MEDIA ADVISORY, Sept. 7, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) --
WHO: The NASDAQ Stock Market will be observing the events that
took place on September 11, 2001, with a commemorative
Opening and Closing Bell Ceremony and a trading moment of
silence.
WHAT: In lieu of an Opening Bell ceremony, The NASDAQ MarketSite
Tower in Times Square will broadcast, in its entirety, the
ceremony taking place on ground zero starting at 8:30 a.m.
The NASDAQ Tower will acknowledge the various moments of
silence within the ceremony at ground zero.
For the Closing Bell ceremony, Iris Weinshall, Commissioner
of the Department of Transportation (DOT), Anthony Coscia,
Chairman of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
and Kenneth Ringler, Executive Director Port Authority of
New York and New Jersey will preside over the closing bell
in remembrance of September 11th.
Furthermore, NASDAQ has asked the trading community to
refrain from trading for a moment of silence between
10:29a.m. - 10:30 a.m. (representing the fall of the North
Tower) on Monday September 11th 2006 to remember those who
lost their lives on this tragic day.
WHEN: Monday September 11th 2006
Commemorative Moments of Silence on the Tower in
conjunction with the ceremony on ground zero:
8:46 AM - Moment of silence
(observance of time first plane struck North Tower)
9:03 AM - Moment of silence
(observance of time second plane struck South Tower)
9:59 AM - Moment of silence
(observance of time of fall of the South Tower)
10:29 AM - Moment of silence
(observance of time of fall of the North Tower) - NASDAQ
market participants' moment of silence
WHERE: NASDAQ MarketSite / NASDAQ Tower
4 Times Square (corner of 43rd and Broadway)
New York, NY 10036
FEED: The NASDAQ Tower will be available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35
a.m. on uplink IA6 C band / transponder 24, downlink
frequency 4180 horizontal. The feed can also be found on
Waterfront fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please
contact Stephanie Lowenthal at (646) 441-5220.
The closing bell is available from 3:50 p.m. to 4:05 p.m. on
uplink IA-6 C-band/transponder 17. The downlink frequency
is 4040 Vertical; Audio 6.2-6.8 The feed can also be found
on Waterfront fiber 1623.
Photos: To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Tower, please
go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm
Contact: Department of Transportation
Edward Timbers
ttimbers@dot.nyc.gov
Port Authority
Marc LaVorgna
212-435-7777