CHICAGO, April 8 /PRNewswire/ -- The BIO 2006 Press Room in the
McCormick Place Convention Center, room 105C/D, officially opens at 9 a.m.
Sunday, April 9, 2006. The telephone number is 312-791-6631.
The press room features internet-enabled computer stations, laptop
hook- ups, phone lines and a live video feed of plenary sessions. BIO will
provide space for one-on-one interviews on a first-come, first-served
basis. All registered media have access to the press room.
Press room hours are as follows:
Sunday, April 9 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, April 10 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Tuesday, April 11 from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Wednesday, April 12 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information on BIO 2006, please visit
http://www.bio.org/events/2006/. Media registration is complimentary for
credentialed members of the news media. Reporters and editors working full-
time for print or broadcast news organizations may register onsite with
valid media credentials. Freelance journalists and online publications may
not register onsite.
BIO represents more than 1,100 biotechnology companies, academic
institutions, state biotechnology centers and related organizations across
the United States and 31 other nations. BIO members are involved in the
research and development of healthcare, agricultural, industrial and
environmental biotechnology products.
http://www.bio.org
Contact Paul Winters
312-791-6631
SOURCE BIO