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July 12, 2008
AFT Public Affairs
202/879-4458
What’s Happening on Sunday at the AFT Convention
CHICAGO—Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) will address, live by satellite, the more than 3,000 delegates to the American Federation of Teachers convention on Sunday, July 13, at Chicago’s Navy Pier. Obama’s appearance follows a vote by the delegates on a recommendation to endorse his candidacy.
When: Session starts Sunday, 10 a.m.
Obama’s satellite address is scheduled to begin at 10:50 a.m. Chicago time.
Satellite info:
Satellite: Galaxy 11 / k 19 Slot A 9 MHz
Uplink freq: 14366.5 V
Downlink freq: 12066.5 H
Digital 4:2:0 Unencrypted
Data Rate: 9.147924
FEC: 3 / 4
Sym Rate: 6.617647
Where: Chicago’s Navy Pier, Festival Hall B
Starting at 4:30 p.m., delegates will begin voting for new AFT leadership. The announced candidates to date are Randi Weingarten for president, Antonia Cortese for secretary-treasurer, and Lorretta Johnson for executive vice president. Election results will be announced Monday at the 9:30 a.m. session, followed by speeches by the new officers.
(Press credentials must be picked up at the AFT Press Office in Navy Pier’s Festival Hall A.)
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The AFT represents more than 1.4 million pre-K through 12th-grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school-related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.
