Activate.net to Provide Live Internet Broadcast of the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference, 1999.SEATTLE---(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 27, 1999-- Worldwide Audience Can View Official WTO See World Trade Organization. Third Ministerial Conference events and related activities The Seattle Host Organization for the World Trade Organization and Activate.net, a leader in streaming media See streaming audio, streaming video and digital media hub. solutions and a majority-owned operating company operating company A business that engages in transactions with outsiders. of CMGI CMGI Commonly Maintained Grounds Infrastructures CMGI College Marketing Group Information (Services) , Inc., announce that Activate.net is the official Internet broadcast provider for the World Trade Organization's (WTO) Ministerial Conference. Scheduled for Nov. 29 to Dec. 3, 1999 in Seattle, daily coverage of the WTO's Third Ministerial Conference and related events open to the public, can be viewed live and unfiltered Please wikify (format) this article or section as suggested in the Guide to layout and the Manual of Style. Remove this template after wikifying. This article has been tagged since at www.wtoseattle.com. Webcasts of the WTO Ministerial sessions will be available daily in English, French and Spanish and will provide public access to otherwise closed events. The Ministerial Conference is the largest trade meeting in the world with 134 member countries and 34 observer nations of the World Trade Organization invited to attend. This event is open only to government delegates, along with accredited accredited recognition by an appropriate authority that the performance of a particular institution has satisfied a prestated set of criteria. accredited herds cattle herds which have achieved a low level of reactors to, e.g. Non Governmental Organizations, and press. Activate.net will also broadcast the series of six private-sector programs, held concurrently with the Ministerial Conference events, providing a Strategic Overview and covering issues in Agriculture, E-commerce, Labor, Services in Trade, and the Environment. "Collaborating with Activate.net allows us to empower citizens around the world by providing them with live access to this historic event," said Susan G. Kruller, Media & Public Relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most Director of the WTO/Seattle Host Organization. "Trade ministers from around the globe will sit down and work together to develop the framework for future negotiations for the next century's global trading system. With this Webcast, online audiences around the globe will have live information on key issues at their desktops." The following sessions will be broadcast live via the Internet and are subject to change: Tuesday, Nov. 30 Morning: Opening Ceremony Afternoon: Start of the Plenary Session Wednesday and Thursday, Dec. 1-2 Plenary Session (Night Plenary Session, if necessary) Friday, Dec. 3 Morning: Continuation of Plenary Session, if necessary Afternoon: Adoption of Ministerial Declaration Closing Ceremony "This live worldwide event delivers on the promise of the Internet as the greatest tool for democracy," said Jeff Schrock CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Activate.net. "We are excited to be an official part of this technically ambitious event. The overwhelming interest in this event is demonstrated by the enormous crowds coming to Seattle to participate. Our online coverage gives citizens worldwide the chance to listen and judge for themselves." Activate will also create archives of all WTO sessions for access online during and after the Ministerial meetings. For schedule details and other additional information, see www.wtoseattle.com. About Activate.net Activate.net Corp. is the leading provider of Internet-based corporate communications, providing advanced broadcasting services, technology and network infrastructure to deploy audio and video to large, on-line communities. Among its innovations are the Activate Broadcast Network, SwitchBoard -- the first application to extend conference calls to the Internet -- and production of secure, pay-per-view business broadcasts. Major clients include Microsoft, Dell, Unocal, AIMR AIMR See Association for Investment Management and Research (AIMR). , TicketMaster Online-CitySearch, Rivals.com and Radio Free Europe Radio Free Europe (RFE), broadcasting organization established in 1950 with the stated mission of promoting democratic values and institutions. Its original purpose was to broadcast news to countries behind the "Iron Curtain" during the cold war. . Activate.net is a majority-owned operating company of CMGI, Inc. Its headquarters and operational facilities are based in Seattle, Wash. For more information about the company or its services, please visit www.activate.net or call (206) 764-3241. In Canada, call Activate.net Canada in Toronto at (416) 642-5202. |
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