DES MOINES - As President Obama gears up to officially accept his presidential nomination at the 46th Democratic National Convention, he will kick-off the "Road to Charlotte" tour with grassroots events in Des Moines and Sioux City, Iowa.
On the "Road to Charlotte" tour, the President will continue to lay out what's at stake for the middle class in this election - the choice between continuing to move forward to an economy built to last that's grounded in a strong middle class, and going back to the same "top-down" economic policies of the last decade that crashed our economy and punished the middle class.
Throughout this tour, the President will highlight "American Heroes" -people who exemplify the importance of this choice and understand why our economy needs to be built from the middle out, not the top down.
Members of the media interested in covering the President's events in Des Moines and Sioux City, IA must RSVP for EACH STOP by 9:00 AM EDT/ 8: 00 AM CDT Friday, August 31. No late submissions will be considered.
SCHEDULE AND LOGISTICAL INFORMATION FOR SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 1ST:
Grassroots Event with President Obama in Des Moines, Iowa
Estimated Event Time: 1:20 PM CDT
Where: Living History Farms
11121 Hickman Road
Urbandale, IA 50322
To cover the Des Moines, IA stop, RSVP HERE.
Logistical Information for Des Moines, IA:
Media Coverage: The event is open to pre-credentialed media.
Live Truck Parking: Live trucks should enter the Living History Farms property off Hickman Street onto 111th Street near the Girls Scouts of Greater Iowa building. Trucks will be directed from that point. (Live trucks must be on site and cabled-in to the event area by 6:00 AM CDT. Trucks will be subject to security screening and will not be accessible between 6:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT during the security sweeps).
Media Pre-set: 5:30 AM - 6:30 AM CDT (All media with equipment must pre-set equipment on site. Live trucks MUST cable-in during this time. Media will not have access to their equipment during the security sweeps from 6:30 AM - 10:00 AM CDT)
USSS Security Sweep: 6:30 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.CDT (No access to equipment at this time)
General Media Parking: General Media parking is located inside the Living History Farms property; directed on-site. Media vehicles should enter the Living History Farms property off Hickman Street onto 111th Street near the Girls Scouts of Greater Iowa building.
NOTE: All media vehicles will be swept by security prior to entering the media parking lot. Please allow extra time for the vehicle sweeps. A printable media parking guide will be provided with the confirmation email.
Media Check-in: Adjacent to the media parking lot; directed on-site.
Media Access time: 10:00 AM. CDT
Final Media Access: 12:30 PM CDT
Cable Run: 700 feet
Throw: 60 feet
Limited workspace and power are available. Wireless Internet is NOT available.
Contact for media and logistical purposes only: Randy Paris, 412-877-6729, randyjohnparis@gmail.com.
To cover the Des Moines, IA stop, RSVP HERE.
Grassroots Event with President Obama in Sioux City, Iowa
Estimated Event Time: 6:30PM CDT
Where: Morningside College
Hilker Campus Mall (Quad between Charles City College Hall and Lewis Hall)
1501 Morningside Ave.
Sioux City, Iowa 51106
To cover the Sioux City, IA stop, RSVP HERE.
Logistical Information for Sioux City, Iowa
Live Truck Parking: Grace Church parking lot. Trucks will be directed to their parking spaces once on site. Grace Church parking lot can be accessed off Garretson Ave. Media is advised to take Transit Ave and to then head east on Garretson Ave. The Grace Church parking lot will be on the left before Morningside Ave. (Live trucks must be on site and cabled-in to the event area by 1:30 PM CDT. Trucks will be subject to security screening and will not be accessible between 1:30 PM and 4:30 PM.)
Media Pre-Set time: 12:30-1:30PM CDT (Pre-set is designed for live trucks to get positioned and run their cables to the press riser for live transmissions as well as any other media who need to drop off large equipment. Media not requiring this set-up can arrive during media access/check-in between 4:30-5:30PM CDT).
USSS Sweep: 1:30-4:30PM CDT (No access to equipment at this time)
General Media Parking: The Grace Church parking lot will be designated for general media parking. Media parking will be available on a first-come, first serve basis. Grace Church parking lot can be accessed off Garretson Ave. Media is advised to take Transit Ave and to then head east on Garretson Ave. The Grace Church parking lot will be on the left before Morningside Ave.
Media Entrance: Media entrance and check-in will be through the north-west corner of the Grace Church parking lot.
Media Access/Check in Time: 4:30PM CDT
Final Media Access Time: 5:30PM CDT (Media arriving after 5:30 pm will not be able to access the event)
Throw: 55 feet
Cable Run: 500 feet
Limited power and workspace will be available.
Contact for logistical and planning purposes (media only): Noreen Kassam, (505) 934-6300 or noreen.a.kassam@gmail.com
To cover the Sioux City, IA stop, RSVP HERE.
Members of the media interested in covering the President's events in Des Moines and Sioux City, IA must RSVP for EACH STOP by 9:00 AM EDT/ 8: 00 AM CDT Friday, August 31. No late submissions will be considered.
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