CallJuly 26, 2006
Final call for IAPA
General Assembly in MexicoDear Members and Friends of the IAPA,
This is our final invitation for you to register, if you have not already done so, to attend the upcoming IAPA 62nd General Assembly, to be held in Mexico City, Mexico, September 29 to October 3, 2006 at the exclusive Camino Real Hotel.
The Host Committee has prepared a stunning program (enclosed). These are just some of the highlights:
• The presence of Mexico’s President Vicente Fox, who will formally open the meeting; former Chilean President Ricardo Lagos in a dialogue with Arturo Valenzuela, former advisor to President Bill Clinton on Latin American affairs; Víctor García de la Concha, director of the Spanish Royal Academy; Juan Luis Cebrián, chief executive of the Prisa Group of Spain; L. Gordon Crovitz, publisher of The Wall Street Journal, executive vice president of Dow Jones & Company and president of Consumer Media Group; Bill Richardson, governor of the state of New Mexico and United States presidential hopeful; Carlos Slim, president of Mexico’s Carso Group, and former Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González.
• A seminars program that opens on Friday, October 29 with a discussion of newspapers and the online revolution (Stop that train, I want to get on!) – Should we merge the print and online newsrooms? Blogs and the traditional press: Adversaries or allies? Is there life after print? The effects of the Internet on newspapers’ business plan. “Advertising on the Web,” and streaming video and audio on the Internet.
• Social and cultural activities, which include a guided tour of the National Museum of Anthropology of Mexico; a welcoming reception at Chapultepec Castle; a reception and banquet at the Minería Palace in the Historic District; a Bohemian evening with performances by Armando Manzanero and Francisco Céspedes; a luncheon at the Hacienda de Los Morales, and the closing ceremony at the Palace of Fine Arts.
• Hotel and travel: Enclosed are the meeting registration and hotel reservations forms and we would remind you that reservations will be guaranteed only if the form is received by the hotel by August 15. It is important to remember that delegates attending for the first time have a special registration fee of $500 per person, which includes a one-year membership in the IAPA. We will be grateful if you would please send in the forms as soon as possible, and if you would like to register online, go to our Web site www.sipiapa.org. We have reached an agreement with Mexicana de Aviación for it to be the official airline of the General Assembly, offering very special fares.Please contact your local travel agent or Mexicana de Aviación directly, quoting the IAPA code EMEX00JT. Please confirm with the Mexican consulate in your country whether you require a visa before you travel to Mexico City.
In late September and early October it is fall weather, with daytime temperatures of around 72ºF and at night 52ºF. Business attire (jacket and tie for men and corresponding dress for women) is recommended for the assembly sessions.
We look forward to receiving your registration shortly. Mexico 2006 is certainly shaping up to be a General Assembly that will make history in the IAPA.
See you in Mexico City!
Sincerely,
Julio E. Muñoz, Ph.D.
Executive Director
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