ADVISORY, Oct. 16, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) --
What: Airline Ambassadors' President, Nancy Rivard, United Nations' Shamina de Gonzaga, Chair of the 61st Annual DPI/NGO Conference and several United Nations youth ambassadors will preside over the opening bell. They will be joined by Miss America 2008, Kirsten Haglund. Ms. Haglund will be in New York City for the first annual Airline Ambassadors Global Compassion Ball on Thursday, October 16 at the United Nations for this inaugural event. Where: NASDAQ MarketSite - 4 Times Square - 43rd and Broadway - Broadcast Studio When: Friday, October 17, 2008 at 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. ET Contact: Imal Wagner (301) 325-4085 NASDAQ MarketSite: Jolene Libretto (646) 441-5220 Jolene.Libretto@NASDAQOMX.com
Feed Information:
The Opening Bell is available from 9:20 a.m. to 9:35 a.m. on Galaxy 28 C/9, downlink frequency 3880 horizontal. The feed can also be found on Ascent fiber 1623. If you have any questions, please contact Jolene Libretto at (646) 441-5220.
Radio Feed:
An audio transmission of the Opening Bell is also 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 be found on Ascent fiber 1623 as well.
Webcast:
A live webcast of the NASDAQ Opening Bell will be available at: http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_about.stm.
Photos:
To obtain a hi-resolution photograph of the Market Open, please go to http://www.nasdaq.com/reference/marketsite_events.stm and click on the market open of your choice.
About Airline Ambassadors:
Airline Ambassadors is a non-profit organization that provides humanitarian aid to children and families in need as well as relief and development to under-privileged communities worldwide. The organization escorts children in need, hand-delivers humanitarian aid to orphanages, clinics, and remote communities, raises public awareness and involves youth in humanitarian efforts around the world. Monies raised at The Global Compassion Ball will support the organization's humanitarian projects on five continents.
About the Miss America Organization:
The Miss America Organization is one of the nation's leading achievement programs and the world's largest provider of scholarship assistance for young women. Last year, the Miss America Organization and its state and local organizations made available more than $45 million in cash and scholarship assistance. For more information, go to www.missamerica.org.
About NASDAQ OMX:
The NASDAQ OMX Group, Inc. is the world's largest exchange company. It delivers trading, exchange technology and public company services across six continents, and with over 3,900 companies, it is number one in worldwide listings among major markets. NASDAQ OMX offers multiple capital raising solutions to companies around the globe, including its U.S. listings market; the OMX Nordic Exchange, including First North; and the 144A PORTAL Market. The company offers trading across multiple asset classes including equities, derivatives, debt, commodities, structured products and ETFs. NASDAQ OMX technology supports the operations of over 60 exchanges, clearing organizations and central securities depositories in more than 50 countries. OMX Nordic Exchange is not a legal entity but describes the common offering from NASDAQ OMX exchanges in Helsinki, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Iceland, Tallinn, Riga, and Vilnius. For more information about NASDAQ OMX, visit http://www.nasdaqomx.com/.