29^th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers

NOTE TO EDITORS:

Newfoundland and Labrador will be the site of the 29^th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers in St. John�s, on August 22 and 23, 2004. The theme is Choosing our Future.

CO-CHAIRS:

Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jim Douglas, Governor of Vermont

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 and Eastern Canada. Last year�s meeting was held in Groton, Connecticut.

Premiers of five Eastern Canadian provinces:

Danny Williams, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Jean Charest, Premier of Quebec
John Hamm, Premier of Nova Scotia
Bernard Lord, Premier of New Brunswick
Patrick Binns, Premier of Prince Edward Island

Governors of the six New England states:

M. Jodi Rell, Governor of Connecticut
John Baldacci, Governor of Maine
Mitt Romney, Governor of Massachusetts
Craig Benson, Governor of New Hampshire
Donald L. Carcieri, Governor of Rhode Island
James H. Douglas, Governor of Vermont

Fairmont Newfoundland Hotel
PO Box 5637, 115 Cavendish Square
St. John�s, Newfoundland and Labrador
A1C 5W8
Telephone: (709) 758-8152
Fax: (709) 576-0554
www.fairmont.com
Conference Room - Fort William A & B (Main Level)

Program (An agenda will be available at a later date.)

Monday, August 23
Fort William A & B Ballroom
Photo Opportunity                9:00
29^th Annual Conference        9:00 � 12:30
                                          14:30 � 15:30
Concluding news conference 15:30 - 16:00

Media Centre
The Media Centre will be located in the Avalon/Battery Rooms, on the Lower Level of the Fairmont Newfoundland Hotel and will be opened as follows:

Sunday, August 22                12:00 - 19:00
Monday, August 23                08:00 - 17:00

The Media Centre will be equipped with telephones, television monitors, and a fax. Photocopy services will also be available.

Accommodation
Media representatives are responsible for their own accommodation. A block of rooms has been reserved, for $150 CAD per night, at the Delta St. John�s Hotel and Conference Centre from August 21 to 23 inclusive. For reservations call, 1-800-268-1133 and refer to Block Code GCJENC, before August 5, 2004.

Accreditation
All media representatives wishing to attend this meeting must complete and forward an accreditation form to:

Jane Dub�, CICS, (613) 995-4310, Fax (613) 996-6091, media@scics.gc.ca

The accreditation forms must be sent by August 13, 2004. This form is available at www.scics.gc.ca

Media registration will be held in the Avalon/Battery Rooms, on the lower level of the Fairmont Newfoundland Hotel:

Sunday, August 22                   12:00 - 19:00
Monday, August 23                   08:00 - 17:00

Note: All media must register in the Avalon/Battery Rooms upon their arrival at the hotel.

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

Bill Breckenridge
Eastern Canadian Premiers� Secretariat
Telephone: (902) 424-3433, Fax (902) 424-8976
e-mail: bbreckenridge@cap-cpma.ca
Web site: www.cmp-cpma.ca

John Shea or Charles Tretter
New England Governors� Conference, Inc.,
Telephone: (617) 423-6900, Fax (617) 423-7327
e-mail: negc@tiac.net
Web site: www.negc.org

This notice and application are available on the Internet at: www.scics.gc.ca

2004 07 23                                         3:25 p.m.