Democratic Party Brings Final Platform Meeting to Pittsburgh Saturday
Listening to America: The Democratic Platform for Change
WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Democratic Party's
186-member Platform Committee will meet in Pittsburgh Saturday to discuss and
adopt the final Democratic Party Platform that will be voted on at the
Democratic Convention in Denver. The Platform Drafting Committee met last
weekend in Cleveland. Both events are part of a process that began a month ago
with more than 1,600 listening sessions and over 20,000 people participating
in all 50 states to solicit input on the Party's platform.
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All events are open to the public and the media. Members of the press are
encouraged to RSVP as soon as possible as space is limited. For more
information, see press logistics below.
Who:
Governor Howard Dean
Platform Committee Co-Chair Massachusetts Governor Patrick Deval Patrick
Platform Committee Co-Chair Former New Mexico Attorney General Patricia
Madrid
Platform Committee Co-Chair Former Discovery Communications President and
CEO Judith McHale
Platform Committee Vice-Chair Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton
Platform Drafting Committee Chair Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano
Members of the Democratic Party Platform Committee and Platform Drafting
Committee
Where:
David Lawrence Pittsburgh Convention Center
Spirit of Pittsburgh Ballroom
1000 Fort Duquesne Blvd.
Pittsburgh, PA
When:
Saturday, August 9, 2008
9:30 a.m.
[Pre-set available for cameras starting at 7:30 a.m.]
***Press Logistics***
Media Coverage: This event is open to the media. For credentials, please
RSVP to Michael Czin at czinm@dnc.org.
Throw: 65 feet
Cable Run: 300 feet
Live truck parking is available near the water feature on the corner of
French Way and 10th Street near the entrance to the parking garage.
Workspace available in Room 306 and will include:
-- Seating for 40
-- WiFi available through the hotel for a fee
-- Two Internet land lines
Paid for and authorized by the Democratic National Committee,
www.democrats.org. This communication is not authorized by any candidate or
candidate's committee.
SOURCE Democratic National Committee
Stacie Paxton or Blaine Rummel, +1-202-863-8148, both for Democratic National
Committee
