September 22, 1999
(Executive Council)

The following is being distributed at the request of the Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers:

NOTE TO EDITORS:

The State of Maine will host the 24th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers that will be held in Rockport, Maine, October 3, 4, and 5, 1999.

Theme: "International Trade in the Coming Millennium"

Co-chairs:    Angus S. King, Jr., Governor of Maine
                    John Hamm, Premier of Nova Scotia

Principles:   
                    Premiers of five Eastern Canadian Provinces:
                            Patrick Binns, Premier of Prince Edward Island
                            Lucien Bouchard, Premier of Quebec
                            John Hamm, Premier of Nova Scotia
                            Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick
                            Brian Tobin, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
                    Governors of the six New England States
                            Lincoln Almond, Governor of Rhode Island
                            Argeo Paul Cellucci, Governor of Massachusetts
                            Howard Dean, M.D., Governor of Vermont
                            Angus S. King, Jr., Governor of Maine
                            John G. Rowland, Governor of New Hampshire

Featured Speakers:
                    U.S. Ambassador to Canada, Gordon Giffin
                    Canadian Ambassador to U.S., Raymond Chretien
                    U.S. Secretary of Energy, Bill Richardson

The Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers is an inter-regional, bi-national, trans-border organization established in 1973 in recognition of the special bond that exists between the six New England states and the five Eastern Canadian provinces. Its members are the governors and the premiers of those provinces and states. The meetings are held alternately in New England or one of the Eastern Canadian provinces. Last year's meeting was held in Frederiction, New Brunswick.

MEETING SITE AND MEDIA CENTRE LOCATION

Samoset Resort
220 Warrenton Street
Rockport, Maine
04856
Telephone: (207) 594-2511 or
                        1-800-341-1650
Fax:                   (207) 594-0722

Conference Room - Knox County Ballroom
Media Centre - Monhegan Room

PROGRAM OUTLINE

Sunday, October 3
1500        Media Centre and Accreditation Desk open

Monday, October 4
1000 - 1530 24th Annual Conference begins

1530 - 1550 News Conference
                        Knox County Ballroom

Tuesday, October 5
1045 - 1220 24th Annual Conference resumes

1220 - 1245 News Conference
                        Knox County Ballroom

ACCOMMODATION

Since hotel space at the conference site is limited, the media is advised to contact one of the following hotels, located near the Samoset, for lodging reservations:

Strawberry Hill Motor Inn
886 Commercial Street,
Rockport, ME 04856
1-800-589-4009 or
(207) 594-5462
Accepts: AMEX, Mastercard, Visa and Discover

Glen Cove Motel
US Route 1
P.O. Box 35
Glen Cove, ME 04846
1-800-453-6268 or
(207) 594-4062
Accepts: AMEX, Mastercard, Visa and Discover

Country Inn at Camden-Rockport
40 Commercial Street
P.O. Box 277
Camden, ME 04843
(207) 236-7344
Accepts: AMEX, Mastercard, Visa and Discover

MEDIA FACILITIES

The Media Centre will be equipped with telephones, television monitors, fax and photocopy services will be available. Minimum space is available for radio and television edit equipment and the parking of satelite uplink vehicles.

ACCREDITATION

For media accreditation, please contact:

Ghislaine Labonte
CICS
Telephone:   (613) 995-4370
Fax:             (613) 996-6091
E-mail: media@scics.x400.gc.ca

INFORMATION

For additional media information, please consult with the media coordinators:

Bill Gallagher
New England Governors' Conference
Phone: (617) 423-6900
Fax:        (617) 423-7327
Web site: www.negc.org

Kim Thomson
Eastern Canadian Premiers' Secretariat
Phone: (902) 424-5905
Fax:        (902) 424-8976
Web site: www.cmp.ca

For information concerning work space, technical facilities or other arrangements, please consult with:

Suzanne Prashaw
Canadian Intergovernmental Conference Secretariat
Phone: (613) 995-2343
Fax:        (613) 995-6091
Web site: www.scics.gc.ca

1999 09 22                          5:10 p.m.