Monday, 8 March 2010
OTTAWA – On Thursday, 11 March 2010, to mark the occasion of the Bank's 75th anniversary, Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of Canada, will speak via video conference to university students in economics faculties across Canada.
Topic:
Principles for Interesting Times
Time:
14:05 (Eastern Time)
Place:
Carleton University
Ottawa, Ontario
Media Attendance:
Due to limited seating, members of the media are not invited to attend the speech. However, they may view the event via videocast from the Bank's lock-up facility in Ottawa, or listen to the audio webcast via the Bank's website.
Lock-up:
At 12:20 (Eastern Time), copies of the speech will be made available to journalists, under embargo. The lock-up will be held at the Bank's head office in Ottawa. The embargo will be lifted at 13:50 (Eastern Time). (Please use the East Tower entrance at 245 Sparks Street and have your press card with you.)
For security reasons, those wishing to attend the lock-up must confirm by calling Stephanie Bento at 613 782-7183 before noon on Wednesday, 10 March.
Distribution:
The Governor's text will be available at 13:50 (Eastern Time): on the Bank's website
Press Conference:
There will be no press conference for this event.
Webcast:
An audio webcast of the event will be accessible from this location.
For more information, please contact Jeremy Harrison at 613 782-8782 or jharrison@bankofcanada.ca.
