FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Julian Teixeira
news@nclr.org
NCLR Press Office (July 10–14)
(816) 513-5539
Media Notice: Covering Democratic Presidential Candidates at the 2015 NCLR Annual Conference
KANSAS CITY, Mo.—On Monday, July 13, Democratic presidential candidates former Sec. Hillary Clinton, former Gov. Martin O’Malley and Sen. Bernie Sanders (D–Vt.) will address Latino advocates and community leaders at the 2015 NCLR (National Council of La Raza) Annual Conference, which is being held July 11–14 at the Kansas City Convention Center.
The Kansas City Convention Center is located at 301 W. 13th Street in Kansas City, Mo. The NCLR Press Office is in Room 2215C. Below is the schedule of events for Monday, including the special procedures for press check-in and equipment. Press check-in on Monday will take place at the Wyandotte Avenue entrance near 16th Street.
If you plan to attend Monday’s events, please make sure you have completed NCLR press registration, which is available free of charge to all reporters with current media credentials. In addition, if you are planning to specifically attend the Monday Luncheon featuring Martin O’Malley and Hillary Clinton, you must RSVP separately to news@nclr.org.
MONDAY MEDIA LOGISTICS
8:30–9:30 a.m. Press with camera equipment must check in at the entrance on Wyandotte Avenue near 16th Street. Press must set up equipment before 9:30 a.m. in the Grand Ballroom, where the luncheon will be held.
10:15–10:30 a.m. The Special Session with Senator Bernie Sanders will be held in Room 2505. Camera equipment set up in the Grand Ballroom cannot be used for this session. You must bring separate equipment in order to cover this event.
11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. All press (with or without camera equipment) will be escorted from the press check-in area at the Wyandotte Avenue entrance near 16th Street into the Grand Ballroom. Doors will be closed with no admittance after 12:30 p.m.; no exceptions allowed.
1:00 p.m. Martin O’Malley will deliver remarks.
3:00 p.m. Hillary Clinton will deliver remarks.
If you are unable to attend but would still like to watch events during the 2015 NCLR Annual Conference, feel free to watch via livestream.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
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