Reporters and photographers who want to cover a specific session at the upcoming Society of Environmental Journalists ( SEJ ) conference Wednesday-Sunday, Oct. 7-11, and who are not members of SEJ will need to request credentials for the specific events they wish to attend.
Media representatives and freelance writers who are not members of the SEJ will not be able to attend more than the individual specific session( s ) they are requesting unless they pay the full conference fee.
Former vice president Al Gore will deliver the keynote address on Friday, Oct. 9, at approximately 8:45 a.m. in the ballroom on the second floor of the Concourse Hotel, 1 W. Dayton St.
The SEJ has confirmed that two Obama administration officials will be speaking at the conference on Oct. 9. They are Tom Vilsack, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and Jane Lubchenco, undersecretary of commerce for oceans and atmosphere and administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration ( NOAA ).
The conference agenda can be found at http://www.sej.org/initiatives/sej-annual-conferences/AC2009-agenda, along with information on the registration fee and how to become a member of the organization.
Requests for credentials should be submitted on station or publication letterhead and faxed to Liz Beyler at University Communications, 608-262-2331, or e-mailed to lbkraak@wisc.edu. Please include a phone number or e-mail address where you can be reached. The deadline for submitting requests is Thursday, Oct. 1.
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