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LECTURE SERIES OF THE AMERICAS CONTINUES ON 31 MARCH 2005
WITH PHILIPPE KIRSCH PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT

Mr. Philippe Kirsch, a renowned Canadian jurist and President of the International Criminal Court will be the next speaker in the Lecture Series of the Americas, an initiative sponsored by the Organization of American States. Mr. Kirsch will offer his views on the “International Criminal Court and the Enforcement of International Justice”

The Lecture Series of the Americas was created by the OAS Permanent Council, acting on an initiative of the Peruvian government, with the goal of promoting democratic principles and values in the countries of the hemisphere. The monthly conferences feature internationally known speakers who address key issues of the hemispheric agenda, such as the strengthening of democracy, human rights, social development, hemispheric security and the fight against poverty. The 12 conferences scheduled for 2005 are being held thanks to a financial contribution from Peru’s San Martín de Porres University.

The two previous lecturers were former United States President Jimmy Carter (25 January) and the President of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Enrique Iglesias (9 February).

After his lecture, Mr. Kirsch will answer questions from the press and general audience. Immediately after the conference there will be a roundtable discussion on Mr. Kirsch’s presentation with as panelists, Clare Roberts, President, Inter-American Commission on Human Rights, Diane F. Orentlicher, Professor of International Law, Washington College of Law, American University, and David B. Rivkin, member of the UN Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights, an expert in the international law of armed conflict and partner in Baker & Hostetler, LLP and Michael Matheson, member of International Law Commission of the United Nations and Visiting Profesor of the George Washington University School of Law. The session will be moderated by Irene Klinger, Coordinator of the Lecture Series of the Americas and Director of the OAS Department of Communications and External Relations.

What: Third Conference of the Lecture Series of the Americas

Who: Mr. Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court

When: Thursday, 31 March 2005
3 p.m. EST

Where: Hall of the Americas
OAS Headquarters
17th St. & Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC

There will be a photo opportunity immediately before the start of the program.

The conference will be transmitted live by Internet, radio and television. For technical details about satellite transmission of this event, please see attached details, and consult the OAS Web page (www.oas.org) or contact Mario Martínez (202-458-3984, [email protected]) or Gabriel Gross (202-458-3752, [email protected]).



LECTURE SERIES OF THE AMERICAS
Technical Information
The Department of Communications and External Relations of the Organization of American States (OAS) would like to inform that the Lecture Series of the Americas will continue on March 31, 2005 when Mr. Philippe Kirsch, President of the International Criminal Court will offer his views on the “International Criminal Court and the Enforcement of International Justice”
The conference will be broadcast live by Internet, radio and television.


TECHNICAL BULLETIN



A) LIVE BROADCAST

TELEVISION *
To down-link the signal from satellite:
NEWSKIES 806
319.5 Degrees East
DL Freq: 4123.25 Mhz
L Band DL Freq: 1026.75 MHz
FEC: 3/4
Symbol Rate: 8.90 MS/sNetwork ID: 2
Virtual Channel 322
* Satellite feed provided by Voice of America Television





RADIO
To down-link the signal from satellite:
NEWSKIES
40.5 deg W, 319.5 deg E. LA NET, WHA Region
Band: C/Downlink Freq. Network ID: 2
FEC Rate: ¾ Video Standard:
525, NTSC
Symbol Rate: 8.90 ms/S C Band L.O. 5150 mHZ
Polarity H, Receive polarity is RHC.


WEBCAST
The OAS website will provide a live webcast of the Lecture Series of the Americas at www.oas.org by clicking at Live Transmission.

The webcast will be provided in the four official OAS languages (English, French, Portuguese and Spanish).


VIDEOS (on demand) will also be available through: http://www.oas.org/OASpage/videosondemand/home_spa/videos.asp


B) RE-BROADCAST

At a later date, the lecture will be re-broadcasted through a number of cable and satellite networks; among then are Hispanic International Television Network (HITN-TV) and EDUSAT.


For more information please contact:
Mario Martinez y Palacios [email protected]
Tel. (202) 458-3984

Gabriel Gross [email protected]
Tel. (202) 458-3752

Reference: AVI-029/05