Executive Council
August 20, 2015
Media Advisory: Details of the 39th Annual Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers
The Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will host the 39th Annual Conference of New England Governors (NEG) and Eastern Canadian Premiers (ECP) in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, on August 31, 2015.
Co-chairs:
Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Honourable Dannel P. Malloy, Governor of Connecticut
Background:
The Annual 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 comprise the governors and the premiers of those states and provinces. The meetings are held alternately in New England and Eastern Canada. The last meeting was held in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, in 2014.
Governors of the six New England states:
Honourable Dannel P. Malloy, Governor of Connecticut
Honourable Paul R. LePage, Governor of Maine
Honourable Charlie Baker, Governor of Massachusetts
Honourable Margaret Wood Hassan, Governor of New Hampshire
Honourable Gina Raimondo, Governor of Rhode Island
Honourable Peter Shumlin, Governor of Vermont
Premiers of the five Eastern Canadian provinces:
Honourable Brian Gallant, Premier of New Brunswick
Honourable Paul Davis, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador
Honourable Stephen McNeil, Premier of Nova Scotia
Honourable Wade MacLauchlan, Premier of Prince Edward Island
Honourable Philippe Couillard, Premier of Quebec
Premiers and Governors will be confirmed at a later date.
Meeting site:
Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
115 Cavendish Square, St. Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, A1C 3K2
709-726-4980
www.sheratonhotelnewfoundland.com
Program:
Monday, August 31, 2015
39th Annual Conference
10:35 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Fort William Ballroom, salons A and B (main lobby level of the hotel)
News conference:
2:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. AT, 4:00 p.m. NT)
Fort William Ballroom, salons C and D (main lobby level of the hotel)
The 39th NEG/ECP Annual Conference provides governors and premiers an opportunity to explore themes of common interest. This year’s conference will focus on the regions energy as well as innovations in the energy sector which contribute to climate change mitigation.
Dial-in Information:
Media representatives who are unable to attend the closing news conference may dial in using the information below:
DIAL-IN NUMBER: 613-960-7526 / 1-877-413-4814
CONFERENCE ID: 5311480 (English line)
DIAL-IN-NUMBER: 613-960-7526 / 1- 877-413-4814
CONFERENCE ID: 3010156 (French Line)
Interested media are asked to dial in by 3:45 p.m. NT (2:15 p.m. ET) on Monday, August 31.
Media workroom:
A media workroom will be located in the Plymouth Room (lower lobby level) and will be opened as follows:
Sunday, August 30: 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
Monday, August 31: 7:30 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.
The media workroom will be equipped with a television monitor and high speed internet access.
A media briefing will take place at 9:30 a.m. in the Plymouth Room on Monday, August 31, 2015.
Parking for satellite trucks and broadcast vehicles is available by special arrangement with Kevin Guest, Director of Communications for the Department of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs.
Accommodations:
Media representatives are responsible for their own reservations. A block of rooms ($149.00 CAD plus applicable taxes) has been set aside until August 24, 2015 as follows:
The Quality Hotel Harbourview, 2 Hill O’Chips, St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador A1C 6B1. For reservations please contact the hotel directly at 709-754-7788 and specify Conference of New England Governors and Eastern Canadian Premiers.
Accreditation:
Accreditation for this conference is available online. Please visit www.scicsonline.ca to register using the access PIN number: 337267.
All media must register at the conference registration desk (main lobby level in front of Fort William Ballroom, salons A and B). Photo passes will be provided to media and must be worn at all times.
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Media contacts:
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Kevin Guest Director of Communications Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs Government of Newfoundland and Labrador 709-729-1983, 730-2320 kevinjguest@gov.nl.ca |
Anne D. Stubbs CONEG Policy Research Center, Inc. 202-624-8450 Website: www.coneg.org
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Sylvie Martin Eastern Canadian Premiers’ Secretariat 902-424-8906 Fax: 902-424-8976 smartin@cap-cpma.ca Website: www.cap-cpma.ca
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