot count on it. The weather is very unpredictable. Also, note that it can change midday and change from one part of the city to the next. For example, the weather might be sunny at the Hilton but cold at USF just a few miles away. Layers are best, with long sleeves and a windbreaker. Please feel free to contact me with any questions. Thank you again for deciding to join the ACME Summit. I look forward to meeting you all soon! Regards, Brenda O'Sullivan -- Brenda O'Sullivan Summit Coordinator Action Coalition for Media Education 942 Market Street, Suite 503 San Francisco, CA 94102 Phone: 415/546-6334 ext 310 Fax: 415/546-6218 http://www.acmecoalition.org \n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/06/30/41573.php SUMMARY:ACME Summit: Declarations of Media Independence!!! LOCATION:University of San Francisco URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2004/06/30/41573.php DTSTART:20040701T230000Z DTEND:20040705T230000Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR