PRESS RELEASE from Democratic National
Convention Committee
UPDATE: 2012 DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL
CONVENTION: SCHEDULE OF DAILY PUBLIC EVENTS OPEN TO PRESS FOR
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
CHARLOTTE,
Sept. 5, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --
10:00 a.m.: Daily
Pen and Pad Press Briefing with representatives of DNCC, DNC and OFA
5:00 p.m.: Convention Chair, Los
Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, calls the convention to order
9:20 p.m.: Co-Founder and Retired CEO
of CarMax, Inc., Austin Ligon speaks
9:50 p.m.: Costco CEO Jim Sinegal speaks
10:00 p.m.: Elizabeth Warren speaks
10:30 p.m.: President Bill Clinton
delivers official nominating speech
DAILY
CONVENTION PRESS BRIEFING
Wednesday, September 5, 10:00 am
**No audio or video will be available for broadcast**
Representatives of the DNCC, DNC and the Obama for America
campaign to provide background briefings to the media on
events and themes of the day.
Location: Charlotte Convention Center, Suite 208
7:00
a.m. – 9:00 a.m. STATE DELEGATION MEETINGS – ALL DAYS
Alabama: Romano’s Macaroni Grill, 8620 Research Drive
Alaska: Hilton Garden Inn, 7831 Gateway
Lane Northwest, Concord
American Samoa: Quality Inn Airport,
3100 Queen City Drive
Arizona: Hilton Garden Inn Ayrsley,
1920 Ayrsley Town Boulevard
Arkansas: Sheraton Airport, Junior
Ballroom, 3315 Scott Futrell Drive
California: Blake Hotel Ballroom, 555
South McDowell Street
Colorado: Rainbow Uptown Café,
400 South Tryon Street
Connecticut: Doubletree, 2600 Yorkmont
Road
Delaware: Wingate by Wyndham (tented),
6050 Tyvola Glen Circle
Democrats Abroad: Marriot Executive
Park, Emerald Room, 5700 Westpark Drive
District of Columbia: Hilton Garden
Inn, 7831 Gateway Lane Northwest, Concord
Florida: Marriot, Grand Ballroom, 100
West Trade Street
Georgia: Marriot Executive Park, Salon
A/B, 5700 Westpark Drive
Guam: Quality Inn Suites, 3100 Queen
City Drive
Hawaii: Hilton Center City, Gwynn Room,
222 East 3rd Street
Idaho: Residence Inn University, 8503
North Tryon Street
Illinois: Omni, Grand Ballroom, 132
East Trade Street
Indiana: Oasis Shriners Hall, 604 Doug Mayes
Place
Iowa: Romano’s Macaroni Grill, 8620
Research Dr
Kansas: Wingate by Wyndham, 7841 Gateway
Lane Northwest, Concord
Kentucky: Country Inn & Suites,
Salon A&B, 131 East McCullough Drive
Louisiana: Sleep Inn (tented), 8525
North Tryon Street
Maine: Marriott Executive Park, Salon
C/D, 5700 Westpark Drive
Maryland: Embassy Suites, 5400 John Q.
Hammons Boulevard, Concord
Massachusetts: Omni, Cypress Room, 132
East Trade Street
Michigan: Embassy Suites, 5400 John Q.
Hammons Boulevard, Concord
Minnesota: Marriott Executive Park,
Piedmont Ballroom (w/ SD), 5700 Westpark Drive
Mississippi: Great Wolf Lodge, “The
Den”, 10175 Weddington Road
Missouri: Hilton City Center, Mecklenburg Hall, 22
East 3rd Street
Montana: Great Wolf Lodge, Red Oak and
Black Oak Rooms, 10175 Weddington Road
Nebraska: Embassy Suites Airport,
Junior Ballroom, 4800 South Tryon Street
Nevada: Hilton Garden Inn, Dogwood
Room, 508 East Martin Luther King Junior Blvd.
New Hampshire: Renaissance Charlotte
Suites, Venice Room, 2800 Coliseum Centre Drive
New Jersey: Renaissance Charlotte Suites, 2800
Coliseum Centre Drive
New Mexico: Embassy Suites, 5400 John
Q. Hammons Boulevard
New York: Doubletree, 6300 Morrison
Boulevard
North Carolina: Crowne Plaza, Carolina
Ballroom, 201 South McDowell St.
North Dakota: Homewood Suites, Douglas
Room, 2770 Yorkmont Road
Ohio: Oasis Shriners Hall, 604 Doug
Mayes Place
Oklahoma: Spring Hill Suites Airport
(tented), 3055 Scott Futrell Drive
Oregon: Comfort Suites University, 7735
University City Boulevard
Pennsylvania: Marriott, Morrison
Ballroom, 2200 Rexford Road
Puerto Rico: Hilton Garden Inn, 425
Towne Centre Blvd, Pineville
Rhode Island: Embassy Suites, 5400 John
Q. Hammons Boulevard, Concord
South Carolina: Courtyard Marriott, 321
West Woodlawn Road
South Dakota: Marriott Executive Park,
Piedmont Ballroom (w/ MN), 5700 Westpark Drive
Tennessee: Oasis Shriners Hall, 604
Doug Mayes Place
Texas: Great Wolf Lodge, White Pine
Ballroom, 10175 Weddington Road
Utah: Embassy Suites, Yorkmont Room, 4800 South
Tryon Street
Vermont: Hilton City Center, Johnson
Room, 222 East 3rd Street
Virgin Islands: Country Inn and Suites,
2541 Little Rock Road
Virginia: Sheraton Airport, Grand
Ballroom, 3315 Scott Futrell Drive
Washington: Hilton Executive Park,
Charlotte Ballroom, 5624 Westpark Drive
West Virginia: Hampton Inn &
Suites, 9850 Weddington Road Extension, Concord
Wisconsin: Embassy Suites, Grand Ballroom, 4800
South Tryon Street
Wyoming: Sleep Inn Billy Graham
Parkway, 701 Yorkmont Road
All
Events at Charlotte Convention Center
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 5
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. |
Morning Prayer Gathering |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center,
211AB/212AB |
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Values Theme: Caring for the Poor and Those
in Need |
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10:00 a.m. – noon |
African American Caucus |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center,
Ballroom CD |
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Hispanic Caucus |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center,
Ballroom A |
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Ethnic Council |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center, Room
218AB |
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AAPI Caucus |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center, Room
203AB |
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Native American Council |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center, Room
219AB |
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Noon – 2:00 p.m. |
Faith Council |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center, Room
203AB |
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Youth Council |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center,
Ballroom B |
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Disability Caucus |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center, Room
211AB/212AB |
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2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. |
Veterans & Military Families Council |
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Location: Charlotte Convention Center, Room
203AB |
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Evening: |
First Lady Michelle Obama, the Vice President, and
Dr. Biden attend Democratic National Convention Evening Program |
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Location: Time Warner Cable Arena |
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MEDIA: This event is open for
pre-credentialed media only. |
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6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.: |
Watch Party |
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Location: 217 ABCD |
ABOUT THE DNCC
The 2012 Democratic National Convention Committee is a not-for-profit
organization responsible for planning and executing the Democratic
National Convention in Charlotte, North Carolina, the week of September
3, 2012.